Re: [Videolib] Another legal case worth comment? IDA Amicus Brief

[Rachel Gordon]

As a filmmaker, I find it astounding to think any real money could be gotten
for your county/state by going through this kind of process.there are so few
filmmakers who actually make a real living out of just that (and into
figures enough to make a tax bracket difference) that this seems pretty
ridonculous.I hope negative press wakes them up.

 

Rachel

 

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Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 8:43 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Another legal case worth comment? IDA Amicus Brief

 

VideoLibers:

 

Just in case some of you are not aware, here is another (finally
non-copyright) case that may be worth talking about. 

 

Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Lee Storey and Documentary Filmmakers:

 

 

http://www.documentary.org/news/amicus-brief-filed-support-lee-storey-doc-fi
lmmakers

 

We may need to show some support, sometime.

 

Carleton

 

Carleton L. Jackson

Librarian, Nonprint Media Services Library

University of Maryland Libraries

0300 R. Lee Hornbake Library

College Park, Maryland 20742-7011

 
http://www.lib.umd.edu/nonprint/information/cjackson.html

301-405-9226 voice / 301-314-9419 fax

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[Videolib] Passion River Films Exhibiting at ALA Booth 3462!

[Rachel Gordon]

Hey folks!

 

For the first time, Passion River Films will be exhibiting at ALA and we
look forward to seeing you all in New Orleans!

 

Some of the more recent titles to be available for viewing at Booth 3462
include:

 

Houston We Have a Problem: Step inside the energy capital of the world, to
hear the hard truth about oil, straight from the Texas oilmen themselves. 

 

InGreedients: Ride along on this culinary roller coaster as Registered Nurse
and filmmaker David Burton finds out from cornucopia of leading researchers
and the most respected scientists and health care professionals in the world
just what partially hydrogenated oil is and what zero grams of trans fat per
serving really means.

 

Music By Prudence: This Oscar winning film give us a heart-wrenching look at
life in Zimbabwe, where disabled babies are often killed at birth. Follow
the story of how Prudence and a band of people with disabilities triumph,
and gain acceptance, over seemingly insurmountable odds.

 

But we also encourage you to take a look at our website before you leave for
New Orleans and drop us a note with any requests of our films that you'd
like to see when you stop by our booth.  Please email Mat Levy at
m...@passionriver.com with your interests.

 

A little more about Passion River:

 

Since 1998, Passion River Films has been devoted to acquiring, distributing
and representing unique independent films and documentaries. Their award
winning and festival favorite features have made their home on shelves of
various notable film libraries and institutions. Their deep catalog
represents films on nearly every topic including Multicultural Studies,
Women's Studies, Medical Studies and Advances, Religious and Spiritual
studies, Environmentalism, Aging, Drug Addiction, Gay/Lesbian/Transgender,
etc. Passion River also books films and lecturers for public performances
and speaking events on college campuses across the country. 



Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] More indies at ALA!

[Rachel Gordon]

While I'm helping Passion River Films, here are the other films I'm
supporting at ALA.  I do not have a booth, so if there isn't time to meet up
and discuss, I'm happy to get you information/previews in any way that's
convenient.

 

>From Patchworks Films (www.patchworksfilms.net
<http://www.patchworksfilms.net/> ):

 

Born in the USA - Seen on PBS, a very respectful, and thorough, exploration
of comparing birthing environments, from delivering at home to using a
birthing center or hospital. As the filmmaker puts it "Choice doesn't end
with the decision to become a parent".

 

Speaking in Tongues - follows several children going through a language
immersion school program in which their curriculum is provided in Chinese or
Spanish instead of English: www.speakingintonguesfilms.info
<http://www.speakingintonguesfilms.info/> 

 

Working Title - An intimate look at the drive it takes to make the fine arts
a career: www.workingtitle.tv <http://www.workingtitle.tv/> 

 

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers -
this film has 2 events during ALA!

Attend screening at 6:00pm on Saturday, June 25, with a Q&A with Daniel
Ellsberg to follow -
http://www.alaannual.org/content/now-showing-ala-film-program

See Daniel Ellsberg speak at 8:00am on Sunday June 26 -
http://www.alaannual.org/content/auditorium-speaker-series

 

I look forward to seeing you all in New Orleans!

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

 <http://www.energizedfilms.com> www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] Last minute indie additions and fun link!

