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Position opening at University of Illinois
*Visiting Media Preservation Coordinator*
*/Visiting Academic Professional/*
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
*Position Available:* Position is open immediately. The University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks applications for a Media Preservation
Coordinator. The incumbent will provide a range of preservation and
reformatting services for sound recordings, moving images, and
photographic materials held primarily in the University Library's
special collections but also in general circulating collections. The
Media Preservation Coordinator reports to the Head of Preservation and
serves all of the University Libraries, coordinating media reformatting
and preservation services. Collections to be served include the
University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Music and
Performing Arts Library, Sousa Archives and Center for American Music,
smaller special collections based in several units across campus, and
the general collections. This is a full-time, visiting, academic
professional position.
*Apply:* Please complete your candidate profile at
http://jobs.illinois.edu <http://jobs.illinois.edu/> and upload your
cover letter, resume, and names and e-mail addresses (where available)
or phone numbers of three professional references. All requested
information must be submitted for your application to be considered.
*Deadline:* In order to ensure full consideration, applications and
nominations must be received by November 10, 2009. Interviews may occur
before the closing date, but no decision will be made prior to the close
of the search. For further information, please contact Cindy Kelly at
333-8169.
*/The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. The administration, faculty, and staff embrace diversity and
are committed to attracting qualified candidates who also embrace and
value diversity and inclusivity./*
The American University of Afghanistan Library is seeking a Cataloging and Systems Librarian; please see below for details. For inquiries, please email jobs@auaf.edu.af or call +93-799 389 576.
The American University of Afghanistan
Position Title: Cataloging and Systems Librarian
Date posted: October 19, 2009
Reports to: Director of Library
The American University of Afghanistan is seeking applications for the position of Cataloging and Systems Librarian.AUAF is a private, non-profit university, offering an American style liberal arts education. Apart from the traditional Bachelor’s and Associate’s degrees, we also provide a range of educational programs for non-traditional students and professionals. We follow a strict non-discriminatory policy. Applicants from all ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
The Cataloging and Systems Librarian of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAf) creates original catalog records, supervises copy cataloging efforts, and is responsible for the overall management and support of the Koha 3.0 integrated library system. This position reports to the Director of the AUAf Library.
Major Responsibilities:
* Creates original catalog records in OCLC.
* Supervises and serves as back-up cataloger for copy cataloging in OCLC.
* Administers the Library’s Koha 3.0 integrated library system and other library applications.
* Coordinates with LibLime, the Library’s software service provider, and the University’s IT Department for upgrades, maintenance, technical support, and customization of the client and OPAC interfaces of the Koha system and related applications.
* Supervises the Library’s Catalog Officer.
* Assists in the design and maintenance of the Library’s web presence.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
* Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an accredited institution.
* Proficiency in English and strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Proficiency with the MARC format and the use of AACR2, LCSH, LCRI, and other relevant standard cataloging tools.
* Experience in copy cataloging.
* Experience in original cataloging in OCLC.
* Experience in systems administration.
* Ability to work independently as well as in team environment within a small library setting.
* Ability to innovate within a context of limited staff and financial resources.
Desired Characteristics:
* Experience with Koha 3.0v integrated library system.
* Supervisory experience.
* Familiarity with or prior work experience in Afghanistan.
Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Please e-mail resume with cover letter to jobs@auaf.edu.af or submit the hard copy of your CV to Mr. Khaliq Mosawi, the Human Resources Officer at the HR Department of the American University of Afghanistan. For more information please call: +93-799 389 576/ www.auaf.edu.af
Documentary Now Conference - London 15-16 January 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS
¡Documentary Now! A Conference on the Contemporary Contexts and Possibilities of the Documentary - Conference Location: Birkbeck College
Dates: Fri/Sat 15/16 January 2010
Documentary Now! is back. Now an annual fixture on the UK documentary scene, the conference brings together scholars, filmmakers, students, and interested members of the public to discuss current trends in documentary film, from the return of documentary as a theatrical box office phenomenon, to broadcast television, the web, and beyond. It explores questions of industry, audiences, aesthetics, political engagement, documentary's relationship to the mainstream media and other many other issues. What’s new in documentary? Where is documentary headed?
Speakers include:
Florian Thahlhofer (creator of Korsakow System for Interactive Documentaries)
Possible themes for the conference include but are not limited to:
Animated Documentary
The Documentary Archive
New Documentary Forms and Technologies
Documentary Trends from around the World
Incorporation of amateur video
Fair use and intellectual property
If you would like to give a 20 minute paper at the conference OR send proposals for themed panels of 3-4 people, please send proposals (including 500 word abstracts of papers) to:
Holly Giesman giesmanh@roehampton.ac.uk
Organisers:
Michael Chanan m.chanan@roehampton.ac.uk
Alisa Lebow Alisa.Lebow@brunel.ac.uk
The deadline for proposals is Friday, 6 November 2009.
More information about the conference venue and registration will be forthcoming. See Centre for Research in Film and Audiovisual Cultures (CRFAC) at Roehampton University http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/researchcentres/crfac/
Medical Film Symposium - Registration Open
Registration is now open for the Medical Film Symposium, to take place
in Philadelphia, PA from January 20th-23rd, 2010.
The symposium will examine the history, aesthetics, ethics and
preservation of medical film production and exhibition, with one full
day of presentations at the Mutter Museum and four evenings of film
screenings at venues around Philadelphia, including the historic
surgical amphitheater at the Pennsylvania Hospital.
The full schedule, list of presenters and registration information can
be found at www.medicalfilmsymposium.com
For more information, please email info@medicalfilmsymposium.com
Open Images - an example of using Creative Commons in the audiovisual archive domain
Last month, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision launched Open Images (http://www.openimages.eu/.en), an open media platform that offers access to a selection of archive material with the aim to stimulate creative reuse. Footage from audiovisual collections can be downloaded and remixed into new works. Users of Open Images also have the opportunity to add their own material to the platform and thus expand the collection.
Access provision to the material on Open Images is based on the Creative Commons licensing model. The ‘open’ nature of Open Images is underscored by the use of open video formats (Ogg Theora), open standards (HTML5, OAI-PHM) and open software components. The platform is based on the MMBase open source multi media publishing system. Furthermore, all software that is developed as a result from Open Images is released under an open source license.
Besides remixing archive materials, Open Images offers the possibility of interlinking with other data sources. Within the project, dozens of ‘Polygoon’ newsreels have been added to existing texual entries of the Dutch Wikipedia. For example, to the entry about ‘Almere’, where the textual description of the city’s history is enriched with an audiovisual illustration about its first inhabitants. In cooperation with Wikimedia Netherlands it is now being investigated how Open Images, can contribute audiovisual content to Wikipedia on a more structural basis.
As the API to the data is published, Sound and Vision hopes programmers will use the data in the creation of mashups. For instance, students of INHOLLAND University are currently working on a mashup of Open Images content with the OpenStreetMap, the free editable map of the world.
Open Images offers access to over 200 ‘Polygoon’ items from the Sound and Vision archives. The collection will grow substantially over the coming years; as new items will be uploaded continuously. Everybody is more than welcome to add material to the platform. Not only collection institutes and producers, but all ‘netizens’ creating new programmes based on Open Images fragments and items from other online repositories of archive material.
Open Images is an initiative of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (www.beeldengeluid.nl) in cooperation with the Netherlands Knowledgeland Foundation (www.knowledgeland.org). Open Images has been developed as part of the Images for the Future project (www.imagesforthefuture.org/), which enables digitization and provision of audiovisual heritage on a large scale.
More information: http://www.openimages.eu/.en
Job Posting/New Media
Assistant Professor New Media Studies
Tenure-track assistant professor in New Media Studies. The Syracuse University English Department is continuing to expand its focus in Film and Visual Culture. Send detailed letter, CV, and names of three references to Professor Erin Mackie, Chair, English Department, 401 Hall of Languages, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1170. Applications should be postmarked by 16 November 2009. Syracuse University is an EO/AA employer. Position subject to the Provost's final budget approval.
