Video Activists/ Media Makers in Da House
I wanted to point all our current and future video activists to an awesome new resource at CurrentTV that has a wealth of great info about making quality short videos. includes solid advice on equipment, storytelling, shooting, editing, and compression. all that a girl could ask for.
as RAN’s resident media maven what makes me shiver with glee? the photos and videos that people send in from all over the world that document creative actions from Alberta to Alabama, corporate crime (especially the nasty, nasty stuff that Weyerhaeuser does up in Canada), and Ford’s inability to put enough hybrids in their lots.
besides making me happy in san francisco these submissions help us tell the stories of corporate criminals and the communities they often seem hell-bent on destroying. you’d be amazed how many under-funded media outlets get hot and bothered when we can provide them with quality footage from an oil site in Russia or photos from demos in over 100 spots. also, it lets us become citizen journalists when the corporate-controlled media doesn’t report the issues that are important to us.
let’s make 2006 even bigger. let’s make RAN a hot-spot for citizen journalism and geurilla media. if you’re a photographer, videographer, editor, or wannabee drop me a line at brianna@ran.org and let’s work it out.
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January 14th, 2006 at 7:11 am
Hello Brianna, I’ve just read your note on video activists – congratulations for helping save rain forests. I am a forest-lover living in the south of Chile, (in the AraucanÃa region, specifically in the coast mountain range or Nahuelbuta Mountains), where the story is similar to other parts of the world: much of the forest has been destroyed, but there are bits and pieces of it left, including Araucaria trees over a thousand years old, and many other incredible evergreen species.. . I would like to do something to help save forests. If you need a correspondent down here, on the subject of forests or other natural resources, let me know!
Giancarlo Bucchi
giancarlo.bucchi@gmail.com
April 25th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
This is a wonderful wealth of information. Good Luck!
April 27th, 2006 at 3:46 am
Your site is very cognitive. I think you will have good future.:)
April 28th, 2006 at 10:04 am
Just whant to say HI! I love this place!
May 6th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
I’m really impressed!