Learning and Teaching
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Curriculum Resource Base> Digital Video
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Sources for Digital Video (DV) clips:
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Arkive
http://www.arkiveeducation.org
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A website containing pictures and some moving images relating to
life on Earth. It is searchable and the movies can be
downloaded. The downloadable movies are too small to be
viewed full screen.
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British Pathe
http://www.britishpathe.com
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Enormous archive of Pathe film on almost every conceivable
subject from the 1890s to the 1970s. Preview clips
downloadable for free.
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Channel 4 Clipbank
Currently only on CD ROM but with plans to
be an online service
as well
http://www.channel4.com/
learning/index.htm
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Currently only on CD ROM but with plans to be an online service
as well.
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Digital Recording
Several companies provide a range of ways of recording TV and
video footage digitally. One such is Hauppage:
http://www.hauppauge.co.uk
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First Light Showcase
http://www.firstlightmovies.com/
screeningroom.php
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Sponsored by the Lottery Fund and UK Film Council, First Light
and its partners enable thousands of young people to get
involved in filmmaking. These are some of the results.
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Miscellaneous CD ROMs
Microsoft Encarta and other encyclopaedia type CD ROMs often
carry clips of interest which can be downloaded. Some of
the (mainly US) eductainment CD ROMs can be used similarly.
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Movies
The best method is to look up the home page for the movie in
question. A couple of examples worth looking at are ...
Thirteen Days:
http://www.thirteen-days.com/
index2.html
Enigma The Movie:
http://www.enigma-themovie.com
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Moving Image Gateway
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/
gateway/index.html
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The Moving Image Gateway (MIG) collects together websites that
relate to moving images and sound and their use in higher and
further education. The sites are classified by academic
discipline, some forty subjects from Agriculture to Women's
Studies, collected within the four main categories of Arts &
Humanities, Bio-Medical, Social Science and Technology.
Each site has been evaluated and is regularly checked and
updated Sites are highlighted which have video or audio
streaming. The site is searchable by keyword or subject.
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Nelson Thornes History Live
http://www.nelsonthornes.com
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Large collection of clips on CD organised into 12 assignments
and accessed by a content management system.
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Open Source Movies
http://www.archive.org/
movies/opensource_movies.php
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An extensive library of film submitted by the DV
community. It includes a wide range of topics, styles and
genres including - narrative, spoofs, documentary, live music
footage, fantasy and animations.
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Public Record Office Learning Curve
Home Page:
http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk
Exhibitions:
http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/
exhibitions.htm
Onfilm:
http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/onfilm.htm
(you will need a password, which is free on applying to education@pro.gov.uk
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Contains some archive film clips in conjunction with South East
Grid for Learning (SEGFL). The films can be viewed and
downloaded. Some of them are better than others.
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Screenonline (BFI)
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/
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An online source of film and television materials run by the
British Film Institute. It brings to life Britain's big
and small screen histories from the 1890's to the present.
Popular classics, little-known gems and many hard-to-find films
and television programmes are represented by thousands of video
extracts, thousands of still images, publicity materials and
specially written analyses by expert writers, supported by
comprehensive filmographic information. Access to video
and audio material is limited to users in registered UK schools,
colleges and libraries. Registration details are available
from the site.
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SIGGRAPH Electronic Theatre
http://www.archive.org/
movies/siggraph.php
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A showcase of computer animation by different
contributors. Files are available for download in AVI
format.
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The Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org
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The US based Internet archive provides a portal to digital
collections including web pages, the moving image and
sound. The Internet archive offers access to a wide range
of digital assets collections for personal and educational
use. Downloads are provided at several resolutions and in
different formats. Some of these can be very large
files. A unique feature is that every film is broken down
into a single frame still for each minute of the film.
Download is allowed for education and research purposes but you
should check if there are any restrictions regarding
repurposing.
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The Open Video Project
http://www.open-video.org
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The Open Video is an US based site founded on the premise that
there should be a repository of video resources for education
and research. There is a keyword search or you can browse
over 1,100 entries by genre, duration, etc. There are also
links to other collections.
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Some of the more interesting collections in The Internet
Archive include:
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The Prelinger Archive
http://www.archive.org/
movies/prelinger.php
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Founded in 1983, by Rick Prelinger, is a collection of over
48,000 ephemeral films (advertising, educational, industrial,
and amateur), mostly US based.
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