Horrible Movie Clichés Campaign by NY International Latino Film Festival

The New York International Latino Film Festival has launched an insightful and clever infographic campaign pointing out the differences between “movies” and “films”, the latter being what they serve up, naturally. These graphics humorously illustrate a multitude of horrible movie clichés and were created to promote their film festival which begins August 15, 2011 in … Continue reading “Horrible Movie Clichés Campaign by NY International Latino Film Festival”










The New York International Latino Film Festival has launched an insightful and clever infographic campaign pointing out the differences between “movies” and “films”, the latter being what they serve up, naturally. These graphics humorously illustrate a multitude of horrible movie clichés and were created to promote their film festival which begins August 15, 2011 in New York City. Wing, a pro-Hispanic full-service marketing communications firm, created the graphics in both English and Spanish.

As see on the Laughing Squid blog.

#phonar: A Free and Open Undergrad Photography Course

#phonar, short for “Photography and Narrative”, is a free and open undergraduate photography course run by Jonathan Worth at Coventry University in the UK. Worth spent nearly 15 years as a successful commercial portrait photographer in New York before taking this part-time teaching position, and invites some pretty prominent photographers to guest lecture in the … Continue reading “#phonar: A Free and Open Undergrad Photography Course”

#phonar, short for “Photography and Narrative”, is a free and open undergraduate photography course run by Jonathan Worth at Coventry University in the UK. Worth spent nearly 15 years as a successful commercial portrait photographer in New York before taking this part-time teaching position, and invites some pretty prominent photographers to guest lecture in the class. Participants have access to recorded lectures, assignments, and special discussions.

You can check out the material from last year’s class on the course website, or participate in this year’s class starting in October by signing up here. There’s also a second course in the Winter called #picbod. Yay for free online education!

Filmography – Food Production

The Media Services contribution to the Library Subject Guides is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library. Filmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the ALADIN catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible. For complete up-to-date holdings (including VHS tapes) please refer to the library … Continue reading “Filmography – Food Production”

The Media Services contribution to the Library Subject Guides is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library. Filmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the ALADIN catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible. For complete up-to-date holdings (including VHS tapes) please refer to the library ALADIN catalog (www.catalog.wrlc.org)

Most streaming videos listed are available exclusively to AU students, staff and faculty after an online authentications by AUID#.

Here’s a sneak peak at what can be found in the FOOD PRODUCTION Filmography:

Colony. 2011. 1 videodisc (88 min.). Few people realize that honey bees pollinate one-third of our fruits and vegetables. In fact, these incredible insects play a vital role in producing our food and ensuring our survival. Investigated are the circumstances and the impacts of ‘colony collapse disorder’ with focus on beekeepers dealing with the crisis. As these families and individuals struggle to understand this lethal problem, they illuminate the devastating effects of bee extinction not just on bees, but on people. HOME USE COLLECTION DVD 8299

The end of the line. National Geographic Ocean Now: National Geographic ocean now. 2009. 1 videodisc (83 min.). “[This film] charts the devastating ecological impact of overfishing by interweaving both local and global stories of sharply declining fish populations, including the imminent extinction of the bluefin tuna, and illuminates how our modern fishing capacities far outstrip the survival abilities of any ocean species. Scientists explain how this depletion has slipped under the public radar and outline the catastrophic future that awaits us — an ocean without fish by 2048 — if we do not adjust our fishing and consumption practices.” — Container. DVD 7260

Food, Inc. 2009. 1 videodisc (94 min.). Lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing how our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising – and often shocking truths – about what we eat, how it’s produced and who we have become as a nation. DVD 6527

The future of food. 2005. 2 videodiscs (ca. 88 min.). An in-depth investigation of the disturbing truth behind unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade and an exploration of alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture. DVD 2357

Thirsty planet. Thirsty planet. 2004. 1 videodisc (27 min.). Looks at the use of water for agriculture from locations around the world, surveying both disasters of agricultural irrigation, such as cotton farming in Uzbekistan, and innovative successes in water-efficient techniques and crops, such as in California and India. Also looks at the destructive effects of deforestation and overgrazing, the difficulty of fighting erosion and reclaiming arable soil, and the urgency of the motto: more crop per drop. DVD 1835 and Streaming Video

Check out these NASA related films in Media Services!!

