From ms at ms.lt Thu Dec 31 17:25:33 2009 From: ms at ms.lt (Andrius Kulikauskas) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:25:33 +0200 Subject: [VBbuilders] Video Skype? Alcohol Free celebration at the Uzhupis Republic Message-ID: <4B3CD07D.8090308@ms.lt> If you happen to be around on Skype check "minciusodas" and maybe we'll be, too (or maybe not). We're celebrating alcohol free this year! Happy New Year! Hi Foreign Minister and Ambassadors, I spoke today with the Minister and also with Gediminas Bagdonas of UMI http://www.umi.lt who are very supportive. (And Vygantas Vejas, too!) I'm organizing an alcohol-free New Year's Eve party at UMI, Uzhupis art incubator. The idea is to question Uzhupis's history of alcoholism and try something new, maybe fun. New Year's Eve is a symbolic day to break with traditions. So what would be fun and alcohol-free? We're thinking of inventing and playing different games which might include goofing around. We're going to organize video bridges by Skype. (My Skype is minciusodas.) If at any point you'll be free (and alcohol free), then we hope to link up! We're going to bring and show photos of Uzhupian activities, we'll have a projector. Maybe draw ideas for the coming year. We're going to fry Uzhburgers and make teas. What else? We appreciate ideas! Andrius Andrius Kulikauskas, ms at ms.lt, +370 699 30003 Ambassador to "Minciu Sodas" http://www.ms.lt From f.nahrada at reflex.at Thu Dec 31 16:58:19 2009 From: f.nahrada at reflex.at (Franz Nahrada) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:58:19 +0100 Subject: [VBbuilders] production patterns (Jakub) In-Reply-To: <75ba22acf0d19aa74c8158d02105631b@mask.mwi.pl> References: <75ba22acf0d19aa74c8158d02105631b@mask.mwi.pl> Message-ID: Thank you Jabub for another great contribution! This mail has three parts: 1. about the mailinglist 2. about the way we migrate content to the NING and the Wiki 3. comments to your paper -------------------- 1. About the new mailinglist I send my reply to your mail about production patterns now to our new mailinglist videobridgebuilders at globalvillages.org Everyone who receives this mail is now member of that list and can reach all participants with one single email address. Please handle this mail address with responsibility! more information about the list (plus archive) here: http://ose.runtux.com/mailman/listinfo/videobridgebuilders or equally http://globalvillages.org/mailman/listinfo/videobridgebuilders -------------------- 2. Storing our content Also, for the sake of useability and sustainability, all contributions that might be sent via email are meant also to be stored in the discussion area of the NING. (Sorry that we hardly can keep up with the pace of contributions! Help is greatly appreciated.) The discussion area (Forum) is structured specifically for our pattern work as you can see when you go to the overview page: http://videobridge.ning.com/forum The advantage of the forum is that we can document original contributions in chronological order, and that we can even attach files to discussions. example would be this discussion at: http://videobridge.ning.com/forum/categories/productionpatterns-1/listForCategory http://videobridge.ning.com/forum/topics/initial-thoughts-by-jakub Please note: the "additive" workstyle in the forum is different to the wiki, where we do not primarily keep contributions in their original form but constantly seek to modify and improve them and to have wikipages assigned to pattern groups and single patterns: http://www.dorfwiki.org/wiki.cgi?VideoBridge/PatternLanguage/ProductionPatterns (and eventually a Videobook) --------------- 3. Specifically on Jakubs paper regarding "Production Patterns" Thanks again Jakub, for that opening statement. I summarise the word file from Jakubs mail (see also as downloadable attachment here : http://videobridge.ning.com/forum/topics/initial-thoughts-by-jakub) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * educational content similar to film production or PC game * three main phases: Preproduction, Production and Postprioduction * Preproduction: - assurance of financial, technical and human resources - planning for target and scripting - breakdown of script to understand all requirements (devil in the details) - presence of experts in the preparation is crucial as wel?l as - consensus building between different "expert" perspectives (technical, economical, psychological) * Production (depends on preparation and also on skill of director) * Postproduction - cutting ("grammar" of medium film makes transitions important) - special effects * Application in VideoBridging creates some new roles - main teacher or speake - local tutors * Application in Videobridging requires additional tools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So what is my response? I think its a very good starting point to compare the production of Videobridges with a traditional film. In my understanding although these are two very distinct patterns, they still have some kinship. We need good preparation, we need a script, we need a director who is capable to make some very quick and effective decicions. But we could also analyze from TV what is needed to do a successful "life report" or life transmission. In Kirchbach, a two-camera technique with constant interplay of perspectives proved very efficient. Of course we had a professional video producer with equipment (mixer, headsets to direct camerapeople). In our experience with VideoBridging, another crucial thing is that we need to have some sensitivity and feedback during the "lesson" or the "speech" or the "presentation" or the "performance" to keep up energy and attention. We have learned the hard way what all could go wrong during an event called "The Long Night of The Languages" - a highly interactive six - hour videobridge between two locations, Vienna and Kirchbach, which we have now well documented on DVD (not all six hours though ;-)) and which be given to all of you and discussed during the Workshop as as a learning example. During a VideoBridge we connect learning communities which might be different in response and acceptance of the main presentation. To balance that, we need probably at least two different teams connected by "backchannels": We need a audiovisual perspective that directly is linked to capturing patterns, kind of technical feedback process to the event director (like the one with the mixer), focussing largely on the moment, the here and now of perception and impression. We equally do need a content perspective, focussing on understanding and learning dynamics, the sequence of explanations, the feeling of what is expected, accepted and enjoyed by the viewers, feel their open questions and needs, and therefore more focussed on the content, the next thing that needs to happen and to be prepared or improvised. That group was missing so we all the time had to confuse two lines of communication. These "backchannels" couldm work via Skype chat or something similar. So for me a "Production Pattern" "Videobridge Setup" needs to explain these roles in particular, and of course it is important to think also about recording and postproduction as aspect of production - because later on you can only work with what you have captured. In terms of "Video Service Provider" we can really mean many things, and all these might be patterns to name and to explore: - an ISP (Internet Service Provider) capable of easily working with Videostreams (the absolute exception nowadays). - a provider of technical equipment and personell for high quality production and postproduction. We can look at what you can do with Skype (recording, high speed conferencing with more reliable bandwidth) and what you can do with other tools partly in the "ChannelPatterns" section so maybe it would be good to have some interaction with Matz. Another good beginning has been made and I hope we soon will dive deeper into this! Franz