Archive for 'User Generated Content'
2 Fantastic examples of remix culture
This has been making me gawp and bob my head up and down in equal measure today – if you haven’t seen Kutiman’s videos and you want to be impressed at what can be done purely with creative editing and some serious talent, then check them out. These were all done by pasting together individuals [...]
Full StoryA Web Page for Every Species
This is one of the most fascinating posts I’ve read this year so far. It’s the story behind The Encyclopedia of Life. It has it all: An ambitious idea way ahead of its time; an eight year story from idea through to conception; a fascinating mix of world-wide collaboration, physical devices (a handheld species identifier [...]
Full StoryReality Estate: Singing Birmingham’s Truths on 28th October
Reality Estate is a rather large performance art event happening in Birmingham on October 28th 2007. From the website: 300 participants 3 venues 3 professional, 3 community and 3 estate-led choirs An audience of 3,000 1 aim: to sing Birmingham’s truths On 28th October 2007, REALITY ESTATE will transform the Five Ways Estate, Shopping Centre [...]
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I’m not often really blown away by a new site but this one has really impressed me. Jumpcut is a system which allows users to create their own videos online quickly and easily. To make a video you just need to: Upload titles and imagery. Upload your video clips (it doesn’t seem to complain much [...]
Full StoryNew Media 4Casts Episode 3: Film, Documentary and the Internet
This month’s show is for Film and Documentary makers and looks at how new internet technologies are changing the landscape of this industry. Includes interviews with Patrick Walker from Google, Fabien Rigall from Future Shorts and Emily Renshaw Smith from Current TV. For more information on the shows and to subscribe to the podcast, please [...]
Full StoryCurrent TV looking for film and documentary makers
I spent an enjoyable half-hour this afternoon interviewing Emily Renshaw-Smith from Current TV for the next show in the New Media 4Casts series for 4Talent. The show will look at the opportunities opened up by new technology for film and documentary makers. It’s been a really interesting one so far and we should be online [...]
Full StoryGet your name in lights
A great example of how to mix online and offline elements to create a great participative project. Check out the website and tell them who you think should be projected in gigantic letters across Birmingham City Centre.
Full StoryGet yourself a free photography website
A great article on how to build yourself a free photographic website using free software by Stef Lewandowski.
Full StoryTV Still has its Hands Over its Ears.
Here’s a very good example of how some parts of the TV industry still have their heads buried firmly in the sand when it comes to how online video is going to radically change their business. “The Long Tail…is not an economic reality and it has almost no relevance to the economics of the television [...]
Full StoryBrightcove: Set up your own online TV channel
I’ve just been having a play with Brightcove, a system which allows anyone to set up their own online TV channel. It’s quite like YouTube but much more geared to content producers who want to charge for what they want to do and make a business out of it. It has other advantages over YouTube. [...]
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