“The future isn’t either traditional or digital: it’s a feedback loop between the two. Television fans want to get involved and be counted. It’s how creative we are in engaging those fans – and keeping them connected even as they may move away from the traditional network – that will determine how potent and profitable … [Read more…]
During the second day of the conference, participants continued to explore computer-driven and crowdsourced approaches to tag audiovisual assets. Although there exists a tension between these two methods, many participants argued for a combination of both. In spite of the challenges, solutions are already underway and were introduced as case studies at the conference. In … [Read more…]
On the last day of the 2013 FIAT/IFTA Media Management Commission Seminar (aka ‘metadata heaven’) I had an epiphany. Because food seemed to be on everyone’s mind* I decided to compare digital assets to onions; spend too much time peeling away layers, adding metadata to come closer to their essence, you may sacrifice accessibility to … [Read more…]
From the first moment I arrived at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Beeld en Geluid), I knew I was in for something special. Half of the building’s ten-story structure is underground, housing a massive film & video collection! But I wasn’t here to ogle the building. I was here for the 2013 FIAT/IFTA … [Read more…]