Stock Footage for Free is a decent site that delivers exactly what it sounds like. Everything is royalty free and monetarily free (you do have to register, however). They have some stuff in HD, as well as a lot in SD. While the selection isn’t perfect, hey, it’s free. It’s great for certain cityscape or … Continue reading “Need that certain shot to improve your video project? Try Stockfootageforfree.com”
Stock Footage for Free is a decent site that delivers exactly what it sounds like. Everything is royalty free and monetarily free (you do have to register, however). They have some stuff in HD, as well as a lot in SD. While the selection isn’t perfect, hey, it’s free. It’s great for certain cityscape or wilderness shots, and they even have some time lapses and stuff. It can be great for the starving student who needs that establishing shot, but can’t shoot or pay for it.
“Life In A Day” project – a part documentary, part home video series created from crowdsourced YouTube clips–is now available to watch for free on YouTube. The film, directed by Oscar winner Kevin McDonald and produced by multiple Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is stitched together from user-generated content and depicts one day of life on … Continue reading “‘Life in a Day’: An entire crowdsourced feature film. Watch it for free!”
“Life In A Day” project – a part documentary, part home video series created from crowdsourced YouTube clips–is now available to watch for free on YouTube.
The film, directed by Oscar winner Kevin McDonald and produced by multiple Oscar nominee Ridley Scott is stitched together from user-generated content and depicts one day of life on Earth from the perspective of 25 people living on it.
All of the events shown in the movie take place in one 24-hour period on July 24, 2010. According to an article in National Geographic, this particular date was chosen because it was after the World Cup, but before the holidays. More than 80,000 videos of that day containing 4,500 hours of footage were uploaded to YouTube. Every single submission was watched and considered for inclusion. After seven months, McDonald and his crew of editors, researchers, and viewers had managed to turn over 187 days worth of footage into one 90-minute movie. Read more.
As seen on Huffington Post
Life in a Day
Are you shopping around for some good music for a video project, or are you an independent musician interested in making your music available to others for their projects? You might want to check out Pump Audio. This site allows you to search through thousands of original music cues and tracks by independent artists. You … Continue reading “Source for original music for projects: Pump Audio”
Are you shopping around for some good music for a video project, or are you an independent musician interested in making your music available to others for their projects? You might want to check out Pump Audio.
This site allows you to search through thousands of original music cues and tracks by independent artists. You can choose from lyric or instrumental compositions, in addition to searching by tempo, mood and genre. For a fee, you can license these tracks in perpetuity for your video or audio project.
Founded in 2001, Pump Audio is a new kind of agent for independent musicians, digitally connecting them with buyers in the mainstream media. With Pump Audio, artists can license their music into productions without giving up any ownership, while TV and advertising producers can discover new music ready for use.
With a growing catalog of tens of thousands of songs, all by independent artists from around the world, customers access music through Pump’s innovative search software and delivery services, the Soundtrack Service online, and the PumpBox™, which is currently on the desktops of thousands of creative professionals worldwide.
Pump Audio is based in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Looking for ways to download videos online to your computer for your editing projects? Here’s a simple and easy way to do so (via firefox): – Open your Firefox browser and go to Downloadhelper-Download the plug-in when prompted.– Find the video you’d like to download using your Firefox web browser.– Let it load COMPLETELY.– A … Continue reading “Need to download a video for an editing project? – Try Downloadhelper”
Looking for ways to download videos online to your computer for your editing projects? Here’s a simple and easy way to do so (via firefox):
– Open your Firefox browser and go to Downloadhelper
-Download the plug-in when prompted.
– Find the video you’d like to download using your Firefox web browser.
– Let it load COMPLETELY.
– A small animation of the plug-in will appear on your toolbar.
– Click and hold down the animation, and a menu will appear.
– Click download, or the format preferred format for your download, and the video will automatically download onto your computer.
– If the file is in a FLV format, you simply need to transcode the file in either MPEG streamclip or VisualHub – both of which can be found in the NMC.