Footage New Entrants Scheme + Bursary deadline 30 Oct
The Jane Mercer Footage Training Bursary
Closing date for 2009-2010 applications extended to 30 October 2009.
The bursary is aimed at those individuals who are either intending to develop a career in the audio visual footage industry or who are currently working in the industry. These include, but not exclusively, film/photograph archives, film/photograph libraries, research (film/photographs), film laboratories, facility houses, broadcasters and production companies. Its purpose is to provide financial support (although assistance in kind is also offered) in order to assist an individual to pursue a chosen area of academic or vocational development in the relevant industries and to highlight FOCAL International’s role in, and commitment to, training. Applicants will have to demonstrate that their chosen development programme has a direct association with audio visual footage or archives.
An individual bursary will provide up to £1000 to assist in meeting training needs.
Assistance in kind, such as a FOCAL International Footage Training Week placement or attendance at a FOCAL International organised seminar or industry partner’s training event, may also be considered.
For more information and the application form, go to: http://www.focalint.org/trainingaward.htm
For more information on previous Footage Training Weeks go to http://www.focalint.org/training.htm
FOCAL International Awards 2010 in association with AP Archive
SUBMISSIONS INVITED NOW!
FOCAL International Awards submissions forms
www.focalint.org/focalawards.htm
FOCAL International Awards Rules www.focalint.org/awardsrules.htm
FOCAL International Awards Categories www.focalint.org/awardscategories.htm
Mead Festival Line-up
Dear Colleagues, the 33rd Annual Margaret Mead Film & Video line-up is live
at http://www.amnh.org/programs/mead/2009/
We are presenting 33 films, 25 premieres, and 26 filmmakers will be in
attendance. Come to the American Museum of Natural History November 12-15.
You can order tickets on line or via phone. Please tell your colleagues,
students and friends. -- Ariella Ben-Dov
Travel the world all from the comfort of the American Museum of Natural
History—, where you can get to know the people and places from Mauritania to
Mumbai, from Chongqing, China, to St. Petersburg, Russia, and from the Gulf
Coast of southern Florida to right next door in Brooklyn. We’ll follow the
length of a race-track that starts in Paris and ends in Dakar Africa,
pausing to meet with the communities along the way. We’ll go north to the
Seward Peninsula where a Native Alaskan community comes together to mourn
the impending loss of their land to climate change. A schoolyard in Brooklyn
becomes a battlefield in the War on Terror. And two historic neighborhoods
facing the ugly side of urban renewal, one in Beijing, the other St.
Petersburg.
Research Project Seeking Professional Assistance
The Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory in the Psychology Department at San Francisco State University (http://www.bss.sfsu.edu/cerl/) is conducting an emotion content research project that involves collecting and then analyzing videos of speeches given by leaders of nation states or ideologically motivated groups that are at odds with other nations or groups, and that eventually engage in acts of aggression or non-violent resistance (i.e. Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, George W. Bush, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Dalai Lama). Our lab specializes in the analysis of the emotional content of videos, but we are interesting in working with a professional who can help us locate and acquire the data needed for the study.
We would welcome inquiries from parties interested in working with us, or from those who may be able to direct us to such people or organizations.
Job in Cultural Studies
This posting, along with a link to apply online, can also be found here:
http://cscl.umn.edu/
The Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature is
currently recruiting a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor to
begin fall semester 2010.
Appointment will be 100%-time over the nine-month academic year.
Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in cultural studies, comparative
literature, film/media studies, visual cultures, or related field in
hand by the start date of the appointment (August 30, 2010).
Preferred Qualifications: Specialization in visual cultures and new
media (film and television in particular). Specific competence is
desirable in one or more of the following areas: the place of media in
the field of cultural and intellectual history; the emergence of new
forms of community in the context of information technology; the
historical construction of class, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexuality
in diverse perspectives and cultures. Demonstrated competence in the
historical and theoretical paradigms relevant to cultural studies and/or
comparative literature is desirable. Preference will be given to
applicants who have begun to establish a research trajectory and who
have a record of successful undergraduate instruction.
In order to be considered for this position, all applicants must apply
online at https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=82235.
The requisition number is 162487. You will be given an opportunity to
attach a cover letter and curriculum vitae.
In addition to materials submitted electronically, applicants for a
tenure-track position are asked to arrange for three letters of
recommendation and one writing sample of no more than 25 pages to be
sent directly to:
Chair, Search Committee
Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
235 Nicholson Hall
216 Pillsbury Drive S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
To be assured of full consideration, application materials must be
submitted by November 10, 2009. For further information, please contact
612.624.8099. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
Film Archiving Internship at The Wende Museum
Established in 2002, the Los Angeles-based Wende Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and enabling access to the cultural products, everyday objects, personal histories and documentary materials of Cold War-era Eastern Europe. The Museum offers a broad and comprehensive collection of over 100,000 objects and archival materials including household consumer products, clothing, folk art, political iconography, posters, films, textbooks, paintings, sports awards, and children’s toys.
Responsibilities:
The Museum’s Audiovisual Archive intern will aid in the accessioning, cataloging, and digitizing of East German film, slides, film strips, audiotape, and LPs. The collection consists of instructional, amateur, documentary, and feature films produced within the Soviet Bloc between 1946 and 1990.
The candidate should preferably have an interest in one or more of the following:
Film Archiving
Museum Studies
East German Cinema
Library Science
The internship will involve a great deal of hands-on work with various film formats. The intern will learn how to accession, inspect, repair and catalog film media, in preparation for digitization and archival storage. He/She will also have the opportunity to partake in digitizing the 16mm collection, using our HD film scanner and specialized computer software. In addition to audiovisual responsibilities, the intern will, from time to time, be asked to accession general items for the museum’s main collection.
Interns are encouraged to develop their own projects in order
to gain a stronger knowledge of the collection. This unpaid
internship may be used for college credit.
We look forward to hearing from you!
For more information or to apply,
please contact:
Christine Rank
Assistant Registrar
5741 Buckingham Parkway Suite E
Culver City, CA 90230
310-216-1600 ext. 308
www.wendemuseum.org
crank@wendemuseum.org
Job opening - Archives Technician (Moving images, recorded sound, still photos)
The National Archives is hiring two Archives Technicians at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California to work with its audiovisual collections:
MAJOR DUTIES:
As an Archives Technician at the Richard Nixon Library, your duties include reference, arrangement, description, reproduction, evaluation and preservation and rehabilitation of audiovisual materials. You will operate scanners and printers, audio and video recorders, and sound equipment and other audio visual equipment as needed. You will perform such tasks as:
Performing detailed and difficult arrangement work after a general plan is approved by the supervisor.
Assisting in the accessioning and disposal of audiovisual materials.
Preparing detailed internal finding aids such as document, folder, and shelf lists, registers, indexes, and card files.
Performing research within the holdings for themes, or documents and other materials relating to a specific theme, for use in a museum exhibit or to locate materials to be loaned to other museums or approved organizations.
Conducting in-depth research to respond to written and oral inquiries.
Removing materials from files that require preservation or rehabilitation and assuming immediate responsibility for accomplishing particular audiovisual repair projects.
Creating digital photos and video and audio reproductions. Operating and maintaining audiovisual equipment.
Complete job announcement at http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?JobID=83588804&rc=5&TabNum=2
Vacancy at the Arts University College at Bournemouth
The Arts University College at Bournemouth has a a vacancy for the following
post:
Senior Lecturer in Film Production (Documentary)
Salary: £33,432 pa
Closing Date: 4pm, 5 October 2009
We are looking for a Documentary Film Practitioner or Film
Theorist/Historian with significant experience of documentary film practice,
to teach on our vibrant and established BA (Hons) Film Production course.
You will have a track record in the documentary field, previous experience
of teaching in Higher Education, be a strong and effective communicator and
share our passion for all aspects of film practice, production and
education.
The ideal candidate will be someone who can work with undergraduate students
on both documentary theory and practice.
