Re: [Videolib] videonews

[ghandman]

...ala Grizzly Man

gary


> Thank you Becky, Christine, Marsha and all! I'm not preaching to the choir
> but those lurking in the back row of the church who are talking and
> ignoring
> the sermon. God will strike them. :-)
>
> As for Gary, he's just a big ol' Teddy Bear.
>
> --
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128
> Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117
> Fax: 201-767-3035
> email: milefi...@gmail.com
> www.milestonefilms.com
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> www.arayafilm.com
> www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com
> www.killerofsheep.com
> AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Jessica Rosner]

Again I would not be so sure they will make them available for screening.
For YEARS WB refused to allow theaters to project DVDS of films they had
actually released on DVD. To be fair they will be no less helpful with 4K
material than they are with 35MM with the notable execption of Universal.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Dennis Doros  wrote:

> Hmmm. They're doing at least 4K scans of some pretty obscure films
> (Monogram's Charlie Chan's for example) off of archival prints so anything
> is possible. Jessica, you're thinking film rental. They're thinking
> preservation/streaming. If theaters want to rent a 4K scan, I suspect they
> will be made available. Of course, I'm talking future Utopia, not
> necessarily this year's programming.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jessica Rosner 
> wrote:
>
>> Not holding my breath for studios to make 4K & 6K scans of anything but
>> there top titles available while trashing the 35mm prints of everything.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Dennis Doros wrote:
>>
>>> But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper
>>> color balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely
>>> stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a
>>> few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace
>>> the technology will have changed again and it'll be more wasted dollars, but
>>> at some point, the future will catch up with the technology and bad prints
>>> will be a thing of the past. And of course, such as the Warner DVD-R
>>> library, you'll be able to get a lot more obscure films to view. I'm very
>>> sad about the "death" of 35mm as well, but there will be advantages such as
>>> no more bad sprockets, scratched prints, and the cost of shipping 100 lb.
>>> prints in dented and warped containers.
>>>
>>> Did anyone read the NY Times today?
>>>
>>> Hereand
>>> here.
>>> My HD files for I AM CUBA (a 141-minute film) is about 200 gigabytes at most
>>> so a 4K scan is probably about 4 terabytes. At a gigabyte per second, it
>>> wouldn't take long to send it over home lines. Much less than three or four
>>> days by Fed Ex and a hell of a lot cheaper.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steffen, James M wrote:
>>>
 Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD
 blown up on a big screen.

 --James

 --
 James M. Steffen, PhD
 Film and Media Studies Librarian
 Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison
 Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
 Emory University
 540 Asbury Circle
 Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
 Phone: (404) 727-8107
 FAX: (404) 727-2257
 Email: jste...@emory.edu

 --

 Message: 4
 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400
 From: Jessica Rosner 
 Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank
question!
 To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
 Message-ID:

 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

 I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things
 might
 have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation
 in
 the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had
 ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major
 reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would
 bet
 several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the
 Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the "old" ones
 were
 known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red,
 splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate
 programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even
 show
 the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie
 book
 and pronounced " The film is 50 years old. What did you expect?"
 Apparently
 they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film.

 On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros 
 wrote:

 >
 >
 > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp <
 maureen_tr...@emerson.edu
 > > wrote:
 >
 >> As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film,
 anticipated
 >> audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
 >> estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
 >>
 >
 >
 > I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along
 with
 > the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because
 we
 > love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and mus

Re: [Videolib] videonews

[Dennis Doros]

Thank you Becky, Christine, Marsha and all! I'm not preaching to the choir
but those lurking in the back row of the church who are talking and ignoring
the sermon. God will strike them. :-)

As for Gary, he's just a big ol' Teddy Bear.

-- 
Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com
www.milestonefilms.com
www.ontheboweryfilm.com
www.arayafilm.com
www.exilesfilm.com
www.wordisoutmovie.com
www.killerofsheep.com
AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Dennis Doros]

Hmmm. They're doing at least 4K scans of some pretty obscure films
(Monogram's Charlie Chan's for example) off of archival prints so anything
is possible. Jessica, you're thinking film rental. They're thinking
preservation/streaming. If theaters want to rent a 4K scan, I suspect they
will be made available. Of course, I'm talking future Utopia, not
necessarily this year's programming.

