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Boston Media Makers, April 6, 2008
Written by David Tames on April 7, 2008
Filed Under Apple, Art, Business, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, Final Cut Pro, New Media, Podcasting, Video on the Web, Web
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Some people who I tell about the monthly Boston Media Maker un-meetings can’t imagine getting up early on a Sunday morning and trekking across town. For me, Sunday mornings are usually reserved for slowly sipping coffee while reading the Sunday New York Times, so I can relate, however,...  Continue Reading...

Slides from 18th Pro Video Show Seminars
Written by David Tames on March 10, 2008
Filed Under Interviews, Video on the Web, Web
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Here are my presentation slides from the three seminars I gave this weekend at the 18th Pro Video Show. Continue Reading…  Read More →

Boston Media Makers, Meeting Notes, March 2, 2008
Written by David Tames on March 2, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Gadgets and Devices, Media Literacy, New Media, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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Here are some highlights from the March 2, 2008 meeting of Boston Media Makers. Continue Reading…  Read More →

The flip side of the quarterlife flop
Written by David Tames on February 29, 2008
Filed Under Distribution, Television, Video on the Web, Web
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Articles have reported that quarterlife, the online episodic that NBC licensed for television broadcast, was deemed unsuccessful when it attracted something like three million viewers on Tuesday night. In terms of broadcast television economics, that’s considered a failure, but there...  Continue Reading...

18th Annual Pro Video Show
Written by David Tames on February 14, 2008
Filed Under Camera, Documentary, Editing, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, High Definition, Interviews, New Media, Podcasting, Presentation, QuickTime, Video on the Web, Web
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The 18th Annual Pro Video Show (hosted by the Camera Company with the participation of the Boston FCP User Group, SMPTE/NE, and NPVA/NE) will be held Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, 2008 at Stonehill College (Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex) in Easton, Massachusetts. This popular annual event...  Continue Reading...

A copyright carol (canadian style)
Written by David Tames on January 8, 2008
Filed Under Law, New Media, Web
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Rudy Jahchan does a nice job commenting on proposed amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act in the most recent episode of Galacticast, “A Copyright Carol.” The bill was delayed following growing opposition to what many have argued was a flawed process and accusing lawmakers of...  Continue Reading...

Boston Media Makers Meeting, January 6, 2008
Written by David Tames on January 6, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Macintosh, Podcasting, Video on the Web, Web
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Today I attended another i3 (interesting, inspiring, and informative) meeting of Boston Media Makers on a gorgeous sunny Sunday morning at Sweet Finnish Cafe in Jamaica Plain. Here are my notes. I’ve not included everyones three minute update and/or show-and-tell, lack of mention should...  Continue Reading...

Kaltura: Wiki meets YouTube by way of Yochai Benkler
Written by David Tames on December 11, 2007
Filed Under Business, Documentary, Filmmaking, New Media, The Media, Tools, Video on the Web, Web
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One of the most interesting presentations at the Web Video Summit today was Shay David, Chief Technology Officer of Kaltura, talking about their business, which they summarize in one phrase as “Wiki meets YouTube.” Their site provide a set of tools that allows groups of users to...  Continue Reading...

Time viewers spend on then net is rivaling TV time
Written by David Tames on December 7, 2007
Filed Under Media Literacy, Television, The Media, Video on the Web, Web
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An IBM survey of consumer behavior, reported by the Hollywood Reporter in the article “Study: TV is taking a back seat” by Georg Szalai, documents that the time consumers spend on the Internet is rivaling their TV time. I took away two interesting data points from the article:...  Continue Reading...

Phillippe Lejeune’s videos
Written by David Tames on December 6, 2007
Filed Under Art, Events & Screenings, New Media, Video on the Web, Web
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Philippe Lejeune shoots videos of art exhibits and media events and then presents them on the web in a unique style, check them out at Videos Without a Blog and Art Education in the Digital Age. I always enjoy his perspective on events. Philippe also teaches a drawing class.  Read More →

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