November 2006
Jo’s Toolkit for grassroots and student journalists
by jlesage
tips and links for lots of aspects of the media, both print and visual
culture.info - sharing knowledge for culture - visual
by jlesage
the visual page from a large European web portal for arts professionals; another page is for media
Welcome to Transparency
by jlesage & 1 other
"interprets and critiques movies and television, news and political rhetoric, theme parks and advertising, computer games and the Internet, and other creations of contemporary culture"
Cabinet Magazine Online -
by jlesage
a quarterly journal of art, design, culture; partly playful, some art, some scholarly essays; good mix of specific reviews and overviews
Chicago's Video Underground
by jlesage
1973 article about portapak pioneers in Chicago video, also Dan Sandin, who invented an early image processor; it's about my generation and my people, so I love it, as I loved the Sandin Image Processor
Magnum Photos - Essays
by jlesage
audio/slideshows from top photographers, often commenting on their craft
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Audio slideshow: Eel and pie shop
by jlesage
the restaurant has been running in London since 1862. Audioslideshow
October 2006
Video Journal :: spokesmanreview.com
by jlesage
Colin Mulvany makes audio/slideshows of daily life in Spokane; textured soundscapes and good interpersonal photographic style characterize his work.
Audio slide show: Bluegrass music's man of steel
by jlesage
example of how to incorporate personal history, music, and slides in portrait of dobro player and singer; also shows effectiveness of short, under three minute, audio slide show documentaries.
Soundslides
by jlesage & 2 others
low cost software to create your own simple audio/slideshow for the web
Brenda Ann Keneally: Pictures of my Neighborhood
by jlesage
powerful documentary photographs with audio documentary portraits; life in a poor urban neighborhood
September 2006
Lens On Lebanon
by jlesage
"documentary material, photo narratives, and video diaries of daily life conceived, produced, and contributed by residents of Lebanon"
August 2006
Interactive Narratives
by jlesage & 4 others
contemporary interactive image-audio sites, many from the news or cultural venues like concerts or museums
July 2006
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by jlesage
Ed Halter's reviews of avant-garde film, often for the Village Voice, and his observations on the experimental film world
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