For full details and a downloadable application form, please go to
http://www.aucb.ac.uk/aboutus/employmentattheuniversity/currentvacancies/sen
iorlecturerfilmproductio.aspx
Alternatively, you can
- telephone the recruitment line on 01202 363218 [(44) 1202 363218 if
outside the UK] (24 Hours)
- email recruitment@aucb.ac.uk
- write to: Human Resources, The Arts University College at Bournemouth,
Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH, UK
Position Available: Associate Archivist at Anthology Film Archives
The position of Associate Archivist has recently become available at Anthology Film Archives in New York City. For information visit:
http://www.anthologyfilmarchives.org/staff/associate-archivist-position/
No calls please. Send a resume and cover letter to:
jobs@anthologyfilmarchives.org
Applications will be accepted from September 22, 2009 through October 12, 2009.
Job Opportunity: Director, Archives and Libraries, English Services
Director, Archives and Libraries, English Services / Directeur, Archives et Médiathèques, Services anglais - TOR02224
Description
On the air and off, it takes a large and diverse team to deliver distinctive, intelligent, entertaining and innovative programming and English, French and eight Aboriginal languages. Chances are, you grew up watching and listening to Canada's public broadcaster. Now you can be part of it.
The Director, English Services - Archives and Libraries is responsible for the development and implementation of short and long range strategies related to the English Services Libraries.
In the context of the evolution to a content based company, you will provide leadership and direction to libraries and Archives to maximize added value in content information retrieval and re-use by defining necessary changes in roles, processes and capabilities. You will plan, direct, and implement preservation policy and manage the daily operations for the English Services Archives and Music Library. You will oversee the establishment of standards for the cataloguing and organization of audio/visual content.
You will ensure the acquisition and preservation of visual and audio materials is in accordance with Corporate and archival standards and policy for re-use within CBC programming, research purposes, historic record, sales and marketing. You will plan and implement new content management systems. You will also be responsible for supporting marketing activities, both nationally and internationally of CBC materials.
In this role, you will:
- Direct and control the libraries and archives of English Services (audio/visual).
- Develop and initiate procedures, standards and systems concerning the management and preservation of English Services programming and related assets.
- Develop systems and procedures to ensure that program makers have easy and effective desktop access to all Archive materials to facilitate re-use in the production of new programming.
- Set priorities for allocating resources within each department and determine what audio/visual materials are retained and for how long and on what formats.
- Develop strategic planning and objectives relating to the acquisition, development and maintenance of both the audio/visual archives & music library collections and ensuring the availability and accessibility of library resources to all English Service productions at the network and regional level. Consult internal library and archive clients, implementing new procedures as required.
- Plan, direct and control the integration of network and regional library/archival systems.
- Evaluate the computer systems requirements to retrieve the data and management of program materials and related production information.
- Set priorities for staffing and budget allocations for library and archive activities and plan, oversee and allocate budgets, expenditures and revenues. Forecast future expenditures for English Services Archives & Music Library.
- Provide leadership, direct and manage all departmental human resources requirements including hiring and staff allocation, staff performance, career counseling and training assessment, and disciplinary issues, ensuring adherence to corporate policies and collective agreements.
- Ensure the development of an organizational structure that meets programming needs.
- Set standards for description of broadcast materials and communicate standards to staff and Advise regions on archival related matters and co-ordinates regional archival activity with the network.
- Control all the re-use of audio/visual material both internally and externally, ensuring the re-use of archival material are in accordance with CBC Journalistic Practices and Copyright Policies. Within the restrictions created by collective agreements, copyright and journalistic policy, decide what material can be licensed.
- Plan, investigate and implement business initiatives for exploiting and leveraging audio/visual archival content to generate revenue. Initiate projects and best business-to-business practices to capitalize on these markets.
Support new media activity within English Services related to Archives, for example, CBC Digital Archives Website, Archive Sales and Still Photo Design Websites and Video on Demand.
Qualifications
What you bring:
- University degree or equivalent in Library Sciences.
- 7 years of related experience in a library setting at a Management level.
- Extensive knowledge of information management systems, specifically documentation systems, indexing, cataloguing and data retrieval.
- Knowledge of computer systems, databases and on-line retrieval systems.
- An understanding of the trends in broadcasting and new media development
- Excellent knowledge of copyright issues.
- Solid experience managing administrative, financial, human-resource, marketing and client-service operations.
- Bilingualism in French and English is considered an asset.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Substantial creativity in developing and maintaining comprehensive library materials to meet the daily needs of CBC production.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to handle multiple, urgent and conflicting priorities.
- Ability to exercise judgment and work independently.
- Effective project management skills.
- Ability to conduct in-depth analysis with great attention to detail
- Flexibility, diplomacy and tact.
We recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and we therefore encourage applications from Aboriginal Peoples, women, members of a visible minority and persons with a disability.
We thank applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job: Archives, Record Library, References and Media Library
Primary Location: Toronto
Job Posting: Sep 23, 2009
Unposting Date: Oct 7, 2009
Status of Employment: Regular
Work schedule(s): Full-time
More information and application: https://cbc.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl
Associate Cataloger Opportunity at the Getty Research Institute
Please see our job opening below. If interested, please follow the
instructions found in the body of the posting.
Associate Special Collections Cataloger, The Getty Research Institute
Requisition: 3193
This is a limited-term position through April 31, 2011. The Associate
Special Collections Cataloger is responsible for the arrangement and
description of special collections materials related to the visual arts,
with an emphasis on cataloging video art. Responsibilities may also include
metadata creation for digitization projects. GRI special collections include
archives and manuscripts, drawings, prints, rare photographs and
architectural collections, as well as a vast archive of video art and
associated papers that span the early history of the medium. Qualifications:
ALA-accredited MLIS degree with specialization in cataloging or archival
studies strongly preferred; academic background in contemporary art history
or related field, advanced degree preferred; excellent writing skills;
strong organizational skills; ability to work independently with attention
to detail; reading knowledge of at least one language other than English
preferred; experience in archival processing and description as well as
cataloging moving-image or other non-book materials according to national
and international metadata standards (AACR2, AMIM, MARC, DACS, EAD, etc.);
proficiency with OCLC Connexion and Archivists Toolkit or other data
management systems. To apply, send resume along with salary history and
requirements to: The J. Paul Getty Trust, Attn: Human Resources/GRI
Cataloger, 1200 Getty Center Drive Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Or
email jobs@getty.edu and indicate "GRI Cataloger" in the subject line. EOE.
Full-Text ARSC Journals Available Free Online
The ARSC Journal is a semi-annual, peer-reviewed publication that serves to
document the history of recorded sound and includes original articles on
many aspects of research and preservation. Back issues of the Journal are
available -- free of charge -- as full-text PDFs.
Over 5,000 scanned pages contained in the first 25 volumes (1967 through
1994) can be accessed at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/journal.html
To get started, just click the link to the Online Index, a searchable
database of the contents of ARSC Journals through 2008.
(Full text of issues since 1994 are available online through a variety of
subscription services including EBSCO Host and IIMP Full Text.)
4 Job Openings: LC Packard Campus, Culpeper VA
Video Preservation Specialist (Vacancy #: 090183) FOUR VACANCIES
GS-1001-11 * Library Services (Collections and Services, MBRS
Division, Preservation Services Section) * $60,989.00 - $79,280.00
Closing Date: Oct 13, 2009
Located at the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Va.
The Video Preservation Specialist reports to the Recording Laboratory
Supervisor in the AV Preservation Services Section. This position is key
to preservation reformatting of the Library's expansive video
collections and requires a knowledge of the history of video
preservation and a thorough understanding of video preservation formats
and equipment." http://bit.ly/gPQ0g
Radharc Archive Preservation Assistant
The Radharc Trust www.radharc.ie is an independent charitable
organisation working to promote Christian and positive human values in
the media. It has responsibility for managing the Radharc Archive of 400
documentaries produced by the Radharc production team between 1961 to
1997. The Radharc Trust wishes to contract a preservation assistant to
under take a preservation assessment and documentation project for the
Radharc Collection at the Irish Film Archive resulting in a detailed
collections management report.
The Preservation Assistant will be employed on a 12 month contract by
the Radharc Trust and will work under the day-to-day direction of the
Head of the Irish Film Archive at the Irish Film Institute.
