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Feb. 8 - 9: DIY Video Screenings & Talks, Los Angeles, CA

Please join us this weekend at USC in Los Angeles for a series of free DIY video screenings and talks.

Schedule of FREE public events:

Friday, February 8th, 2008
Davidson Conference Center, Embassy Room
3415 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles

10 a.m. Screening

POLITICAL REMIX

A critique of power structures reusing dominant cultural content itself as the medium. Curated by Jonathan McIntosh.

12 p.m. Screening

BREAKING CONVENTIONS, BUILDING MOVEMENTS: 40 YEARS OF ACTIVIST MEDIA

On wielding the camera as a tool for political commentary, reform and revolution. Curated by Jon Stout.

2 p.m. Screening

CAPTURE & RELEASE: INDEPENDENT ARTS VIDEO

Digital Arte Povera rubbing bandwidth with WTF pixel pushers. Curated by Eric Saks.

4 p.m. Screening

YOUTUBE-SIZED: YOUTH PERSONAS, PROTESTS, PARANOIAS AND PLEASURES

A look at what youth are watching and making online. Curated by Open Youth Networks, directed by Mindy Faber.

6 p.m. Screening

IN PERSPECTIVE: MACHINIMA

Works developed using video game technology. Curated by Paul Marino.

Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Davidson Conference Center, Embassy Room
3415 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles

10 a.m. Screening

GENEOLOGY OF VIDDING

Videos from found television and movie footage, edited to music and commenting on the filmic source. Curated by Laura Shapiro. Presented by Francesca Coppa.

12 p.m. Screening

VIDEOBLOGGING: SHUT UP AND MAKE SOMETHING

Vloggers making stuff up, putting it on the net and there's nothing you can do about it! Curated by Ryanne Hodson.

1:30 p.m. Screening

OTAKU REMIXES: ANIME MUSIC VIDEO

Anime + music, influential works from the past decade. Curated by Tim Park.

Saturday � 2.9.08
Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
3415 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles

3 p.m. Plenary Session

ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF DIY

A discussion moderated by Howard Rheingold with 24/7 panelists, including Joi Ito, Yochai Benkler, Henry Jenkins and John Seely Brown.

5 p.m. Featured Screening

VIDEO 24/7: A DIY VIDEO META PROGRAM

This program will highlight a cross-genre selection of works. Curated by the 24/7 curators and organizing committee.

8 p.m. Reception - School of Cinematic Arts Courtyard/Lucas Instructional Building
(across plaza from Norris Theater in the center of the USC campus)

Featuring DIY music videos and VJs.

We encourage you to join us at the conference and be part of the conversation. Also, please pass along this information to colleagues, friends, and students who might have an interest.

The event will bring together video creators, scholars, activists, policy makers, technologists and industry entrepreneurs to watch and discuss the implications of work coming out of online video communities.

A listing with detailed info on the free public screenings and talks can be downloaded here. All are welcome.