Have you ever felt like this when you finish a video? Felt like you’re carrying the corpse of your dead idea? Editing can obviously be a big part of making a good video, but before you ever even get to the editing suite, there’s a lot you can do to make your video amazing. You […]
Continue readingDMS Help – iMovie ’09 Tutorials from Apple
As we add iMovie ‘o9 to our repertoire of software in the Digital Media Studio it becomes clear that we have a serious lack of tutorials available for iMovie ’09. So here are some, direct from the source. Check out these video tutorials from Apple on using iMovie ’09.
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – iTunes: Learn Anything, the Digital Way
I think it’s time we take a slight digression from media-related posts and take a broader view of the world. When I was last applying for jobs I was asked in an interview how I learned so many programming languages. (I am fluent in Action Script 3.0, Java, C, C++, Objective C, Python, PHP, HTML, […]
Continue readingDMS Help – iLife Fun with Alex: iMovie 09 Tutorials
While we here in Media Services encourage the use of iMovie HD (’06) due to its simplified workflow, we will soon be adding iMovie ’09 to our repertoire, though we will also hold on to iMovie HD for those of you purists out there. We are making this addition so that we will have the […]
Continue readingNew Home Use Titles!
Cowboy and the Lady – HU DVD 7501Real Glory – HU DVD 7502Vera Cruz – HU DVD 7503Winning of Barbara Worth – HU DVD 7504Men – HU DVD 7505Bollywood Hollywood – HU DVD 7506Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1, Vol. 1-6 – HU DVD 7601-7606 Yoo hoo, Mrs. Goldberg – HU DVD 7620 The Bigamist […]
Continue readingKen Burns and Films on Demand
As an AU student, staff, or faculty member there are thousands of titles available to stream on Films on Demand. Ken Burns has many great ones that can be found by doing an advanced keyword search for “ken burns” in the Films on Demand database. Some of these titles are also available on VHS or […]
Continue readingCheck out these Home Use titles from the American Silent Horror Collection!
Man Who Laughs – HU DVD 3681 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – HU DVD 3682 The Cat and the Canary – HU DVD 3683 The Penalty – HU DVD 3684 Kingdom of Shadows – HU DVD 3685
Continue reading4th Brazilian Film Week – 3 Final Screenings Tonight at E St Cinema!
Tonight at 5:00pmSMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES (É proibido fumar, 2009) Anna Muylaert. 86min. Baby is a chain-smoking guitar teacher in her forties who craves a romantic relationship. When musician Max moves into the apartment next door, she sees the possibility of turning her lonely life around. Instead, she unexpectedly finds herself involved in a […]
Continue readingTONIGHT!! Baby Boomer Film Festival – Wechsler Theater 7pm
Tonight’s film screening is of Coming Home, which can also be found in the Media Services Home Use Collection. Coming Home is a sad, poignant love story set against the social upheaval of the Vietnam war. Set in 1968, the story concerns a woman who, while her husband is serving in Vietnam, falls in love […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Color Palettes for Your Graphics Projects
When I’m doing graphics one of the things I find most difficult is choosing a proper color palate. And that’s where this site (ColourLovers) comes in. The site has over 1 million color palates online and they are searchable by matching colors, theme, mood, even season or trend. If you need a good palate, this […]
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