[Rachel Gordon]

Am helping out a few more films while attending ALA next week:

 

Fatal Promises (www.fatalpromises.com <http://www.fatalpromises.com/> ) - In
the era of globalization one of the most exploited commodities is human
life. Through personal stories from victims of trafficking, and interviews
with politicians, non-governmental organizations and prominent spokespeople
like Emma Thompson and Gloria Steinem, Fatal Promises pushes for awareness
and education.

 

And from Welcome Change Productions (www.welcomechange.org
<http://www.welcomechange.org/> ):

 

The Collector of Bedford Street - An Academy Award-nominated short film
about a neighbor with a disability and a community with a plan.

 

Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy - Disability advocates model a grand experiment
in independent living.

 

For something completely different - as a member of COLAGE (Children of
Lesbian and Gays Everywhere) I did a promotional interview for the new film
Beginners (and after having finally seen it I'm glad I did) so thought I'd
share the link:

 

http://focusfeatures.com/video/colage_for_beginners_rachel?film=beginners

 

See you all in New Orleans!

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

 <http://www.energizedfilms.com> www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] Article on educational distribution

[Rachel Gordon]

Technically this is geared towards filmmakers but I thought y'all might find
it useful anyway.a second one goes live tomorrow and I'm working on a 3rd
about educational/training media usage online.

 

http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/archives/guest_post_rachel_gordon_tapping
_into_educational_distribution/

 

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] part 2 of educational distribution

[Rachel Gordon]

Happy Friday!

 

http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/archives/guest_post_rachel_gordon_tapping
_into_educational_distribution_part_2/

 

:-)

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] One more article...

[Rachel Gordon]

Happy Monday!

 

http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/archives/guest_post_rachel_gordon_streami
ng_educational_media/

 

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] video and article fun

[Rachel Gordon]

I didn't write any of these.I just thought they'd be fun and interesting to
share.

 

Awesome Wikileaks spoof commercial:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMN2c24Y1s
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMN2c24Y1s&feature=player_embedded#at=50>
&feature=player_embedded#at=50

 

Article by Anthony Kaufman re: internet and video distribution:

 

http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/archives/study_bolsters_benefits_of_fair_
use_is_web_copyright_bill_protect_ip_dead/?utm_source=feedburner
<http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/archives/study_bolsters_benefits_of_fair
_use_is_web_copyright_bill_protect_ip_dead/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium
=email> &utm_medium=email

 

Cheers,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] Not US but still interesting...

[Rachel Gordon]

Everyone see this article?

 

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/the-british-government-has-e
ndorsed.ars

 

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] subtitle question

[Rachel Gordon]

Hey folks - you've probably answered this before so I apologize if this is a
repetition.I may be working with films from Israel, and while I know which
subjects the film would be useful for, I am not sure if faculty use films in
their classes that have subtitles (besides looking at film studies or
adaptations courses)?  Do the faculty you work with care if the original
language is not English?

 

Hope all is well.  

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] Possible grant for schools showing films

[Rachel Gordon]

This comes from one of the listservs I’m on and I thought perhaps some of
you could use it…

Tournées Festival Grants to Bring Contemporary French Cinema to U.S. College
Campuses – FACE (French American Cultural Exchange), a non-profit dedicated
to supporting contemporary creative work in the context of French-American
cultural and educational exchange, is accepting applications for colleges to
show French films as part of a festival. Screenings must take place within a
one-month period, and should consist of a minimum of 5 films. Films may be
presented as part of a larger festival of French or International cinema.
Schools that show films in 35mm will receive a grant of $2,300, and those
that show films on video will receive $1,800. Grants are paid retroactively
upon receipt of post-screening documents and materials. Applicants must be
affiliated with an American college or university with non-profit status,
and must choose at least five films from the FACE website and plan a
tentative schedule for screenings. Application must be completed online. See
website for complete guidelines and list of films. FACE,
tourneesfesti...@facecouncil.org,
http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/eligibility.html. Deadline: October 1,
2011 (for film festivals in the 2012 spring semester)

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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Re: [Videolib] Friday Fun Day Bibliography: Films that Portray Computers in a Positive Light...

[Rachel Gordon]

Short Circuit!

Sci-Fi Geek of 80s...
:)
Rachel

Rachel Gordon
Energized Films
www.energizedfilms.com


-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Shoaf,Judith P
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 12:30 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Friday Fun Day Bibliography: Films that Portray
Computers in a Positive Light...

I was thinking of the computers and robots in Woody Allen's Sleepers. There
is a bossy computer in a Prisoner episode, "The General" I think. Benign
computers are harder to come up with. There is that uncanny valley thing
that skews narratives away from it.
Benign computer techs, though, i.e. humans who interpret computer
information to people, are pretty common. But I guess you would call that
"the good geek."

