How can i move some video files from my school to my house?
I am going to film tomoro at school.
i will open the video files on a computer at my school.
the school doesnt let me get on youtube to upload it and the video files are too long to email. Is there a way to post the files online so i can get them at home?
USB Flash drive.
Zip them up or use a program to compress to a different video codec. I did a really really quick search to try and find a free one for you (I use one that you have to pay for – Camtasia Studio), and I found the following link. Otherwise just google for video compressing software.
http://askville.amazon.com/online-free-compress-video/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=2530617
I don’t know what you’re allowed to put on the computer at school though, so that will be a problem for ya 
I literally only just read your additional details bit lol. Try uploading to rapidshare. They allow free hosting for up to 30 days without download (after 30 days of the file not being downloaded, it will be deleted). You can use winzip or winrar to zip the file and break in into multiple smaller parts, that you can then upload to rapidshare, or any file hosting service, and then download at home.
Is it possible for me to try and start a career in Film directing while in Law school?
Of course it is possible – many people have outside occupations or hobbies while also in law school. Whether it is a good idea is another question. Unlike college (which generally allows you to choose your class schedule and to vary the number of credits you take at one time), the first year of law school is run more like high school – they hand you your schedule and it is what it is. Unless you are sure that you can work the directing responsibilities around this schedule, I’d wait.
What should we do to improve the art direction sense if we don’t have fine art background? in film, print, CG.
From where should we start if we really want to improve our art direction sense to due with any film, animation, CG print, web, other media project in the job.
What kind of reference material should we collect, buy, read and see more?
What type of skills do we need to have?
What are the important chracteristics that an art director should possesses.?
Thanks for your time.
I really wish I could improve more in art direction skills so I would be able to contribute in the job with the art direction knowledge I acquired from friends who willing to share with me here. Thanks in advance.
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WORKER REQUIREMENTS:
<u>Top skills needed to ease learning and the performance of this career.</u>
Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
<u>Top types of knowledge which are required for this career.</u>
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:
<u>Top abilities needed to perform well at this career.</u>
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Top work values that are satisfied by this career.
Creativity: Workers on this job try out their own ideas.
Ability Utilization: Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities.
Achievement-Mean Extent: Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Achievement: Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment.
Autonomy: Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision.
Independence-Mean Extent: Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Responsibility: Workers on this job make decisions on their own.
OCCUPATION REQUIREMENTS
Top work activities that people working in this career will perform.
Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Below is the description of the Job Zone for Art Directors.
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Job Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four – year bachelor’s degree, but some do not.
What requirements are needed to apply and join the USC film school?
Also, what other school has the second best film school?
You need top grades and SAT scores, and a good video portfolio certainly helps.
The second best school is Tisch at NYU in New York City, which is at least as difficult to enter.
I am not counting the UCLA film school as it admits only about 30 undergraduates a year and does not admit them until their junior year of college.
Actually even a degree from USC is no guarantee at all of a job after graduation.
A Surfing Alpaca: Viral Video Film School
Brett Erlich gives a pop quiz on this week’s biggest viral videos: fighter jet landing fake out, the lady who bends a frying pan with her hands, dumpster jumping fail, and a surfing alpaca.
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Rob Zombie Pt2 – Escaping to Film, Directing his Wife
Brian Adler interviews Rob Zombie.
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Kafka’s The Metamorphosis – Black Moon Theatre Company
The Metamorphosis tells the story of Gregor Samsa (Eric Pettigrew) who awakes one morning to discover that he has been transformed into an insect overnight. It is as though he has been thrust into another dimension, one that he is helpless to control. As life continues around him, Samsa struggles to find a place in the world, to break free from the oppressive ‘realities’ of family and society and, by extension, his own perceived reality and isolation.
In adapting Kafka’s classic tale for the stage, director Migliaccio has blended live action with black and white film in the German Expressionistic style to create a unique theatrical/cinematic hybrid that achieves stunning visual effects. The production has been hailed as “an ingenious fusion of film and stage” by the Philadelphia Enquirer and “Genius of modernist self-containment” by New York Arts.
More than just an opportunity to explore dramatic themes in a mixed-media context, THE METAMORPHOSIS strives to create an immediate interaction between the arts of theatre and cinema. The two forms are tied together to achieve a direct, real time interplay between them. Thus, a tension and excitement are created as they come into contact with each other and their individual characteristics, artistic forms, and physical and emotional qualities collide.
THE METAMORPHOSIS features an international cast of 10, seven of whom appear on film and three of whom appear on-stage. René Migliaccio directs both the stage production and the film (with film co-direction by Vinz Feller). Film scenography were created by Venantius J. Pinto and music was composed by Amaury Groc.
Duration : 0:4:39
The Room – Vancouver Film School (VFS)
Created by Vancouver film school student Christian Smith through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program. Sound Design by VFS students Jose Enriquez Rivaud & John Sawa.
Duration : 0:3:14
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Memoirs Of A Geisha (DVD) Review
Nominated for six Academy Awards, and winner of three, Memoirs Of A Geisha holds its own as one of the best films of 2005. Veteran Hollywood screenwriter Robin Swicord does a superb job of adapting Arthur Golden’s bestselling novel to the big screen. This film has all the elements of a classic drama – jealousy, politics, intrigue, forbidden love, and an abundance of internal and external conflicts of varying types. Viewers in search of a typical Hollywood blockbuster will be greatly disappointed, but those who appreciate a good character-driven film which takes the time to develop the motivations of its cast and build to a climax will discover a splendid gem which offers a welcome escape from reality.
Memoirs Of A Geisha is narrated from the viewpoint of a nine year-old Japanese girl named Chiyo (Ziyi Zhang). Born into a poor fishing family, Chiyo and her sister are sold into slavery by their father. Chiyo is soon separated from her sister and finds herself in a geisha house where her new master, Mother (Kaori Momoi), will determine her destiny. Although only nine years of age, Chiyo sparks the ire of the much older Hatsumomo (Li Gong), the most celebrated geisha of the house, who accurately perceives Chiyo as a fitting rival.
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