British Universities Film & Video Council

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  1. Kanopy Streaming

    Link
    https://www.kanopystreaming.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Agriculture, American Studies, Archaeology, Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Dance, Design, Economics, Education, Engineering, Film Studies, General Science, Geography, German Studies, History, Information Studies, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medicine, Music, Photography, Physics, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Technology, Women’s Studies
    Type of resource
    AV services, Streaming/Download, Video Sources

    On-demand streaming platform for educational institutions featuring over 26,000 films from leading producers including PBS, BBC, the Criterion Collection, First Run Features, Media Education Foundation, but also many other smaller, niche producers. The site offers both a platform from which to stream films as well as providing a video hosting service. A full range of academic subjects is covered and many of the films, programmes and clips are not otherwise available on DVD. The site also features detailed analytics so that librarians can more easily assess how the site is being used by students. Subscription is based on paying only for the films which students and institutions actually watch.

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  2. FLAMIN Streaming

    Link
    http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies, Media Studies
    Type of resource
    AV services, Courses, Funding, Information Sources, Web Links

    The Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) supports London-based artists working in moving image - whether film, video, digital or new technologies and for installation, animation, cinema, gallery exhibition, the public realm or broadcast. The Network helps artists engage with and benefit from the wide range of services, resources and opportunities that the capital has to offer. It works with other organisations to offer online resources (listings and guides covering production, exhibition, training and career development relating to moving image work), funds an Awards scene and organises regular seminars, screenings, artist talks, panel discussions and ‘in conversation’ sessions. An advice service is available for any technical or general query.

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  3. MediaEd: Teach Film Media and Filmmaking Streaming

    Link
    http://mediaed.org.uk
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Education, Film Studies, Media Studies
    Type of resource
    AV services, Information Sources

    A site which guides teachers through teaching media literacy in schools. It gives advice on filmmaking and explains where film fits into the curriculum, how to equip for delivering film education, and where to find sources of support and funding.

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  4. Imperial College Video Archive Blog Streaming

    Link
    https://www.imperial.ac.uk/blog/videoarchive/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Computing, General Science, Media Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    AV services, Archives/Museums, Blogs, Streaming/Download

    Colin Grimshaw, who worked in the Imperial College Television Studios for over forty years, maintains this blog, which showcases material from Imperial’s archives. The entries which accompany the videos provide a commentary on the history of the college, as well as an interesting record of the use of moving image technology from the 60s onwards, both in terms of the practical and technical aspects of video production, and in the wider sense of how Imperial pioneered the use of video in science education, as this entry on Professor Eric Laithwaite demonstrates. The videos are also available on YouTube

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  5. HistoryWorks Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/user/Historyworks
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    History, Literature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    AV services, Podcasting, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download

    This YouTube channel features videos produced by media production company historyworks.tv, whose output consists of documentary films, radio programmes, podcasts, vodcasts, sound installations, websites etc. for different cultural organisations. Many of the examples on the YouTube channel showcase films made in assocation with York Museums Trust. This film, made with the University of York, shows filmmaker Michael Winterbottom discussing the nature of historical reenactment in A Cock and Bull Story (2005); his film adaptation of Laurence Sterne’s novel Tristram Shandy.

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  6. Virtual Training Suite Streaming

    Link
    http://www.vtstutorials.co.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Type of resource
    AV services, Copyright, Information Sources

    This website offers free tutorials aimed at helping those in Higher Education develop Internet research skills. The site includes three online tutorials created in conjunction with JISC Digital Media, designed to help students, teachers and support staff to find, evaluate and use still images, audio, and video and moving image material, considering in the process questions of copyright and licensing, as well as more technical/practical questions of usage and application and also giving pointers to sites which provide content with the education sector in mind, such as itunes U. In addition to the general tutorials, users can search for tutorials tailored to their particular subject.

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  7. Mybrainshark (Inactive) (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.brainshark.com/mybrainshark
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Media Studies, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    AV services, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Technology

    Free subscription to Mybrainshark allows users to create online and mobile video presentations by uploading PowerPoints, documents, photos or video clips and then adding audio by phone, microphone or MP3. Presentations created can then be shared by linking via email or social media, embedded in websites or blogs, and viewed anytime, on-demand from desktop or mobile devices. Viewing details – who, what, when and where - can also be tracked. Examples of works made with the software, mainly on management topics, are featured on the site, and an enhanced version of the software is available for purchase. Short videos on the practicalities of using Mybrainshark have been produced by Russell Stannard of Teacher Training Videos - uploading PowerPoint and working with photos, videos and documents .

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  8. Free Technology for Teachers Streaming

    Link
    https://www.freetech4teachers.com/
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Education, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    AV services, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Technology

    The purpose of this site, run by US teacher Richard Byre in the form of a blog, is to share information about free websites and resources that teachers can use to enhance their classroom teaching. Examples of the kind of resources featured are tutorials for using Google tools, creating blogs and videos for the web, as well as setting up and maintaining websites, and links to sites streaming educational videos.

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  9. Jodi Mattes Trust for Accessible Digital Culture Streaming

    Link
    http://www.jodimattestrust.org.uk/home
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Technology
    Type of resource
    AV services, Archives/Museums, Information Sources, Organisations, Technology

    The Jodi Mattes Trust promotes barrier-free access to cultural collections for disabled people. Museums, galleries, archives, libraries and heritage sites use technology ever more to serve their audiences. Wherever it is used, technology should widen access to information, collections and learning for disabled people. The Trust fosters engagement for the cultural equality of disabled people by celebrating sector best practice through the annual Jodi Awards; developing guidance for museums, libraries and archives; challenging cultural organisations to do more for the cultural rights of disabled people.

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  10. OER IPR Support Project Streaming

    Link
    http://www.web2rights.com/OERIPRSupport/index.html
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Computing, Education, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    AV services, Blogs, Copyright, Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Technology

    The aim of this project, delivered by JISC Legal, Web2Rights Ltd and Creative Commons UK, is to provide intellectual property rights and licensing support for JISC/HEA funded OER Phase 2 projects, in order to help them identify and manage IPR issues with particular emphasis on the use of Creative Commons Licences. The range of advice and information sources produced are also freely available and of value to other open educational resource projects. A starter pack and diagnostic tools are available, and the website also hosts a blog for the discussion of relevant issues.

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