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Making Media Now 2012: Thriving in a Changing Landscape
Written by David Tames on May 1, 2012
Filed Under Business, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, New Media

The Making Media Now conference organized by Filmmakers Collaborative has become the annual must-attend event for New England media makers. This year the event will mark Filmmaker’s Collaborative’s 25th anniversary and...  Continue Reading...

Two documentary classes at MassArt this summer
Written by David Tames on April 12, 2009
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmaking, Video Production

I’m teaching two courses this summer through MassArt Professional and Continuing Education. Interested in documentary video? Documentary Video Boot Camp will give you the foundation you need to get started. Is there a documentary...  Continue Reading...

Fans, friends, and followers
Written by David Tames on April 2, 2009
Filed Under Books, Distribution, Filmmaking, Reviews, The Media

This week I had a chance to read Scott Kirsner’s new book, Fans, Friends & Followers, which provides a fresh guide to building an audience in the new media landscape. The book starts out by painting with broad brush strokes...  Continue Reading...

Four books covering Internet and Web
Written by David Tames on October 14, 2008
Filed Under Business, MassArtDMI, New Media, The Media, Web

If I had to pick four relatively current books that will help readers develop a better understanding of the World Wide Web, I would suggest the following books. It was hard to narrow down the list to four, but sometimes less is more....  Continue Reading...

Boston Media Makers, Meeting Notes, September 7, 2008
Written by David Tames on September 7, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, New Media, Video on the Web

Pierre-Loic Assayag, who I know from the old Viant days (at one point we both worked for this digital business consulting firms that rose and fell during the era of irrational exuberance) is now working on Traackr, a fascinating start-up...  Continue Reading...

Practical Sound Recording and Editing Techniques For Better Video
Written by David Tames on August 15, 2008
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Sound, Tools, Video Production

Here are some resources associated with my session, “Practical Sound Recording and Editing Techniques For Better Video” recently given at the 4th Annual New Media Expo held in Las Vegas. Presentation Slides Here’s...  Continue Reading...

Distribution in the Digital Age
Written by David Tames on August 2, 2008
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, Handout, Web

With technology changing at a rapid pace and media content more plentiful than ever before, the question becomes, how do filmmakers find an audience for their media and make the best use of online distribution avenues to sell their...  Continue Reading...

Viacom will soon know what you watch on YouTube
Written by David Tames on July 3, 2008
Filed Under Law, The Media

A recent BBC news story, “Google must divulge YouTube log,” reports on the latest phase in the Viacom case against Google’s YouTube: A U.S. court ordered Google to disclose the viewing logs of each and every YouTube user....  Continue Reading...

Media Tech Tonic: monthly demo/seminar series in Boston
Written by David Tames on June 10, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Media Technology, New Media

Media Tech Tonic is a series of monthly demos/seminars held in Boston on media technology topics for media makers and artists. Meetings are hosted by MassArt Professional and Continuing Education, presented in collaboration with Boston...  Continue Reading...