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How to Create a Vlog

Like blogging, vlogging (video blogging) is a way to share your insights on a subject with an online audience. However, vlogging goes beyond the text of a blog post, transforming your content into an audio-visual broadcast. If you’re interested in … Continue reading


MCDM-Inspired Music Panel at SXSW 2010

Every year, thousands of bands, bloggers, filmmakers, social media gurus and entrepreneurs come to the South By Southwest Music, Film and Interactive festival in Austin, Texas. When I joined the MCDM program in 2008 and heard about SXSW, I started … Continue reading


Is gaming industry going to kill movies?

With the statistics data showing more and more people spending their time on video games, it’s not surprising that TV audience numbers are plunging. Movies are doing a little bit better than TV, but I’m pretty sure Hollywood moviemakers don’t … Continue reading


The Search for the Elusive CC Music (Part 3/3)

Foley and soundseffects for noncommercial use in film. Resources for storytelling and film students. Continue reading


The Search for the Elusive CC Music (Part 2/3)

SoulTube is home to a small, but a unqiue and beautifully-produced collection of artists. They have licensed music to commercials, TV, and films before so they are not new to the game. Check out their site, go to the “Songs For Film” section and choose the advanced search feature. You can explore from their list of artists, pick a mood, or search for specific words in the lyrics database (kudos!). Continue reading


The Search for the Elusive CC Music (Part 1/3)

Where to find music for your film? Continue reading


The Criterion Collection: Ahead of the Curve

Today, the Criterion Collection launched a new feature, Online Cinematheque, that allows users to view films for $5 before they buy them. The Criterion Collection is a home video distribution company that specializes in bringing seminal (and often difficult to … Continue reading


Marathon weekend

By Kristina (Scorsese Group) Two days and five hours of footage later, the Scorsese team has filmed the filming of the Birch Bay Marathon north of Bellingham. Our objective: Capture the process of creating a film using consumer technology (specifically … Continue reading



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