Dennis

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote:

> Not holding my breath for studios to make 4K & 6K scans of anything but
> there top titles available while trashing the 35mm prints of everything.
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Dennis Doros  wrote:
>
>> But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper color
>> balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely
>> stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a
>> few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace
>> the technology will have changed again and it'll be more wasted dollars, but
>> at some point, the future will catch up with the technology and bad prints
>> will be a thing of the past. And of course, such as the Warner DVD-R
>> library, you'll be able to get a lot more obscure films to view. I'm very
>> sad about the "death" of 35mm as well, but there will be advantages such as
>> no more bad sprockets, scratched prints, and the cost of shipping 100 lb.
>> prints in dented and warped containers.
>>
>> Did anyone read the NY Times today?
>>
>> Hereand
>> here.
>> My HD files for I AM CUBA (a 141-minute film) is about 200 gigabytes at most
>> so a 4K scan is probably about 4 terabytes. At a gigabyte per second, it
>> wouldn't take long to send it over home lines. Much less than three or four
>> days by Fed Ex and a hell of a lot cheaper.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steffen, James M wrote:
>>
>>> Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD
>>> blown up on a big screen.
>>>
>>> --James
>>>
>>> --
>>> James M. Steffen, PhD
>>> Film and Media Studies Librarian
>>> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison
>>> Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
>>> Emory University
>>> 540 Asbury Circle
>>> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
>>> Phone: (404) 727-8107
>>> FAX: (404) 727-2257
>>> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400
>>> From: Jessica Rosner 
>>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank
>>>question!
>>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>>> Message-ID:
>>>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>>
>>> I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things
>>> might
>>> have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation
>>> in
>>> the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had
>>> ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major
>>> reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would
>>> bet
>>> several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the
>>> Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the "old" ones
>>> were
>>> known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red,
>>> splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate
>>> programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even
>>> show
>>> the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie
>>> book
>>> and pronounced " The film is 50 years old. What did you expect?"
>>> Apparently
>>> they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp <
>>> maureen_tr...@emerson.edu
>>> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film,
>>> anticipated
>>> >> audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
>>> >> estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along
>>> with
>>> > the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because
>>> we
>>> > love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and
>>> what's
>>> > out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes
>>> and
>>> > complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better,
>>> they
>>> > don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film
>>> > Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours
>>> on
>>> > the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could
>>> afford.
>>> > Funny thing is -- we had the same au

Re: [Videolib] videonews

[Tatar, Becky]

Hey! I read them!  However, when I've been on vacation, I've been known
to skip a lot of the answers to questions. And the questions.  .
 
 
Becky Tatar
Periodicals/Audiovisuals
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL   60505
Phone: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
www.aurora.lib.il.us

 

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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:29 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews


Dear Gary, 

Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news
(Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who
take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with
advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there
willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases.
Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands.

Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that
way.

Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com
www.milestonefilms.com 
www.ontheboweryfilm.com
www.arayafilm.com
www.exilesfilm.com
www.wordisoutmovie.com
www.killerofsheep.com
AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!


On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM,
 wrote:


Hi all

I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list
and noticed (again)
the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also
subscribed to
VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...

VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been
established as a
way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of
interesting new
products and services.  I personally order a fair number
of titles that
are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful
way of keeping
current with new releases.

Those interested in subscribing can find instructions
for doing so at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html

Gary Handman




Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life
itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively
discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and
evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is
hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video
librarians, as well as a channel of communication between
libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
distributors.




VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Jessica Rosner]

Not holding my breath for studios to make 4K & 6K scans of anything but
there top titles available while trashing the 35mm prints of everything.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Dennis Doros  wrote:

> But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper color
> balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely
> stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a
> few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace
> the technology will have changed again and it'll be more wasted dollars, but
> at some point, the future will catch up with the technology and bad prints
> will be a thing of the past. And of course, such as the Warner DVD-R
> library, you'll be able to get a lot more obscure films to view. I'm very
> sad about the "death" of 35mm as well, but there will be advantages such as
> no more bad sprockets, scratched prints, and the cost of shipping 100 lb.
> prints in dented and warped containers.
>
> Did anyone read the NY Times today?
>
> Hereand
> here.
> My HD files for I AM CUBA (a 141-minute film) is about 200 gigabytes at most
> so a 4K scan is probably about 4 terabytes. At a gigabyte per second, it
> wouldn't take long to send it over home lines. Much less than three or four
> days by Fed Ex and a hell of a lot cheaper.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steffen, James M wrote:
>
>> Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD
>> blown up on a big screen.
>>
>> --James
>>
>> --
>> James M. Steffen, PhD
>> Film and Media Studies Librarian
>> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison
>> Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
>> Emory University
>> 540 Asbury Circle
>> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
>> Phone: (404) 727-8107
>> FAX: (404) 727-2257
>> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>>
>> --
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400
>> From: Jessica Rosner 
>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank
>>question!
>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
>> Message-ID:
>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things
>> might
>> have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in
>> the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had
>> ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major
>> reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would
>> bet
>> several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the
>> Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the "old" ones
>> were
>> known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red,
>> splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate
>> programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even
>> show
>> the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie
>> book
>> and pronounced " The film is 50 years old. What did you expect?"
>> Apparently
>> they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros 
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp <
>> maureen_tr...@emerson.edu
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film,
>> anticipated
>> >> audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
>> >> estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along
>> with
>> > the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because
>> we
>> > love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and
>> what's
>> > out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes
>> and
>> > complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they
>> > don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film
>> > Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours
>> on
>> > the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could
>> afford.
>> > Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for
>> twenty
>> > years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite
>> > customers.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Best,
>> > Dennis Doros
>> > Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
>> > PO Box 128
>> > Harrington Park, NJ 07640
>> > Phone: 201-767-3117
>> > Fax: 201-767-3035
>> > email: milefi...@gmail.com
>> > www.milestonefilms.com
>> > www.ontheboweryfilm.com
>> > www.arayafilm.com
>> > www.exilesfilm.com
>> > www.wordisoutmovie.com
>> > www.killerofsheep.com
>> > AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
>> > Join "Milestone Film" o

Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Dennis Doros]

But a 4K or 6K scan off of Technicolor 3-strip negatives with proper color
balance and digital correction for registration can look absolutely
stunning! I know it's not at colleges now (though I think Indiana U and a
few others do have it) and I know that by the time that becomes commonplace
the technology will have changed again and it'll be more wasted dollars, but
at some point, the future will catch up with the technology and bad prints
will be a thing of the past. And of course, such as the Warner DVD-R
library, you'll be able to get a lot more obscure films to view. I'm very
sad about the "death" of 35mm as well, but there will be advantages such as
no more bad sprockets, scratched prints, and the cost of shipping 100 lb.
prints in dented and warped containers.

Did anyone read the NY Times today?

Hereand
here.
My HD files for I AM CUBA (a 141-minute film) is about 200 gigabytes at most
so a 4K scan is probably about 4 terabytes. At a gigabyte per second, it
wouldn't take long to send it over home lines. Much less than three or four
days by Fed Ex and a hell of a lot cheaper.

Dennis



On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Steffen, James M  wrote:

> Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a DVD
> blown up on a big screen.
>
> --James
>
> --
> James M. Steffen, PhD
> Film and Media Studies Librarian
> Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison
> Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
> Emory University
> 540 Asbury Circle
> Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
> Phone: (404) 727-8107
> FAX: (404) 727-2257
> Email: jste...@emory.edu
>
> --
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400
> From: Jessica Rosner 
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank
>question!
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Message-ID:
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things
> might
> have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in
> the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had
> ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major
> reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would
> bet
> several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the
> Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the "old" ones
> were
> known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red,
> splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate
> programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show
> the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book
> and pronounced " The film is 50 years old. What did you expect?" Apparently
> they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film.
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros 
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp <
> maureen_tr...@emerson.edu
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film,
> anticipated
> >> audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
> >> estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
> >>
> >
> >
> > I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along
> with
> > the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we
> > love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and
> what's
> > out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and
> > complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they
> > don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film
> > Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on
> > the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could
> afford.
> > Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for
> twenty
> > years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite
> > customers.
> >
> > --
> > Best,
> > Dennis Doros
> > Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> > PO Box 128
> > Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> > Phone: 201-767-3117
> > Fax: 201-767-3035
> > email: milefi...@gmail.com
> > www.milestonefilms.com
> > www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> > www.arayafilm.com
> > www.exilesfilm.com
> > www.wordisoutmovie.com
> > www.killerofsheep.com
> > AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
> > Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
> >
> >
> > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues
> > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries
> and
> > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an
> effective
> > working tool

