Maria's Story (1990, Monona Wali & Pamela Cohen, 53 min.) is a documentary portrait of Maria Serrano, a 39-year-old woman who is a peasant, …
Philip Hodgetts of Open Television Network at New Media Expo
I spoke with Philip Hodgetts at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas and asked him about his new venture, the Open Television Network which I …
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Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
The Center for Social Media of the School of Communication at American University recently published The American Code of Best Practices in …
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Improve your video using cinematic language techniques (Podcamp Boston 3 presentation)
For over a hundred years filmmakers have been evolving a language for communicating efficiently using visual and audio elements over time. …
Art of the Interview (Podcamp Boston 3 presentation)
The interview is a fundamental element of most documentary films and many video blogs. Through examples and discussion this session, which I …
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Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX camcorder: first impressions
A friend recently loaned me his Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX camcorder for a few days so I had a chance to take this fascinating new camera for a …
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