My opinion is that the chances are pretty good. Iʻve done this with some local (Detroit area) filmmakers and one even sent us a free copy. Hopefully all the emails you have are valid and get to the right person.
The prof. could be doing this also, by the way. s/he/they could consider it research. Randal Baier On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 5:45 AM, Karsten, Eileen <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear CW, > > > > A professor would like me to obtain copies of the following short films. > They are all on YouTube and it looks like they have been posted by the > legal owners. The professor is afraid that they are going to disappear one > day. I cannot find them listed as being for sale. If I track down the > directors/filmmakers or film companies, what are my chances of them > selling me a DVD copy? > > > > · The Art of Farewell by David Napier (Australia = Asia and > Europe/NA) (8 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLzSUupSLV8 > > · The Most Beautiful Thing by Cameron Covell (11 min) > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP8psM4LWXk > > · Donkey by Keir Burrows (UK) (7 min) > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctRP3b4NntM > > · 5 More Minutes by Bahaish Kapoor (India) (3:23 min) > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EDK-5Er9CY > > > > > > Thank you for any help with this question. > > > > Yours truly, > > > > Eileen Karsten > > Head of Technical Services > > Donnelley and Lee Library > > Lake Forest College > > 555 N. Sheridan Road > > Lake Forest, IL 60045 > > 847-735-5066 > > [email protected] > > > > 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. > > -- ============== Randal Baier Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 (734) 487-2520 <callto:734)+487-2520> [email protected] tweets @rbaier – skypes @ randalbaier “... do not all strange sounds thrill us as human till we have learned to refer them to their proper source?” -Thoreau, mss., Journal 9: 1854-1855
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.
