Pulse of the Planet “Sounds of Science” event at KQED, May 10, 6:30pm

May 6, 2011 MiaLobel Leave a comment

Hey Bay Area folks. A great event next week from my friends at Pulse of the Planet and KQED! Don't miss it 🙂
-mia
PS: There's a bonus offer for Freelance Cafe members at the bottom of this post, so keep reading!

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Are you in the Bay Area? Ever wondered what extraordinary things the earth might say if we took a moment to listen to it?

Here’s your chance to grab a beer and join Jim Metzner of "Pulse of the Planet" to listen to some amazing audio, and to talk about the science and journalism behind it. (RSVP at http://soundsofscience.eventbrite.com)

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM — Beer & Snacks

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM — Audio Salon & Science Discussion

at KQED Public Media

No one has captured the sounds of the planet and explored the science behind them like Jim Metzner, the award-winning host and producer of public radio’s “Pulse of the Planet,” one of the longest running programs about science and the environment.

A science & audio journalist for more than 35 years, Metzner has explored the world by conducting audio expeditions to remote locals such as the Australian Cloud Forests, the Pantanal Wetlands south of the Amazon, and the Gobi and Sonoran Deserts, among other fascinating places. He has interviewed hundreds of scientists and researchers along the way, developing a comprehensive grasp of current innovations in science, as well as a healthy respect for the cycles and rhythms of nature. His work is both timely and timeless.

In this Audio Salon & Science Café, Jim will play some of his rare, evocative recordings, and we’ll discuss story, science, audio, and life on earth. Bring your own tales of hard-to-gather sound and using craft to tell the story!

Join us for beer, snacks, listening and talking.

Presented by Stacy Bond & AudioLuxe

Co-Sponsored by KQED’s QUEST and SF Bay Area Journalists

Space is limited.

RSVP at http://soundsofscience.eventbrite.com/

BONUS OFFER FOR FREELANCE CAFÉ MEMBERS: We’d love it if you leave some quick love on the “Pulse of the Planet” FB page! If you have a quick (or long) story about trying to get good sound (or a great scoop), go to our FB page and share it – and I’ll put you in a hat drawing for a $10 iTunes gift card, and one of Jim’s new CD’s. This offer is only for Freelance Café peeps. The drawback is that you’ll also need to send me a quick email so I know which comments are actual FC folks, but that won’t take too long – plus, hey, free gift card.

Here’s our POTP page on FB: http://www.facebook.com/pulseoftheplanet

Here’s my email: stacyb@audioluxe.org

Hope to see you Tuesday!!!

XO,

Stacy

Freelance Cafe East

Two opportunities from the Knight Foundation

May 6, 2011 MiaLobel Leave a comment

Thanks to AIR for these two posts!
-mia

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Two opportunities we thought might interest you:

– The first Knight-Mozilla News Innovation Challenge is open, and is looking for ideas on "Unlocking Video: How can new web video tools transform news storytelling?" Ultimately, the Knight-Mozilla News Technology Partnership will embed journalists in news organizations to help harness the open web for journalism. More: knightmozilla.org

– The Apps for Communities Challenge, sponsored by Knight and the FCC, is looking for software applications that bring personable, actionable information to those least likely to be online. More: www.kflinks.com/appscontest

Best of luck,

Knight Foundation

Freelance Cafe East

NYC office space with sound booth

May 3, 2011 MiaLobel Leave a comment

In case any of you NYC folks are in need of office space… sound booth included!
-mia

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Hello! We are a progressive non-profit currently looking for an organization to share our large office space with in NoHo. We currently have two open offices ($700 a piece) and the tenants will have full access to our copiers, fax, postage machine and sound booth. We are looking for a fellow non-profit organization, or related group. If you are interested and think you may be a good fit, please don't hesitate to email me and set up an appointment!

We offer:

*Access to postage machine/copiers/fax and broadcast quality sound booth
*24/7 Building Access
*Doorman
*Shared Conference Rooms
*Comfortable kitchen with filtered water, coffee, tea machine, microwave oven, refrigerator
*Cleaning service
*Close to various subways
*Great Neighborhood!

We also have a private office suite available which is detached from the communal office space for $1000 per month (including utilities)

Contact: drew.zimmerman@fex.org

Freelance Cafe East, Workshops

Digital preservation workshop for Videotape – NYC, June 6

May 3, 2011 MiaLobel Leave a comment

Interesting workshop for you NYC folks.
-mia

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Please share – for people who might be interested in videotape preservation.

Linda Tadic, the trainer, is well-established as an expert and teacher in video preservation.

Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP)
Presents a Workshop on
Digital Preservation for Videotape
Co-sponsored by The New York Metropolitan Library Council (METRO)

Monday, June 6, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

If content on analog videotape is to survive for the long term, the tapes must be digitized–moved from the unstable magnetic media on which the content is currently held, into the digital realm where–in theory–they can be preserved indefinitely and migrated forward as files rather than physical objects. Digitization, however, means more than simply selecting a destination file format. It requires a series of decisions that will determine the long-term viability of files created–and thus of the valuable video content. Workshop topics include: basic digital file creation, preservation and access file formats and codecs, software, storage and trusted digital repositories, workflows for digitization, and technical and preservation metadata. In addition, participants will examine case studies of small and large-scale digitization projects in order to understand real-world applications of principles introduced in the workshop.

Workshop location:
METRO Training Center (4th Floor)
57 E. 11th Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 228-2320

Workshop fee and registration
$100 IMAP and METRO members
$150 non-members
$50 artists and students
Pre-payment is required with registration. Space is limited.