The merger of many parts of the CTRL with the library has been a huge boon for Media Services. Beginning on Friday, June 17th, Media Services will be circulating a widely increased array of multimedia production equipment: FlipCam Camcorders Flip ultraHD Camcorders Kodak Zi-8 Camcorders Cannon Vixia HD Camcroders Tascam Audio Recorders Microtrack II Audio … Continue reading “DMS Help: Media Services Gets an Infusion of Video Production Gear”
The merger of many parts of the CTRL with the library has been a huge boon for Media Services.
Beginning on Friday, June 17th, Media Services will be circulating a widely increased array of multimedia production equipment:
Cannon Power Shot Digital Still Cameras
All this as well as several different models of mini-DV camcorders and tripods will be available for 3 day loan in the Media Services department. Come check them out.
Geniatech’s iGrabber is one of the more revolutionary gadgets to come to the DMS in a while. The iGrabber is a video capture device which allows users to capture video from camcorders, VHS tapes, DVD titles and TV. Simple to use, it will make class clip-mash up projects simpler than they ever have been. These … Continue reading “DMS Help: The DMS Welcomes the iGrabber”
Geniatech’s iGrabber is one of the more revolutionary gadgets to come to the DMS in a while.
The iGrabber is a video capture device which allows users to capture video from camcorders, VHS tapes, DVD titles and TV. Simple to use, it will make class clip-mash up projects simpler than they ever have been.
These excellent little devices have been, along with their easy to use software package, installed on all 8 DMS macs.
Stop by and try one out for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.
Also, for those of you who are less familiar with video capture technology in general, here’s a handy video tutorial which will show you exactly how to use it.
Whether you are putting together a slide presentation, creating a video assignment, or working on your film thesis, there are a host of resources available at AU to both students and faculty. Unfortunately these are scattered all over campus – in the Library, in the New Media Center, in the School of Communication. Until now … Continue reading “Multimedia Resources @ AU”
Whether you are putting together a slide presentation, creating a video assignment, or working on your film thesis, there are a host of resources available at AU to both students and faculty. Unfortunately these are scattered all over campus – in the Library, in the New Media Center, in the School of Communication. Until now it has been difficult to find information about what resources are where. There is now a webpage which is one location for information about multimedia production resources all over campus-
http://www.american.edu/training/multimedia/index.cfm
• Looking for a Mac lab? The webpage has information about the main multimedia labs on campus, their hours, facilities, and restrictions.
• Tracking down the specific software application you need can be difficult. The webpage has a matrix of what software is in each of the major labs. It also lists which version of each application is available so you don’t get caught by incompatibility problems.
• Where can you borrow a tripod to shoot your video assignment? A list of circulating hardware is included as well as user manuals for cameras, audio recorders and, yes, tripods.
• Getting started. The webpage has information about software specific training sessions held in the multimedia labs. There are also links to comprehensive online training sites like Lynda.com and AdobeTV. Before you begin a video project, you might want to look at “Getting Pro Results from a Compact Camera”.
You can find the Multimedia Resources @ AU webpage linked from the www.american.edu/training pages and from the www.american.edu/library/mediaservices pages.
Often times students come to us in the Digital Media Studio with an assignment to create a video about a particular subject. More often than not this “video” assignment doesn’t actually involve shooting a video and then editing it together to tell a story. Typically students are told to create a montage of images and … Continue reading “Todd’s Tips – Overlay Video Or Photos Over Video in iMovie ’09”
Often times students come to us in the Digital Media Studio with an assignment to create a video about a particular subject. More often than not this “video” assignment doesn’t actually involve shooting a video and then editing it together to tell a story. Typically students are told to create a montage of images and videos from the web to explore their topic. And, from time to time, these students ask us if it’s possible to overlay images on other images or video; they want to create more “poignant juxtapositions” [someone really said that to me once] of ideas.
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 reading “Now 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 by side comparison of the two.
