From the tea parties to healthcare and climate change, America’s conservative citizens revolted against President Obama’s reform agenda. But just how real were the roots of this supposedly grassroots uprising? Was it, in fact, an example of ‘astroturfing’, which is the practice of manufacturing citizens groups for the purpose of delivering corporate messages? Curious to […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Berlin 1885: The Division of Africa now available in Media Services
The story of the first international conference on Africa, which established its division amongst the European powers, and created Congo as a personal possession of the Belgian king. Both a reenactment and a documentary. DVD 9201 Distributor description: http://icarusfilms.com/new2011/ber.html
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 readingNeed a photo for a project? Try stock.xchng – the leading free stock photography site
stock.xchng Whether you just want to browse their huge image gallery or want to share your own photos with others, this is the site for you! Browse through the categories of our huge gallery containing over 350.000 quality stock photos by more than 30.000 photographers! Need a wallpaper for your desktop or illustration for your […]
Continue readingOriginal Beats: A film on Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso
Original Beats is a short documentary film by Francois Bernadi on Gregory Corso and Herbert Huncke. Huncke was the original Beat. He coined the term, lived the life and was on the road long before Kerouac. Here he talks about his life as petty criminal, drug user and Beat writer. Corso believed the poet and […]
Continue readingHow to Import a Final Cut Pro 7 Project into Premiere Pro (Because You Can’t Open It in FCP X… )
Robbie Carman, co-author of the just-published An Editor’s Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro, presents a tutorial perfect for those editors switching from Final Cut Pro to Premiere Pro.As seen on the NoFilmSchool blog. Here’s how to do it: Importing a Final Cut Pro Project into Adobe Premiere Pro
Continue readingThe Real Georges Méliès: Friday, November 18 from 4:30pm – 5:30pm Lower Level of the Library
The Real Georges Méliès Friday, November 18, at 4:30 pm American University Library Media Classroom Lower Level Discover the films of George Méliès, whose life and work structure the story of Martin Scorsese’s HUGO. Professor Despina Kakoudaki will present an overview of early cinema, show and discuss some of Méliès most beloved films, and screen […]
Continue reading100 Greatest TV Spots of All Time – Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 pm in Wechsler Theater
100 Greatest TV Spots of All TimeWednesday, November 16, 7:00 p.m., Wechsler TheaterJoin us for a seven-decade romp through the history of broadcast advertising, featuring compelling ads from VW, FedEx, E*Trade, Budweiser, and more in an interactive presentation by Drew Babbs, a creative director and real-life mad man who will be teaching political advertising for […]
Continue readingNew Site! Katzen Music Library digitized sheet music site.
Over the last few months the Katzen Music Library has been scanning their public-domain historical sheet music and adding it to an online collection system. The full digitized versions are available to browse, print, and save. You can check out the online collection page to see what’s available. They currently have more than 100 items […]
Continue readingAn Introduction to the New Puppet Warp Tool In Photoshop CS5
The puppet warp tool can be the craziest, most fun tool you have ever used. Photoshop Cafe TV host, Colin Smith, explains what practical uses there are for this tool and proceeds to totally ignore them and just has fun with it. This cool tool allows you to manipulate an image in a whole new […]
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