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 readingHey Ingmar Bergman fans!
De Duva (The Dove) is a classic parody of the Bergman style. It got heavy rotation on the arthouse circuit in the 1970s and then kinda dropped out of sight. Now it’s surfaced on YouTube and transferred from a pretty clean print.
Continue readingLearn how you can support this special documentary film project – EXILE NO MORE
One of our New Media Center consultants, Kady Buchanan is looking for funding for her upcoming project! Please read on to learn how you can support this incredible project: I am currently raising $2,500 for this amazing project that has significant social justice implications. I would be honored if you would consider being part of […]
Continue readingFilm Screening and Q&A with Director, Patrice Leconte – Sunday, November 13 from 4 – 6pm in Wechsler Theater
French Film Director Q&A and Screening Sunday, November 13, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Wechsler TheaterMeet celebrated French film director and screenwriter Patrice Leconte. He will present and discuss his film Ridicule, nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1996. Leconte’s films are known for visual style and weaving musical scores into the storytelling.Sponsor: School of […]
Continue readingSource for original music for projects: Pump Audio
Are you shopping around for some good music for a video project, or are you an independent musician interested in making your music available to others for their projects? You might want to check out Pump Audio. This site allows you to search through thousands of original music cues and tracks by independent artists. You […]
Continue readingNeed to download a video for an editing project? – Try Downloadhelper
Looking for ways to download videos online to your computer for your editing projects? Here’s a simple and easy way to do so (via firefox): – Open your Firefox browser and go to Downloadhelper-Download the plug-in when prompted.– Find the video you’d like to download using your Firefox web browser.– Let it load COMPLETELY.– A […]
Continue readingNeed to send a large file online? – WeTransfer
WeTransfer is a free service that enables users to send large files online. It’s handy if you find yourself in the New Media Center (NMC) with an unexpectedly large file, one too big for the 25 mb limit of most email attachments. WeTransfer allows any file type up to 2 GB, without any cost or […]
Continue readingFilmography – Films on Filmmaking and Filmmakers
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 reading7 After Effects Tips and Tricks
Here are some useful tips from ProVideoCoalition.com thanks to Trish Meyer. The first tip is about re-timing key frames. Tip 1: Retime a set of Keyframes Ever have a bunch of keyframes that you want to spread out in time or condense in time? Select them and press Option on Mac (Alt on Windows) and […]
Continue readingCTRL Open House, Hurst Hall 2nd Floor – Thursday, November 10 from 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Thursday, November 10 – 1:30pm – 4:00pmHurst Hall 2nd Floor The Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning invites you to an Open House to celebrate the new year, their new initiatives, and that they’re finally able to be together in one place. There will be food, demonstrations of many of their resources, a chance to […]
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