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links for visual anthropology, documentary media making, programs and showcases
Photo contest archives 1955 to now [World Press], www.worldpressphoto.org/archive
Film (16') about ethnographic film, [12 Dec 2007 referenced on http://anthropologistabouttown.blogspot.com]
Code of ethics, standards, best practices [2007], http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fairuse.htm
Documentary methods: Oxford list,
Documentary film distributors and sources & the Society for Visual Anthropology & UK Visual Anthro.
4DOCS website; sort the film catalogue by theme, and choose 'ethnography'
...reviews of films and books on all things visual and anthropological, as well as news of interesting screenings, festivals and publications. It is also linked to an organisation called Ethnodoc, which has just begun to put ethnographic films on its website for members to watch - subscription is FREE
see the Public Broadcast series: WideAngle, P.O.V., and Independent Lens
Multimedia Examples
MediaMuse.org | Mindy McAdams toolkit for digital journalists
Magnum in Motion, narrated photo essays (San Jose Mercury News; or The Guardian) using Soundslides
Social documentary at Mediastorm.org [10-20 minute multi-media projects]
New York Times multimedia | Washington Post video and photos | Interactive Narratives: examples
Lots of issues and methods at Teaching Online Journalism or http://multimediaevangelist.com
Moral Landscape in a Sichuan Mountain Village - a digital ethnography of place, http://xiakou.uncc.edu
see also photojournalism SIG at flickr.com, see also http://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com
Multimedia Projects You May Have Missed in 2008
More PHOTO ESSAYS
TIME Magazine: year, week, today, MAIN sets, video, ASIA sets, EUROPE sets
Audio examples (US examples; cf. similar projects elsewhere)
This I believe ('credo' essays), Story Corps, One-minute vacations
Scripts and film festivals (FF)
International (also in PDF); by month; East LansingFF, E Lansing ChildrensFF, Traverse CityFF
Organizations and links
The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, www.aivf.org
The British Film Institute, www.bfi.org.uk/home.htm [cf. Museum of Film, Photog, TV]
Center for Independent Documentary, www.documentaries.org
Documentary Filmmaker's Forum, www.globelists.theglobe.cm
Documentary Films Net, www.documentaryfilms.net
EDN - European Documentary Network, www.edn.dk
Ethnographic Film in wikipedia.org
German Documentary Filmmakers Association, www.agdok.de
Hot Docs, www.hotdocs.ca
IDA - International Documentary Association, www.documentary.org
IDFA - AMSTERDAM, www.idfa.nl
The International Documentary Film Festival in Tel-Aviv, www.docaviv.netvision.net.il
INTERNATIONALE FILMFESTSPIELE BERLIN, www.berlinale.de
MEDEA Program, www.programamedea.com
RAI Film Festival 2009, http://raifilmfest.org.uk/film/festival/2009/home
Society for Visual Anthropology
Sundance Institute, www.sundance.org
www.documentaries.org | www.d-word.com | www.unreal.co.nz
www.docos.com | www.docsinprogress.com | www.joshdavis.addr.com
www.docuweb.org | www.documentary.org | www.docfest.org
www.sugarpictures.com | topdocumentaryfilms.com
short video stories - Japan
:: spring 1998, earlier released on VHS as Social Sketches in Japan
Introduction; Old city center | Temple interior | walking/talking tour of Temple grounds
Teaching high school English | High school memories
Family life in regional city of Takefu (rechristened Echizen-city in 2005)
Small business owner's experiences | Foods: home and restaurant
Shrine visit | Remembering one's ancestors | Local health care
short video stories - Korea
:: summer 2005 study tour
History procession, central Seoul | Drum lesson at performing arts hall in Seoul
High school yearbook views | Calligraphy lesson | Banquet foods | Serving tea
Conceptual artist | folk performing arts village at... | Anseong summer view from the air
American Anthropological Association - links page, visual anthro:
American Indian Film Gallery Gallery of vintage motion pictures on the American Indian experience, free of charge for viewing and downloading for educational purposes.
Bullfrog Films Leading source of educational videos, with a collection of over 500 titles.
California Newsreel Resource for films and videos on African cinema, race and diversity and media for educational use.
DocuSeek Several film distributors' complete collections, films and videos available.
Ethnoscope Multicultural films & videos.
EnthnoVisions Ethnographic documentaries for educational use produced by Wilton Martinez in collaboration with anthropologists, indigenous organizations and NGOs, for use in classrooms.
Images of Anthropology Provides a varied selection of photographs suitable for publication in texts, books, manuscripts, related to different fields of anthropology-archaeology.
American Museum of Natural History's Margaret Mead Traveling Film & Video Festival
Tribal Photography Resource and Gallery Photographic resource supporting tribal survival, the defense of human rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous people.
Women Make Movies
video listings from GAD, General Anthropology Division
older listings from AAA links to visual anthropology [duplicates culled]
The Ur-list of Anthropological Web Resources - Compiled by Peter Biella, the Ur-List has a special emphasis on visual anthropology and media. It facilitates web searches by cross-indexing more than 200 anthropological sites according to the categories of information they contain.
Antropologia Visuale Materiali
More sources
National Film Board of Canada free documentary films; related comments & other links at http://savageminds.org/2009/01/23/free-documentary-films-online/
Take2Videos school project based on donated professional sourcefiles from conflict regions (Ning site)
online short documentaries, blog article and set of links to hosting sources
Quotes about Photography and Composition
Compilation 2014 from multiple sources online and in print
send more links and questions to Guven Witteveen at anthroview@gmail Dotcom ...last updated 24 Jan. 2014