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Digital Theatre Plus

Date

30 Nov 2011, 10:20

Author

bufvcsergio

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Fiona Lindsay is the Creative Producer of Digital Theatre Plus, which specialises in online delivery of filmed stage productions on-demand to the education sector. We spoke with her about the company’s...

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State of the Art: Ideas and Images in the 1980s (2006)

Director

Geoff Dunlop

Producer

John Wyver; Geoff Dunlop

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 320 minutes), £39.99

A series of six authoritative and challenging documentaries about the visual arts in the 1980s. Filmed in Europe, the United States and Australia in 1985-6, the six programmes feature many key artists...

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History of Advertising - Automobiles 1950-1960 (1950)

Subject

Media studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 102 minutes), £18.99

A compilation of classic American advertisements for automobiles from the 1950s, when the suburbs were growing and cars were becoming less of a luxury item and more of a necessity. Movie houses - long a...

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Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters

Date

21 Oct 2013, 12:06

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History by Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale (Wayne State University Press, 2010). 363 pages. ISBN: 978-0814330081 (paperback), £31 About the reviewer: Julian...

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Inventors of the World Series (12 Parts) (2003)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 12 x 23 minutes), £29.95 each

Each programme in the series examines the process of invention through some of the monumental accomplishments of one the world’s greatest inventors and their landmark contributions. Explains that no one...

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The Angel of History: Marc Karlin

Date

11 Aug 2014, 16:43

Author

bufvclinda

Post Type

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[caption id="attachment_435" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Spirit of Marc Karlin Exhibition Flyer"][/caption] Last month (on the weekend of the 13th-15th April) I attended a fascinating conference...

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Makers | Our Story

Date

16 Mar 2012, 10:29

Author

bufvcsergio

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Makers | Our Story is a new documentary about the film business. The production team describes what motivated them and provide insight for those inspired to follow in their footsteps.  ...

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James May’s Twentieth Century (6 Parts) (2007)

aka: James May’s 20th Century

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

Documentary series about 20th century innovations. Separate programmes cover worldwide travel and communications, space exploration, how warfare drives ingenuity, emergence of the teenager, and urbanisation.

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Intelligent Speech

Date

2 Apr 2014, 11:39

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

 As part of the British Library’s commitment to delivering a multimedia research environment, they are exploring the potential of speech-to-text technologies for finding non-textual content. Luke...

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NEW WORK NEWCASTLE: art/film crossovers, Part 1

Date

11 Aug 2014, 16:42

Author

bufvclinda

Post Type

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The closing plenary of our conference will take the form of a debate about the support from broadcasters (particularly Channel 4) for regional film production in the North East. One of the case-studies of...

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