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PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags television & tools

December 2006

Zoom In Online: the internet video channel providing essential info on media & entertainment

business and technology for media artists; many interesting perspectives and tech histories

November 2006

Naturesongs Digital Recordings and Photos from Nature!

insects, animals, weather, water, birds, etc. and their sounds

Lists of Bests

by 5 others
again, I am fascinated by lists of bests, especially as related to literature; they comprise both an ideology of the canon and a sociology of popular tastes, a la Bourdieu; in an extended form, they comprise much of amazon.com

Mojiti-video commentary software

by 11 others
useful for teachers making clips to analyze in class; "personalize any video with your story. With visual spotlights, you can narrate your personal videos, add captions or subtitles, or comment on any scene."

FindSounds - Search the Web for Sounds

by 41 others, 1 comment
search the web for material for your soundmixes; various file formats and sampling rates can be specified

Video History Project: Resources

information from/about practitioners and groups of videomakers; technical explanations of early video formats and equipment

Communication Studies Resources: The University of Iowa

one of the largest set of links, updated regularly, to all aspects of communication; many political themes; a wide range of disciplinary approaches included; highly recommended

Category D: A Film and Media Studies Blog: The Intro Textbook: A Comparison

an entry in a film blog that I like that compares and contrasts the Film 101 textbooks commonly used

Video History Project: Resources - Collections & Distribution Links

documents video art and community television, as it evolved in rural and urban New York State, and across the US

Word Circuits

"This is a place for poetry and fiction born to pixels rather than the page--writing that's digital down to its bones." An excellent resource with both online poetry, often Flash poetry, and other links.

Guerrilla Filmmaking 101

the nitty-gritty of no-budget filmmaking, good on deflating romantic notions often held by first-timers

Drawspace.com - Drawing lessons

another how-to site for a skill useful for film and videomakers' storyboard making

Free, Comprehensive Audio and Video Course

Television Production--A Free, Interactive Course in Studio and Field Production by Ron Whittaker, from cybercollege

Media College - Video, Audio and Multimedia Resources

reference material for all electronic media-- video & television production, audio work, still imagery & graphics, website design; excellent quick guides and tutorials, on things like video streaming

October 2006

Dr. Helena Sheehan / Home Page

much material on her media and society courses, including powerpoint lectures

Lesson Plans for Digital Storytelling

this is a lesson plan that could be adapted for different ages or kinds of classes, e.g., composition or video production or narrative arts

The RML Page of SCREENPLAYS

many links for screenwriters, not well organized

BBC - Writersroom - Scriptsmart

free screenwriting formatting tool to use with Microsoft Word; I have not tried it and do not know how well it works.

September 2006

the complete idiot's [eejit's] guide to all aspects of filmmaking

clear and witty, useful for practitioners as refresher or for students, especially production teachers