[Videolib] VRT at ALA: PPR: Promoting and Programming in Academic Libraries

2015-06-18 Thread Lowell Lybarger
VRT at ALA 2015 in San Francisco: Programs Events! PPR: Promoting and Programming in Academic Libraries sponsored by Video Round Table Sunday, June 28, 2015 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm Moscone Convention Center - 2024 (W) After years of obtaining films with PPR (Public Performance Rights) many

Re: [Videolib] Question about Scene Selections etc

2015-06-18 Thread Andrew Horbal
Hi Jonathan, I personally find chapter stops/scene selections to be highly useful for film criticism and film studies, as they make it much easier to navigate directly to the scene I'm interested in writing about. My notes always include both a timestamp and a chapter notation when one is

Re: [Videolib] Question about Scene Selections etc

2015-06-18 Thread Bergman, Barbara J
Yes. Faculty frequently make use of chapters and time codes to queue up a particular segment. Especially for films that have to be split over 2 class periods. To be blunt, if I know that a distributor doesn't include the chapter breaks, I'm less likely to order that DVD. Barb Bergman | Media

[Videolib] Question about Scene Selections etc

2015-06-18 Thread Jonathan Miller
Dear Video People How useful do you and your colleagues find the chapter stops / scene selections that we (and I presume most other distributors) add to the DVDs that we release? Are they really used? Curious Thanks! Jonathan Jonathan Miller President Icarus Films 32 Court Street, 21st

Re: [Videolib] Question about Scene Selections etc

2015-06-18 Thread Meghann Matwichuk
Seconding Andy's comments. Chapter stops are important, and it's a big inconvenience for us and our patrons when they are absent. Best, -- Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Film and Video Collection Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302)