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The Forgotten Space follows container cargo aboard ships, barges, trains and trucks, listening to workers, engineers, planners, politicians, and those marginalized by the global transport system. Hope this is screened in the Midwest soon.

"Film on the Left: American Documentary Film from 1931 to 1942, by William Alexander" is a good read

Part 1 of Herbert Kline's classic documentary about the conquest of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis just prior to World War 2. Footage was smuggled out of Prague out of fear of the newly enacted censorship laws.

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In this segment they review a scene from an all time classic, Citizen Kane. Released in 1941, and nominated for best cinematography, many of the techniques used in the film proved to be groundbreaking changes in the way movies are made.

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Latest advice to optimize video uploads to YouTube.

quirky problem with video shot with D7000 - but there is an easy fix

for those who purchased Creative Suite 5.5 or a Creative Suite 5.5 component between March 26, 2012 and May 6, 2012 - here's how you apply for the free upgrade

With WeVideo, you simply upload your video clips and photos, create your storylines, and edit them in the cloud. Oh, that "cloud thing", it means the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product. For you that means there's no software to download. All video story creation takes place in the browser on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Remove banding in After Effects

After Effects - demonstrate how to take a 16:9 square pixel composition, resize it for non-square pixels, and then crop off the left and right sides to create a center-cut version - all inside the Output Module, without the need to create an additional composition to render.

Director John Huston's censored WWII documentary on PTSD finally sees the proper light of day.

The story of how the computer files from Toy Story 2 were almost lost.

Mid-Point defined: new information that enters the story squarely in the middle of it, that changes the contextual experience and understanding of either the reader, the hero, or both.

cool site that tests your ability to match a specific color based on hue, saturation and brightness - good practice to improve your skills as a colorist

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A quick overview of Adobe's Creative Cloud

It's not unlikely that you'll bump into this problem.