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January 29, 2005
Sundance News: Sony's new $5000 HD cam makes news
Jody Eldred, cinematographer for some CBS shows leaves his Sony F900 camera (which costs a mere $165,000) for Sony's new HVR-Z1 HD Camera. Apple's prepared for HD with the latest releases of Final Cut Pro HD and iMovieHD.
Cinema Minima SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL EDITION by Cyndi Greening
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January 27, 2005
Graeme Nattress: Beyond DV with FCP HD
Graeme Nattress has written a very informative article on getting beyond the standard minDV format and using Final Cut Pro with higher quality formats DVCPro50 and DVCProHD. There's some useful info about formats supported by FCPHD.
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CCMixter: Community Music Sharing
Creative Commons has launched an experimental web site called
CC Mixter - The remix family tree. This site reinvigorates the idea of the "remix," encouraging people to use, reuse, recycle, and share remixed music.
Could be a source of sound for your Recycled Video project!
From the site:
"This is a community music sharing site featuring songs licensed under Creative Commons, where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want. To get this project started, we've dedicated the space to WIRED Magazine's November 2004 Issue, which featured 16 songs on THE WIRED CD -- Rip. Mix. Sample. Mash. Share., all licensed under the Sampling Licenses. If you're into music, browse this site to hear the original WIRED tracks, or, the new songs that people have built from sampling them. If you're into sampling and mash-ups we have the full tracks and loops in a ready to mix format, and you can upload your version back into CC Mixter, for others to enjoy. You can also upload and remix your own creations here, apart from the WIRED contest currently underway."
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January 25, 2005
Apple Seminar: Break Through the Barriers to Digital Photography Success
Apple - Seminars Online - Break through the barriers to digital photography success
A free online seminar offered by Apple
How adopting a digital workflow using Apple technologies can increase your revenues and marketability
How to avoid potential pitfalls when youre first starting out
About new products to offer your customers, including DVD portfolios
How to work productively in the field
Techniques for increasing color quality
How to acquire, organize, and share images more effectively
Inside information on the top digital cameras and Apple professional solutions for digital photographers
How Mac OS X can improve your workflow
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January 24, 2005
Welcome Back: The Studio's Semester
Welcome back students, staff and faculty. There's a lot going on in The Studio this semester!
SDV Courses:
The Studio offers regularly scheduled "short courses" focusing on the princples of digital video and the tools available in The Studio to complete digital video projects: These classes are open to everyone and registration is required.
Gear:
The Studio has equipment available to check out, just like a book! We have miniDV camcorers, digital still cameras, microphones, tripods, VR tripod, and our latest addition, a lighting kit. Students, staff and faculty can check this equipment out for up to 3 days. A brief orientation class is required:
More information
Want to find out more about The Studio? Stop by for a close-up, and bring your questions. No reservations required:
Monday, January 24 - 3:30PM
Monday, January 31 - 3:30PM
Monday, February 7 - 3:30PM
Monday, February 14 - 3:30PM
Monday, February 21 - 3:30PM
Monday, February 28 - 3:30PM
Recycled Video Contest and Festival
The Studio's first creative contest to celebrate Environmental Semester. Learn more.
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January 05, 2005
Boston Underground Film Festival
The Boston Underground Film Festival announces its seventh annual competition, celebrating bizarre, insane film/ video artists. The festival will be held the second week in May, and will include the best in provocative and experimental features, shorts, animation, and documentaries. The festival seeks the alternative, the confrontational, the political and the controversial. The festival is particularly interested in films that explore musical components, topics and themes. The Boston Underground Film Festival seeks films that celebrate the alternative vision and sound, offering a platform that encourages new ideas work and ideas, and pushes the envelope in style and content.
Awards will be given in the category of:
Best Feature, Best Short and Best Animation, Most Effectively Offensive, Most Promising New England Filmmaker, and Best of the Fest. Visit BostonUndergroundFilmFestival
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