The successful applicant is expected to have a relevant qualification
(preferably, a postgraduate degree in Film Studies, in Archives, or in a
related area) and/or equivalent experience in cultural archives and/or
libraries. A proven interest in and knowledge of Irish history, culture,
and society, and of indigenous film production (preferably of the genre
covered by the project) and a technical knowledge of film and some
experience of film handling are essential.
The successful candidate will have an understanding of collections
management and information systems. They will be flexible and able to
work both independently and in a team, will have good keyboard skills,
experience using databases, and the ability to work with precision and
accuracy. The position will involve some manual handling and lifting. A
full job description can be found at www.irishfilm.ie
Radharc is an equal opportunities employer.
Applications (C.V. and cover letter) to by Friday 25 th of September to
The Head of the Irish Film Archive
Irish Film Institute,
6 Eustace Street, Dublin 2
IAMHIST Council Elections 2009
IAMHIST is headed by the board of directors. This board consists of the IAMHIST president and 11 council members. All members of the council are elected for four years. For the upcoming election (June 09), there are 6 vacancies on the council (for council members serving from 2009-2013). In the following weeks, all IAMHIST members will receive an e-mail invitation to vote online for the IAMHIST council. Here you can find a short presentation of the candidates.
Director, Digital Library & Media Management
The Director, Digital Library & Media Management is responsible for development, administration and evolution of standards and procedures for the management of rich media assets (video, audio, and digital photos) with associated metadata in collaboration with business units. This person will provide direction to a permanent committee comprised of operating groups from all areas of in order to define, implement and evolve metadata standards and related workflow requirements specific to business needs. He/she will create direction regarding archival, content management, encoding, cataloguing, transcoding and post production standards.
Reporting directly to the SVP of Studio, Broadcast Operations & Engineering, this position will work closely with the Director, Digital Media Information Technology, supporting the digital asset management initiatives for clients across the company.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
• Drive the definition and establishment of best practices for digitization, metadata, archival storage and cataloguing standards.
• With Technology Operations leadership, develop a content stewardship governance plan that is inclusive of stakeholder and user needs.
• Coordinate evolving business requirements for metadata standards related to searching and using related assets.
• Conduct research, evaluate and recommend various methodologies, standards, and software used in the creation of digital collections and their long-term preservation.
• Represent as the liaison with suppliers, aggregators and third party licensees to ensure compliance with metadata standards.
REQUIREMENTS
• SKILLS
• Thorough experience with video asset encoding, metadata standards, media asset management and workflow systems.
• Proficiency and prior experience in the analog to digital conversion process.
• Knowledge of taxonomy development and management to support business workflows.
• Well versed in and accomplished at developing and maintaining keyword libraries and video asset classification and search systems.
• Familiarity with industry related committees and standards organizations.
• Self-starter with proven ability to work with moderate to minimal supervision in a team-based environment.
• Outstanding presentation abilities in order to facilitate the dissemination of metadata standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to express complex technical concepts effectively.
• Well organized with the ability to effectively prioritize assignments.
• Some familiarity with digital imaging and electronic publishing technologies: content management, digital scanning, image editing, and web page design.
QUALIFICATIONS
Undergraduate degree in computer sciences, library or information sciences.
Masters degree a plus. 5-8 Years of management experience in Digital Media Library Mgmt & associated technologies
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Email: bmerlonghi@loreleipersonnel.com
UCLA's MIAS Program Info Sessions
The University of California, Los Angeles Moving Image Archive Studies (MIAS) program will host Information Meetings in Fall 2009 on the following dates: 9/26, 10/24, & 12/5 at 10 AM, on the UCLA campus. At each meeting, Dr. Jan-Christopher Horak, MIAS Acting Director, and Lance Watsky, MIAS Program Coordinator, will present an overview of the MIAS program and respond to questions regarding the moving image archiving profession, degree requirements, and the admissions process. The deadline for applications for admission for the fall 2010 term is December 15, 2009.
Applicants and prospective applicants are encouraged to attend. Please contact Lance Watsky, if you have questions about the program, or if you plan on attending the information sessions, by phone (310) 206-4966 or email at lwatsky@tft.ucla.edu. Information about the program is available at www.mias.ucla.edu <http://www.mias.ucla.edu> .
Lectureship in Persian and Film Studies
The University of Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in
Persian and Film Studies in the Department of Islamic and Middle
Eastern Studies to begin in September 2010.
The successful candidate is expected to teach in core areas of
Persian
(especially literature, either modern or classical) and to contribute
to the development of the study of world cinemas and specifically
Iranian/Middle Eastern film studies at the University. Fluency in
Persian is essential, and the successful candidate will be expected
to
teach courses not only on Iranian and more generally world cinemas,
but also courses in one or more related areas using Persian texts as
well as courses using texts in English. A degree of fluency in
another
related language ? especially Arabic and/or Turkish ? is an added
advantage. In addition, this candidate will show promise in or have
an
established record of achieving excellence in research and publication.
The post-holder will contribute to the undergraduate joint-honours
degrees involving the study of Persian as well as the new
undergraduate degree in Middle Eastern Studies, and will supervise
postgraduates in a wide range of topics relating to the study of
Persian and Iran. In addition the candidate will contribute to the
University?s MSc and PhD programmes in Film Studies, both by offering
courses on Iranian/Middle Eastern cinema and other related subjects,
and by supervising research projects. The post-holder will contribute
to the development of the University?s rich interdisciplinary culture
in the field of film and media art, as exemplified by the recent
creation of Edinburgh University?s Centre for film, performance and
media art, and Film Studies? Cinet programme of lectures and
screenings (http://www.filmstudies.llc.ed.ac.uk).
The successful candidate will join a dynamic department committed to
excellence in teaching and research, with a long history of
prominence
in Islamic Studies and the interdisciplinary study of the Middle East.
In the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise, IMES achieved the second-
highest national result, confirming the department's continuing role
as a leading programme for research and study of Islam, the Middle
East, and other related subjects; in the assessment over 70% of
research activity in IMES was classified as being ?world-leading in
terms of originality, significance and rigour'.
At the University of Edinburgh, IMES operates in partnership with two
other major centres of research and teaching relating to the Arab and
Islamic worlds, the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (
http://www.casaw.ac.uk
), and the new Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of
Islam
in the Contemporary World.
The deadline by which application materials must be received is 10
September 2009. For those who wish to apply on-line, please follow
the on-line application procedure at www.jobs.ed.ac.uk. At the time
of application, please also send one or two writing samples (
published
or unpublished academic articles or book chapters) to the search
committee either by post or email (addresses below). Applications
should include the names and addresses of three referees. These
should
be asked to send their references by the date of application directly
to:
Persian and Film Studies Search
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
University of Edinburgh
19 George Square
Edinburgh, UK EH8 9LD
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 4182; Fax: +44 (0) 131 650 6804
email: islamic.studies@ed.ac.uk website: www.imes.ed.ac.uk
Applicants should ensure that their references reach the address
above
by the posted deadline. Failure to do so may result in the application
not being considered for short-listing. It is anticipated that
interviews will be held in Edinburgh in mid November.
Job Opportunity: USC School of Cinematic Arts
USC's School of Cinematic Arts is seeking a Moving Image Archivist to join its team.
The Hugh M. Hefner Archivist supervises the daily operations for the Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive, USC's repository of approximately 70,000 video masters, motion picture negatives, sound elements, digital media, and still photographs. Collections consist of USC student films, educational films, theatrical features, and special collections. For more information please go to this url:
jobs.usc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52620
University at Albany, SUNY to offer M.A. in History and Media
January 2009: The University at Albany’s Department of History has introduced a new 36-credit History and Media concentration to its Masters program, allowing students to learn and apply specialized media skills — digital history and hypermedia authoring, photography and photoanalysis, documentary filmmaking, oral/video history, and aural history and audio documentary production — to the study of the past. The History and Media concentration builds on the Department’s strengths in academic and public history and its reputation as an innovator in the realm of digital and multimedia history. Visit the website at http://www.albany.edu/history/histmedia/historymedia.pdf <http://www.albany.edu/history/histmedia/historymedia.pdf>
Among the History and Media courses to be offered beginning in the fall of 2009 are: Introduction to Historical Documentary Media; Narrative in Historical Media; Readings and Practicum in Aural History and Audio Documentary Production; Readings and Practicum in Digital History and Hypermedia; Readings in the History and Theory of Documentary Filmmaking; Readings in Visual Media and Culture; Introduction to Oral and Video History; Research Seminar and Practicum in History and Media.
