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May 16, 2004 - Vol 3, No. 07 Up Front Sunday Morning:
Photographing nature provides many challenges with ever changing light, weather conditions, and subject matter. Nature Photography is an informative web site with an on-line guide dedicated to improving one's techniques for photographing the natural environment. It provides tutorials, an excellent film guide, links to Internet photo guides, and other worthwhile resources. While on the subject of photography, I would encourage readers to visit Photographers of Genius at the Getty. The J. Paul Getty Museum,Los Angeles, has been collecting the work of the world's best photographers for 20 years. The site includes at least one signature picture by each artist, biographical and technical information, and links to other image resources. An excellent site for those intersted in the photographic image. Featured this week: The Discussion Section explores learning to see and seeing to learn - the unique human ability to give meaning to visual experiences. Random Links provides information on Audio Drama, an art form born of classic radio that is finding new life on tape, disc, and the Internet. And, of course, there is plenty of news, job postings, and other information to browse this Sunday morning. Local Oregon and NW News: • Check out recent Northwest Film Center student films at First Thursday, 7:30pm, at Old Town Pizza in Portland. Films will be shown in the upstairs banquet room that was recently turned into an intimate screening space. The Northwest Film Center’s School of Film will screen a short program of student work before each feature. Screenings are free. Part of the food/beverage proceeds go to the Northwest Film Center. • Web and graphic designers mark your July calander for the annual Portland WebVisions conference. WebVisions explores the future of design, content creation, and the user experience, to uncover the trends and agents of change that will affect the way we interact with the Web.WebVisions 2004,July 16, 2004, at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd Portland, OR. Check out the student competition page for a unique opportunity to show your work. • A one-day course on Presenting Data and Information will be held in Portland on Thursday, June 24, 2004. The course is offered by Edward Tufte, author of three books, "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information", "Envisioning Information", and Visual Explanations". Tufte is professor emeritus at Yale University where he taught courses in information design and interface design. Check the course web site for fee and other specifics. On The Desk Top: • The Game Developers Conference was held this past March in San Francisco. The content of over 50 presentations is available on GDC 2004 Speaker Slides web site. The site also contains papers and other speaker reports. An excellent resource for those interested in game design. • "The Day After Tomorrow" is a science fiction film about the dangers of global warming. As with most films today, the Internet has become an important venue for advertising and promotion of new releases. This site has some nice behind the scenes conceptual drawings as well as production images that may be of interest to media designers. Visit the web site and navigate to Multimedia and then choose the Galleries option. There are two volumes of conceptual art plus a photography gallery.The film is directed by Roland Emmerich and opens over the Memorial Day weekend. • The Alternative Movie Awards (Alties 2004) has announced the winners of the second-annual competition. These awards are based on the social content of the films and are selected by the online voting of readers. • The radio program "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, is a Peabody Award-winning Public Radio weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. The one-hour program features in-depth interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news. Check out the following: Filmmaker Errol Morris talks about his documentary, The Fog of War. Discussion with other directors, reviewers, and film artists are available through NPR Internet audio. • The eighth annual Webby Awards have been announced. The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences® unveiled the winners of The 8th Annual Webby Awards on May 12. Reflecting the egalitarian spirit of the internet, winners ranged from Wikipedia.org (Best Community), a free, community-built encyclopedia, to the official site for the Oscar-winning documentary The Fog of War (Best Film), to web powerhouses like Google (Best Practices and Best Services).Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is the leading international honors for consumer Web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. • Does your CD collection suffer from"CD rot"? Hold a disc up to the light and see if pits of light show through. If so, you have a problem. A recent article from the Associated Press discusses the discovery of a gradual deterioration of the data-carrying layer on many CD's. It is one of several reasons that optical discs may not be as long lasting as originally thought. CD rot can be caused by poor manufacturing or more likely by careless owners. Here are some tips the article suggests for protecting your collection: (1) The CD label area is the most vulnerable portion of the disc so write on it with water-based or alchohol-based markers. (2) Don't bend the CD when removing it from a case as it breaks the glue that holds the layers together allowing in air and moister - this is especially true of DVD discs. (3) Store discs vertically so warpage will not occure. (4) Don't store your disc where there are temperature extremes. • The Toronto Flashinthecan festival was held in April. The work of finalists and winners for 2004 is available online. This festival features the "best" of Canadian flash animation. • The 12th annual Flashforward conference and Flash™ Film Festival, the oldest and largest Flash user conference in the world, will be held in New York July 7-9, 2004. • The BRAINTRUSTdv interview with Daniel Gamburg investigates the possibilities and pitfalls of moviemaking co-ops and scrutinizes the array of venues newly available to visual storytellers. "Initial Public Screening: A Web-based Co-Op Climbs out of Its Box" is one of BRAINTRUSTdv's more in-depth interviews yet. • A new report showcases the different ways in which youth are using the media arts to improve society.It highlights several efforts, such as one to promote girls' use of information technology in South Carolina public schools and another that helps high school students from poor families in Salt Lake City prepare for college. Produced by the San Francisco based National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture, the report says youth media programs need more evidence of their impact, however. The report includes seven case studies and one survey. Ordering information about "A Closer Look: Media Arts 2003" is online at www.namac.org Source: Education Week, issue April 28. • It is estimated that 81% of web sites fail to satisfy the most basic Web Accessibility Initiative category. Evaluations undertaken by disabled users show that the majority of web sites have characteristics that make it very difficult, if