Screenings with Miro
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I've been in touch with a student at San José State University, he and I are brainstorming this idea...
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The Big Idea: Campus Screenings of Great Internet Video
Plan a screening on your campus and use Miro to show off the goods. I've written up some loose guidelines for anyone interested in coordinating this sort of event.
Choosing Media
One suggestion: do a carefully curated selection of awesome internet videos or shows. You might try to come up with a theme — "Milk out of your nose funny videos," "Anime on the net," or "I wish MTV still played music videos." There are about a billion possibilities here, because there is so much fun video on the internet. You could carefully select episodes from 10-15 related channels (and queue them up in a playlist).
Showing a Feature Length Film
Another suggestion: show a feature length Creative Commons documentary or film (these can be legally downloaded and screened, often in high resolution). For example, Good Copy Bad Copy is an amazing (freely licensed) documentary that explores the big issues surrounding copyright. Another popular popular freely licensed documentary is The Corporation, and if you're into sci-fi parodies, check out StarWreck. There are more feature length films listed on the Creative Commons site.
The Audience
This one can be tricky; I recommend hooking up with an existing club or group. Free Culture is a natural recommendation (disclaimer: I'm involved with them). They are perfect for this sort of gig, because their members are so often willing to collaborate and try new things. There might be an existing chapter at your school; if not, you can start a chapter and use this event to launch it all!
Other possibilities include: film or media clubs, anime clubs, activist groups (you might also consider a video creation/publishing workshop with this type of group), or any other group that might be interested in alternatives to the usual TV and Hollywood fare.
Promotion!
This is one the most important parts — you need to tell everyone about it and then remind them again the day of the event. You can try putting up posters, handing out fliers, creating a facebook and/oror myspace event, shooting off e.mails, and simply mentioning it to all your friends and contacts. Remember to highlight the important stuff right up front: What/When/Where and make sure your theme is mentioned (and food/drink, if you've got it).
Invite Miro
These events are a great way to share Miro, as well as being a great excuse to get together and eat pizza. Don't forget to mention that everyone can easily get the software for free and that it gives them access to loads of free internet TV.
A perfect follow-up for the screening is a two minute demo of Miro: showing off the Miro Guide, explaining how people can save YouTube videos, and maybe previewing a bit of HD video. The big kicker is announcing that you are willing help install Miro for anyone who is interested.
Important Stuff to Think About:
- Space for Event
- Projector and Computer
- Promotion (fliers, mailing lists, facebook, etc.)
- A Theme
- Food and Drink