Instructors in the History and Media concentration will vary but will include a core faculty including: Gerald Zahavi, Professor; Amy Murrell Taylor, Associate Professor; Ray Sapirstein, Assistant Professor; Sheila Curran Bernard, Assistant Professor.
For more information, contact Gerald Zahavi, zahavi@albany.edu; 518-442-5427; http://www.albany.edu/history/histmedia/historymedia.pdf
BFI Head of Film Preservation Opportunity
Head of Film Preservation - Salary: £64,388 - £75,324 - Location: Berkhamsted
The BFI is seeking a Head of Film Preservation to lead on conservation and
preservation within the BFI National Archive.
The role is a unique opportunity to bring excellence and innovation in
thinking and practice to one of the world's most renowned film archives at a
time of significant investment in the sector and technological challenge and
opportunity.
This significant management role requires that you combine your
internationally recognised knowledge and expertise in film conservation and
restoration with proven managerial skills.
You will be able to develop effective working relationships within the BFI
and beyond, playing a key role in the delivery of curatorial and cultural
programmes, participating in large scale capital projects relating to the
care of the Collections and leading on the development of preservation
policy and practice.
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have demonstrable
experience of managing a large, historic and diverse film Collection.
The post holder will be based at the J. P Getty Conservation Centre in
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK and will enjoy benefits such as a final
salary pension scheme, 28-33 days annual leave, free tickets to BFI
Southbank events plus many other discounts and benefits.
How to apply -- Please see http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/jobs/details/260509 or contact
BFI
HR Department
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
email: jobs@bfi.org.uk
The closing date for this position is 5.00PM 19 June 2009.
Interviews will be held during the week commencing Monday 6 July.
Job Opportunity: Curator of Film and Director of Block Cinema
Posted on behalf of Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art:
Curator of Film and Director of Block Cinema, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University seeks a curator of film and director of Block Cinema. This is a permanent, full-time, professional staff position reporting to the Ellen Philips Katz Director of the Block Museum. The curator of film should be a dynamic, creative, and charismatic individual who can immediately assume a leadership role for all aspects related to the Museum's film program. Responsibilities include:
- Curating and programming ca. 110 films each year (three ten-film series per quarter), including film programming integrated with the Museum's exhibitions
- Directing and supervising a staff of ten part-time student employees and an organization of 50 student volunteers
- Drafting, gaining approval, and managing a growing operating budget of $100,000
- Managing the publication of a quarterly calendar and a student film magazine
- Managing Pick-Laudati Auditorium, its staff and technologies for all museum programs as well as scheduled university classes
- Determining exhibition topics and curating occasional exhibitions in the Museum's galleries on film topics
- Representing and promoting the Block Museum and Block Cinema on local, regional, national and international stages, for example citywide international film festivals and at the Toronto International Film Festival
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- Extensive knowledge of film history, the film industry, and motion picture rights
- Established relationships with film rental companies and archives
- Experience working with students or volunteers
- A high level of competency with reel-to-reel film projection (both 35mm and 16mm) as well as video projection
- Ability to work with the Museum's director, development officers, and grant writers to cultivate donors and generate funding
- Experience in managing budgets
- Experience hiring, firing, supervising staff
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Ability to work in a university and museum environment
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Anticipated start date: early fall 2009.
NAVCC Job Opening: GS-9 NFPB/NRPB Staff Assistant
The following vacancy announcement opened today, June 02, 2009, in the - Administrative Section, MBRS: Boards Assistant, GS-09 - Announcement #090110 - Closing Date: June 23, 2009
You can find the announcement at the LC Staff page at
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/jobposts.html
Job Opening: UCLA Stanford Theatre Film Lab
Posted on behalf of Sean Hewitt, Lab Manager.
This is to inform you of an open Film Preparation Technician (Assistant
Museum Scientist), at our Hollywood location, posted in the UCLA Job Site:
Requisition Number:: 13519 - Salary Range: $2,893. - $3,451/mo Closing date: 6/2/09
Job Summary Statement: The Film Laboratory Prep Technician works under the direction of the Film
Laboratory Manager to perform normal functions of the Stanford film
laboratory. Major duties include inspecting film and making necessary repairs, cleaning film, negative matching and assembly, and other standard film handling and laboratory procedures. Interested parties should apply online via the new UCLA Job website. At
https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=12 43464254034)
Applications will not be accepted via mail or email. Resumes, cover letter,and
any other pertinent application materials will be sent to the hiring manager via
the UCLA Job website.
Haghefilm Foundation
The Haghefilm Foundation, a newly established non-profit organization based at the Haghefilm Laboratories in Amsterdam, announces the launch of its website, www.haghefilmfoundation.org <http://www.haghefilmfoundation.org>
The goal of the Haghefilm Foundation is to support research and education on the art and science of film preservation and curatorship. Drawing upon Haghefilm as a learning laboratory for professionals and scholars, the Foundation supports national and international activities which
*develop technical resources for preservation professionals, film curators, and scholars,
*foster educational collaborations among universities, archives, museums, and laboratories, and
*improve scientific and scholarly understanding of historical and emerging film preservation technologies.
The Foundation encourages public appreciation of film as an art form and cultural resource by promoting film exhibition that demonstrates technical and curatorial excellence in festivals and archival venues around the world.
Further information on the activities of the Haghefilm Foundation can be found at www.haghefilmfoundation.org.
2 Job Openings at Northeast Historic Film
JOB OPENINGS: Technical Services Manager (40 hours/week, permanent) and Technical Services/Vault Assistant (40 hours/week, 3-month position)
Northeast Historic Film, a non-profit moving image archives located on the coast of Maine, seeks candidates for two technical services openings. The Technical Services Manager is a permanent, full-time, professional position. The Technical Services Assistant is a seasonal (3-month), full-time position.
Technical Services Manager
Primary duties
Manage the technical services department to process film transfer and video re-formatting jobs for external customers as well as NHF's own archival holdings. Control workflow from intake and reformatting to billing and shipping. Responsible for client relations including estimates and scheduling. Coordinate with the Collections Manager to generate collection access copies needed for internal purposes. Work with preservation labs and facilities for needs beyond in-house capabilities. Handle all stock footage research and production requests.
Working knowledge of film, video and digital formats and preservation standards needed. Also must have proficiency in film repair techniques, and an understanding of film lab procedures, video and digital production techniques. Experience with FinalCut Studio and other digital editing software helpful.
Additional responsibilities
Work with Facility Manager and Collections Manager to prioritize equipment needs. Also responsible for alerting the Collections Manager to potential acquisitions encountered in technical services jobs. Assist with NHF outreach endeavors such as workshops and public presentations. There is a strong digital production component to this position. Working knowledge of open source digital video standards and software and drive to learn essential.
Must be willing to step in and help with all departments as needed. Small staff requires a team player as well as ability to work independently.
Reports to the Executive Director.
Pay & Benefits:
Paid vacations and 10 paid holidays
Very flexible schedule
Health insurance
Salary range $28,000-$32,000 depending on experience
Technical Services/Vault Assistant
Primary duties
The Technical Services Assistant will work in the archive to support ongoing film and video transfer projects and vault management. Work will include:
1. Repair and transfer of film and videotape from the collections of NHF and other clients.
2. Cataloguing and organizing moving-image or non-moving image collections.
3. Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
Working knowledge of film and video conservation standards needed. Applicant must have strong film handling skills and be able to assess film condition for transfer. Also must have proficiency in film repair techniques and an understanding of film lab procedures, and production techniques. The position will require good time management skills and quick learning abilities. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
Pay & Benefits:
Paid holidays
Very flexible schedule
This is a full-time 3-month temporary position paid hourly with possible short term extension.