Re: [Videolib] videonews

[m.loyer]

Dennis,Thank you for making this more clear to me; I have subscribed due to your impassioned plea.Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN  46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax:  574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org


 Original Message 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews
From: Dennis Doros 
Date: Mon, September 13, 2010 2:29 pm
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu

Dear Gary,Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews) disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands. Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way.Best,Dennis DorosMilestone Film & Video/Milliarium ZeroPO Box 128Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117Fax: 201-767-3035email: milefi...@gmail.comwww.milestonefilms.comwww.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.comwww.exilesfilm.comwww.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.comAMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.orgJoin "Milestone Film" on Facebook! On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM,  wrote: Hi all  I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again) the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...  VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new products and services.  I personally order a fair number of titles that are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping current with new releases.  Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html  Gary Handman Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley  510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC  "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut   VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.   VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.




VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] videonews

[CROWLEY, CHRISTINE]

Not at all, Dennis. I have often ordered from those emails as they are
easy to shoot to the acquisitions department. 

 

Christine Crowley

Dean of Learning Resources

Adjunct Faculty, Theatre

Northwest Vista College

3535 N. Ellison Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78251

210.486.4572 voice

210.486.4504 fax

 

"We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:29 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews

 

Dear Gary,

 

Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews)
disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out
of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and
suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to
take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases.
Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands.

 

Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way.

 

Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com
www.milestonefilms.com

www.ontheboweryfilm.com
www.arayafilm.com
www.exilesfilm.com
www.wordisoutmovie.com
www.killerofsheep.com
AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!

 

 

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM,  wrote:

Hi all

I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed
(again)
the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to
VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...

VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a
way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new
products and services.  I personally order a fair number of titles that
are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping
current with new releases.

Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html

Gary Handman




Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.

 

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?

[Jo Ann Reynolds]

In the past we'd order duplicate copies for course reserve when large or
multiple classes are using the same title or when it is in demand at
more than one campus. Now, however, if the stream is available we'll get
that instead of multiple copies since the access is online anytime,
anywhere the students can log in to our courseware.

 

Jo Ann

 

Jo Ann Reynolds

Reserve Services Coordinator

University of Connecticut

Homer Babbidge Library

Storrs,  CT

860-486-1406

jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu

 

Question Reality

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rudy Leon
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:50 PM
To: videolib
Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?

 

I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of
materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies
of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what
circumstances?

-- 
Rudy Leon
Learning Commons Librarian
Undergraduate Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-3503
http://www.deepening.wordpress.com 
AIM: rudibrarian

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] videonews

[Hutchison, Jane]

I like videolib because it's an easy way to send to my librarian
selectors new title information.  They don't look at print and email is
the way to go.  Saves me time as well.  Thanks everyone for sending us
blurbs on new titles.  It's appreciated.  And I get a chance to get my
list together to preview at the National Media Market!  

 

Jane B. Hutchison

Associate Director  Past
President

Instruction & Research Technology  CCUMC:
Leadership in Media & Academic Technology

William Paterson University
http://www.ccumc.org

Wayne, NJ 07470

973-720-2980 (work)

973-418-7727 (cell)

973-720-2585 (facs)

hutchis...@wpunj.edu

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 2:29 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] videonews

 

Dear Gary,

 

Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews)
disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out
of our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and
suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to
take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases.
Information, of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands.

 

Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way.

