Month: April 2010

Let’s Make It Better Together: New Site To Check Out

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date April 30, 2010
146 Comments on Let’s Make It Better Together: New Site To Check Out

I am really heartened when someone decides that they are not going to just sit around and wait for someone to deliver something to them (other than take-out that is). I am even more heartened when someone takes such action, not just for themselves but for the community at large. I truly believe that we are missing out on both vibrant work and a vital community of truly free film work by those in their 20’s.

I was recently hipped to a new endeavor that, although they may not have mandated to focus on such new work, their energy, spirit, and age gives hope that it will lean such a way. Brian Geldin of The Film Panel Note Taker let me know of NYC’s new”Big Vision Empty Wallet” that launches tomorrow! Today’s guest post is by Alex Cirillo & Dani Faith Leonard, Founders and Creative Directors of Big Vision Empty Wallet who have been gracious enough to let us know what they are up to.

Recession. The signs of it are everywhere – teachers losing jobs, restaurants and stores that were once NYC staples closing, fashion labels hiring Lindsay Lohan to design for them instead of actual designers (it’s not only Ed Hardy). The recession is always a top story on the news and is brought up in daily conversation. We can only come to one conclusion about how our industry will fare in this climate and here it is: what an exciting time to be an artist.

Tags BigVisionEmptyWallet, NYC, The Film Panel Notetaker

Issues and Actions

Facebook Further Reduces Your Control Over Personal Information

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date April 30, 2010
40 Comments on Facebook Further Reduces Your Control Over Personal Information

As The Electronic Frontier Foundation reported last week:

Facebook removed its users’ ability to control who can see their own interests and personal information. Certain parts of users’ profiles, “including your current city, hometown, education and work, and likes and interests” will now be transformed into “connections,” meaning that they will be shared publicly. If you don’t want these parts of your profile to be made public, your only option is to delete them.

Tags Electronic Frontier Foundation, privacy

The Next Good Idea

Domestic Transformer

In 300 square feet, this apartment has 24 rooms. It makes me want to get smaller.

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Issues and Actions

What Film Festivals Should Do To Better Serve Their Communities

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date April 29, 2010

Over at The Workbook Project, Saskia Wilson-Brown continues her thoughtful consideration of the role of film festivals and how to improve it. She provides a good bullet list precisely about what festivals can do to better serve both filmmakers and their communities. Read it. Absorb it. Adopt it. Spread it.

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Issues and Actions

Broadband Is A Communication Service

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date April 28, 2010

Broadband is not an information service like Google or Amazon. It is a communication service like telephony. Thusly, we need a government agency, like the FCC, to regulate it and protect consumers and all the other diverse interests involved. This is going to require the US Congress to get involved to fix the way it is currently misclassified. There is a good op/ed in the New York Times about it. But it warrants calling your representatives and telling them how you feel.

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