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
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 […]
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