It’s the authors hope that “citizen journalists with smartphones can become a driving support to photojournalism, and that the proliferation of media from ordinary people will help keep the world at large more informed and aware.”

Source: http://frugaldad.com

]]> http://glencanning.com/2012/02/the-people%e2%80%99s-tech-revolution-infographic/feed/ 0 http://glencanning.com/2012/02/what-my-mom-thinks-i-do/ http://glencanning.com/2012/02/what-my-mom-thinks-i-do/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:43:51 +0000 Glen Canning http://glencanning.com/?p=2856 A lot of truth to this image:

One of the most memorable things Saltzman has heard in his life happened when he was staying with The Beatles in India. George Harrison’s revealing words to Paul were: “Like we are The Beatles, after all, aren’t we? We have all the money you could ever dream of, we have all the fame you could ever wish for. But it isn’t love. It isn’t health. It isn’t peace inside, is it?”

He shared knowledge and life lessons during the four hour class. He mentioned his background as a news cameraman and how he didn’t like the cycle of feeding a monster everyday. It wasn’t who he was so he moved on and began producing films. He prefers to make films about people who give him courage and I think that’s a wonderful reason to pick up a camera.

Prom Night in Mississippi was shot over a four month period in 2008 using $750,000 of the director’s own money. The film follows a group of Charleston High School high school seniors in Charleston, Mississippi as they prepare for their senior prom, the first racially integrated prom in Charleston history. Prior to this, hard to believe as it is, proms were divided between black and white students. All in the crew of three shot over 165 hours of footage, 89 minutes of which were used in the final version. It was shown on HBO, premiered in Toronto on November 12, 2009, and had its theatrical release on December 11, 2009. I saw it during the Atlantic Film Festival.

One thing Paul mentioned besides the Beatles quote the tI’l remember. He said if you want to make a film you have to imagine yourself in a limo in Hollywood on the way to the awards show. Imagine the red carpet and visualize all the people, imagine the applause, the reaction, … now make that film that would be for. Meditate on that.

Some other points mentioned by Paul:

• Not in control doesn’t mean out of control, it means in the flow
• Teachers can only teach their limits, not yours
• You can work through desire but you cannot transcend it
• Give back. Find a way. During the filming of Prom Night Pau taught filmmaking at the school for free
• I need to get to Toronto in April for the course Documentary Storytelling and Film Structurel by Tom Schlesinger.

Paul wants to live to be 107 years old so he can see what the world looks like in 2050.

What a great way to spend four hours!

So my solution was simple – join a film co-op. In this case the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, or AFCOOP as they liked to be called. AFCOOP is a member-run arts-centre for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative, learning environment.

AFCOOP’s Objectives are to:

• Provide assistance to members for the production of independent, non-commercial films
• Provide facilities and instruction for the training of filmmakers
• Provide film-related programming within the community.

AFCOOP was founded in 1973 when 17 ambitious artists gathered for drinks at the Seahorse Tavern and someone came up with the idea of establishing a filmmakers’ co-operative in Halifax. More than thirty years later, AFCOOP is the oldest film co-op in English-speaking Canada. Hundreds of films have been created with AFCOOP’s help and their members have received national and international recognition for their work.

So, for someone like me wanting to learn how to shoot old school film AFCOOP is the perfect place to go. They run what’s called a FILM 5 Trainee Program. This is a hands-on training program for aspiring technical crew with workshops in production, directing, grip, lighting, sound, and camera operator. Wanting to be involved with cameras I choose the Camera Assistant program and the courses:

• 35mm Cameras: Part I
• 35 Cameras: Part II
• Camera Assistants’ Intensive

In the first two courses I had the opportunity to set up an ARRIFLEX 35-3 and an ARRIFLEX BL. These are two of the more common 35mm film cameras. The next course is a two day Camera Assistants’ Intensive and it will cover such topics as the  working relationship with the DOP, focus pulling, loading mags,  filters  and  lenses,  film  stocks  and inventory.

The best part is that I’ll be able to participate in the production of a 5 minute short film that will, hopefully, be shown at the Atlantic Film Festival.

How cool is this!!!

ARRIFLEX BL. Looks more like a weapon of mass destruction than a camera.

ARRIFLEX 35-III

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Adeus cartões de visitas, bem vindo CardMunch (Photo credit: Rubens Cavalheiro)

Business cards are still a huge part of networking and with all the meetings I’ve been to since the new year the stack is getting out of control. So what’s a quick way to put them all away yet still have the information stored for ready access? CardMunch!

This was another app I enjoyed using because it did just what I wanted and it did it well. All you do is start the app, set the camera over a business card, tap the screen to focus, and tap the camera icon. The app then takes the information from the card and sets up a contact profile. Simple and convenient!

CardMunch is by LinkedIn so once it turns your business cards into contacts it integrates with the LinkedIn site and downloads the profile information for your new contacts. Then you can connect with them with a single click.

Features:

• Convert business cards to address book contacts, and then add them as connections on LinkedIn.
• View relevant LinkedIn profile info, connections in common, work history, and more, for the cards you scan.
• Improved card capture experience for faster and easier card scanning.
• Manual transcription ensures high accuracy for scanned cards.
• Newly revamped user interface and visual experience

CardMunch is free at the App Store.

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Here’s the original:

Image via CrunchBase

(Reuters) – YouTube, Google Inc’s video website, is streaming 4 billion online videos every day, a 25 percent increase in the past eight months, according to the company.

The jump in video views comes as Google pushes YouTube beyond the personal computer, with versions of the site that work on smartphones and televisions, and as the company steps up efforts to offer more professional-grade content on the site.

According to the company, roughly 60 hours of video is now uploaded to YouTube every minute, compared with the 48 hours of video uploaded per minute in May.

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SugarSync gives you access to your files from a multitude of devices, no matter if you store them on your laptop at home, desktop computer at the office, tablet, and so on. You can use SugarSync to stream music, back-up photos, collaborate on projects, and more.

If you like Dropbox, or MobileMe, you’ll love SugarSync.

Features:

• Get anytime, anywhere access to all of your files, photos, and music.
• Share any file via email, or copy and paste links to share with another app.
• Backup photos/videos taken on your iPhone/iPad to your computers.
• Stream your entire music collection, even while you use other apps.
• Download files or entire folders for fast, offline viewing.
• Share, move, and even delete files saved on your computer.
• View photos from all of your computers (and easily save any to your iPhone/iPad).
• Edit documents locally then sync your computers.

SugarSync is free at the App Store.

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Here’s a grab from my inbox two hours after the event ended: