Lately we’ve had some requests for CSS help here in Media Services. Apparently there are some classes here that have their students hand code CSS for various projects. Moreover, for anyone in the web design, communications or journalism worlds, it’s good to have some idea of what CSS is and what it can do. This […]
Continue reading11th Annual Human Rights Film Series in Underway!
The School of Communication’s Center for Social Media is co-presenting the 11th Annual Human Rights Film Series along with the AU Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Films will be screened on Thursdays between September 23 and October 28 from 5:30pm – 8:00pm at the American University Katzen Arts Center, […]
Continue reading3 Picks From Werner Herzog!
Werner Herzog was on WAMU 88.5FM last week talking about three films that he highly recommends you see: Treasure of the Sierra Madre – HU DVD 1022Viva Zapata – HU VHS 1657Swing Time – HU VHS 7048 Read about it here or… Listen to the WAMU/NPR segment here: Here is a list of some of […]
Continue readingHappy Birthday Cheryl Hines!
Today Cheryl Hines turns 45 years old. She is most well known for her role as Cheryl David, Larry David’s wife on Curb Your Enthusiasm. If you haven’t seen this TV show, it’s a must see; especially for Seinfeld fans. Also, check her out in the 2007 film, Waitress (written and directed by Adrienne Shelley). […]
Continue readingAU Library Has Unveiled a New Unified Search – SearchBox!
Have you ever wanted to search the library’s web resources all at once? Find both books and articles with just one search engine? Your dream is very near reality because AU Library has added SearchBox. With SearchBox, library researchers can search simultaneously the ALADIN Catalog and approximately ninety percent (yes, 90%!) of the library’s electronic […]
Continue readingTodd’s Tips – Extracting Audio in iMovie
Let’s say, for example, you have to do a project about campus. You get a FlipCam from Media Services and you shoot some video. You record some voice-over and you’re ready to put your video together. But, when you look over your footage you find that the audio from the footage you shot of campus […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Shooting Video for iMovie
Using the right tools to edit your video is important, but even more important is capturing the best video possible, even before you start editing. A good editor can make a good movie from bad footage, but with good footage, he or she can make something great. In this short video tutorial, you can learn […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Video Formats in iMovieHD
One of the most complex aspects of video production is the wide variety of video, audio and image formats floating around the Internet. As a result, one of the most common forms of frustration associated with video assignments is often expressed as “Why won’t it take my video!?” Well, here’s a solution. In this […]
Continue readingMedia Services Now Has Flip Cams!
That’s right folks, Media Services now lends out FlipCams. Not just any Flip Cams though, HD FlipCams! Wanna know just how cool they are?They shoot in a stunning 1280 x 720 video resolution and have a whopping 2 hours of on-board recording time. To learn more, check the specs. We have four of these […]
Continue readingStaff Picks – Lauren
Lost in Translation – HU DVD 741Mon Oncle – HU DVD 3749Two or Three Things I Know About Her – HU DVD 6067Virgin Spring – HU DVD 4216A Woman Under the Influence – HU DVD 1392
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