 

Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com
www.milestonefilms.com

www.ontheboweryfilm.com
www.arayafilm.com
www.exilesfilm.com
www.wordisoutmovie.com
www.killerofsheep.com
AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!

 

 

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM,  wrote:

Hi all

I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed
(again)
the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to
VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...

VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a
way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new
products and services.  I personally order a fair number of titles that
are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping
current with new releases.

Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html

Gary Handman




Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.

 

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] videonews

[Jessica Rosner]

I understand people wanting to cut down on email but videonews is not
exactly junk mail and most distributors & filmmakers use it judiciously.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Dennis Doros  wrote:

> Dear Gary,
>
> Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews)
> disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of
> our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and
> suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to
> take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information,
> of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands.
>
> Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way.
>
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128
> Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117
> Fax: 201-767-3035
> email: milefi...@gmail.com
> www.milestonefilms.com
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> www.arayafilm.com
> www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com
> www.killerofsheep.com
> AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM,  wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again)
>> the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to
>> VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...
>>
>> VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a
>> way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new
>> products and services.  I personally order a fair number of titles that
>> are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping
>> current with new releases.
>>
>> Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at
>> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html
>>
>> Gary Handman
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary Handman
>> Director
>> Media Resources Center
>> Moffitt Library
>> UC Berkeley
>>
>> 510-643-8566
>> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
>> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>>
>> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
>> --Francois Truffaut
>>
>>
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as
>> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>> producers and distributors.
>>
>
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
>
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Steffen, James M]

All too true, Jessica. *Unlike* independent distributors such as Janus, Kino, 
New Yorker and Milestone, the staff at Swank have little knowledge of their 
35mm inventory. The prints are very hit-or-miss. Sometimes they're pristine (as 
was a print OUT OF THE PAST), but other times they're virtually unprojectable 
(ask me offline about our KUNDUN disaster). There's literally no way to find 
out in advance what you're getting.

I think the problem is twofold. Swank has not been investing very much in new 
35mm prints, because it's cheaper and easier for them to rent out DVDs of older 
titles. Also, the major studios themselves are not striking as many prints as 
they used to--many recent restorations are available *only* in digital formats. 
We're seeing fewer and fewer old films available on 35mm, period. It's a shame, 
because most academic institutions lack the equipment to show high definition 
video, effectively leaving them out of the loop apart from lower resolution DVD 
versions. Call me old-fashioned, but there isn't very much magic in watching a 
DVD blown up on a big screen.

--James

--
James M. Steffen, PhD
Film and Media Studies Librarian
Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison
Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
Emory University
540 Asbury Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
Phone: (404) 727-8107
FAX: (404) 727-2257
Email: jste...@emory.edu

--

Message: 4
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:54:38 -0400
From: Jessica Rosner 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank
question!
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Message-ID:

Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might
have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in
the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had
ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major
reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet
several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the
Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the "old" ones were
known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red,
splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate
programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show
the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book
and pronounced " The film is 50 years old. What did you expect?" Apparently
they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros  wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp  > wrote:
>
>> As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated
>> audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
>> estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
>>
>
>
> I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with
> the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we
> love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's
> out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and
> complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they
> don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film
> Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on
> the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford.
> Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty
> years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite
> customers.
>
> --
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128
> Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117
> Fax: 201-767-3035
> email: milefi...@gmail.com
> www.milestonefilms.com
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> www.arayafilm.com
> www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com
> www.killerofsheep.com
> AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
>
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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:50:29 -0500
From: Rudy Leon 
Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?
To: videolib 
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I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for w

Re: [Videolib] videonews

[Dennis Doros]

Dear Gary,

Thanks for speaking up for us distributors! I find this news (Videonews)
disturbing because there are a lot of us distributors who take time out of
our day to take part in VideoLib assisting people with advise and
suggestions and yet there are not enough librarians out there willing to
take two minutes out of their day to read about our releases. Information,
of course, that could help in their jobs as it stands.

Am I being too much of a curmudgeon? I apologize if I sound that way.

Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com
www.milestonefilms.com
www.ontheboweryfilm.com
www.arayafilm.com
www.exilesfilm.com
www.wordisoutmovie.com
www.killerofsheep.com
AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!


