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The hidden truth of photographs (or all images, for that matter)Written by David Tames on September 26, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmaking, General, Photography
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Errol Morris gets philosophical in his post titled “Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?” on the New York Times web site. He begins the post with a T.S. Eliot quote from “The Hidden Men,” Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the... Continue Reading...
An interview with Christen McArdle on preserving the Ann Arbor Film FestivalWritten by David Tames on September 25, 2007
Filed Under Film Festivals, General, Interviews
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This week’s Art Film Talk interview is with Christen McArdle, the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the oldest festival of its kind in North America showcasing avant-garde, documentary and independent films from around the world. We talk about the festival's... Continue Reading...
Using SATA drives with a MacBook ProWritten by David Tames on July 19, 2007
Filed Under Editing, Filmmaking, General, Macintosh
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UPDATE: The SIGG ExpressCard-M card has compatibility problems with Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x) so I switched to using the Tempo SATA Express 34 card, however, it does not support access to SMART status like the SIGG card did (March 30, 2008) UPDATE:With external hard drives with eSATA connectors... Continue Reading...
Summertime gazpachoWritten by David Tames on July 2, 2007
Filed Under Films, General
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Summertime is gazpacho time. This cold soup is popular in Spain’s Andalusia during the summer and when Alice and I were there for our honeymoon, I gained an appreciation for it. The soup has its origins in ancient Andalusian cuisine as a mixture of stale bread, garlic, olive oil, salt,... Continue Reading...
Boston Media Makers, July 1, 2007Written by David Tames on July 1, 2007
Filed Under Apple, Events & Screenings, General, Podcasting, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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Boston Media Makers meetings are held the first Sunday of every month at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain. Meeting notes include Len Edgerly’s video of Friday’s iPod frenzy, Christopher Penn’s demo of his new camera stabilization device, and many interesting updates. Here... Continue Reading...
The Smile Boston Project (Trailer)Written by David Tames on June 30, 2007
Filed Under Art, Documentary, Events & Screenings, General, Video
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The Smile Boston Project is a 20 minute documentary that I recently completed. The film will premiere at the 16th Woods Hole Film Festival on Saturday, August 4th at 5:00 P.M. (screens with Justice Louis D. Brandeis: The People’s Attorney). The film follows artist Bren Bataclan through... Continue Reading...
Special Screening of Remembering John MarshallWritten by David Tames on June 29, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, General
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The Plymouth Independent Film Festival (July 18-22, 2007) will present a special screening of “Remembering John Marshall” along with four short films by John Marshall (”Bitter Melons,” “A Forty Dollar Misunderstanding,” “After the Game,” and “Youth... Continue Reading...
2007 Woods Hole Film FestivalWritten by David Tames on June 27, 2007
Filed Under Art, Documentary, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Films, General, Video on the Web
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This week the Woods Hole Film Festival posted their festival schedule. Now in its 16th year, the festival opens with a screening of the remastered 1971 Documentary Classic, Blue Water, White Death, about the search for the elusive Great White Shark. Woods Hole is a wonderful festival with a... Continue Reading...
2007 Plymouth Independent Film FestivalWritten by David Tames on June 27, 2007
Filed Under Art, Documentary, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Films, General
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The Plymouth Independent Film Festival announced today its film selection for the third annual film festival. Over forty films will be screened at the Plimoth Plantation beginning on Thursday July 19 at 4pm. Highlights include seventeen films as part of the Made in Mass screenings series: ... Continue Reading...
Boston Media Makers, June 3, 2007Written by David Tames on June 3, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, General, Media Literacy, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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It’s been a media saturated weekend, first was at the Making Media Now Conference at Boston University on Friday and now its Sunday morning and I’m attending the monthly Boston Media Makers meeting held the first Sunday of every month at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain. The... Continue Reading...
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