13 November 2006
EasyRGB - The first RGB and COLOR search engine on the Web!
by jlesage & 11 others
practical suggestions about real life colors matching computer generated RGBs.
12 November 2006
'The Science Of Ghosts' - Derrida In 'Ghost Dance' (1983)
by jlesage
Derrida plays himself in 1983 film about concepts of memory; he says he is here a ghost in the art of ghosts, cinema. Many clips from this film found here
Free, Comprehensive Audio and Video Course
by jlesage
Television Production--A Free, Interactive Course in Studio and Field Production by Ron Whittaker, from cybercollege
11 November 2006
Literary Theory. Literary Criticism
by jlesage
very large site, also contains links for art and film, among other things, lots of branching possiblities
Newest Webcams
by jlesage & 12 others
random live webcams from the net, a new kind of documentary media, mostly surveillance
Boohbah Zone
by jlesage & 1 other
delightful interactive flash animation; if you have children or kids in the house, they will love this
09 November 2006
Expanded Cinema
by jlesage
series focused mainly on experimental film, early video, and sound-based, durational work
06 November 2006
Photoethnography.com
by jlesage
links to courses compiled by Karen Nakamura, who notes that most courses in Visual Anthropology teach visual analysis and not visual production
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesage
a useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
01 November 2006
Miguel Carrasco's Real World: Watch TV for Free - Part 2
by jlesage
ways to use your computer to watch television from around the world
31 October 2006
Dr. Helena Sheehan / Home Page
by jlesage
much material on her media and society courses, including powerpoint lectures
Story Myth Dream Drama by Helena Sheehan
by jlesage
chapter one of "Irish Television Drama: A Society and Its Stories" offered by author online
M/C Journal - Latest Issue
by jlesage
from Australia, looking at media internationally and politically
30 October 2006
Planned Obsolescence
by jlesage
Kathleen Fitzpatrick is a media teacher and is spearheading an important online project for media scholars, Media Commons. Her blog has many teaching resources and summaries of sessions at the recent Flow TV Conference.
Screens - Arts - New York Times Blog
by jlesage
Virginia Heffernan's blog; here a discussion about dance and music video on YouTube with popularity that does not depend on the viewer knowing English
Dr. Anderson's Communication Gateway Page: Flow Conference "New Technologies" Panel @ 12:45pm
by jlesage
blog by a communications and media teacher with many online resources, links, lecture notes, etc.
21 October 2006
Counterblast :: The E-journal of Communication and Culture
by jlesage
reviews in cultural studies, film, and television; from NYU
19 October 2006
Introduction to Genre Theory
by jlesage
by Daniel Chandler--the major theoretical concept that ties film/tv and literature together.
18 October 2006
The Photography Channel
by jlesage
collection of audio/slideshows by skilled photographers, often in the context of photojournalism
16 October 2006
Guardian Unlimited | Science | DNA discovery may crack old murder cases
by jlesage
news article that gives new plot device to use in crime tv scripts or detective films; new way to interpret old or poor quality DNA samles
11 October 2006
Lesson Plans for Digital Storytelling
by jlesage
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
Digital Story Examples
by jlesage
a page leading to many examples, things you could make with imovie; from more than decade of practice from 1990-2003
