Ethnographic Video Online of Alexander Street Press provides the largest, most comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behavior – more than 750 hours and 1,000 films at completion. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, […]
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Big surprise. Online video viewing up from last year
From MediaPost.com:“According to a recent release by Nielsen, online video usage in the U.S. is up considerably from the same time last year, as time spent viewing video on PC/Mac/laptops from home and work locations increased by 45%. Although the number of unique online video viewers only increased by 3.1% from last January, level of […]
Continue readingKen Burns and Films on Demand
As an AU student, staff, or faculty member there are thousands of titles available to stream on Films on Demand. Ken Burns has many great ones that can be found by doing an advanced keyword search for “ken burns” in the Films on Demand database. Some of these titles are also available on VHS or […]
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 readingHemispheric Institute Digital Video Library: An archive of performing arts on video from across the Americas
From their website: The Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library, a collaboration between New York University Libraries and NYU’s Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, provides a digital venue for documenting the expression of social and political life through performance in the many cultures and political landscapes of the Americas. The Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library […]
Continue readingSnag Films is loaded with great documentaries for instant viewing
At present there are a reported 850 films available. The list includes work from ITVS, PBS, National Geographic, and several notable independents including Icarus Films and Kartemquin Films. Titles that might be familiar include: The American Ruling Class, Biggie and Tupac, Cosmos, Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins, The Life and Times of Allen […]
Continue readingDisneyland Dream: Classic home movie now on DVD
54 years ago Robbins Barstow made Disneyland Dream about his family’s trip to Disneyland after winning a nationwide contest sponsored by Scotch tape. He now makes it available on DVD. From Boing Boing–“This is the most delightful historical Disneyland movie I’ve seen — including the old TV shows where Walt tours the park. Young Master […]
Continue readingWatch episodes of NOW, now.
“Hosted by veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW on PBS goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle to probe the most important issues facing democracy and give viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger world.” –PBS website. First started by Bill Moyers back in 2002, this news program gave issues more […]
Continue readingMore streaming video from the National Film Board: Aboriginal Perspectives
In their words:“The Aboriginal Perspectives module contains 33 documentaries, a short fiction film, and 5 film clips. These productions do not represent the entirety of the films on Canada’s native peoples in the NFB collection, which comprises more than 700 such works. We did want it, however, to be a representative sample of the whole. […]
Continue readingStreaming video highlight: National Film Board of Canada’s Documentary Lens
In their words: “The purpose of Documentary Lens is to show how National Film Board documentaries have portrayed Canada and the world since the founding of the Film Board in 1939.” At present there are about 50 films available in their entirety, dated 1944-2004. Most (if not all) are under 30 minutes – on topics […]
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