On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM,  wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again)
> the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to
> VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...
>
> VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a
> way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new
> products and services.  I personally order a fair number of titles that
> are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping
> current with new releases.
>
> Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html
>
> Gary Handman
>
>
>
>
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley
>
> 510-643-8566
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
> --Francois Truffaut
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?

[Bonnie Brown]

Hi Rudy,

We order duplicate copies of DVDs for high demand titles.

-Bonnie Brown
Avery Fisher Center
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
New York University

- Original Message -
From: Rudy Leon 
Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:55 pm
Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?
To: videolib 


> I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of
>  materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate 
> copies of
>  any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what
>  circumstances?
>  
>  -- 
>  Rudy Leon
>  Learning Commons Librarian
>  Undergraduate Library
>  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
>  (217) 333-3503
>  http://www.deepening.wordpress.com
>  AIM: rudibrarian
>  
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of 
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, 
> acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current 
> and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It 
> is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for 
> video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between 
> libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
>  

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?

[CROWLEY, CHRISTINE]

We will occasionally order a second copy if there is demand, usually
interdisciplinary, for it. One example is the Merchants of Cool which
appealed to many faculty at the same time. If it has circulated several
times and is requested to be held, we will buy another copy (unless, of
course, it is one of those multi-hundred $$ corporate training titles.
Then they just have to learn to share!

 

Christine Crowley

Dean of Learning Resources

Adjunct Faculty, Theatre

Northwest Vista College

3535 N. Ellison Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78251

210.486.4572 voice

210.486.4504 fax

 

"We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rudy Leon
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:50 PM
To: videolib
Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?

 

I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of
materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies
of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what
circumstances?

-- 
Rudy Leon
Learning Commons Librarian
Undergraduate Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-3503
http://www.deepening.wordpress.com 
AIM: rudibrarian

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?

[Ball, James (jmb4aw)]

Hi Rudy,

A cornerstone of our collection development policy is that we're here to 
support curricular needs and if I need to purchase multiple copies to do that 
then I do, though usually this is just for reserves (for example, if the class 
that's using a title is really large or if there's more than one class using 
it).  We don't really have any kind of formula, though.  I'd be interested it 
hear if others do.

Also, if a faculty member needs a title that's checked out by someone else and 
we're having a hard time getting it back then I'll sometimes just go ahead and 
buy another copy depending on how much it costs.

I don't purchase multiple copies, however, just because the title is popular 
for recreational viewing (okay, sometimes I do, but don't tell anyone) so I'm 
sometimes in the position of reminding users that our purpose is to support 
curricular needs, and I encourage them to check with our local video store 
(that's only ¼ mile away) or an online video store.

Cheers,

Matt



Matt Ball
Media and Collections Librarian
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA  22904
mattb...@virginia.edu
 | 434-924-3812

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rudy Leon
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:50 PM
To: videolib
Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies?

I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of materials 
is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of any 
materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what circumstances?

--
Rudy Leon
Learning Commons Librarian
Undergraduate Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-3503
http://www.deepening.wordpress.com
AIM: rudibrarian
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] Duplicate copies?

[Rudy Leon]

I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of
materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of
any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what
circumstances?

-- 
Rudy Leon
Learning Commons Librarian
Undergraduate Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-3503
http://www.deepening.wordpress.com
AIM: rudibrarian
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distributors.

Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Jessica Rosner]

I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might
have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in
the past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had
ordered a 35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major
reissue just about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet
several dozen new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the
Swank booker to MAKE sure they got one the new prints as the "old" ones were
known to be horrid. The day of the show the print arrived, it was red,
splicy, and very beat up. It was clearly a decades old print. The irate
programmer called up the Swank booker to complain as we could not even show
the print. The Swank booker looked up the title in the Maltin TV/Movie book
and pronounced " The film is 50 years old. What did you expect?" Apparently
they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year old film.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros  wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp  > wrote:
>
>> As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated
>> audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
>> estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
>>
>
>
> I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with
> the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we
> love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's
> out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and
> complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they
> don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film
> Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on
> the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford.
> Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty
> years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite
> customers.
>
> --
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128
> Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117
> Fax: 201-767-3035
> email: milefi...@gmail.com
> www.milestonefilms.com
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> www.arayafilm.com
> www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com
> www.killerofsheep.com
> AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
>
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?

