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02:29:13 pm on November 11, 2009 |
So, you’ve submitted a Life Story. Or, maybe you’re going to submit, but aren’t sure when. What now?
Now is the time to submit, and get people to comment on it, because The WGBH Lab is “Sweetening The Pot” for you. We will be giving away 1 iPod Nano to each of 3 people who have submitted the videos that have the most comments.
That’s right, people talk about your work – you win.
Here’s the quick rundown:
1) You submit to The WGBH Lab Open Call: Life Stories.
2) Your submission follows our Eligibility and Guidelines.
3) Your video gets comments. Lots. And remember, all comments must come from REAL people, and not from spam robots.
(Just tell ALL of your friends that you need a favor!)
In addition to receiving an iPod Nano, your submission will also be featured on The WGBH Lab site, and potentially broadcast with NOVA programming on life and evolution.
Remember, We are looking for videos that capture “life”. Happy, sad, any emotive… just as long as it’s organic, it’s nature, and it’s life.
You can’t win, if you don’t submit. You can’t comment if you don’t register. Submit! Comment! Vote!
Please visit the site for complete details, and submission deadline dates: http://thewgbhlab.org/ipod-giveaway.
Good luck, and thanks for following!
The WGBH Lab
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02:19:55 pm on November 11, 2009 |
When Charles Darwin looked at life, he saw that all living things—from the tiniest ant to the largest whale, and even human beings—are related. In his view, everything alive today descended ultimately from one common ancestor, like relatives on a family tree.
Do you find this idea beautiful or disturbing? What do you see when you look at life?
We’d like to know.
This fall’s Open Call is a chance to share your vision with the world. We challenge you to make a three-minute video that offers a compelling perspective on the living world.
Do you think life is a battle for survival? A harmonious web of interconnections? A fleeting chance to realize your dreams?
Be creative in your thoughts. You may want to tackle something profound, something political, or just tell a story about your dog.
This Open Call is inspired by a series of NOVA films on Darwin and Evolution that will air this fall and winter on PBS, and your work may be presented, via broadcast and broadband, in conjunction with this event.
Visit the site for more information: http://thewgbhlab.org/nova-splash
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12:56:02 pm on November 11, 2009 |
Dear friends of The WGBH Lab,
I want to take a moment to draw your attention to the POV, PBS premiere of the film The Way We Get By, produced by Filmmakers-In-Residence alum Aron Gadet, and Gita Pipillay.
The Way We Get By is a touching film about 3 elderly troop greeters in Bangor, Maine, that tell their stories of living while supporting our nations troops in the best way that they can.
I’m so very proud of the work that Aron and Gita have accomplished with this film. For the year and half that they spent with The WGBH Lab, we had the pleasure of witnessing amazing artists polish a wonderful film. They nurtured this story as only parents of newborn child could, and the results are telling.
The Way We Get By airs today, November 11th, Veteran’s Day, at 9pm (check local listings) and will be online in the PBS Video Portal on November 12th.
Thanks,
Christopher Hastings
Producer, The WGBH Lab
Bill Knight, Jerry Mundy and Joan Gaude have greeted over 900,000 returning troops over the last 5 years
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02:11:27 pm on August 29, 2008 |
Unorthodox Screening This Tuesday
Anna Wexler has been a Filmmaker in Residence here at the WGBH Lab for the past 9 months, working on her film Unorthodox: a film that follows 3 Orthodox Jewish subjects as they experience a unique phenomenon within the modern Orthodox community — the year in Israel — and watches as they come to terms with their beliefs and themselves.
This Tuesday, Anna will debut a 20-minute Work-In-Progress cut of Unorthodox that offers an idea of the progress she has made and where the film is headed. The screening will be free and start at 6 PM in the Joan Jonas Performance Hall. Support independent film and stop by to see how the film is turning out!
For more information, visit the all-new Unorthodox website:
http://www.unorthodoxmovie.com/
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12:30:44 pm on August 25, 2008 |
Need Election Footage? Check the Sandbox
We know that everyone (and their tech-savvy mother) is making video about the election. Heck, we’re doing it ourselves. But what if you want to make a web video and you don’t have much footage? We’ve got the answer.
Today we’ve added 50 new clips from the WGBH Archives related to the election (quality b-roll of DC and newsreel footage) to the Lab Sandbox. What does that mean to you? That means you can take all of that footage, download it in high quality, and edit it however you like! It’s totally free so long as you don’t sell what you make. So check it out!
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11:04:57 am on August 18, 2008 |
WGBH Lab on PBS.org
In a cool turn of events, “Voting Schmoting,” one of our Election 2008 Open Call shorts, got featured on the PBS Vote 2008 site. Check it out:
This may be the first of many, so check back soon to hear more!
Edit: Looks like it got changed out for another video feature over the weekend, but you can find a screenshot above and you can still watch the short on the WGBH Lab website
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04:33:35 pm on July 1, 2008 |
At Home in Utopia – Screenings This Weekend
At Home in Utopia, a story about hard-working Americans trying their best to work together to make a better future, will be screening Thur. July 3rd @ 6:30 PM and Sun. July 6th @ 2:15 PM at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Each screening will be attended by the filmmakers (Michal Goldman and Ellen Brodsky) and Thursday’s showing will feature special guest Jeff Crosby, President, IUE-CWA Local 201. Lively discussions follow the screenings!For more information, visit the WGBH Lab page for At Home in Utopia.
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01:18:41 pm on June 10, 2008 |
Give Your Feedback on Election Rough Cuts:Give your input on how to improve the shorts!
After working hard for the past 4 weeks, our 10 selected filmmakers have finished the Rough Cuts of their shorts about the 2008 Election — and now they need YOUR input to complete them!
Visit the WGBH Lab website and offer our Open Call filmmakers your feedback on what they have so far. Your input could be just what they need to hear to make a great piece! Shorts may be broadcast nationwide in association with P.O.V.’s summer schedule, so be sure to let the producers know what you think and make an impact on work that may air on PBS!
You’ve got ONE WEEK to have your say, so get to it!
http://lab.wgbh.org/open-call/election2008/rough-cuts
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10:22:12 am on May 20, 2008 |
“Prison Pups” Screening Thu. May 22nd
Filmmaker in Residence alumni Alice Bouvrie is holding a special screening of her film “Prison Pups” this Thursday at the Regent Theater in Arlington, MA. Prison Pups follows four inmates at Concord Farm, a minimum-security facility in Massachusetts, as they raise and train service dogs for the handicapped and hearing impaired. The film follows the inmates as they learn to take on the responsibility of a puppy and find in themselves not only a sense of confidence but also a capacity for nurturing and affection.
The screening is a fundraiser for A-dog, an advocacy group in support of dogs and their owners. Officials from the Masschusetts state correctional system will be in attendance to introduce the film and answer questions.
Check it out and support indie filmmaking!
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04:50:04 pm on May 15, 2008 |
‘Election 2008′ Open Call Producers Announced
The WGBH Lab is proud to announce we have selected 10 pitches for our Election 2008 Open Call with P.O.V! Let us stress that this was by no means an easy decision — everyone at the Lab was blown away by quality of and range of the submissions. We were so impressed that, for the first time ever, the WGBH Lab will be funding 10 producers in their quests to go out and create compelling shorts. Thanks again to everyone who participated in the Pitch phase, and we look forward to everyone’s input as we move forward!
Check out which pitches we selected >
Also, be sure to watch this space in the future, as all of our Open Call producers will be posting progress reports to the blog as they create their shorts.
