From: Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 15:36:25 PST
> But the question is why festivals are so resistive to this kind of
> thing? I was reminded offlist about how long it took Ann Arbor to
> start accepting video submissions. The media is certainly changing
> very quickly but the festival system seems to lag a bit behind.
>
this has been true for as long as festivals have existed i think -
and it has to do with the fact that festival programmers are not
necessarily always filmmakers (especially in academic settings), and
often they are not as savvy about technology (it isn't typically
their area of expertise). nonetheless, things will eventually get
easier. i remember having to submit 16mm prints to festivals.
but also, the question that was raised about internet streaming
rendering films as un-qualifiable for festivals is an interesting
one. does anyone know more specifics about that? i'm curious as i
just uploaded seven short films to blip.tv (most of them are pretty
old and screened-out already anyway) just to check out how it feels
to have the work out there and be able to direct people to it in a
simple email - and to gauge the reaction of people after seeing the
work online this way.
anyway, it really is just a matter of time before things become
technically easier for everyone. and i will leave it up to those
of you who are tech pundits to ponder the matter and to offer
suggestions to those of us who are still somewhat in the dark ages.
enjoy today...
Dinorah de Jesús Rodríguez
Film/Video Artist and Freelance Writer
www.solislandmediaworks.com
www.artcinematic.blogspot.com
http://cinesthesia.blip.tv
On Jan 15, 2009, at 5:33 PM, Raymond Salvatore Harmon wrote:
> I can see the argument about loading times but I think that with
> any solid bandwidth this shouldnt be a problem. I watch a lot of
> video from vimeo using a $15 adapter out the side of my mac laptop
> into a video projector in full screen mode. Looks incredible.
>
> Almost every laptop has a way in which the desktop (whatever is
> being displayed on it regardless of its source) can be sent in full
> to a monitor or video projector. Business people do it all day long
> all over the world.
>
> I just think there has to be a way in which we can stop mailing
> around bits of plastic and paper to every festival, save artists
> money and festivals space, not to mention be a little more
> environmental.
>
> But the question is why festivals are so resistive to this kind of
> thing? I was reminded offlist about how long it took Ann Arbor to
> start accepting video submissions. The media is certainly changing
> very quickly but the festival system seems to lag a bit behind.
>
> Yours
>
> Raymond Salvatore Harmon
> raymondharmon.com
> vimeo.com/raymondharmon
>
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