[Imc-g8-2005] From CitizenSHIFT is regards to 2005 G8 in Scotland - MPEG2 footage archive

[Chin-Yee Aisling]

Hey everyone,
             This is in response to Inverse Telecine's request for space
for their G-8 and Aftermath Footage.  Free-Range Media webmag
CitizenSHIFT http://citizen.nfb.ca would like to propose itself as a
platform to SHOW films/vids and other forms of media concerning the G-8
on the site.  We are looking for G-8 content, and all types of media and
perspectives are welcome.  

            Unfortunatly, due to the nature of the CitizenSHIFTs
infrastructre, we cannot host downloadable material, but will support
the site/initiative that takes this on with promotion on our site, our
lists, etc.  

             All ideas, questions, and queries about submitting to
CitizenSHIFT are greatly welcome, please contact Aisling Chin-Yee at
anytime at:  A.Chin-Yee at nfb.ca 

 CitizenSHIFT <http://citizen.nfb.ca> is driven primarily by documentary
filmmaking, and the belief that access to media can be an empowering
resource for individuals and communities alike. We hope this site can be
a tool for social transformation and a common space where filmmakers,
creative people, thinkers, and active citizens can be creative, gather
information, share knowledge, reflect, express themselves, be
entertained, or interact with others to exchange ideas and debate
relevant social issues.

 
 
 
 
 



-----Original Message-----
From: imc-video-bounces at lists.indymedia.org
[mailto:imc-video-bounces at lists.indymedia.org] On Behalf Of inverse
telecine
Sent: 21 avril 2005 18:58
To: info at archive.org
Cc: imc-g8-2005 at lists.indymedia.org; imc-video at lists.indymedia.org
Subject: [IMC-Video] 2005 G8 in Scotland - MPEG2 footage archive

Dear Internet Archive/www.archive.org admins,

Hows it going. I am contacting you in relation to work that is currently
happening within the UK and other Indymedia collectives in the run up to
the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, in the first week of July this
year.

I am contacting you because I have noticed that you are currently
archiving the "Democracy Now!" show in DVD-compliant MPEG2 format, about
two or three times a week, with each show clocking in at roughly
3 GB.

In the aftermath of the various actions, counter summits and protests
during the G8, we were looking for a place to store MPEG2 footage/rushes
so people could download them and make their own films with the footage
- rather than having one collective making _the_ defining film of the
actions.

Do you think you would be able to afford space on the archive.org
servers for this kind of material for people to access? (PAL
DVD-Compliant MPEG2)

If you feel that this is not workable, possible alternatives -
- leave the raw material up for a limited period of time?
- use p2p filesharing instead via www.legaltorrents.com?

If you have any other suggestions or ideas then feel free to air them,
we are open to anything.

At the moment, UK Indymedia people are changing the G8 page on their
site, and this will change more as the G8 nears. This could include
information on how to publish on archive.org with the CCPublisher Tool.

There are more possible issues surrounding footage, primarily legal and
security, but we can discuss these in the near future, this email is
just to make initial contact with you.

There is an alternative media conference taking place in London in 3
weeks time. I hope you can reply to this email soon so the people
attending the conference will have something to base their discussions
on the best way of creating videos and films with the footage from the
G8.

OK thanks, hope to hear from you soon



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