[Reader-list] reader-list Digest, Vol 107, Issue 11

[Mona Bhan]

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On Friday, June 22, 2012, wrote:

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>   1. “Trigonometric building” OUT NOW! (Chiara Passa)
>   2. The "Hemispheric is watching you" OUT NOW! (Chiara Passa)
>   3. Re: [issuesonline_worldwide] On Journalism in Kerala (A. Mani)
>   4. POV Call for Entries 2013: Submission Guidelines
>      (rohitrellan at aol.in)
>   5. The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival:2013 Open Call
>      (rohitrellan at aol.in)
>   6. getting census data (kabi cubby sherman)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:05:11 +0200
> From: Chiara Passa <chiarapassa at gmail.com>
> To: sarai list <reader-list at sarai.net>,      sarai list announcement
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> Subject: [Reader-list] “Trigonometric building” OUT NOW!
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> Dear friends,
>
> I'm happy to share with you the “Trigonometric building”, an
> interactive video-mapping screening on a site-specific building (Demo
> on The New Museum NY).
>
> "Trigonometric building" is a demo-proposal for an interactive
> architectural mapping projection designed specifically for the facade
> of the New Museum in New York, but it’s obviously also adaptable to
> other architectural facades, if further manipulated. In the
> interactive version, the audience via a PC-workstation placed in front
> of the projection, can manipulate in real time the geometry of
> different parallelepipeds that compose the building, (using a 3-D
> software simulates a smooth-pencil-trace, that draws lines on white
> cardboard) transforming them into triangles starting from their
> corners and/or faces. The result of the manipulations is a total
> deconstruction of the architectural structure that can appear
> occasionally minimal; therefore, closer to the primordial geometric
> shape, or complex, multiform and multifaceted, and in continuous
> transformation from an always changing point of view, so that by
> looking at it, the observer can make a sort of virtual tour of 360° in
> space and time. http://www.chiarapassa.it/publicart.html
>
> Video preview at: http://www.chiarapassa.it/trigonometricbuilding.html
> Images at: http://www.chiarapassa.it/trigonometricbuildingimages.html
>
> --
> Chiara Passa - new media artist
> chiarapassa at gmail.com
> http://www.chiarapassa.it
> http://www.ideasonair.net
> http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiara_Passa (Ita)
> G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/111456718123673932501/about
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>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:05:42 +0200
> From: Chiara Passa <chiarapassa at gmail.com>
> To: sarai list <reader-list at sarai.net>,      sarai list announcement
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> Subject: [Reader-list] The "Hemispheric is watching you" OUT NOW!
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> Dear friends,
>
> I'm glad to share with you the “Hemispheric is watching you”, an
> interactive architectural video-mapping on a site-specific building
> (Demo on ‘El Emisferico’, Valencia), 2012.
>
> "Hemispheric is watching you" is a demo-proposal for an interactive
> video-mapping projection that highlights the concept of surveillance,
> designed specifically for the facade of ‘El Emisferico’ in Valencia,
> but it’s also adaptable to other architectural facades. The audience’s
> actions and movements made freely standing in front of the façade’s
> projection are captured by a camera-tracking system that translates
> the movements on coordinates of the x, y and z Cartesian axis. So, the
> robotic eye screened on El Emisferico, reacts to the spectator’s
> activities throughout 360° space. In fact, the eye moves itself and
> changes also the iris color, following the same audience body’s acts,
> so the spectator from observer becomes observed and controlled by the
> robotic eye, in continuous transformation from an always-changing
> point of view.
>
> Video preview at:
> http://www.chiarapassa.it/hemisphericwatchingyou.html Images at:
> http://www.chiarapassa.it/hemisphericimages.html
>
> Best regards, Chiara
>
>
> --
> Chiara Passa - new media artist
> chiarapassa at gmail.com
> http://www.chiarapassa.it
> http://www.ideasonair.net
> http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiara_Passa (Ita)
> G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/111456718123673932501/about
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>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:27:48 +0530
> From: "A. Mani" <a.mani.cms at gmail.com>
> To: issuesonline_worldwide at yahoogroups.com,
>        "pragoti_readers at yahoogroups.com" <pragoti_readers at yahoogroups.com
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>        sarai list <reader-list at sarai.net>,  The Moderates
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> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] [issuesonline_worldwide] On Journalism in
>        Kerala
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> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 12:17 PM, S kumar <kumar_8134 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > As per law the individual feeling threatened should have applied to the
> Govt. in writing WHICH WAS NOT DONE. How could you expect a Govt. to reply
> to any request not reduced to writing?
> >
>
>
> <snip>
>
> Mr S. Kumar as usual your mail is full of lies.
>
>
>
> Best
>
> A. Mani
>
>
>
> --
> A. Mani
> CU, ASL, CLC,  AMS, CMS
> http://www.logicamani.in
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:09:36 -0400 (EDT)
> From: rohitrellan at aol.in
> To: reader-list at sarai.net
> Subject: [Reader-list] POV Call for Entries 2013: Submission
>        Guidelines
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> POV, public television's premier showcase for independent, non-fiction
> film seeks programs from all perspectives to showcase in its annual
> national PBS series. All subjects, aesthetic approaches and lengths are
> welcomed.
>
>
> Submission Protocol. POV encourages delivering your film online via Vimeo (
> vimeo.com). When you register and upload your film, make your film
> downloadable and password-protected. When you complete your online
> submission form, you can paste in your Vimeo link and password. Though
> online content delivery at vimeo.com is strongly preferred, POV will
> continue to accept content delivered on a USB flash drive or DVD. File-Size
> Restrictions. Your submission must not exceed 1.25 GB in size and must be
> compressed at 480p (standard DVD compression). We will ask for resubmission
> of files that exceed these specifications. If you submit a Vimeo link, the
> file MUST BE DOWNLOAD-ENABLED. If you do not want to download-enable your