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Positions to be filled immediately.
Please send cover letter and resume to: Barbara Manning, Business Manager (barb@oldfilm.org)
Questions about the position should be directed to David Weiss (david@oldfilm.org)
For more information about Northeast Historic Film: www.oldfilm.org
To view this posting on-line please visit www.oldfilm.org/Employment
Join Routledge and Aylish Wood in Second Life
Routledge <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1TTFpKXmBr2OJw8b> are delighted to
invite you to the second in our series of lectures in Second Life. Dr Aylish
Wood will be talking about her book "Digital Encounters" in the Routledge
lecture hall in Second Life on Friday the 15th of May at 2.45pm GMT / 9.45
am EST. Dr Wood will be talking about some of the themes in Digital
Encounters <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1TTFPC4YPAEvrk8Z> , a cross media
study of digital moving images in animation, cinema, games, and installation
art. Questions are very welcome after the presentation. If you already have
an avatar in Second Life, just teleport to Mawdryn 222, 122, 24. If you
aren't in Second Life, don't worry - it's easy to get started. Just visit
https://join.secondlife.com/ <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1TTG2xDMWFslNe9o>
Access is free, and there is a full tutorial to help you get started. Once
you are confident, just click "Map", then enter the coordinates 222,122,24
in the boxes on the bottom right hand side. Then just hit the "teleport"
button to take you to the Routledge lecture hall - don't forget to grab your
Routledge T-Shirt on the way in. If you have any questions or need help,
just reply to this email and we will do our best to advise you. Best wishes,
Oliver Cooper Marketing Executive Routledge
<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/1TTGftcB3Kgc989N>
Call for Submissions
Betting on Shorts: More than a Eurovision of Shortfilm 2009
Submission deadline: 1 July 2009
When? Saturday 14 November 2009
Where? Simultaneously in Athens, Barcelona, Bucharest, Maribor, Novi
Sad, Naples, Istanbul, London, Poznan, Stockholm, Thessaloniki,
Wiesbaden and other cities in Europe and beyond.
Awards: Special European Jury Prize + Various Local Jury Prizes
The Theme: Control
We're inviting international filmmakers to submit short films of up to
10 minutes on the theme "Control". We accept all genres from short
narrative to animation, from music video and artist film or video to
experimental and documentary films.
Have you ever thought of your life as a walk on a tight-rope suspended
between control and its loss? Keep walking, don't waver, don't lose your
grip! Or just let go and savour the moments of weightlessness! Control
has many shapes and measures. It can be mental, political, physical,
social, scientific, strict, loose or something completely different. You
might think about control theory, risk and stress control, mastery and
skill, borders, surveillance and mind control, birth and pest control,
Control panels, Ctrl Alt Delete, or just the remote control lying on
your couch. We look forward to unexpected or surprising takes on the
theme, but please don't lose control of time - we can't accept anything
over 10 minutes! Well, yes we must admit...we are control freaks!
We're called "Betting on Shorts" because we invite our audiences to bet
on which film will win. Bets must be placed before the screening based
on a synopsis, filmmaker's bio and short trailer. Please keep that in
mind when you fill in the relevant fields on the entry form and provide
us with a short but informative bio and synopsis.
Submission deadline: 1 July 2009
Entry Procedure: Please submit an electronic entry form available on our
website www.bettingonshorts.com. The entry form with all required
information must also be printed out and sent with a DVD (PAL) preview
copy.
For further information please check our website www.bettingonshorts.com
or contact us at submissions@bettingonshorts.com
Call For Papers-The Moving Image (U Minnesota Press)
Devin and Marsha Orgeron (Associate Professors of Film Studies, North
Carolina State University) have been appointed editors-in-chief and Teri
Tynes has been appointed managing editor of The Moving Image, the
professional (peer-reviewed) journal of the Association of Moving Image
Archivists.
Now in its eighth year of publication, The Moving Image has assumed a
prominent place in cinema and media studies, and stands alone in the new
professional specialization of moving image archiving and preservation.
Not simply a journal for archivists, The Moving Image has unique
relevance for scholars who rely upon archives, both physical and
electronic, for their scholarship and teaching. It is a forum for those
concerned with such diverse topics as the ethics of restoration and
archiving, the study of home movies and other nontheatrical forms,
intellectual property restrictions affecting preservation and access to
archival moving images (film, video, and digital), genre definitions,
and marginalized film and video.
Published by the University of Minnesota Press and available
electronically through Project Muse, The Moving Image explores topics
relevant to both the film/media archivist and the film/media scholar.
The journal features detailed profiles of moving image collections;
interpretive and historical essays concerning archival materials;
articles on archival description, appraisal, restoration, digitization,
and access; discussions of technologies new and old; and theoretical
articles on the future of the field.
We welcome submissions on these and other film and media topics,
especially those that that illuminate the value of archives or that
utilize underappreciated archival sources.
Inquiries and submissions should be directed to the co-editors at
marsha_orgeron@ncsu.edu and devin_orgeron@ncsu.edu.
For more information about the journal, including subscription
information, visit the AMIA website at www.AMIAnet.org, or see
http://www.upress.umn.edu/journals/movingimage/default.html
2009 Elections for the IAMHIST council
The International Association for Media and History is headed by the
board of directors. This board consists of the IAMHIST president and
approximately 11 council members. The council meets once or twice every
year (mostly in London). Members of the council are elected for four
years. For the upcoming election (June 09), there are 6 vacancies on
the council (for council members serving from 2009-2012).The
association proposes a call for candidates. If you are interested in
becoming a council members or if you want to learn more about serving
on the IAMHIST council, contact the secretary general (Leen Engelen) at
info@iamhist.org.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Harvard Film Archive blog
Howdy out there,
The Harvard Film Archive is pleased to announce our new collections
blog. We will be posting about new collections to the archive on an
irregular basis.
Hope you have time to take a peek now and then.
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hfacollections/
Call for Papers Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association Conference 2009
Annual Conference - Thursday, November 5 - Saturday, November 7, 2009
Hilton Boston Logan Airport
The Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (MAPACA) invites
academics, graduate and undergraduate students, independent scholars, and
artists to submit papers for the annual conference. An inclusive
professional organization dedicated to the study of Popular Culture and
American Culture in all their multidisciplinary manifestations, MAPACA hosts
presentations in a wide range of areas. Please send via e-mail
a one-page abstract to the appropriate area chair by June 15, 2009. Include
a brief bio with your proposal. Single papers, as well as 3- or 4-person
panels or roundtables, are encouraged. Sliding scale registration fees
apply. For additional conference information and a full list of MAPACA Areas & Area
Chairs go to www.mapaca.net
Film Studies Chair is Ralph Donald - rdonald@siue.edu
Robin Hood: Media Creature
An International Conference, 22-25 October 2009
http://www.rochester.edu/robinhood/
The International Association for Robin Hood Studies will sponsor the
Seventh Biennial Conference on Robin Hood, to be held 22-25 October
2009 at the University of Rochester, Rochester NY (USA). Scholars from
North America, Europe, and Asia will present papers on well-
established and perennially controversial aspects of the outlaw hero,
and will offer new views and understandings as well. Participants will
be drawn from scholars and intellectuals in all fields of academic,
artistic, and popular culture, with no limits on time period, media,
or national literatures. Though film, media, and the popular and
performing arts will have a featured role, sessions will include a
broad range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary interests, including
medieval and early modern historical studies, literary criticism,
folklore, musicology and music practice, children’s literature,
cultural studies, anthropology, film and media studies, performance
art and oral recitations, art history, literary theory, and
philosophy. Deadline for abstracts is 15 June 2009.
Highlights of the Seventh Biennial Conference:
Plenary speakers:
Professor Helen Phillips (University of Cardiff), author of Robin
Hood: Medieval and Post-Medieval (2005), Bandit Territories: British
Outlaws and their Traditions (2008), and Introduction to the
Canterbury Tales: Fiction, Reading, Context (2000, 2005).
