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Steve Jobs asked my permission to create the Ken Burns Effect – Witness History, BBC World Service
In 2002, filmmaker Ken Burns received an intriguing proposition from Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. He wanted Burns’ signature filming style to be inserted into the video editing software of every Macintosh computer. He would call it ‘the Ken Burns effect.’ … Continue reading
Don’t Be a Sucker
National Archives Identifier: 24376 Local Identifier: 111-EF-6 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24376 Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (9/18/1947 – 3/1/1964) (Most Recent) From: Series: Educational Films, 1942 – 1947 Record Group 111: Records of the … Continue reading
Getting over my self-doubt by revisiting abandoned film ideas | Film About
On a playful journey through self-doubt, a filmmaker dives into his phone notes to reanimate a graveyard of abandoned ideas. Director: Cameron Nicoll (https://www.cameronnicoll.com/) Producer: Anne Milne Watch ‘Film About’ on Psyche: https://psyche.co/films/a-filmmakers-… Watch more free videos on Aeon: https://aeon.co/videos … Continue reading
The Ugandan Quidditch Movement
In Uganda, a new sport is driving social change. It is boosting school attendance and providing a unique space for girls and boys to play side-by-side. The sport is quidditch, and the small rural village of Katwadde is about to … Continue reading
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