(embedded above: all of Masters of the Universe! For free!) Major movie studios are usually extremely protective of their copyrights and lead the charge against video piracy. So it comes as a surprise that Paramount Pictures has opened up a great deal of their film archive for consumption on YouTube. The Paramount Vault channel, which […]
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Whoops! YouTube accidentally pulls NASA videos
Sunday’s impressive Mars landing somehow continues to be relevant for Media Services – this time in a less fun and exciting way. NASA broadcasted live footage of Mission Control as the Curiosity rover landed, and to commemorate the occasion, they uploaded the clip to YouTube. But because of a snafu in YouTube’s copyright enforcement software, […]
Continue readingFilmfest DC begins Thursday, April 12 and runs through Sunday, April 22!!
Welcome to Filmfest DC: April 12 – 22 The 26th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival…for people who love movies! Featured this year will be: The Lighter Side – A series of international comedies. Politics isn’t the only funny thing in Washington. Caribbean Journeys – New films from Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, the Dominican […]
Continue readingEco-Comedy Video Competition winner is Alexander Lucas!!
The winner of this year’s Eco-Comedy Video Competition is Alexander Lucas with his short video Clean Coal by the Bituminous Marketing Agency.
Continue readingMovies and Munchies with ATV – Wednesday, March 28th at 7:30pm in Wechsler Theater
Wednesday, March 28 in Wechsler Theater (MGC 315)7:30pm – 10:00pm As part of SOC Week, AU ATV is screening Night of the Living Dead in Wechsler Theater. They will also screen some of their latest productions. On top of all that there will be some free food and schwag: AU SOC t-shirts and more. Don’t […]
Continue readingScreening TONIGHT: “The Witches of Gambaga” Documentary
Monday, March 26 at 8pmMGC 200Part of Women’s History MonthSponsor: Women’s Resource CenterContact: Jen Holthaus, jh3740a@american.edu, 440-623-9337Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-University-Womens-Resource-Center-WRC/174447272597690Witches of Gambaga Trailer:
Continue readingSPC Films and SG Events Present Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Tuesday, March 20th at 11pm in Ward 1
Free Screening: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsTuesday, March 20th at 11:00pm in Ward 1 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as the iconic Holmes and Watson. Sponsor: University CenterContact: Sarah Mostyn and Hoai-Tran Bui, sm2272a@student.american.edu
Continue readingAnimated GIFs: The Birth of a Medium | Off Book | PBS
Here’s a great little piece on animated GIFs from the PBS art series, Off Book. Animated GIFs: The Birth of a Medium | Off Book | PBS
Continue readingCheck out these Code of Best Practices in Fair Use videos from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
This webcast introduced the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries on the day of the Code’s release, January 26, 2012. The Code facilitators—Patricia Aufderheide of the Center for Social Media at American University, Brandon Butler of ARL, and Peter Jaszi of the American University Law School—delivered a brief presentation […]
Continue readingEco-Comedy Video Competition Spring 2012 **$1,000 Prize**
Eco-Comedy Video Competition Spring 2012 ** $1,000 Prize ** Sponsored by: Sierra Club and the Center for Environmental Filmmaking The contest is open to anyone who prepares a short, funny video for YouTube, which communicates a clear message about clean energy and/or green jobs. Submissions must:-Be humorous!-Address the issue of clean energy and/or green jobs-Reach […]
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