Forbes looked at 100 top actors based on their widely released films over the past five years. It factored in the production costs of those movies against how much boxoffice, DVD and other revenue they generated in order to come up with an operating income for each film, which it then compared with the salaries […]
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So you want to research a film or filmmaker: A user’s guide to Film Studies research databases at American University
This database user’s guide has been updated with Atom Egoyan used as a sample search. Each entry briefly describes a given database’s value for film studies research. Here’s an example: Academic Search Premier – 237 hits; a majority as full-textThis is a major cross-disciplinary database with a large portion of full-text content. A great resource […]
Continue readingMedia Services has Sound Effects Available for Checkout!
Media Services has thousands of sound effects and hundreds of musical effects available for enhancing student projects, films, and presentations. Up to six CDs at a time can be checked out of the library for three hours for AU student production work. Students can also use them here in the Digital Media Studio. Browse our […]
Continue readingBicycle Film Fest Comes to DC
Cycle-punk, cyclocross, fixee – the gradations of the bicycle subculture are varied. The BFF comes to town December 5 and takes a look at guys, gals and bikes around the world.Saturday December 5Screenings at United States Navy Memorial Theater – 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW5:00 PM | Program 1 – ROAD TO ROUBAIX 7:00 PM | […]
Continue readingThe Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock – Errol Morris on photographic “fakery”
The New York Times is running an interesting multi-part essay by filmmaker Errol Morris on the photography of the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Iconic pictures by Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans came out of this government agency. As always Morris is interested in the role of the photographer/filmmaker in constructing reality. link
Continue readingNational Geographic in DC
Click here to see the National Geographic website for details. “Step into a world of entertaining presentations by today’s leading explorers, scientists, photographers, and performing artists.” Some upcoming films include: Redwoods Transect El Regalo de la Pachamama Barking Water Before Tomorrow The Fall of Womenland Tickets for the general public are $18, or you can […]
Continue readingHOME, A Film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Available Free Online
Click here to watch the complete film. From the youtube.com video description: “We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. […]
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