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
Continue readingAU Classroom favorites available to view online at Snag Films
The American Ruling ClassAnatomy of a SpringrollBetween Midnight and the Rooster’s CrowThe Big Buy: Tom Delay’s Stolen CongressBooks not BarsBuena Vista Social ClubDam/AgeFather Roy: Inside the School of the AssassinsThe Future of FoodThe Life and Times of Allen GinsbergThe Life and Times of Hank GreenbergPrison LullabiesProfit Motive and the Whispering Wind – A Must See […]
Continue readingStreaming Video Alert: Ephemeral Films on Archive.org
From their website:Ephemeral films are non-fiction films usually made for educational, industrial, or promotional purposes. The two classic ephemeral film collections found on the Archive are the Prelinger Archives and AV Geeks. In addition to these classic collections, you may view guidance films from the post-World War II British government, drive-in movie intermission ads, and […]
Continue readingFilms on Demand is Here! 6500 educational programs available for instant viewing online by AU students and faculty
Films-On-Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that makes it easy for students to instantly view documentaries from Films Media Group (FMG) via the library catalog and for faculty members to incorporate these programs into their Blackboard pages. The database currently contains about 6500 videos and FMG has been adding about 600 new titles per […]
Continue readingRemembering Peter Sellers (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980)
Peter Sellers is considered one of the finest comedians of all time. He was quite an enigmatic individual off-screen and once said, “I feel ghostly unreal until I become somebody else again on the screen.” Here are some Peter Sellers titles available in Media Services. HU means it’s part of the Home Use Collection, except […]
Continue readingVintage Rod Serling interview with author James Gunn, circa 1970
The entire run of Twilight Zone is available in Media Services DVD 2671-2698. Also look for Serling interviewed by a young Mike Wallace from 1959 on “The Treasures of the Twilight Zone” DVD 6478.“>
Continue readingSelected New Home Use Titles
Youth in Revolt – HU DVD 4468Black Narcissus – HU DVD 7327Awesome I … Shot That! – HU DVD 7329The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring the Beatles – HU DVD 7339The Girl by the Lake – HU DVD 7340Topsy Turvy – HU DVD 7427Flying Down to Rio – HU DVD 7428As Good as […]
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