Lost Films is a collaborative effort among film societies in Germany, France, Poland, New Zealand and several other countries to help identify and locate some 3,500 lost or missing films through crowdsourcing. Anyone can become a member and then upload clips and images from “mystery movies” to the site and also comment on as-yet-untitled stills […]
Continue reading64th Annual Cannes Film Festival – Wrap Up
The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival ran from May 11 – 22, 2011 and there have been quite a few good re-caps popping up in the news and a number blogs in the past couple days. Here’s a little bit of what’s out there. ArtInfo.com has this to say. CBS News.com is highlighting a rather […]
Continue readingAdobe Acrobat Pro is available in Media Services!
Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 is indeed available here in Media Services. It can be found on four of our Macs in the Digital Media Studio: DMS workstations 5 – 8. It can also be found for PC next door to Media Services in the Library’s E-Classroom at the standing scan scanner station in corner. Feel […]
Continue readingBook and Media Swap Moved to Bender Arena – Thursday, May 19
Due to an anticipation of rain, this year’s Book and Media Swap will be taking place in Bender Arena, not on the Quad. Don’t miss it!
Continue readingPeople Buying Even Fewer DVDs Than Before
Check out what Consumerist.com has to say about this Deadline article on the decreasing popularity of DVDs.
Continue readingHindi Language and Bollywood Films
Here’s a list of some recommended Hindi language films, hand picked by a Media Services staff member who is an avid watcher of Hindi language films. The best part is that all the following films are part of the Media Services Home Use Collection. Take one home today! Recent (1990-present): 3 Idiots (2009) HU DVD […]
Continue readingNew Streaming Video Collection – Media Education Foundation
Media Services now has streaming video versions of 43 of the best documentaries from Media Education Foundation. This makes them available to watch for AU students and faculty, directly from the ALADIN catalog. Media Services also has DVD or VHS copies of all of these as well as over 60 other MEF titles. MEF is […]
Continue readingThe New TVs Are In!!
BEFORE AFTER That’s right, we’ve said goodbye to our little old televisions and now each viewing station is equipped with a brand new 22″ LCD HD TV. The photo doesn’t quite capture the improvement of the picture quality at our viewing stations. You’ll have to come and see for yourself!
Continue readingA Zombie History by Eileen Keegan
Check out this cool video created by Media Services alum, Eileen Keegan. A Zombie History by Eileen Keegan A Zombie History from Eileen Keegan on Vimeo.
Continue readingMultimedia Resources @ AU
Whether you are putting together a slide presentation, creating a video assignment, or working on your film thesis, there are a host of resources available at AU to both students and faculty. Unfortunately these are scattered all over campus – in the Library, in the New Media Center, in the School of Communication. Until now […]
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