Many of you have "Freedom Machines," a POV/PBS Special that looks in depth at the issues of access to technology for people with disabilities -- 20% of the U.S. population. Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH) or Closed Captioning and Audio Description should by now be as common a practice as color correction and sound mixing. Many school districts will not purchase media that lacks SDH or CC. The U.S. Dept. of Education provides captioning grants to producers and saves lots of expense and headaches down the road. The "Freedom Machines" DVD is a state-of-the-accessible art DVD with talking menus, fully bilingual (Spanish) and more. Please forgive the plug, but it's the reality of life for so many people -- and the numbers are only growing, as we all know.
Janet Cole Executive Producer "Freedom Machines" www.freedommachines.com On Aug 12, 2010, at 11:28 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Send videolib mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/[email protected] > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Appeal to producers and distributers on captioning (Laura Fu) > 2. Re: acquisition ([email protected]) > 3. Re: acquisition (Moshiri, Farhad) > 4. RE VHS Only (Tatar, Becky) > 5. Re: acquisition (Ball, James (jmb4aw)) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:34:11 -0500 > From: Laura Fu <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Appeal to producers and distributers on > captioning > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > All > > We don't really do any educational productions, although I'm sure that if > anyone ever needed anything from our original programming, we could get it. > (We produce mainly Health and Food content) We have the capabilities to CC, > but it's not always requested. It also depends the format and production > type. We often do subtitles though, especially with all the Spanish content > we're producing. We have English with Spanish subtitles and vice versa. > > I would think that production for educational and academic purposes would > automatically encode for CC. Perhaps it's just too cumbersome? I know that > from my work in local and national news, often our packages and live shots > would air without CC simply because the producer didn't want to type verbatim > their pkg that was edited in the field and sent back via the live truck. It > was extra work and too tight to make broadcast. I would always fill in the CC > when I saw blanks. It's unfortunate to know that non-news productions lack CC > as well. > > Best regards, > Laura > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > AnswersMedia > Laura Fu > Video Assets Manager > > 400 W. Erie > Chicago, IL 60654 > P: 312.421.0113 ext.5160 > F: 312.421.1457 > [email protected]? > > www.answersmediainc.com > www.answerstv.com > > ? Before printing, please think about the environment > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gwen Gerber [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 10:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Appeal to producers and distributers on captioning > > Dear Scott, > > I certainly understand your need to bring the captioning/audio description > accessibility to the attention of the producers/distributors. > > BioMEDIA ASSOCIATES biology and human physiology programs were chosen for > captioning/audio description by the Department of Education Emerging > Technologies Grant that is implemented by Caption Max. Through this grant > all of our programs on DVD, for broadcast as well as our Digital Media Files > are captioned and audio described. We have learned a few things through > this grant as the technology has changed as we've gone along. Working with > Caption Max has been very easy and educational. > > I'm happy to share our experience with any producer/distributor that is > new to captioning/audio description. We have always captioned our media but > the audio description as well as the creation of captioning/audio > description files for our Digital Media Files is new to us. > > I'd ask buyers of media to consider that as distributors we are now > providing programs in DVD with captions that are Subtitled Enabled and audio > description, Broadcast formats with Closed Captions and audio description, > and Digital Media Files that are full play and chaptered in several encoding > formats with captioning and audio description files. > > Never in the history of visual media have we provided programming in so > many formats with so many enhancements. > > We also provide PDF Teaching Guide, Image Banks, and Posters plus > Interactive Learning Guides, curriculum correlations by state (K-12), and > Metadata for the full programs as well as the chaptered programs. We are > looking for a partner to create Spanish translations of our media for > inclusion in all formats. > > Plus we are providing websites that have massive amounts of free content as > well as catalogs with previews, PDF Teaching Guides and Posters, and > curriculum correlations. Plus we are making IP Authentication seamless > linking our site to password protected websites of clients that license our > content that provides the client with user stats. Additionally, we continue > to send out a catalog. > > Our production includes the top microscopes available to scientists and > digital cameras which now includes HD. Our animator of processes unseen > under the microscope or to enhance the illustration of a complex scientific > process must update computers and software on a regular basis as well as the > editors. Copyrights must be registered for each program. We are > continuing to produce new programs. As we update our biology collection, > those licensees receive the new program for the remaining life of the > license. > > Our pricing is