When Robb Topolski set out to share his collection of rare, turn-of-the-century barbershop quartet recordings over the internet, he found his uploads were blocked by his service provider, the nation’s largest cable company, Comcast. From this seemingly innocuous beginning, the surprising events of BARBERSHOP PUNK unfold as Topolski’s findings go public, casting him as a […]
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Got Media Services fines? Wipe ’em out with Food for Fines 2011!
For the past sixteen years, the AU Library has partnered with the AU community to provide food for those in need, while giving people a break on their library fines. This year, we are once again working with the Capital Area Food Bank to bring food to hungry kids right here in DC through their […]
Continue readingSundance unveils dramatic, doc competition slate
Filly Brown “Filly Brown” – Directed by Youssef Delara and Michael D. Olmos, written by Delara. A Mexican girl achieves musical fame while coping with her mother’s incarceration in this hip-hop-driven drama. Features Lou Diamond Phillips, Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera and Edward James Olmos. For Ellen “For Ellen” – Directed and written by So Yong […]
Continue readingWhy Apple Needs Adobe
Here’s a really interesting article that attempts to predict the future standard for video editing over the next few years. It makes a good case for new users to pick up Adobe Premier over Final Cut Pro X which is an issue that is often discussed here in the New Media Center. Article from Orcas […]
Continue readingSOC’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking: Film Screening Double Feature – Tuesday, November 29 at 7pm in Wechsler Theater
SOC’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking: Film Screening Double FeatureTuesday, November 29 at 7:00 pmMary Graydon Center, Wechsler Theater How do our ever-increasing urbanization, population growth, and cultural traditions impact the wildlife community around us? Join us in viewing two documentaries that explore this question. “Hawks in the City,” presented by executive producer Maggie Burnette Stogner, […]
Continue readingChildren of the Plains Screening and Discussion on Tuesday, November 29 at 6pm in the GLBTARC Lounge (MGC 201)
Children of the Plains Screening and Discussion Tuesday, November 29 from 6:00 to 8:00 pmGLBTARC Lounge (MGC 201) In October, ABC aired a special to highlight the experiences of Lakota Sioux children. They will screen the 20/20 special and discuss the racialized portrayal of indigenous people framed as awareness raising. Sponsor: Women’s Resource Center and […]
Continue readingFamed editor Walter Murch discusses Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro X has been slammed by many, so what’s the point in posting yet another article about it? Well, one question I’ve been asked a lot since the release of FCP X is, “I’m a student, what NLE should I learn?” Before, the answer was easy: Final Cut Pro. Now, not so much. […]
Continue readingNew Media Center Software Training Sessions this week:
The New Media Center is located on the lower level of the library past the Technology Services desk, next to Media Services. The NMC conducts open workshops on a variety of topics related to multimedia production. These 20 to 30 minute sessions are open to all AU faculty, staff and students with all levels of […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Cities on Speed series now available in Media Services
Soon more than 550 cities worldwide will have a population of more than one million. In 2030 eighty percent of the world’s population will live in cities. Megacities have traditionally been economic and political power centers but today the fastest growing cities are in developing nations. The new challenge is that cities are growing helter […]
Continue readingHot Docs: West Africa Today: The Lebanese and Chinese in Ghana and Senegal now available in Media Services
The film traces the history of Lebanese settlement in Ghana and Senegal from the 1860’s, when the first families arrived in the “new world” thinking they had landed in America. They quickly assimilated, learned the language, established retail stores, and interacted closely with the local population.. The Lebanese prospered until the 1970’s when nationalistic governments […]
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