VIDEO SLAM 02

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Work space for the OPEN CHANNEL VIDEO SLAM: Appropriate Original, at Arts Law Week 2008.

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Introduction

The OPEN CHANNEL VIDEO SLAM is an instant video production and rights management workshop! It provides a format for producing screen content with open licensed assets within the shortest possible time. In the case of the founding VIDEO SLAM project, up to 48 hours is all it can take to produce a 10 minute short film from start to finish.

VIDEO SLAM is an exercise in cross-discipline collaboration focused on the use of flexible licenses for the creation of new works that are shared within the public domain. These new works are then available under the same licenses from which the original content was sourced from.

Background

The first OPEN CHANNEL VIDEO SLAM, 5 Smiles, was held over a period of 48 hours, from 10am Sunday May 13 to 8pm Monday May 14, at Horse Bazaar. Filmmakers, writers, programmers, sound and video artists slammed out a 10-minute digital short from content found largely online.

The final work was screened at Horse Bazaar and Federation Square on Monday 14 May, and was followed by a free seminar with the VIDEO SLAM artists, with lawyer Shaun Miller, and Creative Commons Clinic participant, Elliot Bledsoe. The forum was hosted by VIDEO SLAM Producer, Andrew Garton.

5 Smiles consisted of 110 individually accredited samples. These included sounds, stills and video content . In addition, material shot on location, throughout the Melbourne CBD, was produced for re-release under the same licence as Five Smiles was released.

VIDEO SLAM Workshop

The second OPEN CHANNEL VIDEO SLAM: Appropriate Original, commences with a two day workshop (21 - 22 May 2008) where participants will learn how to incorporate Creative Commons licensed content into a short film produced on site at Horse Bazaar.

Nineteen participants, with a range of screen production skills, will form up to four production teams producing up to 2.5 minutes of content each. Members of each team will assist in compiling found assets and along with a representative from the Creative Commons Clinic, will ensure the accuracy and legality of re-use of these works.

Participants will be provided with a key theme from which they are to develop individual commentaries on the overall theme of appropriation in the arts.

The finished works, including all left over assets, will be screened at the VIDEO SLAM: Appropriate Original Remix Forum (22 May 2008) to be further re-appropriated into a live re-mix of the event.

Workshop schedule

Introduction night

Date: 20 May, 6 - 10pm | Location: Horse Bazaar

Scope: Registered participants meet each other, are briefed on the project and coordinated into VS teams.

Agenda:

  • Introducing VIDEO SLAM (Andrew Garton)
  • Creative Commons Primer (Elliott Bledsoe)
  • Theme and content presentation (Justin Schmidt)
  • Teams and production allocation
Sample videos

Screening of relevant films either before, during (needs to be short) or after the forum.

Workshop Day 1

Date: 21 May, 10am - 5pm | Location: Horse Bazaar

Agenda:

  • Content search and license logging
  • Production

Workshop Day 2

Date: 22 May, 9am - 4pm | Location: Horse Bazaar

Agenda:

  • Final production
  • Preparation for evening forum shoot and remix

Remix Forum Day 2

Date: 22 May, 7.30 - 10.30pm | Location: Horse Bazaar

Host venue

Horse Bazaar
397 Little Lonsdale Street
Melbourne 3000
Melway reference (43 G7)

Remix Forum

Incorporated into the second VIDEO SLAM is a forum discussing appropriated hybrid artworks and the laws that may govern what can and can't be digitally consumed on and offline.

The forum itself is proposed to be appropriated into a remix of materials collated for the VIDEO SLAM short and other materials provided by participating artists. The remix artist is Melbourne VJ, John Burton.

Panellists

The Remix forum will be hosted by Andrew Garton. Panellists include:

Panellists Brief

The VIDEO SLAM Appropriate Original forum is targeting hybrid media artists, in particular screen culture practitioners, in a lively, entertaining discussion on appropriation in the arts, how it contributes to the work of an artist, culture in general and the legal frameworks that protect both the artists and the works they may consume.