> link, deliver your film on a USB Flash Drive or DVD. Please
> password-protect your link and don't forget to include the password in the
> form. If you submit your project on a flash drive, the same 1.25 GB
> file-size restriction applies.
>
>
> All submissions must be received by 6pm on  Friday, June 29, 2012 . This
> is anarrival deadline, not a postmark deadline. Submissions received after
> June 29 will rolled into the following year's submission cycle unless an
> extension is granted by POV.
>
>
>
> Requirements: The online submission form requires a JavaScript-enabled web
> browser. We recommend:
>
> Firefox
> Safari
> Google Chrome
> Internet Explorer
>
> Please note: A printer is required to print out two copies of your
> completed film submission.
>
>
> If you prefer, you can Download a pdf of the Submission Guidelines.
> http://cfe.pov.org/POVcfeSubmissionGuidelines.pdf
>
>
>
> Eligibility
> POV considers work that fits all of the following criteria:
>
>
> Non-fiction only. Works that integrate some fictional elements or create
> genre hybrids can be considered. Please do not submit docudramas,
> reenactments, or performance pieces. When in doubt, please email
> cfe at pov.org, and include a number where we can reach you.
>
>
> Works by independent filmmakers. Works produced by filmmakers in
> association with a station or an organization are acceptable if editorial
> control was entirely in the hands of the filmmaker. Instructional films,
> films made for a client, and sponsored films are not eligible.
>
>
> Works that have not been broadcast nationally. POV expects to provide the
> broadcast premiere of a program. POV will, however, consider a work when it
> is of special merit and has had only limited television exposure (such as
> broadcast on local public TV stations or on cable systems with limited
> geographical reach).
>
>
> POV welcomes and encourages submissions from filmmakers worldwide. If your
> film has not been previously broadcast in the US and meets all other
> eligibility requirements you may submit your film to POV.
>
>
> Works released within the past four years. POV will consider exceptional
> works completed before this date only if they have achieved significant
> recognition through festivals, awards or reviews. However, the producer or
> distributor must contact our office to obtain clearance before the work is
> submitted. Eligibility of films released prior to the four-year cut-off
> date is solely at the discretion of the Executive Director.
>
>
> Works that are complete or near completion. POV considers completed work
> or fine cuts for standard acquisition. The series also occasionally
> provides limited funds for completion costs such as sound editing, mixing,
> negative cutting, on-line editing, etc. Co-production funds are available
> in certain circumstances. Completion funding will be applied towards the
> acquisition fee for broadcast rights. Samples, assemblies or excerpts
> usually cannot be considered for broadcast in the upcoming season and
> should be submitted outside of competition. See "Early Introduction" for
> details.
>
>
> Works not previously submitted to POV. Exceptions will be made for work
> that was previously submitted in non-final form, and for a small number of
> producers who are invited to re-submit their films. Producers who have been
> invited to resubmit should call our office before completing their
> submission form. Producers whose work has significantly changed since the
> previous submission should contact our office. All other previously
> submitted works will be disqualified.
>
>
> Works of any length will be considered. Short films (30 mins. and under)
> are welcome and encouraged. Please note that producers may be asked to cut
> works longer than 51:20 to comply with the POV/PBS broadcast format.
>
>
> Works that comply with PBS underwriting guidelines. For details on PBS
> National Program Funding Standards and Practices, please visit the PBS web
> site at www.pbs.org/producers/  .
>
>
> The Executive Director reserves the right to make exceptions to these
> guidelines in special cases.
>
>
> Early Introduction
> Early Introduction is NOT for films seeking broadcast or finishing funds.
> If you are seeking completion funding you should submit under the
> Completion Fund category and follow the instructions for sending
> supplemental material.     If you're unsure of where your project belongs
> please email cfe at pov.org
>
>
> POV's programming team gets to as many markets, festivals and other
> industry events as we can. Why? Because we are always interested in what is
> coming down the pike. We review many projects throughout the year but many
> of these projects are either in development or too early production to be
> considered in POV's highly competitive selection process. Many projects we
> encounter at an early stage will eventually submit through our Open Call.
>
>
> If you have a documentary project you'd like us to know about please
> submit under the "Early Introduction" category.
>
>
> Complete only the section of the submission form that applies to your
> project's current stage of production (research, development,
> pre-production).
>
>
>  Director and producer bios and pertinent contact information are required
> with any "Early Introduction" submission. You may also submit a treatment,
> trailer or project proposal in this category. Please specify if you do not
> want information about your project passed along to other parties.
>
>
> Early Introduction is not for films seeking completion funding. If you are
> seeking completion funding you should submit under that category and follow
> the instructions for sending supplemental material.
>
>
> If you're unsure of where your project belongs please email cfe at pov.org.
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:13:27 -0400 (EDT)
> From: rohitrellan at aol.in
> To: reader-list at sarai.net
> Subject: [Reader-list] The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival:2013 Open
>        Call
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> The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the premier venue for nonfiction
> film in the American West, is seeking submissions for its tenth annual
> event. >From February 15-24, 2013 the  festival will screen 100+ films,
> including world and U.S. premieres, classics, rare and experimental works
> in several venues including the  historic Wilma Theater in downtown
> Missoula, Montana.  In addition to ten days of screenings, public and VIP
> events and receptions, the festival will feature Big Sky Doc Shop, a
> four-day industry forum with panel discussions, workshops and pitch
> sessions.
>
> Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2013, Big Sky draws an annual
> audience of 15,000, including thousands of enthusiastic documentary fans,
> filmmakers, distributors, broadcaster