from 1999 with our Digital Media File licensing based upon > student enrollment so an institution with 1,500 students can afford the same > content as an institution 250,000. DVDs run $45 - 128 for single titles and > $99.95 - 400.00 for series on one disc. During this time of extreme budget > cuts we are working with each client as we believe that these students need > to have the science content we offer. After all these students will be > taking care of us! > > Re-reading this it sounds like I've climbed on a soapbox but it is the > reality I face every day as a distributor that represents independent > producers. The Emerging Technologies grant has been extremely helpful to > us meet the needs of all students as captioning is a valuable learning > enhancement for all viewers. > > Congratulations! You've passed Post-Production 101. We'll get through > this time, I'm just really hoping these days of digital pioneering with tiny > budgets aren't the "good old days." > > My Best, > Gwen > > Gwen Gerber > BioMEDIA ASSOCIATES > P.O. Box 1234 > Beaufort, SC 29901-1234 > 877.661.5355/843.470.0236 voice, 843.470.0237 fax > [email protected] www.ebiomedia.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:34:34 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] acquisition > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 > > Well, there are other performances of Rite out there, but I do believe the > Joffrey is no longer available on DVD or tape. It appears to be on > YouTube (of course) > > gary > > >> Does anyone have ideas of where I might be able to find a copy of the film >> mentioned below? One of my professors is requesting it for a class this >> semester and I cannot seem to locate it. Thanks in advance! >> >> Jennifer >> -------- >> Jennifer Matthews >> (574)631-9038 (work) >> [email protected] >> >> >> The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring [videorecording] / a >> co-production of WNET/New York and Danmarks Radio in association with >> Czechoslovak Television and BBC, La Sept, NOS Television ; dance directed >> by Thomas Grimm ; documentary directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Judy >> Kinberg and Thomas Grimm. New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1989. (58 min.) : sd., >> col. with b&w sequences >> Notes: Narrator, Kathryn Walker. >> Danced by the Joffrey Ballet: Carole Valleskey (A 300-year-old woman), >> Paul Shoemaker (Old sage), Beatriz Rodriguez (The chosen one), and others. >> Music performed by the Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague, >> conducted by Allan Lewis. >> Set coordinator, Ves Harper ; lighting, Jorgen Johannessen and Tim Hunter >> ; production executive, Rhoda Grauer ; writer, Holly Brubach. >> Concluding performance by the Joffrey Ballet: choreography, Vaslav >> Nijinsky, reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson ; music, Igor >> Stravinsky ; scenario, Igor Stravinsky and Nikolai Roerich ; scenery and >> costumes, Nikolai Roerich, reconstructed by Kenneth Archer ; artistic >> supervision of reconstruction, Robert Joffrey. >> Telecast by WNET/13, New York, on the Great Performances: Dance in America >> series on November 24, 1989. >> Documentary on the history and reconstruction of Vaslav Nijinsky's ballet >> The rite of spring (Le sacre du printemps). The 1913 premiere of the >> ballet is illustrated through still photographs and historical footage of >> interviews with Igor Stravinsky and Dame Marie Rambert. Dance historian >> Millicent Hodson and art historian Kenneth Archer describe the process of >> reconstructing the ballet, which is then seen in a performance by the >> Joffrey Ballet. >> On Jul 29, 2010, at 10:39 AM, Jen Matthews wrote: >> >> >> 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 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:47:28 -0500 > From: "Moshiri, Farhad" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] acquisition > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > The DVD: "Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird/Le Sacre du > Printemps" (2009) features the original Nijinsky choreograpy performed by the > Marinsky Ballet (St. Petersburg) > > Farhad Moshiri > AV Librarian > University of the Incarnate Word > San Antonio, Texas > > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] [[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] acquisition > > Well, there are other performances of Rite out there, but I do believe the > Joffrey is no longer available on DVD or tape. It appears to be on > YouTube (of course) > > gary > > >> Does anyone have ideas of where I might be able to find a copy of the film >> mentioned below? One of my professors is requesting it for a class this >> semester and I cannot seem to locate it. Thanks in advance! >> >> Jennifer >> -------- >> Jennifer Matthews >> (574)631-9038 (work) >> [email protected] >> >> >> The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring [videorecording] / a >> co-production of WNET/New York and Danmarks Radio in association with >> Czechoslovak Television and BBC, La Sept, NOS Television ; dance directed >> by Thomas Grimm ; documentary directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Judy >> Kinberg and Thomas Grimm. New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1989. (58 min.) : sd., >> col. with b&w sequences >> Notes: Narrator, Kathryn Walker. >> Danced by the Joffrey Ballet: Carole Valleskey (A 300-year-old woman), >> Paul Shoemaker (Old sage), Beatriz Rodriguez (The chosen one), and others. >> Music performed by the Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague, >> conducted by Allan Lewis. >> Set coordinator, Ves Harper ; lighting, Jorgen Johannessen and Tim Hunter >> ; production executive, Rhoda Grauer ; writer, Holly