Judy

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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 11:48 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Friday Fun Day Bibliography: Films that Portray
Computers in a Positive Light...

hey scott

check out:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/Scififilm.html#cyborg

Some of favorite bad (or at least annoying) machines

Desk Set (with Katherine Hepburn)
Colossus, The Forbin Project
2001 (my man, HAL!)
Demon Seed (Julie Christie goes on the ultimate bad date with a
supercomputer)

I also sort of like the various Twilight Zone installments dealing with
comuters (see sci fi list cited above)...charming and instructive in a Mad
Men sort of way.

gary



> Hi Everyone,
>
> Late today I received a fun request from the Computer Science subject 
> librarian.  Students from [the world's coolest] Computer Science 
> course need to write a paper on positive/negative portrayals of 
> computer tech. in film.
> I sought clarification if "computer tech." extended to robots and 
> other computer run machinery, but no response, so I am sticking to 
> pure computing for now.
>
> Since negative portrayals are easy enough to come by, the CS librarian 
> specifically requested film titles suggestions with positive computer 
> tech portrayals, a request I have found to be subjective (e.g., is 
> WOPR from WarGames a positive or negative portrayal?)
>
> So have it, films that portray computers in a positive light...
>
> -Scott
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:17 PM,
> wrote:
>
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>>
>> Message: 1
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>> They way I am reading that quote, they are basically justifying the 
>> cost on what I would call contract not copyright law grounds. I am 
>> going to assume none of their titles are available through your 
>> standard retailers. I don't think explaining "face to face" etc. to 
>> them would do any good. The first person seemed to honestly think 
>> there was a law somehow requiring libraries to purchase PPR rights, 
>> this one seems to just be explaining why they charge you more. Again 
>> if a company completely controls the distribution of a title they can 
>> pretty much charge what they want to who they want, but it is 
>> frustrating when they try to dress it up using PPR which is of course 
>> not actually needed or involved in 99% of the cases.
>>
>> Jessica
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:41 PM, jwoo  wrote:
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>> forth
>> > with the filmm

Re: [Videolib] Experience with asiapacificfilms.com streaming service?

[Rachel Gordon]

Yep, I work with them and am happy to answer any questions...
Hope everyone is having a good, long weekend...otherwise known to me as a
forced day off.
Best,
Rachel


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ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 12:26 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Experience with asiapacificfilms.com streaming
service?

Hi

I served as consultant for this enterprise in its start-up phase.  I think
their list of titles is interesting, albeit a bit uneven and off the
beaten track for mainstream Asian/Asian American studies.  I believe
Rachel Gordon (a member of this list) is currently working with
APF...maybe you can contact her.

I'm currently trying to persuade Stephen Gong at the Center for Asian
American Media to hook up with an established streaming provider (ASP?)
THAT would be a real coup!!!  CAAM's list is absolutely essential, in my
book, for any institution with interests in Asian American history and
social/cultural issues and events.

gary




> Hi Everyone,
>
> Continuing the theme of streaming collection services, one of our
> librarians
> recently received a trial offer for the Asia Pacific Films streaming
> service, and I was wondering if anyone could speak to personal experience
> as
> it related to the quality of this resource and if so, who the audience is
> for it it at your school?  Our institutional context is that we have the
> Ames Collection which is a special collection dedicated to south asian
> materials, but we do not have a South Asian department and from my
> understanding, limited course offerings specifically related to Asian
> Studies.  That said, there may be subject content here that is applicable
> to
> other disciplines, I am just not familiar with these titles.
>
> Feel free to contact me offline or respond here.
>
> Best,
> Scott
>
> --
> Scott Spicer
> Media Outreach and Learning Spaces Librarian
> University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities
> 341 Walter Library
> spic0...@umn.edu612.626.0629
> Media Services: lib.umn.edu/media
> SMART Learning Commons: smart.umn.edu
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> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
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http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

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Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early...

[Rachel Gordon]

I've always been a fan of Hellraiser and Hellraiser 2, though after that the
series went downhill.

In the more "thriller" range - the Swedish version (not into the American
one) of Let the Right One In is a lot of fun

28 Days Later was pretty impressive

 

If you like funny, I'm a Shawn of the Dead fan.though Hot Fuzz was actually
better

 

One of my favorite genres!

Rachel

 

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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James
(jmb4aw)
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:13 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early...

