Tonight, Tuesday, October 19 at 7pm in Ward 1. Born into Brothels, by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, is the winner of the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, Born into Brothels is a portrait of several unforgettable children who […]
Continue readingAndrew Wolf Remembered Today by AU Community
Today American University students, faculty, and staff gathered in Kay Spiritual Center to share fond memories of Andrew Wolf. Andrew was an AU alum and a Media Services alum who worked with us all four years of his AU career. His father was present at this afternoon’s service and was happy to meet the people […]
Continue readingEric Stoltz as the Original Marty McFly
The Hollywood Reporter has posted this “Never before seen clip” of Back to the Future with Eric Stoltz in the lead role. Today the Hollywood Reporter posted:Everyone knows the classic 1985 film “Back to the Future” featured a boyish Michael J. Fox in a winning performance as Marty McFly. But Fox was not the original […]
Continue readingRemembering Tony Curtis (1925-2010)
The New York Times described Tony Curtis as “one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s Golden Age.” Read More… Here’s a short list of Tony Curtis related titles in our Home Use Collection:Celluloid Closet – HU DVD 5696Last Tycoon – HU DVD 718Some Like It Hot – HU DVD 396Spartacus – HU DVD 3272Sweet Smell […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Best Video Formats for FCP + Visual Hub
Have you ever imported anything into Final Cut Pro, dragged it to the timeline and then found that it doesn’t playback? Perhaps you find an angry red line on top of your timeline, like this: Yeah, this is undoubtedly annoying. But the problem is not with Final Cut, at least not directly. While FCP is […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Photoshop Tutorials for Awesome Effects
Ever wanted to learn how to create AMAZING photoshop efftecs like this? Now you can. This website, Creative Closeup, has a massive repository of Photoshop tutorials for creating a wide array of dizzying effects. Want to give your little brother the power to wield raw energy (or put his head on a corndog)? You can […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Free Adobe Video Tutorials
Of all the video tutorials out on the web these days, the ones on tutvid.com are some of the best. Not only that, their website is easy to use and specific tutorials are easy to find. Tutvid (presumably a contraction of “Tutorial Video”) is a website that offers comprehensive video tutorials on a few of […]
Continue readingThursday at 5:30pm in Katzen – Human Rights Film Series Continues
Films will be screened on Thursdays between September 23 and October 28 from 5:30pm — 8:00pm at the American University Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall. Each screening will feature special guests and will be followed by an in-depth discussions of the films and the issues they approach.Watch the trailer>> The Speakers:REBECCA RICHMAN COHEN, […]
Continue readingTONIGHT!! Baby Boomer Film Festival – Wechsler Theater 7pm
Tonight’s film is Alice’s Restaurant, which is also available here in Media Services for home use.Alice’s Restaurant – HU DVD 3085
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – About Web Hosting and a Recommendation
**This recommendation comes strictly from Todd, based on his personal experiences with the hosting company noted below, and is in no way a paid promotion or advertisement.** There are a lot of web hosting companies out there on the web… Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. Perhaps you’d like to know what web hosting is […]
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