Intelligent Television produces innovative films, television, and online video; conducts research in the future of media; and provides strategic planning and consulting services, all in close association with leading cultural and educational institutions and renowned directors and cinematographers — and all to make educational and cultural material more widely accessible worldwide.
Consulting
Intelligent Television and its collegium provide strategic planning and consulting services to public and private institutions and enterprises working with moving images and education and culture.
Highlights include:
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JISC
The JISC Film and Sound Think Tank, engaging educators, students and the broader public to use and produce moving images and sound in new ways.
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University of Illiinois
The University of Illinois commissions Intelligent Television to produce video customized for YouTube and other online platforms.
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National Academies
National Academies, a science and technology agency of the U.S. government, engages Intelligent Television to produce videos to accompany its top research reports.
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BitTorrent
BitTorrent, a private peer-to-peer video distribution company asks Intelligent Television for advice on new culture and education opportunities.
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress commissions Intelligent Television to provide marketing support for its newly opening audiovisual archive.
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WNET/Thirteen
WNET/Thirteen contracts with Intelligent Television to produce open educational videos and support video editing and annotation tools.
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American Antiquarian Society
The American Antiquarian Society asks Intelligent Television to produce a short film about its founder, Isaiah Thomas, for younger viewers.
What we're writing
Video use in higher education: options for the future
On building a new market for culture: Virtue and necessity in a screen-based culture
Good terms - improving commercial-noncommercial partnerships for mass digitization
Ubiquitous media and the revival of participatory culture
Tools to explore
Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning (VITAL) is a web-based learning environment that enables students to view, analyze, and communicate ideas with video. VITAL was originally created to help students practice their observation and interpretation skills in developmental psychology courses at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Today VITAL is deployed in a wide range of courses and disciplines across Columbia University, from the School of Social Work to the School of the Arts.
Archives for today
San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive
The San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive, established in 1982, preserves more than 4,000 hours of newsfilm, documentaries, and other programs produced in northern California between 1939 and 2005. Among the treasures recently put online are 1960s films of James Baldwin and Maya Angelou and Marlon Brando speaking at the funeral of Black Panther Bobby Hutton. The Archive is part of San Francisco State University Library’s Department of Special Collections.
What we're watching
Forum Network
Involving public media and partners in video online.
Vectors
A new journal in a dynamic vernacular.
Photograph of Jesus
Plus a group shot of the men on the moon.
What we're reading
YouTube – Every Violent Act in 2010 Superbowl Ads
Visit YouTube – Every Violent Act in 2010 Superbowl Ads
Keynote: Bruce Sterling (us) on Atemporality | transmediale
Am only part way through this talk by Bruce Sterling on #atemporality, but enjoying it immensely. Visit Keynote: Bruce Sterling (us) on Atemporality | transmediale
How to Clip, Sort, and Cite the Entire Web with Zotero – Information – Lifehacker
Nice tutorial on Zotero. Visit How to Clip, Sort, and Cite the Entire Web with Zotero – Information – Lifehacker
For the Love of Culture
Truly excellent, constructive new piece by Larry Lessig on GBS, copyright, and what is to be done. Nice vignettes about documentaries and health information too. Visit For the Love of Culture
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