 

Hi All,

 

Here's a Friday fun question (but with a bit of a head start): what are your
favorite scary movies?

 

Gary, you probably have a videography, don't you?  Broken down by genre,
country of origin, director.  :-)

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

 

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Media Services Librarian

University of Virginia

 
 mattb...@virginia.edu

434-924-3812

 

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[Videolib] Librarian Medal

[Rachel Gordon]

You all probably know about this already but thought I'd pass on just in
case!

 

Nominations Invited for 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Community
Service

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=357100011

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] VHS donations?

[Rachel Gordon]

I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is involved
with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery, but I have to try.

 

My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern VA.
Since I'm involved with educational media, I was asked to go to their
library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials to their
curriculum.  It turns out that they don't even have a DVD player and can't
get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer teachers are expecting to
highlight their content with media, but the administration of course thinks
it's "leisure" and the sweet librarian is trying very hard to make everyone
happy.  It makes me wonder how rampant this type of situation is.

 

I'm donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market giving them
out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is actually looking to see
if they have any tapes left lying around.  I know A&E destroyed any they
had.  If you know of any source that might still have some lying around that
they'd like to get rid of (for K-8) I'd really like to hear about it.

 

On a happier note - Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple of weeks
ago!  

 

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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Re: [Videolib] VHS donations?

[Rachel Gordon]

Yes, because all they have right now are VHS players.  I am going to donate
a DVD player, but for an entire school to use 1 DVD player that has to be
checked out of a library I don't think is going to enough for the amount of
usage.  plus, I don't expect that anyone will donate DVDs because they are
commodity that are current in mass circulation/demand.

 

Sorry to be confusing.

 

  _  

From: Brigid Duffy [mailto:bdu...@sfsu.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:59 AM
To: rac...@energizedfilms.com; videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS donations?

 

I'm confused here. You donated a DVD player and are looking for videotapes?

 

Brigid Duffy

Academic Technology

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA  94132-4200

E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu

 

 

 

On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Rachel Gordon wrote:





I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is involved
with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery, but I have to try.

 

My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern VA.
Since I'm involved with educational media, I was asked to go to their
library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials to their
curriculum.  It turns out that they don't even have a DVD player and can't
get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer teachers are expecting to
highlight their content with media, but the administration of course thinks
it's "leisure" and the sweet librarian is trying very hard to make everyone
happy.  It makes me wonder how rampant this type of situation is.

 

I'm donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market giving them
out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is actually looking to see
if they have any tapes left lying around.  I know A&E destroyed any they
had.  If you know of any source that might still have some lying around that
they'd like to get rid of (for K-8) I'd really like to hear about it.

 

On a happier note - Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple of weeks
ago! 

 

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early...

[Rachel Gordon]

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (though it's a bit dark but
fun!)

The Wedding Banquet

Best,

Rachel

 

 

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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James
(jmb4aw)
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 2:56 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early...

 

Here I go again.

 

For November we like to feature videos that have something to do with food,
eating, gathering, etc.  A few example are Babette's Feast, Eat Drink Man
Woman, Home for the Holidays, and What's Cooking?.  What are your favorites?

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

 

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Media Services Librarian

University of Virginia

 
 mattb...@virginia.edu

434-924-3812

 

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Re: [Videolib] FW: Interactive Documentary

[Rachel Gordon]

I don't know of articles, etc. but I would suggest looking up the film Life
In A Day - it was at Sundance and was sponsored by YouTube and was culled
together from thousands of entries from all over the world...could be a good
example of what you're looking for...(and it turned out to be a lot better
than I expected).

Best,
Rachel

Rachel Gordon
Energized Films
www.energizedfilms.com


-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jodie Borgerding
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 12:49 PM
To: 'Communications Librarians Discussion List'; videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] FW: Interactive Documentary

Happy Monday, 

I have a faculty member who is looking for academic articles, white papers,
conference reports, anything on interactive documentaries. I found just a
couple articles in Comm/Mass Media Complete and Film/TV Lit Index. However,
I am really having a hard time finding books on the topic. Does anyone have
any suggestions on alternative subject terms or other sources to search?
Specifically, the professor is looking for information on the basics as well
as future trends. 

Thanks!

Jodie



Jodie L. Borgerding, M.L.S.
Instruction and Liaison Librarian
Emerson Library
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood
St. Louis, MO  63119
(314) 246-7819
jborgerdin...@webster.edu
http://libguides.webster.edu/soc
http://libguides.webster.edu/religion 
http://libguides.webster.edu/zombies 

Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until they give him the
information.

