I believe at least one press outlet was recording some talks, presumably to serve as b-roll. Perhaps what you saw was one of those?
Joe On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 at 19:21 とある白い猫 <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew++ > > I find it odd that we are willing to have a huge budget for Wikimania and > none for recording videos of talks for non-attendees to view. I think we > owe it to them. It can be crowdfunded if need be. > > An interesting idea perhaps is to group video if we have a reliable way to > crowd source this. > > I did notice a video cam recording the talk after mine. I am unsure if > mine was recorded as well. Does anyone know who was operating the tripod > camera? I seen it in other talks too. > > -- とある白い猫 (To Aru Shiroi Neko) > > On 18 July 2015 at 23:17, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Andrew++. >> >> A. >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to guerrilla video record as many Wikimania sessions that I >>> can attend, so I cannot respond at length. >>> >>> But I do want to say: the cost/benefit analysis needs to consider the >>> quality of the viewers and not just the quantity. >>> >>> When a Wikipedian in Residence can show their institution the video of >>> their Wikimania presentation as evidence of impact and engagement, it can >>> lead to renewal of their positions and more initiatives. >>> >>> When the video of a Wikimania panel on COI and PR editing can convince >>> more multi-billion dollar PR firm to understand our guidelines and terms of >>> use, that's a major outcome. >>> >>> When someone talks about Wiki Loves Earth, #100wikidays or other >>> grassroots projects, video provides a unique window into the emotions and >>> motivations you cannot capture in a mailing list or blog post. >>> >>> When in 10 years, we want to know the passions and personalities that >>> led us to where the movement is, where will we look? >>> >>> If we're expecting Wikimania videos to rack up the same views as >>> LOLcats, it ain't going to happen. It has always been a very small core >>> community does a massive amount of the innovation and work that keeps the >>> projects going, and the ability to talk to each other in deep, complex and >>> accessible ways is vital. >>> >>> For a movement dedicated to capturing the sum of all human knowledge, >>> it's surprising how blasé we are in letting our own community history fall >>> by the wayside. >>> >>> >>> >>> -Andrew Lih >>> Associate professor of journalism, American University >>> Email: [email protected] >>> WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com >>> BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com >>> PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Nkansah Rexford < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Recording video* is easy; you can do it on most mobile phones these >>>>> days. >>>>> >>>> >>>> And on that note, the wiki indaba conference was recorded solely on a >>>> mobile phone[1]. Although sound quality wasn't the best, with considerable >>>> thought on getting an appropriate accessory to handle sound, phones are >>>> also an alternative worth looking into. >>>> >>>> [1] >>>> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTdU_5c77__7y3igaHAauOyAvo2crj2cp >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co >>>> <http://khophi.co/about> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Asaf Bartov >> Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> >> >> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the >> sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! >> https://donate.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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