The question at the heart of the forum is: 

   If appropriation has been at the heart of the growth, 
   maturity and development of so many traditional cultures, 
   without the legal protections that ensure the rights 
   of the artist  are protected for example, where does culture 
   live and grow without the legal processes that seemingly 
   hinder its development outside of commercial concerns and gains?

Panellists will provide a brief introduction to their practice which may be verbal or by way of material that may be screened. It should be noted that all materials screened should be available for re-appropriation into a video remix of the forum.

Panellists may comment on the works produced by VIDEO SLAM workshop participants and discuss the legal outcomes of these works, in particular the use of Creative Commons licenses.

We will look at various tools and delivery platforms available to artists that assist in remix, re-appropriation of various forums of cultural content. These may include projects such as sCrAmBlEd?HaCkZ! (previewed at Rights Online, Arts Law Week 2007), ccMixter and sites such as Freesound and EngageMedia.

Materials

Panellists are to provide materials for screening in either of the following formats:

  • DVD
  • Quicktime or AVI full resolution DV
  • OGG/Theora full resolution video
  • O0 Impress or MS Powerpoint

A laptop and DVD player will be available at Horse Bazaar for all presentation materials. If you prefer to use your own laptop, please be available from 7pm, 22nd May, for any tests that may be required.

Schedule

  • 7pm: Arrive Horse Bazaar
    • Test any presentation materials
    • Meet other panellists
  • 7.30pm: Introductory screening and welcome
  • 8.00pm: Appropriate Original Panel session
  • 9.30pm: Panel session closes
  • 9.30 - 10.30pm: Networking, informal close of VIDEO SLAM 02

Further information

Any questions, further information please contact Andrew Garton on 0409 948 280 or ag [at] apc dot org dot au.

Technical Requirements

Workshop

The VIDEO SLAM workshop requires the following equipment and technical resources:

  • video presentation screen
  • video projector
  • wireless and / or Ethernet net access for multiple users
  • 1 x net accessible computer per workshop team
  • 1 x computer + editing / capture software per workshop team
  • 1 x DV camera per workshop team
  • 10 x blank DVDs (OPEN CHANNEL)

All workshop equipment and technical requirements, unless otherwise stated, will be met by the host venue and participants.

Remix Forum

The Remix Forum requires a more complex technical set-up which includes the following:

  • 1 x Sony PD170 3-chip DVCam/Mini-DV camera kit (OPEN CHANNEL)
  • 1 x Sony PD150 3-chip DVCam/Mini-DV camera kit (OPEN CHANNEL)
  • 1 x Redhead lighting kit (OPEN CHANNEL)
  • 4 x blank miniDV taps (OPEN CHANNEL)
  • Misc cables (OPEN CHANNEL)
  • Wireless Video Unit (Horse Bazaar)
  • Video vision switcher (Horse Bazaar)
  • Distributed video signal generator (Horse Bazaar)
  • Multi-video projector array (Horse Bazaar)
  • PA / sound system (Horse Bazaar)
  • Digital storage (Horse Bazaar)

Partners

OPEN CHANNEL VIDEO SLAM Event, Media and Venue partners are:

  • apc.au
  • Creative Commons Clinic
  • Horse Bazaar
  • 3RRR

Notes

Legal issues

  • What are the new laws and regulations regarding the use and filming of public places and people?
  • There is an idea to focus on the new laws that may prevent such use of public video from taking place at all.

References

Papers

References

Documents

Briefing paper

Prepared for panellists and participants:

Report

The following report was prepared for OPEN CHANNEL:

Legals

Templates

Acknowledgements

VIDEO SLAM is presented by OPEN CHANNEL as part of Arts Law Week 2008 in association with apc.au, Arts Access, Horse Bazaar, Creative Commons Clinic, 3RRR and Federation Square.

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