-Original Message-
From: Jorge Oliver [mailto:joli...@webster.edu] 
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 12:49 AM
To: Jodie Borgerding
Subject: Interactive Documentary

Dear Jodi,

Hope you're well.

I have to teach about three lectures on interactive documentary in Leiden
this summer and was wondering if a reference librarian could help me
identify some academic papers on the subject. I am looking for the basics
and perhaps something on future trends.

What do you recommend?

Thanks,
Jorge

Jorge Oliver, MA, MFA
Associate Professor and Chair
Dept. of Electronic and Photographic Media Webster University
470 East Lockwood Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63119
(314) 246-8631
(314) 963-6924 fax
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[Videolib] New Social Network question

[Rachel Gordon]

Hey all!

Is anyone using Diaspora yet?  I have been seeing it pop up a lot in film
stuff and thought I'd see if it was something you're all looking into or
not.apparently a better/more private version of Facebook developed by 4 NYU
early 20's grad students.

 

Hope all is well - love to hook up at ALA!

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

energ...@verizon.net

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] Video Capture Question

[Rachel Gordon]

Hey folks,

 

I sent this to the wrong email yesterday, silly me!  

 

I have a technical question (or it may be a series of them) that so far I
have not been able to find a "we have done this" answer to yet and I thought
to see if this is already done in your institutions and I'm just not aware
of it.

 

As many of you know, I'm creating an introductory documentary on
homeopathy.I'll be shooting it through the end of the year.

 

I've decided to include short interviews of people who have used homeopathy
to help fix/cure a variety of problems.  I don't have the money to go
gallivanting around the universe so I am hoping to figure out a way to video
or internet conference, capture it, and use the footage in my final film (as
well as for future website/training tools).

 

What I've been told so far is that any taping/capturing done like this is
only good enough - picture and sound quality wise - for web usage and that
nobody has included this type of content yet in a finished film project.  

 

So if any of you have experience with helping out a professor with this, or
doing it in your library, or any other great anecdotes/stories, I'd love to
hear about it.  Feel free to send me info off list.

 

Thanks!  Hope you're having a great summer!

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

energ...@verizon.net

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] Assoc of Asian Studies next month

[Rachel Gordon]

If you, or any faculty from your school, are going to the Association of
Asian Studies conference in Hawaii next month (or you think they should),
let me know!  I'm attending with AsiaPacificFilms.com! 

 

Here's a link to the event:

 

http://www.asian-studies.org/Conference/index.htm

 

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

energ...@verizon.net

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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[Videolib] Now working with economics...

[Rachel Gordon]

Hello my favorite community!

Starting tomorrow morning I'll be doing outreach for the economics videos
created by the International Monetary Fund. I don't know how many of you
know that they make videos (I didn't) but wanted to alert you in case you'd
find them useful, or you have used them and you have feedback.

The best part about their content is that it is free. They just want more
people to use their content! I'm still learning about their delivery methods
but have been told they can be downloaded for free via NewsMarket. You can
also view them here:  http://www.imf.org/external/mmedia/index.aspx

Hope the start of school goes smoothly for all!
Best,
Rachel

Rachel Gordon
Energized Films
www.energizedfilms.com
 

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[Videolib] self distribution

[Rachel Gordon]

Self-distribution.ah.one of the most complicated things to explain to
someone just starting to figure things out. But please tell this person that
the good thing about education is that you can take your time to figure
things out. Unlike other markets, you can go slow and ask as many questions
as you want because there is longer usage of your content in education than
in the commercial environment.

The first thing I'd say to anyone is that if you're not willing to devote at
least a year to it - either by yourself or with an assistant or intern -
that you basically want to go with a distributor.  

Some time ago I wrote an article for Shooting People on whether to choose
self-distribution or not. I'm not suggesting to read it because I wrote it,
but because it gives a sense of the investment they are in for.

Best of luck!
Rachel

Rachel Gordon
Energized Films
www.energizedfilms.com
 

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[Videolib] FW: self distribution

[Rachel Gordon]

Sorry, here's the link:

https://shootingpeople.org/blog/2008/12/a-primer-on-non-theatrical-distribut
ion-part-1/


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From: Rachel Gordon [mailto:rac...@energizedfilms.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 7:29 AM
To: video lib listserv
Subject: self distribution


Self-distribution.ah.one of the most complicated things to explain to
someone just starting to figure things out. But please tell this person that
the good thing about education is that you can take your time to figure
things out. Unlike other markets, you can go slow and ask as many questions
as you want because there is longer usage of your content in education than
in the commercial environment.

