[modfilms-general] SANCTUARY NEWSLETTER > JANUARY 18 > 2006

[christian hogue]

i like the politically active film agenda.. but being a cynic can see  
it becoming commercialized and therefore derailed/debased by  
hollywood a the same time.. why not just teach people to watch and  
have decent funding and content quotas for real journalism and  
documentaries..

On 18 Jan 2006, at 23:56, Alex Zinzi wrote:

> BIT TORRENTS VIA PRODIGEM
> Michela just published a Bit Torrent of the MOD Films video  
> introduction on Prodigem. This is the kind of mechanism we will  
> have to employ to allow distribution to scale. http:// 
> www.prodigem.com/torrents/torrent_1193.html
>
>
> GOOGLE TALK
> Those ubiquitous Web barons at Google have just announced 'Open  
> Federation' for their Google Talk service, and NO... it has nothing  
> to do with 'Star Trek' actually! Open federation is tech-speak for  
> when people on different services can talk to each other, which  
> unfortunately is not the case with many IM and Internet voice  
> calling services today, where you can only talk to people on the  
> particular service you have an account on. With open federation,  
> you get to choose your service provider and you can talk to people  
> on any other federated service (and vice versa). http:// 
> www.google.com/talk/developer.html#service
>
>
> RETRIEVR - SEARCH BY SKETCHING
> Retrievr is a similar interface to flickr which searches the online  
> photo system using your own scribbles as a reference. Employing  
> colours and shapes certainly makes for a refreshing break from  
> using keyword tags, though admittedly initial testing didn't  
> exactly spring back with relevent responses. It was more like the  
> first round of playing Pictionary with strangers actually, but the  
> idea is brilliant and you can see how this little device could be  
> refined over time to be very accurate indeed. http:// 
> labs.systemone.at/retrievr
>
>
> NEWSNIGHT IN SECOND LIFE
> Damn, I'm sorry I missed this one!! BBC journalists Jeremy Paxman  
> and Paul Mason broadcast part of the Newsnight programme from  
> within the MMORPG 'Second Life'. http://paulmason.typepad.com/ 
> newsnig8t/2006/01/i_go_head_to_he.html
>
>
> PRO-ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS
> Founded by eBay president, Jeff Skoll, Participant Productions is  
> in the business of producing political movies. What is most  
> interesting is that the films to-date, 'Syriana', 'North Country',  
> 'Murderball' and 'Goodnight and Good Luck' are not simply  
> grassroots productions but heavy-hitting Hollywood productions with  
> A-list stars like George Clooney and Charlize Theron. The last line  
> in the credits of 'Syriana' is in fact a URL which reads like an  
> activist call to arms. So what happens when the majority of film  
> productions, regardless of country of origin, make this much effort  
> to establish a social context outside of the cinema you ask? Well,  
> hopefully the medium evolves.
>
>
> ENTERTAINMENT EVOLUTIONARY QUOTE OF THE WEEK
> "Participant believes in the power of media to create great social  
> change. Our goal is to deliver compelling entertainment that will  
> inspire audiences to get involved in the issues that affect us  
> all." - Jeff Skoll
>
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christian hogue : creative director
lost in space : images of the future
london:bangkok:tokyo

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xian at lostinspace.com


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