|
It's all about Archive material in this newsletter, plus new
classes and a student discount for Aron's FCP 4.0 DVD. For
those of you getting this newsletter for the first time.
welcome. Past issues have included FCP HD software updates,
tips on editing and shooting and student updates. Please
send any comments or stories to me at info@dvworkshops.com
Aron Ranen SF DVworkshops (415) 810-5934
|
|
Let's talk about Archive Materials and sources on
the Net |
 |
This is a photo of the sever room at Archive.org.
Archive footage can play a large role in your
documentaries.There is a new trend of using high
quality broadband for video clips. Check out
www.archive.org they have a bunch of funky public
domain ( which means free) footage. They have a good
search engine for their site. If you are affiliated
with a news or tv station, check out
www.thenewsmarket.com. The first thing to remember
is that there is a lot of free footage out there.
Any government agency has stuff for you to use. For
eample in my documenary DEATH ROW ART STAR, I needed
shots of the Gas Chamber at San Quentin. I called
the Dept. of Corrections Communications office, and
they mailed me a high quality videotape. It has tons
of footage of Death Row, and it was all free. NASA
is also a source of good footage, you can get great
photos on line at http://nix.nasa.gov/
|
|
Free Film and Video at the National Archives |
|
|
The United States National Film Archives in College
Park Maryland is a great source of free film/video
footage.. I spent a week at this amazing facility.
It here that they house tons of video tape and film
from American History. It has Nazi footage from
World War Two , since the US Army took possesion of
the film after the war. I was there digging up old
Nazi rocket footage and other rare materials for my
last documentary. If you are going to be in the
Washington DC area, bring you dv camera with it's
audio and video cables,and you can walk right in,
register at the door, then copy anything they have.
There is no charge for anything. All the video decks
have audio and video out, making it easy to copy
stuff. The people are friendly and will explain the
system to you. Essentially there are two "Pulls",
one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. You
submit your film and video requests for each " Pull"
You can search on-line or use their card system. In
Summary , Archive footage is something to always
think of when making a documentary. Ask your
subjects if they have old photos or film that might
be helpful in your movie.
|
Quick Links... |
|
|
|