not impossible, for people with certain impairments such as blindness to make effective use of the web. "This results from a lack of interest and knowledge on the part of website developers" Source: Websites failing disabled surfers by Will Sturgeon. • Individuals interested in writing for children, or illustrating children's books, will find the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) a valuable resource. You can access reviews, biographical information about authors and illustrators and links to publisher pages. Trial use of the site is free. • Have you ever wanted to write a children's book? GiGi Books is looking for fun and creative, original children' s stories. The winner will receive $250.00 and their book will be published and adapted to audio. Three additional winners will be chosen and their books will be published and adapted also. Submissions must be 400 words or less and received by August 1st 2004.You can submit your children's book online. Visit www.gigiaudiobooks.com/contest for additional rules and guidelines. Winners will be announced on September 15th 2004. Fun Stuff: • To celebrate the Equinox on March 20, more than 180 photographers in 40 countries created beautiful VR panoramas that day. The World Wide Panorama project lets you visit Budapest, Kiev, Tasmania, Vienna, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Kyoto, Beijing, Giza and hundreds of cities in between.Take a moment to travel somewhere else in the world and learn more about creating QuickTime VR panoramas. (Source: Apple News). • Here is a challenge for the observant eye. First take a look at the original classic Macintosh "1984" commercial. Now look at the revised version. What is the difference between the two? Here's a hint - watch for product placement. GF (newsletter@proscenia.net) Web site header and icons by: Mitten Kitten |
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The Proscenia Newsletter offers a listing of services by subscribers. If you would like to include your web site please contact the editor at newsletter@proscenia.net. Anthrotechnics.com, Eugene. Human-oriented interface design, web development, and interactive mixed media performance solutions. Ben Beekman and Micky Hulse, Designers. ATGpro.Com, Eugene. Aaron Thomas Graham, Media Developer. Mr. Graham is currently a Graphic Designer with Monaco Coach Corporation. Australian Sound Design Project. A sound design and arts site with access to hundreds of published sound designs, articles, papers, bibliographical searches, and funding links and free shareware. The ASDP publishes an informative newsletter on sound issues BeekMedia. Eugene. Ben Beekman is a graduate of the UO Multimedia program currently doing contract work in a variety of media including DVD and web design. Chris Gates: Creative Graphic Communication for Electronic and Print Media. Portland. Chris Gates is a web and multimedia specialist and medical illustrator. Cory Graham. Eugene. Cory is currently the Art Director/Lead Web Designer with the Monaco Coach Corporation. Creative Imagery. Gresham. Don Strike is an instructional designer and trainer providing course development for business and industry .Equilibrium Designs. Portland. Manuel Hernandez. Mr. Hernandez is a professional web designer with clients in the Eugene area. He is also completing a degree in animation at the Portland Art Institute. Ideascape, Inc. Portland. Doug Freeman is an award-winning scriptwriter and producer for video, broadcast, film and multimedia. He works with government, commercial and non-profit clients nationwide on technical and non-technical productions. Mitten Kitten. Eugene. Gabriel Guzman. A progressive new media design house that specializes in analog and digital creative solutions for commercial, non-profit and private interests. Mitten Kitten specializes in assisting progressive businesses, organizations and individuals that support global and cultural enrichment and preservation Notaphaze.com. Eugene. Josh Taylor provides web design, animation, audio, digital art, illustration, photography and video services .Timothy Finlayson. Portland. Tim Finlayson is a recent University of Oregon graduate in multimedia design with an English minor. This is his portfolio site which will be periodically updated. Troy McFarland.com. Seattle. Mr. McFarland Specializes in 3D and motion graphic services for the film, video, and multimedia industry. |
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Once upon a time radio was the principle medium for home entertainment. Radio drama, as it was known, provided hours of enjoyment for millions of listeners. It even sometimes frightened listeners as did Orson Wells' Halloween radio production of War of The Worlds in 1938. Radio has, for the most part, abandon the art form that it had nurutred for years through the sound artistry of producers such as Orson Wells and Norman Corwin.When radio became an all-news, all talk, or all music medium, audio artists turned to tape, disc, and now the Internet for distributing their creative work. Audio theater is very much alive with writers and producers generating all new dramatic presentations across the country. It is a medium that combines voice acting, sound effects and music to present a dramatic audio performance. Audio art in Europe has grown over the years. In Germany and elsewhere it is known as "horspiel" which is pronounced as "her-speel," that can be best translated as "ear-play". Horspiel has evolved into a sound art that explores the expressive forms language can take. This week’s Random Links section features both Audio Theater and Audio Documentary sites where one can often hear new works, learn about the sound artists involved, and discover this alternative acoustic entertainment medium. American Project. An archive of documentary programs covering a wide range of subjects. American Radio Works. The national documentary unit of Minnesota Public Radio. Audio Hyperspace. The Online Magazine of SWR2 RadioART: Horspiel by Sabine Breitsameter. The Internet offers to the media as well as to the media artist a new electroacoustic space, abundant with audible live streams, audio on-demand, sound files and increasingly complex interactive audio art. These new possibilities may open up surprisingly new audio "visions" and provoke new strategies of perception. Audio on the Internet has made the boundaries between art, communication and play flexible. This offers a perspective on radio concepts and on radio art designs. AudioHyperspace guides you through the jungle of sound data and explores the development of sonic web art: every month it selects the most interesting audio websites and presents an annotated collection of links to audio and audio art on the web. Audio Theater. Com. Find out who's doing it, how they do it and what it sounds like. Here you will find script contest, production contest, and lots more. LodesTone Audio Theater.This is a catalog source for contemporary audio theater and specializes in works by people who are currently producing new work. National Audio Theater Festival. NATF is a new organization that includes a group of experienced Audio Theatre, Radio drama and Radio Theatre producers and participants. NATF is about promoting, supporting, producing and educating in the field of audio theatre. Radio Drama Teaching and