EVIA Digital Archive Project – Ethnographic Video for Instruction & Analysis Collaborative endeavor to create a digital archive of ethnographic field video for use by scholars and instructors. Funded since 2001 by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with significant contributions from Indiana University and the University of Michigan, the Project has been developed through the […]
Continue readingNow in Media Services!! New Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Cameras for Checkout
Media Services is now circulating two Kodak Zi8 pocket video cameras! Any faculty member or student can check them out. Think of these cameras as more versatile FlipCams. They circulate the same length (3 days). Come and check one out to shoot your next video project! If you’re curious of the differences, here’s a side […]
Continue readingDMS Help – Getting Started with Photoshop
While there are a lot of amazing things that can be done with Photoshop, some of the most difficult are also the most basic. Mundane tasks like image selection, color correction and compositing can be harrowing to a new user. This website offers a number of useful tutorials that cover most of the basic functions […]
Continue readingTONIGHT!! Film Screening 7pm in Ward 1 – Born Into Brothels
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 […]
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