The first thing I'd say to anyone is that if you're not willing to devote at
least a year to it - either by yourself or with an assistant or intern -
that you basically want to go with a distributor.  

Some time ago I wrote an article for Shooting People on whether to choose
self-distribution or not. I'm not suggesting to read it because I wrote it,
but because it gives a sense of the investment they are in for.

Best of luck!
Rachel

Rachel Gordon
Energized Films
www.energizedfilms.com
 

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[Videolib] FW: TFI Reframe Joins New Platform- Sign Up Now!

[Rachel Gordon]

For those of you who would benefit from access to some cool (and sometimes
random) indie content through this.I used to do outreach for them but I also
have films on there, alongside many other indies (and some small
distributors). It could prove helpful.

Best,

Rachel

 

Dear Reframe Partner,

We are excited to announce a new service to all Reframe partners: OverDrive.

 

OverDrive ( 
http://www.overdrive.com/About/) is one of the nation's largest distributors
of digital content to public and school libraries, as well as to K through
12 schools, universities and colleges. Founded in 1986, OverDrive has become
a leading source of eBooks, audiobooks and videos for institutions, reaching
95% of the country's public libraries and 15,000 libraries, schools and
colleges nationally and internationally. 

 

Overdrive is a download-only service that enables librarians and other
institutional users to order a digital download of a title for use by a
single patron at a time, and optionally, to curate a series of titles to
offer to patrons or students via subscription. Among the distributors or
aggregators of independent media that currently use OverDrive are PBS and
Film Movement.  A brief summary of the OverDrive service and how it works is
attached.

 

After months of review, we determined that OverDrive gives you a new way to
expand your markets that is complementary with Amazon's CreateSpace that you
could not access on your own, and that is easy to implement. Reframe's
agreement with OverDrive provides the following benefits:

 

*   Access to OverDrive, which is only available through an aggregator
or distributor;
*   Enables Partners to benefit from two platforms with complimentary
strengths to reach individual users (Amazon) and institutions (OverDrive);
*   Ability to effectively reach the public library system, which
otherwise is a very difficult market to enter;
*   Increases the revenue potential for work suited to the institutional
market, in particular non-traditional work (such as shorts, experimental
films, etc.) that is often is excluded by commercial platforms

To receive more information on the OverDrive contract and deliverable
materials, visit

http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/reframe/docs_overdrive/
Please be aware that all documents are confidential, therefore do not share
the unique URL and username/password with outside parties. 

Username: reframe

Password: tribeca2012

 

Sincerely,

Lee Tae Cobb

 

Digital Initiatives Program Assistant

Tribeca Film Institute

32 Avenue of the Americas

27th Floor

New York, NY 10013

212.274.8080 ext. 12

 

 

OverDrive Summary


Term

Two Years; automatically renewed for further two-year terms unless notified
in writing 90 days before expiration.


Exclusivity

Non-exclusive 


Deliverable source

DVD preferred


Metadata

Excel spreadsheet (uploaded to ftp site)


Artwork

300dpi image for thumbnail


Single Use (Mandatory)

A license for a library or institution to offer the title for use by a one
patron at a time; the institution can also acquire multiple licenses of a
single work. 


Max Access (Optional)

Librarians and other users curate their own 25 title bundles (from the
Overdrive catalog) for unlimited, simultaneous access by any number of
patrons over the course of a year. 


Pricing

Single Use: Reframe Partner sets price (Single Use does not include public
performance rights so pricing should be similar to home use DVD sales) and
receives 45% of sales.

 

Max Access: Price is determined by the average of Reframe titles bundled by
the user; Reframe Partner receives 45% of sales.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Re: [Videolib] hoopla Webinar!

[Rachel Gordon]

I'm glad you shared this Deg! Wish I could do it! would love to hear about
it afterwards if anyone cares to send me info.J

I'm looking at suggesting to add content there. The way they explained it
was more subscription and not per use, but that could be because I wasn't
asking for income from the content put up there.

Best,

Rachel

 

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 5:16 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] hoopla Webinar!

 

I have not seen this posted anywhere else, so thought members of this list
might find it interesting.

 

deg farrelly, Media Librarian

Arizona State University Libraries

Hayden Library C1H1

P.O. Box 871006

Tempe, Arizona  85287-1006

Phone:  602.332.3103

 

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