Learning Site. An excellent resource developed by Alan Beck. Includes information and resources related to all aspects of production. Radio Drama Resources.Tony Palermo is a writer, composer, prop-maker, and audio producer living in Los Angeles, California.His web site on producing for radio has a wealth of material that is of value not only to the audio artist but multimedia designer interested in creating effective production sound tracks. Radio Diaries. These are radio documentaries - not dramas - but well worth adding to this list of sites."Radio Diaries, Inc. is committed to producing a new kind of oral history. Our mission is to find extraordinary stories in ordinary places. We work with people to document their own lives for public radio: teenagers, seniors, prison inmates and others whose voices are rarely heard. We help people share their stories—and their lives—in their own words, creating documentaries that are powerful, surprising, intimate and timeless. "Radio Theater on the Web. Excellent guide to web resources for classic and contemporary audio plays. Sound Mind Theater. "Mind Movies" for a digital world -- original motion pictures you watch in your head. Sound Print. This site includes award winning documentary productions. Soundprint seeks documentaries of substance and considers its work the aural equivalent of photojournalism. It offers stories which engage the listener's mind, imagination and heart. This center encourages the creative and inventive use of sound to develop a contemporary art of story telling. Virtually American. Provides audio drama including science fiction, horror, detective, suspense, social satire, comedy, musicals, classic radio to mention a few. Random Links provides an opportunity to share online web resources. Listed sites may focus around a specific topic or be truly random. If you have a collection of hot links you'd like to share please let us know (newsletter@proscenia.net). Visit the Proscenia Random Links Archive |
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Media images saturate our culture. Television, newspapers, magazines, billboards, and the Internet are but a few of the visual sources we experience everyday.For many, it is the images manufactured by others that define the world. From fast food selections to election choices, images influence personal decision making. Visual knowledge about a remote village in Uzbekistan or the geological features on the surface of Mars, is obtained not through direct personal experience, but by the images seen in the media.How do we come to understand the meaning of the images we see? As with the ability to walk, talk, and carry on other functions of daily life we also learn how to make meaning of the light patterns the eyes transmit to the brain as electrical impulses. When an infant the eyes have the ability to receive a blurry array of moving light, shadow, and color. But it is through experience that those flickering patterns on the back of the retina begin to take on form and definition in the brain.We first begin to give recognition to those light patterns that represent mother and father. We rapidly learn other associations and so begins a life’s journey learning to see and seeing to learn.How well we learn to see depends upon the type of experiences we have that asks us to deconstruct visual experiences. The artist who is able to draw what seems to be a perfect representation of the human form has learned to be a keen observer. He/she has made it a practice to look and deconstruct what is seen. Learning to deconstruct our visual experiences comes through practice and when possible training such as that one obtains in art, photography, and other visual design courses. There is evidence there are three steps in the brain's processing and making sense of what we see. These happen almost simultaneously. First, the mind identifies elements with which it is familiar such as line, color, and form. It then looks for details, striving for further recognition of information that will give definition to objects, people, places, and events. Finally, based upon the information gathered and compared with past visual experiences, an interpretation is made. First, the eye scans the image and begins to identify objects that are familiar based on one's life experience with similar things. For example we have learned to classify objects light patterns into objects such as tree, woman, car, and building and recognize these in this photograph. Second, we begin to look for details.In this process we ask questions. For example, what type of car is this? When was it built? What period of fashion is the woman wearing? How old is she? What details can be seen about the building and in the field beyond that have significance? Where was this scene photographed? What time of day is it (look at shadows)? What is the season (look for the type of foliage)? There are many questions we can ask that facilitate our deconstruction of this image. Finally, we make an interpretation based on our observations and pre-existing knowledge of similar image content. We can never be exactly sure of the validity of that interpretation if we weren't the one who took the photograph. For example, was the scene photographed in the 1920's or is it a recreation of the period as a set for a movie? Who is the woman and what is her relationship to the car and photographer? Often, many more questions can be raised than answered.
This image made the rounds on the Internet soon after the 911 attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Many accepted it as an actual photograph of a jet liner about to hit one of the towers. The Urban Research Center has a very informative deconstruction of this particular photograph. But before you read that analysis do a bit of your own evaluation. What prior knowledge do you need about New York City, the World Trade Center Towers, and the flight path of the attacking planes, to deconstruct this image? Give it some thought and then read the analysis. For further analysis see the article at the Urban Legends Reference Page. The question the photograph generates for many is why would someone construct such an image given the tragic event of 9-11? Constructing images for specific purposes requires knowledge of the end user. A media designer is a visual communicator. Understanding a target audience will deconstruct specific images will facilitate the construction of a project's photographic content. Photo: Springdale, 1920's - Glenn Ferrington Visit the Proscenia Discussion Feature Archive |
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NETWORK TOOLS: The following news items are from The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003.) This publication is distributed on line and is a free subscription service. Weather Watcher 5.4b [Windows Operating System] As spring progresses, weather conditions can continue to fluctuate dramatically, something that may foil vacation plans or other outings. Keeping that in mind, visitors may do well to download the Weather Watcher application created by Mike Singer. With this application, users may automatically retrieve the current weather conditions, look through hourly forecasts, keep abreast of severe weather alerts, and take a look at weather maps for almost any city world-wide. This application is compatible with all systems running Windows 98 and above. [KMG] Beholder 1.3 [Macintosh Operating System] Many of us may use the web to search for images, but at times this process can be rather time-consuming and frustrating. Stepping into the fray is Beholder 1.3, which allows users to search for images on any of three pre-defined websites (including Google images) The results of image searches will be returned in an interface that allows for easy browsing, including thumbnails and a large-scale version of the image as well, complete with relevant URLs. Beholder 1.3 is compatible with all systems running Mac OS X 10.2 and above. [KMG]
