2009
The Tribe
by HKhe Tribe weaves together archival footage, graphics, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry to take audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of both the Barbie doll and the Jewish people- from Biblical times to present day. By tracing Barbie's history, the film sheds light on the questions: What does it mean to be an American Jew today? What does it mean to be a member of any tribe in the 21st Century?
2006
Media Art Net | Sitemap
by jlesageEnglish site overview page of a large German site for media, art, and the Internet
Hayden White, Historiography and Historiophoty
by jlesage"Historiophoty" is Robert Rosentstone's term for our representing history visually and filmically; in contrast, according to White, is "historiography," representing history verbally, in prose.
Offscreen.com :: Volume 10, Issue 10
by jlesage & 2 othersCanadian film journal online since 1997, wide coverage of independent and international film; many resources
Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc
by jlesage & 1 othera very large historical archive, often from advertising, "to provide for all levels of possible viewer a visually orientated taxonomy of the ways in which pictures are used to tell stories." unique collection, also useful for many other purposes
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
by jlesage & 1 othervery well written blog; as I have commented before, knowing about space and place is crucial for thoughtful mediamakers
Aesthetics and Visual Culture
by jlesageextensive links page, from a philosophy disciplinary perspective; updated Aug. 06
Early Visual Media
by jlesage & 1 otherpre-cinema, early photography, early film, early television; lots of visual examples and explanations
Senses of Cinema
by jlesageone of the best online film journals; exhaustive and regularly updated links page
Video History Project: Resources - Collections & Distribution Links
by jlesagedocuments video art and community television, as it evolved in rural and urban New York State, and across the US
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
by jlesageinvaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
MIT--media in transition 05: the work of stories
by jlesagemuch of the conference is available in av form or papers or abstracts.
ArtandCulture
by jlesageinformation on the visual arts, performing arts, design, literature, music and film; short entries on major figures
The Photography Channel
by jlesagecollection of audio/slideshows by skilled photographers, often in the context of photojournalism
architechtural, music, media blog
by jlesage & 2 otherswell written; of use to media people, especially for mise en scene, ways of attending to space
Cinema=Jean-Luc Godard=Cinema
by jlesage & 1 othersite with many links to online essays about Godard
screenonline
by jlesage & 1 other"Screen" is the British Film Institute's major journal; here look at film and television headings for many short articles and resources about UK film/tv
Sam Brody: American Filmmaker and Photographer
by jlesageco-founder of 1930's Film and Photo League, a memorial web site gathering his writings
Lev Manovich - Avant-garde as Software
by jlesageThe 1920s avant garde "revolution" in film, arts, typography, and architecture has become part of computer hard- and software design; new media does not now provide new ways of seeing but radically new ways of using already accumulated media.