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Just a few days left to register for Making Media NowWritten by David Tames on May 26, 2007
Filed Under Business, Documentary, Editing, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, General, Media Literacy, The Media, Video on the Web
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Filmmakers Collaborative will present a full day conference at Boston University on Friday, June 1, 2007 consisting of master classes, panel discussions and keynote speakers focused on new technologies and the opportunities they create for film and media makers. A must-attend for cutting... Continue Reading...
Delivering Short Videos on the WebWritten by David Tames on April 25, 2007
Filed Under Filmmaking, Media Literacy, Podcasting, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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Back in early February I was sent a link to the The Machine is Us/ing Us video on YouTube by Michael Wesch, an assistant professor of anthropology at Kansas State University. This video is among the most recent examples of the viral video phenomenon. It follows in the fine tradition of the... Continue Reading...
Using Cinematic Language Elements in Your Video (session notes)Written by David Tames on April 8, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, Media Literacy, Podcasting, Video on the Web
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As promised, the Session Notes from the “Using Cinematic Language Elements in your Video” session that John Herman and I did at Podcamp NYC on April 7, 2007 have been posted as a public Google Document. Thanks to everyone who came and participated in the discussion. If you prefer,... Continue Reading...
Walter Bender talks about One Laptop Per ChildWritten by David Tames on April 4, 2007
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In a recently conversation with an MIT Museum audience, Walter Bender (President, Software and Content Development, One Laptop per Child and formerly Executive Director, MIT Media Laboratory) described the philosophy behind the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project and the progress to date. ... Continue Reading...
NEFilm: Unravelling web media distribution and viewingWritten by David Tames on April 4, 2007
Filed Under Filmmaking, Media Literacy, Video on the Web
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In a series of articles to appear over the next few months, I will be unravelling web media distribution and viewing from the perspective of independent filmmaking. The first article in the series, “Delivering video on the Web” appears in the April 2007 edition of New England Film.... Continue Reading...
Boston Media Makers Meeting, April 1, 2007Written by David Tames on April 1, 2007
Filed Under Books, Events & Screenings, Media Literacy, Podcasting, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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Today I attended another wonderful meeting of Boston Media Makers held at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, the first Sunday of every month. We go around the room and everyone talks about what they are doing, triggering interesting discussion, questions, answers, suggestions,... Continue Reading...
Do production values matter?Written by David Tames on March 8, 2007
Filed Under Art, Camera, Editing, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, General, Media Literacy, Video, Video on the Web
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We had an interesting discussion at the last Boston Media Makers meeting on the topic “Do Production Values Matter?” We set aside 30 minutes for the discussion, and a lively discussion ensued that went on for over an hour. Here’s a little video excerpt from the discussion: Click... Continue Reading...
Boston Media Makers, March 4, 2007Written by David Tames on March 4, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Media Literacy, Podcasting, Video on the Web
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This was one of the largest Boston Media Makers meetings yet with so many people talking about so many fascinating projects. The group meets the first Sunday of the month at Sweet Finnish in Jamaica Plain starting at 10:00 a.m. I always get a lot out of hearing what everyone is working... Continue Reading...
Beyond Broadcast 2007Written by David Tames on February 25, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, General, Media Literacy, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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On Saturday I attended the Beyond Broadcast 2007 conference held at MIT. The theme of the conference was “from participatory culture to participatory democracy” and well over 400 people attended. The live face-to-face discussion was paralleled in Berkman Island in Second Life and in... Continue Reading...
Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing UsWritten by David Tames on February 4, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Media Literacy, New Media, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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The video “Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us” by Michael Wesch (embedded below) was recently posted on YouTube. It’s about Web 2.0 and the rapid spread of links to it via many blogs and Digg.com is a perfect example of the communication technology the video is about... Continue Reading...
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