ELECTRONIC ARTS MEETS THE ACADEMY. Videogame maker Electronic Arts is donating $8 million to the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, which will be used to fund the creation of a three-year master's degree program in videogame design and fund an endowed faculty chair. Electronic Arts' move follows similar deals by other game makers including Nintendo, which funds a professorship at the DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Wash. The trend reflects game makers' desire to attract qualified job candidates and professionalize the industry. "We're looking at universities as the next-generation of talent," says Electronic Arts' executive VP Rusty Rueff. Videogame software saw $17 billion in sales worldwide last year -- up 3.7% from $16.4 billion the year before. (Wall Street Journal 22 Mar 2004 AMD CREATES DESIGN CENTER IN INDIA.Advanced Micro Devices, the U.S. chip manufacturer known as AMD, will establish a new design center in Bangalore, India, and plans to hire 120 engineers in that city by the end of next year. The company says no engineers in the U.S. or elsewhere will lose their jobs because of the creation of this facility in Bangalore. An AMD executive says: "We continue to hire in all our centers. I am just happy to offload some of my workload here." The company already runs design and engineering centers in California, Texas, and Germany. (AP/Los Angeles Times 23 Apr 2004) http://tinyurl.com/yur9m SASSER WORM IS LATEST THREAT.A fast spreading worm known as "Sasser" surfaced over the weekend and is making its way around the globe, warn computer security experts at Finland's F-Secure. The worm shares many characteristics with the Blaster worm that infected hundreds of thousands of PCs last year, says F-Secure antivirus research director Mikko Hypponen, who notes that both worms exploit relatively new holes in the Windows operating system and frequently cause computers to repeatedly reboot. However, this time more companies appear to be ready to take preventative action, which may mitigate Sasser's damage potential. "With Sasser it seems that companies are (using software) patches better and more quickly than last year (with Blaster), but for those that are hit, they are hit hard," says Hypponen, who adds that he believes Sasser originated in Russia. The worm does not need to be activated by double-clicking on an attachment and can strike even if no one is using the PC at the time. (Reuters/Washington Post 3 May 2004) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62063-2004May3.html AT LEAST A HALF MILLION COMPUTERS INVADED. The new computer worm called Sasser has already infected hundreds of thousands of computers and caused some networks to crash continually. The worm automatically scans Internet addresses in an infected computer to find another vulnerable PC it can infect. The Microsoft site has a software patch that Windows users should download and install. (New York Times 4 May 2004) http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/04/business/04worm.html SUSPECTED AGOBOT TROJAN AUTHOR ARRESTED. A 21-year-old German man has been arrested and charged under the country's computer sabotage law for creating the Agobot Trojan, a malicious computer worm. (This case is unrelated to the Sasser worm, which was also traced to a young German man). Five other Germans have also been charged in connection with the distribution of these Trojan programs. (The Age 13 May 2004) rec'd from John Lamp, Deakin U. http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/13/1084289788041.html BLOGGING IN BAGHDAD: THE FREEDOM OF THE INTERNET. Internet cafes now seem to dot every block in Baghdad, and Baghdad resident Omar Fadhil, a dentist, explains: "We suffered for years under Saddam Hussein, not being able to speak out. Now, you can make your voice heard around the world." Fadhil's blog, iraqthemodel.blogspot.com, tells of his life and the lives of his two brothers. "We wanted to help bridge the gap, not just between the U.S. and Iraq, but with the entire Islamic world. The media is always taking a look at the bad stuff. We want to show the good progress in Iraq." His brother and fellow blogger Ali Dadhil says: "My ideas are very shocking to people. I tell people I am a friend of America, a friend of Israel. Some of my colleagues at the hospital think I am an infidel. It's impossible to change a man's mind, but you can only make him consider other alternatives... I am not afraid... I was afraid all my life. I will not go back to living in fear." (USA Today 20 Apr 2004) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-04-20-bloggers_x.htm MICROSOFT'S NEW COPYRIGHT-PROTECTION SOFTWARE. Microsoft is introducing DRM "digital rights management" software software to allow rented songs or movies to be used on portable players, cellular phones and other devices. Songs and videos purchased through subscription services will be given digital expiration dates. The Walt Disney Co. and other companies are interested in using the new technology for their content. (Los Angeles Times 3 May 2004) http://tinyurl.com/26553 STUDY CONTRADICTS MUSIC INDUSTRY'S PIRACY CLAIMS. Two university researchers have released a study that indicates online music piracy has no negative effect on legitimate music sales, and in fact boosts sales in some cases. "Consumption of music increases dramatically with the introduction of file sharing, but not everybody who likes to listen to music was a music customer before, so it's very important to separate the two," says Felix Oberholzer-Gee, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, who co-authored the study. Oberholzer-Gee and his colleague, University of North Carolina professor Koleman Strumpf, say their "most pessimistic" statistical model indicates that only 2 million CD sales were lost due to illegal file-sharing in 2002, whereas CD sales declined by 139 million units between 2000 and 2002. "From a statistical point of view, what this means is that there is no effect between downloading and sales," says Oberholzer-Gee. The study's results contradict the recording industry's assertions that their financial decline is attributable in large part to music piracy, citing several studies that have supported that claim. However, some other research groups said the Harvard-UNC study conclusions appeared to mirror their own research findings. "While some people seemed to buy less after file sharing, more people seemed to buy more," says Jupiter Research analyst Aram Sinnreich, who conducted similar studies in 1999 and 2002. (Washington Post 29 Mar 2004) PEW REPORTS DECLINE IN MUSIC DOWNLOADINGS. A new report from the PEW Internet and American Life Project indicates that the lawsuits brought