On Friday, August 5 an Atlas V rocket lofted the Juno spacecraft toward Jupiter from Space Launch Complex-41. The 4-ton Juno spacecraft will take five years to reach Jupiter on a mission to study its structure and decipher its history. Check out the launch footage below, and check out some cool NASA related videos below. … Continue reading “Check out these NASA related films in Media Services!!”

On Friday, August 5 an Atlas V rocket lofted the Juno spacecraft toward Jupiter from Space Launch Complex-41. The 4-ton Juno spacecraft will take five years to reach Jupiter on a mission to study its structure and decipher its history.

Check out the launch footage below, and check out some cool NASA related videos below. Many of these titles are streaming. If you’re on campus, the link should take you directly to the film. If you’re off-campus, you will be prompted to authenticate using your myALADIN log in info.

HOME USE

Apollo 13 – HU DVD 529

Contact – HU DVD 2500

Cosmos – HU DVD 4271 – 4277

Solaris (Tarkovsky) – HU DVD 4830

Solaris (Soderbergh) – HU DVD 5398

Sunshine – HU DVD 5287

Schizopolis –HU DVD 5389

A funny thing happened on the way to the moon –HU DVD 448

STREAMING VIDEO

BLAST! Balloon-Borne Large-Aperture Submillimeter Telescope– Streaming Video

How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? – Streaming Video

Spotlight on Careers in Science – Streaming Video

The States Part 4 – New Jersey, Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Alaska – Streaming Video

Man, Moment, Machine; Apollo 13 triumph on the dark side of the moon – Streaming Video

Beyond the Moon; Failure Is Not an Option 2 –Streaming Video

A Personal Journey with Samuel Ting, Nobel Laureate Physicist – Streaming Video

Alien Underworld; the Search for the Smallest Living Organism – Streaming Video

Fantastic Voyage; Nanotechnology and Space-Age Medicine – Streaming Video

The Future of the Web – Streaming Video

Snowball Earth; How the Planet Froze and Lived to Tell –Streaming Video

The Dream Pioneers; Visionaries of Science Fiction –Streaming Video

Aerospace Technology; the Space Shuttle –Streaming Video

Aerospace Technology; the Model Rocketry –Streaming Video

The First Steps in Space Exploration –Streaming Video

SPC-4 — Challenger disaster – Streaming Video

NASA — the 25th year; highlights from the first 25 years –Streaming Video

Apollo 16; Nothing so hidden –Streaming Video

Apollo 15; in the mountains of the moon –Streaming Video

The Flight of Apollo 11; Eagle has landed –Streaming Video

Prelinger Archives; Highlights 1965– A Progress Report (Part II) (1965) –Streaming Video

Prelinger Archives; Highlights 1965 — A Progress Report (Part II) (1965) –Streaming Video

Prelinger Archives; Highlights 1965 — A Progress Report (Part III) (1965) –Streaming Video

Apollo 13 – Streaming Video

MEDIA SERVICES ONLY

One earth, many scales –DVD 8541

Robatierra= Stolen land – DVD 8092

In the shadow of the Moon – DVD 3990

Hot politics – DVD 3154

For all mankind –DVD 1361

It’s Shark Week!!

As you probably already know, this is Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. In case you don’t have the Discovery Channel at home, here are a few Home Use titles that may help you get your shark fix. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D – HU DVD 5499Endless Summer Revisited – HU DVD 179Finding Nemo … Continue reading “It’s Shark Week!!”

As you probably already know, this is Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. In case you don’t have the Discovery Channel at home, here are a few Home Use titles that may help you get your shark fix.

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D – HU DVD 5499
Endless Summer Revisited – HU DVD 179
Finding Nemo – HU DVD 836
Jaws – HU DVD 98
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – HU DVD 5101
Open Water – HU DVD 1134
Planet Earth: Shallow Seas – HU DVD 2723
Planet Earth: Ocean Deep – HU DVD 2724
Point Break – HU DVD 6765
Sealab 2021: Season 1 – HU DVD 1264
Search for the Great Sharks – HU DVD 3188
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season – HU DVD 8451 – 8453
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season – HU DVD 8454 – 8456
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season – HU DVD 8457 – 8458