[Pat Mcgee]

We too have a media studio--green screen and three HD studio cameras
with a computer Tricaster recording/editing system.  We have 2 edit bays
in the studio area --available when our technician is in the studio and
1 system in the Media Center itself--available when the library is open.
We have limited cameras to loan. We use Vegas Video.  There are some
i-Macs in the library with i-movie on them.

We're in the midst of the construction of a Learning Commons, so I'm not
sure what's going to happen.

Our studio and editing stations are very popular.
Pat McGee

Coordinator of Media Services
Volpe Library and Media Center
Tennessee Technological University
Campus Box 5066
Cookeville, TN 38505
931-372-3544




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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] videonews

[ghandman]

Hi all

I was just doing some maintenance on the VIDEOLIB list and noticed (again)
the fairly large number of subscribers who are not also subscribed to
VIDEONEWS. 'Tis a pity...

VIDEONEWS is a relatively low-volume list that has been established as a
way for distributors and filmmakers to post notices of interesting new
products and services.  I personally order a fair number of titles that
are announced on the VIDEONEWS list and find it a useful way of keeping
current with new releases.

Those interested in subscribing can find instructions for doing so at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/vrtlists.html

Gary Handman




Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] Thank you

[Benjamin Turner]

Thank you to everyone who responded to my (rather broad) question about
video collections in academic libraries. I may have some more specific
questions in the near future, but the feedback I received was helpful
nonetheless.

 

Sincerely,

Benjamin Turner

Assistant Professor, Instructional Services

St. John's University Libraries

turn...@stjohns.edu

718.990.5562

 

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Dennis Doros]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp
wrote:

> As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated
> audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of
> estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!
>


I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with
the salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we
love films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's
out that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and
complains that they are non-profit and we should treat them better, they
don't get as good a break. The retired Edith Kramer at the Pacific Film
Archive is a legend in this regard. She would spend two or three hours on
the phone charming the salesperson until she got the rate she could afford.
Funny thing is -- we had the same automatic friends rate for her for twenty
years and she still would spend an hour with us. One of our favorite
customers.

-- 
Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com
www.milestonefilms.com
www.ontheboweryfilm.com
www.arayafilm.com
www.exilesfilm.com
www.wordisoutmovie.com
www.killerofsheep.com
AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] swank

[Jo Ann Reynolds]

They will want to know date(s), number of showings, and estimated
audience size before quoting you. We got Food, Inc. last year for a one
day, one time show at our film fest and the cost was $300.

 

Jo Ann

 

Jo Ann Reynolds

Reserve Services Coordinator

University of Connecticut

Homer Babbidge Library

Storrs,  CT

860-486-1406

jo_ann.reyno...@uconn.edu

 

Question Reality

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Maureen Tripp
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:53 PM
To: 'videolib@lists.berkeley.edu'
Subject: [Videolib] swank

 

Can anyone give me a ballpark figure on what it costs to rent a film
from Swank for non-admission charging campus viewing?  Just an estimate?

 

Maureen Tripp 
Media Librarian 
Iwasaki Library
120 Boylston Street 
Boston, MA 02116 
maureen_tr...@emerson.edu 
(617)824-8407

 

 

 

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preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
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working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Maureen Tripp]

As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated 
audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of 
estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?

[Metz, Winifred F]

We have a Digital Media lab in our Media Resources Center.  The media lab 
houses 11 editing stations (Mac Pros &/or G5s - with Final Cut) and a stand 
alone audio studio (w/ another Mac Pro & running logic & reason). 

We loan out a wide range of camera equipment (HD cameras - Panasonic HMC-40s 
and Flips; DV tape cameras- Canon ZR700 & ZR800s; shotgun & lavaliere mics; 
light kits; and green screen) - as well as projectors, field recorders, iPads 
and Wiis.  

Our lab has been running for about 8 years and is extremely popular with 
students & faculty.  Students and faculty tend to use the facilities and 
equipment for both their curricular work and personal creative projects.