by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) against are having a definite impact on Internet music downloaders. A phone survey in February shows that 14% of online Americans (17 million people) say that at some time in their online lives they downloaded music files but no longer do any downloading. The Pew reports also says that new data from comScore Media Metrix show continuing declines or stagnation in the number of people with popular peer-to-peer file sharing applications actively running on their computers. (Pew Internet Project 26 Apr 2004) http://www.pewinternet.org/ CNET TARGETS INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS WITH NEW WEB SITE.CNet Networks launched a Web site on Monday that will allow independent bands to post their music, and fans to browse the offerings and download what they like. The move follows CNet's purchase of MP3.com from Vivendi Universal last December. Before the sale, MP3.com had been a popular hangout for independent artists interested in sharing their musical creations, and CNet is hoping many of those will migrate over to its new music.download.com site. It's facing competition, however, from Garageband.com, which also provides a venue for independent musicians and is hoping many of them will choose to go with its site instead. CNet also announced plans to relaunch the MP3.com site as a digital music information resource and has debuted a site for downloadable games for computers and handheld devices. The company says it plans to add more types of content later this year. "Our goal is to be the primary destination for free, legal downloadable content," says CNet exec Scott Arpajian. "We're very confident that the ad model will support the business." (Wall Street Journal 26 Apr 2004): http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108299472415993551,00.html APPLE WHISTLES A HAPPY ITUNE. Apple Computer says it's sold more than 70 million songs during the first year of its iTunes online music service and chief executive Steve Jobs says the company's now selling 2.7 million songs a week at 99 cents per song. "We feel we have lots of momentum," he notes. Apple has recently renegotiated the licensing arrangements with the five major record labels to allow iTunes purchasers to share the songs among five personal computers instead of three. In addition, the iTunes service is offering several new features, including music videos and the ability for users to publish "playlists" of favorite music lineups. At the same time, the number of times a particular playlist can be burned on a user's CD has been reduced from 10 times to seven. Apple says it's considered moving to the subscription business model, but has rejected that shift, noting that it believes most users would rather own their songs than rent them for a limited time. (New York Times 29 Apr 2004) http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/29/technology/29apple.html GROWING UP IN THE AGE OF BUDDY LISTS. In addition to pornography, parents have to worry now about Instant Messaging (IM) and buddy lists. One parent comments: "I find it amusing and somewhat concerning that the parents don't have a clue. Many parents are very computer-savvy, but they don't know what it's like to communicate as a kid... For as much as we have a lot of controlling parents, there is a secret part of their kids' lives that parents are not aware of. They don't even know to ask the question [about buddy lists]." Another parents says: "I don't open their laptops, I don't read their IMs. But it was a shock when I found out how many people she had on her buddy list. I thought maybe she had a few girlfriends, soccer friends. I was astounded." But there's some good news. Peter Grunwald of the media research firm Grunwald Associates had done research showing that "the kids who are most likely to be on buddy lists are the kids who are the 'influencers.' They are the kids who listen to the school about technology, and who are much more likely to listen to their parents and use technology with their parents." (Washington Post 3 May 2004) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64312-2004May3.html TECHNOLOGY MARCHES AHEAD, GRAMMAR GETS WORSE. Text messages, e-mail and the push for faster and more efficient communications are taking their toll on grammar, language experts believe. Queensland University of Technology sociolinguistics lecturer Jo Carr notes that people using e-mail and SMS text messaging are unconcerned about grammar and punctuation: "Grammar rules used to be an indication of social class and literacy in the past but today's society are doing things differently because language today serves the purpose of speed and social interaction." Macquarie Dictionary editorial committee member Sue Butler says grammar and punctuation are increasingly underused in Australia and around the world. "We now do get a failing in standards of punctuation that can be disconcerting," she notes. Media such as television advertisements and public billboards often sacrifice grammar and punctuation to engage audiences in the most efficient, shortest time possible, and correct grammar also is a low priority on live radio and television when politicians and news presenters make mistakes because they have to think and speak faster, says Butler. (The Age 23 Apr 2004, rec'd from John Lamp, Deakin University) http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/23/1082616314126.html PATRIOT ACT RULES MUFFLE DISSENT. The secrecy provisions of the USA Patriot Act have prevented the American Civil Liberties Union from publicizing a lawsuit it filed three weeks ago challenging the FBI's methods of obtaining many business records. The ACLU was recently allowed to release a redacted version of the lawsuit following extended negotiations with the Justice Department. "It is remarkable that a gag provision in the Patriot Act kept the public in the dark about the mere fact that a constitutional challenge had been filed in court," says ACLU associate legal director Ann Beeson. "President Bush can talk about extending the life of the Patriot Act, but the ACLU is gaggedfrom discussing details of our challenge to it." The crux of the ACLU's case concerns a section of the Act that allows the FBI to request financial records, telephone and e-mail logs, and other documents from businesses without a warrant or judicial approval. Such requests are known as "national security letters," and the FBI has issued scores of such letters since late 2001. The ACLU complaint says that using national security letters to force Internet service providers to turn over names, screen names, e-mail addresses and other customer information without proper notice to customers raises questions about the constitutionality of thePatriot Act's legal underpinnings. 