January 2008
December 2006
Most Popular Posts from Quick Online Tips
by jlesage & 1 other
kept updated, an important factor in Interent software hints; I use these often
November 2006
Mojiti-video commentary software
by jlesage & 11 others
useful for teachers making clips to analyze in class; "personalize any video with your story. With visual spotlights, you can narrate your personal videos, add captions or subtitles, or comment on any scene."
Sharpening 101
by jlesage & 1 other
an explantion of what sharpening in Photoshop does and the theory behind it, plus workarounds
Jo’s Toolkit for grassroots and student journalists
by jlesage
tips and links for lots of aspects of the media, both print and visual
Article - At Home and Abroad: Some Views from the Avant-Garde on DVD by Daryl Chin
by jlesage
some tips on good avant garde films you can now buy on DVD
What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
by jlesage
how to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.
Incredible Art Lessons
by jlesage & 1 other
many art lessons from preschool through college; lots of stimuli for the imagination, lots of detail if you are a parent or teacher
Sequence Analysis
by jlesage & 1 other
by a teacher, great handout for students on how to analyze a film sequence
creativebits | mac design community
by jlesage & 4 others
a professional blog and community site for graphic designers working on Mac OS X
Low Probability of Racoons - Hypertext and Flash animated poems
by jlesage
uses the duration of video to make kinetic poetry that has a narrative in the words and beyond them; nice example for students of simple form with complex effects
"Introduction to Poetry" -- Ben McGhee
by jlesage
more video and text animation, simple and effective -- 53 sec.
The Dead - Billy Collins Animated Poem
by jlesage
video by Juan Delcan; model for students about good uses of new form of production and exhibition
Guerrilla Filmmaking 101
by jlesage
the nitty-gritty of no-budget filmmaking, good on deflating romantic notions often held by first-timers
EasyRGB - The first RGB and COLOR search engine on the Web!
by jlesage & 11 others
practical suggestions about real life colors matching computer generated RGBs.
Drawspace.com - Drawing lessons
by jlesage
another how-to site for a skill useful for film and videomakers' storyboard making
Владимир Гвоздев и gvozdariki
by jlesage & 1 other
check out witty animations from a Russian animator, simple, elegant
Digital Photography School
by jlesage
tips page, also has page with links to other resources; basic info. but many folks have a hard time with the menus on a digital camera and just use it in a point and shoot way
Digital Photography Techniques
by jlesage
brief description with visual examples of how depth of field, dynamic range, and field of view can evoke a hightened emotional response in a photo's viewer
Cambridge in Colour - Digital Photography Tutorials
by jlesage & 24 others
useful how-to information, broken down into phases