Brubach. >> Concluding performance by the Joffrey Ballet: choreography, Vaslav >> Nijinsky, reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson ; music, Igor >> Stravinsky ; scenario, Igor Stravinsky and Nikolai Roerich ; scenery and >> costumes, Nikolai Roerich, reconstructed by Kenneth Archer ; artistic >> supervision of reconstruction, Robert Joffrey. >> Telecast by WNET/13, New York, on the Great Performances: Dance in America >> series on November 24, 1989. >> Documentary on the history and reconstruction of Vaslav Nijinsky's ballet >> The rite of spring (Le sacre du printemps). The 1913 premiere of the >> ballet is illustrated through still photographs and historical footage of >> interviews with Igor Stravinsky and Dame Marie Rambert. Dance historian >> Millicent Hodson and art historian Kenneth Archer describe the process of >> reconstructing the ballet, which is then seen in a performance by the >> Joffrey Ballet. >> On Jul 29, 2010, at 10:39 AM, Jen Matthews wrote: >> >> >> 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 > [email protected] > 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. 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Thank you for > your compliance. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:10:07 -0500 > From: "Tatar, Becky" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Videolib] RE VHS Only > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > > <6d8bee91433474478d294a8867ffdc6e04168...@wmain3.aurorapubliclibrary.org> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Nothing to add - but just think - all this over one of Thomas Edison's > inventions - wonder what he'd think! > > Becky Tatar > Periodicals/Audiovisuals > Aurora Public Library > 1 E. Benton Street > Aurora, IL 60505 > Phone: 630-264-4100 > FAX: 630-896-3209 > [email protected] > www.aurora.lib.il.us > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:27:49 -0400 > From: "Ball, James (jmb4aw)" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] acquisition > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > > <b0123513fa2c9044b01d2aa5f48bb3261454b07...@mcclane.eservices.virginia.edu> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Jennifer, > > I believe this is the item you're looking for: > http://www.classicalvideorarities.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=218 > > Although the title the vendor lists is Stravinsky Rite of Spring Documentary > and complete performance by the Joffrey Ballet, the program is actually The > Search for Nijinsky's Rite of Spring and matches what's in the record below. > > Note that it comes as a DVD-R. Here's a note from the OCLC record: > > This disc is a recorded DVD and may fail to play on some DVD equipment./ > Originally aired by WNET/13 New York in 1989 as part of the series Great > performances : dance in America./ Participants: Kathryn Walker, narrator ; > Joffrey Ballet ; Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague ; Allan Lewis, > conductor > > Cheers, > > Matt > > > ________________________________________ > > Matt Ball > Media and Student Services Librarian > University of Virginia > Charlottesville, VA 22904 > [email protected]<https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=62fe60f092584617be4c37bdfc2dcf42&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu> > | 434-924-3812 > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jen Matthews > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Videolib] acquisition > > Does anyone have ideas of where I might be able to find a copy of the film > mentioned below? One of my professors is requesting it for a class this > semester and I cannot seem to locate it. Thanks in advance! > > Jennifer > -------- > Jennifer Matthews > (574)631-9038 (work) > [email protected] > > > The search for Nijinsky's Rite of spring [videorecording] / a co-production > of WNET/New York and Danmarks Radio in association with Czechoslovak > Television and BBC, La Sept, NOS Television ; dance directed by Thomas Grimm > ; documentary directed by Judy Kinberg ; produced by Judy Kinberg and Thomas > Grimm. New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1989. (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w > sequences > Notes: Narrator, Kathryn Walker. > Danced by the Joffrey Ballet: Carole Valleskey (A 300-year-old woman), Paul > Shoemaker (Old sage), Beatriz Rodriguez (The chosen one), and others. > Music performed by the Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague, conducted > by Allan Lewis. > Set coordinator, Ves Harper ; lighting, Jorgen Johannessen and Tim Hunter ; > production executive, Rhoda Grauer ; writer, Holly Brubach. > Concluding performance by the Joffrey Ballet: choreography, Vaslav Nijinsky, > reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; > scenario, Igor Stravinsky and Nikolai Roerich ; scenery and costumes, Nikolai > Roerich, reconstructed by Kenneth Archer ; artistic supervision of > reconstruction, Robert Joffrey. > Telecast by WNET/13, New York, on the Great Performances: Dance in America > series on November 24, 1989. > Documentary on the history and reconstruction of Vaslav Nijinsky's ballet The > rite of spring (Le sacre du printemps). The 1913 premiere of the ballet is > illustrated through still photographs and historical footage of interviews > with Igor Stravinsky and Dame Marie Rambert. Dance historian Millicent Hodson > and art historian Kenneth Archer describe the process of reconstructing the > ballet, which is then seen in a performance by the Joffrey Ballet. > On Jul 29, 2010, at 10:39 AM, Jen Matthews wrote: > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > End of videolib Digest, Vol 33, Issue 37 > ****************************************
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