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Arts Electric Calendar. A worldwide calendar for new music, electronic music and the media arts. You'll find hundreds of events listed, as well as articles, interviews, and other writings. June, 2004 The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held in San Francisco June 18-July 2. The conference features in-dept information about advantages and opportunities available on the Mac OS X platform.Early-bird pricing ends April 30. Student developer scholarships available. JULY, 2004 Halifax International Symposium on Media and Disinformation July 1-4, 2004 - Dalhousie University - Halifax, Nova Scotia This International Symposium aims to deal with one of the most pressing matters facing journalists, media and culture workers, and all sections of the people -- disinformation. The main aim of the Symposium is to empower journalists and collectives of the people by definitively exposing the modus operandi and extent of disinformation, presenting the experience of journalists and activists across Canada and abroad in tackling it, and to consolidate the long-term struggle for its elimination. Telephone: 902.444.4922 (outside North America: 001.902.444.4922) 26-29 July 2004 London, England A major international conference organised by The Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media Institute of Education, University of London Computer games, the internet and other new communications media are often seen to pose threats and dangers to young people; but they also provide new opportunities for creativity and self-determination. This international conference will present the most |
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The multimedia industry offers a diversity of job opportunities for those interested in graphics, film, video, audio and computer technology. The following resources are recommended for learning more about careers in multimedia production .Art & Design - Career & Employment - Art Jobs Prepared by the Department of Art and Design - Northern Michigan University. A very comprehensive guide to job directories, search engines, and specialized firms related to all aspects of graphic and newer media careers. Careers in Informational Technology.This is an extremely comprehensive guide to careers within the field of information technology which includes multimedia design and development. There are 10 chapters in this online document and each chapter is based around a set of professional concerns. The site guides the user from understanding what careers exist through to getting a job.Site created by Prentice-Hall, Inc. Job Guide 2003! provides an in-depth look at a range of occupations, and their education and training pathways. It also gives useful information about how to work out what occupations suit you best, based on your interests and abilities. Some examples: Career Connection.This site outlines some of the many positions available at production studios, post production houses, television stations and others around the country.The site is a commercial site but the descriptions are worth taking a look at. Careers in Multimedia.The Multimedia and New Media industries cover a wide range of activities. This guide looks at the types of job positions and the work environments in which one might be employed. Entertainment Careers has an extensive collection of material related to working in the media industry.Career Advice. Monster.com provides an excellent overview of the following career options and links to possible jobs. - Cinematographer |
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JOB BOARDS. Click and go directly to a listing of jobs - no need for searching. Animation Job Board: Animation World Network. This site provides continuously updated listings of international jobs in the field of animation. Check it out. Computer Game Design Job Board. This site is provided by Gamasutra.com and lists a wide variety of job opportunities from lead design to 3D artist and programming specialists. Film and Television Job Board: Film, TV, & Commercial Employment Network provides important information and resources for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. It's for beginners as well as seasoned professionals. Information and resources are provided for many areas both behind and in front of the camera. Entertainment Careers. Net. Job Board. Entertainment jobs and internships listings at Studios, Networks, Production Companies, Record Companies, Radio Stations, VFX, Animation,Broadcasting EUGENE AREA Artist-Instructor. Instructor Pool, Department of Art, Oregon State University. One or more part or full-time instructor positions for 2004-05 academic year in foundations 2D, foundations 3D, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, graphic design, and lectures in art history and art appreciation. Must be available on short notice. Studio courses require: B.F.A., professional experience and teaching experience; M.F.A. preferred. Lecture courses require: M.A. or M.F.A. with teaching experience. Ph.D. preferred for Art History. Preferred qualifications for all positions: evident commitment to educational equity and a commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity. To apply: send letter of application, describing experience, qualifications, and interests to teach at university level, a CV with names, addresses, and phone numbers of 3 references; slides showing examples of work by you and your students; evidence of teaching excellence, (student, peer, or mentor evaluations) to: Emergency Instructor Pool, Dept. of Art, OSU, 106 Fairbanks Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-3702. For more information, see http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/jobs/INumber.html Applications accepted now and throughout the academic year. Apply early to be considered for openings that might occur Fall term. OSU is an AA / EOE. Location: OR Date: 5/9/2004 Source: Register Guard Computer. Lunar Logic, Inc. a Eugene-based software company, is seeking candidates for the following position: PROGRAMMER/DEVELOPER Requirements include: 2-3 years of professional programming experience, solid knowledge of Java/Java script/XML/XSL/HTML Candidates must have familiarity with the development of professional software products & have the ability to learn new skills quickly. Include code samples with your resume. E-mail your resume to: hr@lunarlogic.com ATTN: Development Lunar Logic,Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Location: OR Date: 5/9/2004 Source: Register Guard (Eugene) Graphic Artist/Editor. Non-profit international child welfare & adoption agency seeks creative team player for desktop publishing graphic design. Thorough knowledge of Macintosh desktop publishing software: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, & MS Word. Proficiency in writing,editing, graphic design & preparing productions for print. Prefer Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Applied Graphic Arts, or equivalent skills and 2 years experience. Criminal candidates submit cover letter, resume & sample of work by 5/21/04 to: Holt International Children's Services PO Box 2880 Eugene, OR 97402 Location: OR Date: 5/9/2004 Source: Register Guard (Eugene) Graphic Designer: Monaco Coach Corp. located at 91320 Industrial Way, Coburg, OR, 10 mins. N. of Eugene is looking for a F/T Graphic Designer. Applicants should have Associate's or Bachelor's deg. in Graphic Design, should be proficient in Mac based Quark Express & PhotoShop applications, must also possess a strong aptitude for page layout & magazine design. Please apply in person. Pre-employment drug screen. Equal Opportunity Employer Published in The Oregonian on 05/15 Graphic Design/Prepress. Day shift Mon.