Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
IBM’s 100th Anniversary Film by Errol Morris & Philip Glass
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrhDaAmn5Uw[/youtube] Errol Morris is one of the greatest documentary filmmakers in the world today. (At least that’s my opinion). His films, such as The Fog of War or Fast, Cheap & Out of Control are just spectacular. His classic,...
Read moreThe Black Death & The Video Revolution – what does it mean for you?
Don’t move the camera… In 1347, The Black Death, as it was called then, or the bubonic plague, swept across Europe with a vengence. Within a few months, more than one third of the population was dead. In some towns...
Read moreFashion and Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5NgG5koPZU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] A style video with style I caught this video a few days ago, but watching it has opened up a whole raft of ideas and insights. First, the video itself. It’s produced (and I assume that means shot,...
Read more“Credibility” in News
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlLhxBnYNvY[/youtube] Do you like this? Here’s a Reality show for you… The video you see above was shot by a member of Surgeons Over Seas, an excellent group of highly dedicated surgeons who travel the world teaching locals basic...
Read moreWarning: This Video May Cause Blindness – or Erections Lasting Up to 8 Hours
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25fGWKZFLIY&feature=related[/youtube] yeah…sign me up for that stuff right away…. When most people go to edit a video, they start by writing a script, then laying in all the audio first and then covering it with video. This kind of...
Read moreCharlie Sheen!!!
Video literacy? really? OK I don’t have any information here about Charlie Sheen. If you want to read about Charlie Sheen, you can link here: IS CHARLIE SHEEN’S PLAYING HARDBALL WITH CBS PAYING OFF? Hey! Look! I’m an aggregator! I’m a curator of news! Wow That was...
Read moreNew York Magazine Academy – so good we’re doing it again!
Get ready for the new world… Yesterday we wrapped up our first New York Magazine Video Academy and it was a smashing success. The spectrum of people taking the bootcamp ranged from a producer for AOL to an oncologist...
Read moreHey Mylous… Call Me!!!
News anchor Mylous Hairston from WIVB-TV Come on! How hard is it to pick up a camera, go out and get a story and cut it on FCP? Apparently too hard for former WIVB TV News Anchor Mylous Hariston....
Read moreNY Magazine Video Academy – Day 1
Opening session at NY Magazine Video Academy. We are just off the plane from London, and wrapping up the Guardian Media Academy yesterday and this morning we are starting our pilot partnership with New York Magazine – the New York...
Read morePoor Sad Pathetic Little Fox News
laughable and lamentable. Poor, pathetic, sad little Fox News. They clearly don’t get it at all. Fox recently annouced a new category of reporters: Junior Reporters Says Fox: “The idea behind the program is to give the reporter enough...
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