We also provide instruction sessions and tutorials on all of the editing 
software and equipment we offer in the lab. Our Media Lab Manager works closely 
with faculty to provide tailored instruction sessions to classes incorporating 
a video or media assignment.   Many of those classes create PSAs, 2-5 minute 
narrative films and brief documentaries.  In addition to creating music, folks 
use the audio studio for general voiceover; podcasts; interviews; creating 
voice tracks for media; and audio tours.

Please email me off list if you'd like more information.
Winifred

Winifred Fordham Metz
Media Librarian & Head of the Media Resources Center
House Undergraduate Library
CB#3942
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/mrc/index.html
919-962-4099
fred...@email.unc.edu



On Sep 10, 2010, at 7:14 PM, John Streepy wrote:

> We have a dedicated iMac with Final Cut Express and iMovie available.  We 
> also have an old Legacy microphone amp to provide voice over ability, and I 
> want to expand the abilities as I find other equipment to augment what we 
> have.  I want to have a spot for kids who are not in Film Studies can have 
> access to create projects.  We also have several iMacs in our library that 
> have iMovie and we will lend them cables to hook up cameras if necessary so 
> they can use those to edit as well.  No actual shooting studio, but I would 
> love to create such a room.
> regards
> jhs
> 
> 
> John H. Streepy
> Media Services Supervisor
> Library-Media Circulation
> James E. Brooks Library
> Central Washington University
> 400 East University Way
> Ellensburg, WA  98926-7548
> 
> (509) 963-2861
> http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media
> 
> "Hand to hand combat just goes with the territory.
> All part of being a librarian" -- James Turner "Rex Libris"
> 
> Transitus profusum est nocens!
> 
> 
 Randal Baier  09/10/10 10:53 AM >>>
> I'm interested in knowing how many of you have video production studios in 
> your libraries. Either live recording facilities or editing/post production 
> facilities. 
> 
> Could you please give me some idea of the kinds of projects you work on, what 
> you interaction is with campus faculty and a general idea of the mission? 
> 
> We *do* have such a studio; it needs some upgrading but it is a nice 
> facility. But we are reviewing it's overall purpose given recent directions 
> in media making, and I'd like to get some comparative information from other 
> colleagues about their sites. 
> 
> Even if some of you do not have a studio but have some opinions about the 
> role of libraries in producing video/electronic media -- I'd like to get your 
> input. Feel free to reply here if you think it is of group interest or reply 
> to me off list and I can summarize later. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> Randal Baier 
> Eastern Michigan University 
> 
> 
> 
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
> distributors.






VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?

[Jana Atkins]

We have an "arts" workstation and are in the process of installing a second 
one.  These are the only two Macs in our library.  They have Final Cut and 
iMovie, of course, as well as the full Adobe Suite and few discipline-specific 
apps like Finale, Labanwriter, and Pyware.  Nothing to convert video formats, 
but we do have equipment that can convert LPs and cassettes over to CD so the 
students can access audio in a usable form.  Most of them no longer have any 
equipment to handle older formats, as you all are undoubtedly aware.
I have a full list of the specialty software installed available on request.
Jana Atkins, B.M., M.L.S.
Performing Arts/Multimedia Librarian
University of Central Oklahoma
Max Chambers Library
100 N. University
Edmond, OK  73034
405-974-2949




On 9/10/10 1:29 PM, "Randal Baier"  wrote:
I'm interested in knowing how many of you have video production studios in your 
libraries. Either live recording facilities or editing/post production 
facilities.

Could you please give me some idea of the kinds of projects you work on, what 
you interaction is with campus faculty and a general idea of the mission?

We *do* have such a studio; it needs some upgrading but it is a nice facility. 
But we are reviewing it's overall purpose given recent directions in media 
making, and I'd like to get some comparative information from other colleagues 
about their sites.

Even if some of you do not have a studio but have some opinions about the role 
of libraries in producing video/electronic media -- I'd like to get your input. 
Feel free to reply here if you think it is of group interest or reply to me off 
list and I can summarize later.

Cheers,
Randal Baier
Eastern Michigan University


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