-Fri., RIP Software, film & Direct to plate for offset production & digital printing, Pre flight, Proficient use of design applications in scanning, color correction, Design creation of forms, ads, flyers, etc. Indesign, Freehand, Illustrator, Quark, Pagemaker. Our employees know of this position, working applicants data held in strict confidence. Hourly $13.00 to $20.00, depending on experience. Send resume to: BBD 2738798 The Register Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440 Location: OR Date: 5/14/2004 Source: Register Guard (Eugene) Webmaster and graphic design. University of Oregon School of Architecture & Allied Arts Public Information Representative 1 Webmaster and graphic design: Responsible for administering web sites, maintaining databases to support web sites, gathering and disseminating information about the School, and graphic design. Requires three years experience in gathering information, writing/producing materials, presenting information to the public. Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication, information technology, graphic design, multimedia design, or closely related field may substitute for up to two years of experience. Requires familiarity with state of the art web design, including XML, CSS, accessibility, and database integration; excellent communication skills; database design and maintenance skills; and strong graphic design skills. Salary $2441-$3386 monthly. Application deadline: 5/21/04 Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Information Technology Consultant 2 Computing services: Responsible for administering the A&AA Output Room (large-format color printing) and providing computing support for students in A&AA. Requires associate's degree in information technology, graphic design, or related fields; or similar certified course work in applicable fields of study and at least one year of related work experience. Requires experience with design software (Adobe Creative Suite, ArcInfo Desktop, AutoCAD, Dreamweaver); excellent communication and customer service skills; familiarity with inventory maintenance and cash control. Salary $2514-$4247 monthly. Application deadline: 5/21/04Application information available: Mail: Human Resources, 5210 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5210 Phone: 541-346-3159, TTY 541-346-0852, Web: http://hr.uoregon.edu/jobs/ Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 PORTLAND AREA Artist/Animator New Interactive is looking for creative and professional multimedia production artists for freelance work in Macromedia Flash. Following design direction from an NI Art Director, you will assist in production and animation of demos, presentations and other marketing projects for Web and CD. We are looking for animation elegance over coding skills. Send animation examples and resume to: jobs@newinteractive.com E-mails only please. Published in The Oregonian on 05/10 Art Sculptor position available. Entertainment design & fabrication company seeks commercial Sculptor. Lg scale figurative carving & pattern making. Must have strong bkgrnd in realistic accurate technique. FT position w/benefits. Salary negot. Send resume: c/o Oregonian, Dept. 170-M, Portland, OR 97201-3499 Published in The Oregonian on 05/15 Claymation Director Sculptor for funded children's project. 800-227-2643 Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Customer Service Graphics. LAZERQUICK, a NW leader in business imaging and graphic communications, has an immediate opening for an outgoing customer service/graphic tech w/exp in Pgmkr, Phtshp, Illust, Word, pre-press/scanning. $$/Bens/401K. Visit our Clackamas store. Email careers@lazerquick.com Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer Published in The Oregonian on 05/02 Creative Web Content Specialist Located in HILLSBORO photographer, digital content, creative writing ** This is NOT a webmaster, graphic designer, web architect postion.** To create online product information, images and descriptions, for our family of websites. Ability to shoot beautiful digital stills of products, scan from catalogs and write descriptive yet search engine friendly product descriptions. Communicate clearly and concisely with staff and vendors both verbally and written. Responsibilities: 1) Writing detailed descriptions of all products on websites. 2) Updating these descriptions as necessary. 3) Taking quality digital photography and flatbed scanning of new products 4) Updating website on any product issues and communicating said issues with company customer service representatives on a consistent basis. HTML knowledge NOT REQUIRED. Requirments: 1) Must use PC based applications (PSP,PhotoShop, etc). 2) Familiarity with search engines and keyword positioning. 3) Some graphic design/website layout a plus (not required). 4) Must be able to work 8-5pm M-F 5) Reliable transportation to Hillsboro 6) HTML knowledge NOT REQUIRED. Send resume to: jobs-pm2@gambleenterprises.com or fax:503-466-2279 Published on 05/15 Designer/Instructional Aid (32 hrs/wk until Aug 1, 16 hrs /wk). Min qual: Graphic Design exp'd in various design technology. For a complete job dexcription please visit the LCSC webpage: www.lcsc.edu/humanresources Employment to start June 1, 2004. Please submit resume, cover letter, and name, address & phone # of 3 refs to: Lori Gaskill, Director Human Resources, Lewis-Clark State College, 500 8th Ave, Lewiston, ID 83501. 208-792-2269. FAX: 208-792-2872. Application review will begin May 19, 2004 and will continue until position is filled. LCSC is an AA/Equal Opportunity Employer Published in The Oregonian on 05/02 Graphics. Career opportunity in graphics dept. of architecutral sign co. Must have extensive Adobe Illustrator exper, exclt computer skills, speed, and be detail oriented. Should have vinyl, plotter, and Adobe Photoshop skills. ADA mfg, CAD, and router file setup skills a plus. $10-$13/hr plus benefits. Please send resume to c/o Oregonian, Dept. 166-H, Portland, OR 97201-3499 Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Graphics Designer Production Specialist. We offer customized embroidery, screen printing, signs & banners, and promotional marketing items. By uniquely combining these specialties, our customers enjoy convenient, one-stop shopping and competitive pricing. As our national network is expanding throughout the Northwest, we are looking for a talented individual interested in growth and advancement opportunities in the imprinting business. If you demonstrate excellent customer service & communication skills, have strong computer skills including some graphic arts programs experience, enjoy “hands-on” production work (we will train the technical skills needed in the production area), are a quick learner and have some experience in any of our lines of business – we want to talk to you! This hands-on position involves working directly with customers, graphic design processes, and production to include: (5%)Working with customers to understand, accept & make recommendations to their project; (5%)Providing price quotes and explaining processes to customers in-person and on the phone; (10%)Using graphic art programs to manipulate customer provided artwork (tracing, fixing, & re-format) to prepare for production (some creative design needed); (80%)Setting up and completing the production of the order (screen printing, embroidery, heat transfer, signs & banners); Clean-up and store maintenance as needed.Published on 05/09 Graphic Designer/Sign Maker Computer layout exp required. Fax resume to: 503-286-4143 Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Graphic Production Artist/Animator New Interactive is looking for creative and professional multimedia production artists for freelance work in Macromedia Flash. Following design direction from an NI Art Director, you will assist in production and animation of demos, presentations and other marketing projects for Web and CD. We are looking for animation elegance over coding skills. Send animation examples and resume to: jobs@newinteractive.com E-mails only please. Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Graphic & Web Designer Mt Hood Meadows Ski Resort is looking for a talented, creative & energetic graphic design to produce print materials & design & maintain web sites. Must excel at both print (design layout, formatting, pre-print production working with Illustrator, Photoshop and Quark) and web design (.html, .aspx, design user interfaces on FLASH movie development, using MacroMedia StudioMX). Salary, insurance, family season pass benefits and parking. Visit www.skihood.com for specifics Published in The Oregonian on 05/12 Instructional Support Specialist Linfield College is seeking an Instruction Support Specialist for Academic Affairs. Position is responsible for supporting incorporation of current and emerging pedagogical theories and practices into the instructional design process of a technology-enhanced curricula. Requires Masters degree, 2 years instruction work in a computer-aided classroom environment, extensive knowledge of microcomputer equipment and peripheral devies. See coplete job description at http://www.linfield.edu/ humanresources/pos.html. Linfield employment application must be submitted. Closing date May 28, 2004. Send application, resume, name and phone number of three references to: Marv Henberg, VP Academic Affairs, 900 S. Baker, McMinnville, OR 97128 or fax: 503-883-2644. Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Photoshop Guru with excellent communication skills. Broad and deep imaging industry experience desired. Leadership position available June 1, 2004. Send resume & salary requirements to: c/o Oregonian, Dept. 155-H, Portland OR 97201-3499. Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Technical Writer. Columbia Ultimate, the world leader in the development of software products for the collections industry, has an immediate opening in our Vancouver, WA corporate office for an experienced Technical Writer. This position is responsible for developing conceptual, procedural and graphical information for user manuals, release notes, reference manuals, installation guides, and online help. Successful candidates will have: BA/BS in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, or Communications, along with 1-5 years' experience writing for the software industry, including both Legacy systems and GUIs. Excellent writing, analytical, editing, and critical thinking skills required. Must be detail oriented and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must have experience with structured writing and an understanding of single sourcing. Knowledge of information design, page layout, and graphic design required. Experience with RoboHELP HTML or RoboFramemaker, Adobe FrameMaker, Jasc Paintshop Pro, Microsoft VSS, HTML, Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat required. Must be self-directed and proactive to successfully manage projects and meet tight deadlines. Columbia Ultimate is a team oriented, world-class company staffed by friendly and enormously capable professionals. We are looking for an individual who can fit our innovative, family-oriented culture. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. For immediate consideration, please send a cover letter referencing Position #0604 describing your background and qualifications and a resume to hr@columbiaultimate.com Visit our website at www.columbiaultimate.com for more information. Committed to diversity. Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls or Agencies, please. Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Television news editor. Full-Time Temporary-Candidate should have at least two yrs previous exp editing video for a news organization. Two years previous exp. with tape-to-tape & linear/non-linear editing preferred. Send resume/tape to: KGW, HR, 1501 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR 97201. Equal Opportunity Employer Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Television news photographer. Full-Time Temporary-Requires the ability to shoot & edit video for news & feature stories as assigned. Responsibilities include live truck operation; working independently/with reporters. Candidate should have at least two yrs previous exp shooting video for a news application. Send resume: KGW, HR, 1501 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR 97201. Equal Opportunity Employer Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Video Studio Assistant - Willamette Falls Television Community Media Center. Advanced video production skills a must. Full time pos. $9.72 hr + med ins. Start 5/24/04. Submit resume & demo reel. No phone calls. Send to: Willamette Falls Television, Attn: Melody Ashford, 709 Main St, Oregon City, OR 97045 Published in The Oregonian on 05/09 Web Application Developer Positions Entry and intermediate level software development positions to work on web-based application design and development using the latest web technologies. BSCS or similar degree and a good understanding of web technologies are required. Development experience with web-based business and/or DBMS applications is desired (HTML, XML, CGI, VB, JavaScript, C++/Java, SQL, and Windows). Join the world leading provider of secure extranet portal solutions. Click-Webridge Inc. jobs@webridge.com www.webridge.com Published in The Oregonian on 05/15 NORTHWEST I'm currently limiting Newsletter job searching to Oregon and South West Washington. However, for those interested in positions elsewhere in the Northwest may I recommend the following: America's Job Bank. Provides a simple search engine that generates a number of NorthWest jobs. Try, for example, typing in Seattle and using as a keyword photoshop, graphics, web design, or video. Be sure to select the Arts, Design, Entertainment, Media category. Sakson and Taylor. Most media jobs in the Seattle area seem to be promoted through Sakson and Taylor a Seattle based employment service that specializes in technical communication. The organization fills positions in animation, graphics, media, instructional design, writing and other areas. This seems to be a central connection to the media production opportunities in the Seattle area. Seattle Times. Seattle area jobs not listed with Sakson and Tayler will be found in the Seattle Times online employment service. Career Click .COM. This online service allows you to search individual, regional, or national Canadian newspapers for job positions. Remember that Canada has tight employment restrictions for non residents. Vancouver Sun . The Vancouver Sun provides an online employment section that lists jobs in that great city of the North. These same jobs can be found on Career Click. Com listed above. |
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