Website:
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap/contactsandpeople/profiles/phillips-helen.htm
l
Ms. Gillian Anderson (Bologna), internationally renowned composer,
conductor, and musicologist, has participated in the reconstruction
and performance of some thirty-four orchestral scores from silent
films, author of four books, founding editor of the new journal, Music
and the Moving Image (University of Illinois Press).
Website: http://www.gilliananderson.it
Plenary events:
Twenty-First Century "World Premiere" of Douglas Fairbanks in Robin
Hood (United Artists, 1922). A new 35mm tinted print, restored by the
Museum of Modern Art and George Eastman House / International Museum
of Film and Photography, will be screened 24 October 2009 (Saturday)
before an audience of 500 at the Dryden Theatre, George Eastman House.
Live Accompaniment for Robin Hood. Gillian Anderson will conduct a
live orchestra playing the newly reconstructed score of Robin Hood.
The showing – which will duplicate the experience of audiences who
attended the first-ever Hollywood premier, and of those in early
twentieth-century movie palaces – will be introduced by Patrick
Loughney, Head, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of
Congress (Packard Campus).
East Coast Premier of Robin Hood (Éclair America, 1912), the earliest
surviving film featuring the outlaw hero, in a recently restored print
(shown so far only once, in LA) from the Fort Lee Film Commission.
With solo musical accompaniment by Philip Carli, distinguished film
expert and musicologist who has accompanied silent films at the
Pordenone Festival in Italy, and elsewhere in Europe and North America.
Concert of Early Lute Music. Grammy-Award winner Paul O’Dette (Eastman
School of Music) will offer a recital of Elizabethan Greenwood and
Robin Hood-related lute music, drawing upon the repertoire he
established in albums including Robin is to the Greenwood Gone (1992)
and Robin Hood: Elizabethan Ballad Settings (2001).
Operetta in Performance. Steven Daigle (Chair, Strings, Eastman School
of Music, and Artistic Director, Ohio Light Opera) has organized an
evening of arias and songs from Robin Hood musicals, spanning the
eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. This presentation will occur
the evening of 22 October 2009 (Thursday) , and will feature musicians
and singers from the Ohio Light Opera, as well as faculty and students
from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester.
Professor Daigle’s 2004 production with the Ohio Light Opera of
Reginald de Koven’s Robin Hood (1891) is available as a CD from
<>Amazon.com and other outlets.
Events and Exhibitions:
"An Impression of the Middle Ages": Productions Stills from Douglas
Fairbanks in Robin Hood. A major exhibition drawing upon an archive of
nearly 1000 negatives at the George Eastman House, most never
exhibited or examined before. The exhibition will also include
original posters and lobby cards, and the boots which Fairbanks wore
in the film. Support and contributions from the George Eastman House
Motion Picture Department, and the University of Rochester Department
of Rare Books and Special Collections.
The Americanization of Robin Hood, 1883-1923. A focused exhibition,
tracing the development of American images of Robin Hood which have
permanently changed the outlaw’s status in international popular
culture. Incorporating the Fairbanks photographs from "An Impression
of the Middle Ages," it will provide a lavishly documented account of
the impact and history of Howard Pyle’s The Merry Adventures of Robin
Hood, and present music, lyrics, advertisements, programs, and
photographs associated with the operettas of Reginald De Koven,
including Robin Hood (1891) and Maid Marian (1901). Support and
contributions from the George Eastman House, the Department of Rare
Books and Special Collections, the Sibley Music Library, and a private
collection.
Robin Hood: Media Creature: An exhibition of Robin Hood-related
materials, ranging from the eighteenth to twenty-first centuries, in
all media – selected from thousands of items in paper media (printed
books, sheets, ephemera, cartoons, comic books, boys’ serials,
garlands, prose lives, "histories," posters from well known and
obscure films and TV), film and TV recordings (DVDs, VCR tapes,
various film formats of commercial, public, and cable productions),
musical recordings (popular song, operettas, rock and roll, rap,
soundtracks, spoken word, and more), photographs (including a
selection from previously un-exhibited "keybooks" for The Adventures
of Robin Hood [1938] with Errol Flynn), along with other artifacts
such as games, puzzles, viewmaster reels, teapots and plates, and
more. Support and contributions from the Strong National Museum of
Play, the George Eastman House, the Rossell Hope Robbins Library, Rush
Rhees Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, and a
private collection.
***
The conference will begin with simultaneous sessions on Thursday
afternoon (October 22), and panels will proceed through Sunday morning
(October 25). Highlights include operetta performances Thursday
evening, a banquet on Friday evening, and the screening of Robin Hood
on Saturday night. Helen Phillips will offer her plenary lecture on
Friday morning. There will be a concluding session on Sunday morning,
featuring a panel of experts from the George Eastman House, the Museum
of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress, addressing issues of film
history, popular culture, and the preservation of national treasures
like Robin Hood (1922), moderated by Professor Stephen Knight
(University of Cardiff). Gillian Anderson will then deliver her
plenary lecture on the musical environment for silent cinema. The
conference will conclude with a fare-well luncheon. Other participants
include Chris Chism (Rutgers), Steven Daigle (Ohio Light Opera / ESM),
Alan Gaylord (Dartmouth), Richard Kaeuper (Rochester), Stephen Knight
(Cardiff), Patrick Loughney (Library of Congress), and Thomas Ohlgren
(Purdue).
Please post this notice, and forward or share it with anyone who might
wish to attend or take part in the events; it would be especially
helpful to have this posted on lists for medieval studies, popular
culture, and film and media studies where it has not yet appeared. For
further information on Conference Registration and full call for
papers, go to
http://<http://www.rochester.edu/robinhood>www.rochester.edu/robinhood
. Send paper abstracts (limit 300 words) in MS Word or compatible
formats to Thomas Hahn, IARHS.Conference@gmail.com. The deadline for
submissions is 15 June 2009.
Final Call for Papers, Panels, Workshops, Roundtables
Film & History Area
Northeast Popular/American Culture Association
Queensborough Community College
Bayside, Queens, NYC
October 23-24, 2009
Deadline: June 1, 2009
Conference details may be found on the NEPCA website at:
http://users.wpi.edu/~jphanlan/NEPCA.html.
Call for Papers
Charlie in the Heartland
An International Charlie Chaplin Conference
October 28, 29, and 30, 2010
Ohio University Zanesville, Zanesville, OH USA
Conference
Website:
http://www.zanesville.ohiou.edu/Chaplinconferencesite/ccconfwebsite.html
In keeping with the theme of the conference, "Charlie in the Heartland,"
which was chosen to commemorate Chaplin's first trip to the United States
with Fred Karno's Comedians in October, 1910, we are seeking papers in a
wide range of areas, all to do with Chaplin, his relationship with,
influence on, or evocation of America, either during or after his long
residence here.
Keynote Speaker and Honoree:
Charles J. Maland, Professor and Head of the University of Tennessee
English Department and author of Chaplin and American Culture: The
Evolution of a Star Image, celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Other Confirmed Featured Speakers:
David Robinson, Film Critic and author of Chaplin: His Life and Art
Kate Guyonvarch, Director of Roy Export S.A.S. and the Association Chaplin
office, Paris
Cecilia Cenciarelli, Archivist and Head of Progetto Chaplin, Cineteca di
Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Frank Scheide, Professor of Communications at the University of Arkansas
and Co-Editor of The Chaplin Review
The following topics are meant to generate ideas for presentations, not
limit creativity or exclude participation:
Maland's Chaplin and American Culture 30 Years Later
Reconsidering "Chaplinitis"
From Karno to Keystone: Eliding the Music Hall Stage and the Silent Screen
American Vaudeville Audiences of the 1910s-- A Herald of Silent Film
Popularity?
Chaplin's Company: Who were Charlie's Character Actors and What Were Their
Influences?
Vulgar Film Comedy as High Art.
Chaplin and Public Appearance: A Reconsideration of the Liberty Bond Tour
The Chaplin Imitator Phenomenon
Film Audience Reception in the Heartland.
The Heartland Rebels: Chaplin and the American Legion.
Brother Sydney Chaplin : What Was the Magnitude of His Impact?
