Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, who almost single-handedly changed the way people around the world consume music, the Internet and even TV, announced late Wednesday that he has resigned as leader of the company he co-founded in his parents’ garage. Read more from the Washington Post article. See what his successor Tim Cook has to […]
Continue readingMedia Services Survives the East Coast Earthquake
That’s right Media Services is still standing after yesterday’s east coast earthquake. The media shelves wobbled, but no DVDs fell off the shelves. Like most everyone else we were watching people’s first responses on Twitter. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @aulibmedia. Also, here’s a list of some earthquake-related videos available in Media Services. […]
Continue readingMedia Services is hiring! Two part-time desk attendant positions available.
That’s right, Media Services is hiring to fill a few of our open shifts. All you need to do is apply online by going to the Student Jobs page. Media Services Desk Attendant Open Shifts: Mondays: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tuesdays: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Thursdays: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fridays: 12:00 […]
Continue readingFilmaker’s Library – Almost 1,000 documentaries!
Cool News! We now have a perpetual license for Filmakers Library videos via Alexander Street Press – Almost 1000 documentaries with something for every academic area taught at AU. Filmakers Library Online provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum—race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the […]
Continue readingTerry Gilliam shows how he creates cut-out animation in this 1974 video clip!
In this BBC clip from 1974, Terry Gilliam shows viewers how he creates cut-out animations, a technique he used to hilarious effect on Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The clip is from the Do-It-Yourself Animation Show, a children’s educational series about animation that was hosted by British animator Bob Godfrey. As seen on Laughing Squid blog, […]
Continue readingHorrible 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#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 readingFilmography – 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 readingCheck 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. […]
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