The Representation of America or Americans in the Films of Charlie Chaplin.
Chaplin's Little Tramp and the Beat Generation in America.
Individual papers or full panels are welcome to submit proposals.
Please send a 500-word abstract, a short bio and your contact information
to Lisa Stein, Assistant Professor of English, OU-Zanesville, 1425 Newark
Road, Zanesville, OH 43701 or via email (stein@ohio.edu) by February 1,
2010. Graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to submit.
N. B. We have tried to make this an accessible conference for young
scholars by offering several low-cost housing options, as well as a reduced
registration rate. We will also have a student travel grant available for
applicants. Check the website in early 2010.
CFP
Media, Communication and the Spectacle
Rotterdam, 26-27 November 2009
Venue: Erasmus University Rotterdam
www.fhk.eur.nl/english/ermecc/ecrea
Organised by: ERMeCC (Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication
and Culture) and ECREA Gender and Communication section; Communication and
Democracy section: Film Studies section; Young Scholars' Network.
www.ecrea.eu <http://www.ecrea.eu/>
"Today's wind is one of spectacle. It may not be of our making. Its
origins may not be the pure lands of the Enlightenment but instead the
commercial barrens of advertising and entertainment. But use it we must,
for without the wind, we are becalmed, stuck, going nowhere"
Andrew Boyd and Stephen Duncombe (2004) 'The Manufacture of Dissent:
What the Left Can Learn from Las Vegas', Journal of Aesthetics &
Protest 1(3).
Claims about the spectacularisation of different aspects of contemporary
life are often heard, and the media are often blamed for the part they
play in presenting spectacularised takes on political and social
questions. The idea of 'spectacle' is normally presented as pervasive, as
it is believed to trivialise the issues at stake, and uncritically gives
oxygen to simplifying, often stigmatising, stereotypes. Now-classic works
in media studies (such as Daniel Boorstin's The Image or Neil Postman's
Amusing Ourselves Up to Death) have addressed these issues, exercising an
undeniable influence over media scholarship. Influenced by the seminal
work of Guy Debord (Society of Spectacle, 1967) through which the notion of
spectacle actually transcended its media specificity, contemporary
readings of Debord stress the need to re-conceptualise the idea of the
spectacle in relation to the current neo-liberal consumer media culture.
Viewing the notion of the spectacle in broad terms, this colloquium
seeks to bring together scholarly work from academic fields such as
democracy and (new) media, as well as journalism and film studies. The
spectacle provides a powerful concept able to initiate a new "wind" in
media and communication studies. It relates to theories on 'hyperreality',
the 'gaze', 'performance' and the 'scopic' as well as to theories on
active
popular media consumption, the social meanings and impacts of communication,
representation, and the relationship between media and culture, even
extending to media and cultural policies. The cultural, economic,
technological, social, and political conditions underpinning the society
of the spectacle provide insights into the study and analysis of media
production, representation and reception.
This colloquium aims to provide a broad overview of recent theories and
empirical work engaging with the phenomenon of the spectacle by focussing
on media and communication in relation to film studies, gender and
democracy. This conference is intended to discuss a diversity of
perspectives and reflections on the media as a spectacle from a wide range
of approaches.
We invite paper and panel proposals related to the central theme of the
conference, including (but not limited to) the following topics:
_ The notion of society of the spectacle.
_ Culture as spectacle in the media.
_ The use of performance and spectacle by protest movements, creating or
being part of media events
_ Infotainment as spectacle
_ Hollywood and spectacular images: blockbusters, CGI, etc.
_ Consuming the spectacle: historical and contemporary practices of
cinema going.
_ Behind the screens of the spectacle: the political economy of cultural
industries
_ Screening the (un)spectacular? World cinemas and/as alternative screen
cultures
_ Fandom, cult media/film and performative consumption
_ Youtube and citizens' spectacularised self-presentation
_ The hyperreality of the spectacle of 'truth' (linked to information,
news, representations, visual culture as such, etc.).
_ The materiality of information production as commodity fetishism
(commodities become images and the other way around).
_ Private/public debate and the spectacle of bodies, gendered bodies,
politics, etc.
_ The imaginary and media performativity.
_ Vision and Voyeurism: The Politics of Surveillance Post-9/11
Proposals: abstracts of max. 400 words can be submitted via e-mail to:
ermecc@fhk.eur.nl. Abstracts may be submitted as attachment in word,
.rtf or .txt format or embedded in the body of the email. Please make sure
to include the name of the author(s), affiliation, contact address, and
email. Young scholars are also encouraged to apply. When submitting your
abstract, please indicate to which section you are submitting: Gender and
Communication, Communication and Democracy, or Film Studies.
Deadline for sending in the paper abstract is 1 May 2009. Notification
of selection will be no later than 15 June 2009.
URL: www.fhk.eur.nl/english/ermecc/ecrea
Wende Museum Film Archiving Internship
Established in 2002, the Los Angeles-based Wende Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and enabling access to the cultural products, everyday objects, personal histories and documentary materials of Cold War-era Eastern Europe. The Museum offers a broad and comprehensive collection of over 100,000 objects and archival materials including household consumer products, clothing, folk art, political iconography, posters, films, textbooks, paintings, sports awards, and children's toys.
Responsibilities:
The Museum's Audiovisual Archive intern will aid in the accessioning, cataloging, and digitizing of East German film, slides, film strips, audiotape, and LPs. The collection consists of instructional, amateur, documentary, and feature films produced within the Soviet Bloc between 1946 and 1990.
The candidate should preferably have an interest in one or more of the following:
Film Archiving
Museum Studies
East German Cinema
Library Science
The internship will involve a great deal of hands-on work with various film formats. The intern will learn how to accession, inspect, repair and catalog film media, in preparation for digitization and archival storage. He/She will also have the opportunity to partake in digitizing the 16mm collection, using our HD film scanner and specialized computer software. In addition to audiovisual responsibilities, the intern will, from time to time, be asked to accession general items for the museum's main collection.
Interns are encouraged to develop their own projects in order to gain a stronger knowledge of the collection. This unpaid internship may be used for college credit.
For more information or to apply,
please contact:
Carla Arton
Film Archivist
5741 Buckingham Parkway Suite E
Culver City, CA 90230
310-216-1600
www.wendemuseum.org <http://www.wendemuseum.org/>
carton@wendemuseum.org
Original PDF of posting available if requested.
NBC Universal Assistant Archivist Position
To apply go to www.nbcunicareers.com Do a search for the Job Number 1035148. I have no hiring contact information for this position.
Northeast Historic Film
Northeast Historic Film, a non-profit moving image archives, located on the
coast of Maine, seeks to fill the full-time professional position of
Technical Services Director. The position is to be filled as soon as
possible.
Primary duties-
Manage the technical services department to process film transfer and video
re-formatting jobs for external customers as well as NHF's own archival
holdings. Control workflow from intake and reformatting to billing and
shipping. Responsible for client relations including estimates and
scheduling. Coordinate with the Collections Manager to generate collection
access copies needed for internal purposes. Work with preservation labs and
facilities for needs beyond in-house capabilities. Handle stock footage
research and production requests.
Working knowledge of film, video and digital formats and preservation
standards needed. Also must have proficiency in film repair techniques, and
an understanding of film lab procedures, video and digital production
techniques. Experience with FinalCut Studio and other digital editing
software helpful.
Additional responsibilities-
Work with Facility Manager and Collections Manager to prioritize equipment
needs. Also responsible for alerting the Collections Manager to potential
acquisitions encountered in technical services jobs. Assist with NHF
outreach endeavors such as workshops and public presentations. There is a
strong digital production component to this position. Working knowledge of
open source digital video standards and software and drive to learn
essential.
Must be willing to step in and help with all departments as needed. Small
staff requires a team player as well as ability to work independently.
Reports to the Executive Director.
Please send cover letter and resume to:
gemma@oldfilm.org or
Northeast Historic Film
Attn: Gemma Perretta
PO Box 900
Bucksport, ME 04416
For more information about Northeast Historic Film: www.oldfilm.org
To view this posting on-line please visit www.oldfilm.org/Employment
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