
Analog video/audio preservation and digitization. Serving artists, non-profits, and cultural heritage orgs, since 1994. Part of @BAVCmedia
San Francisco, California, USA
Joined January 2013
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A glimpse at what will soon be a community-centered preservation hub and gathering space.
We had a blast @LibraryQc @QueensMemory instructing our hands-on training course with analog video preservation! And shoutout to @av_morgan for developing these course materials.
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Canyon Cinema is seeking a Cataloging Intern to inventory, describe, and arrange our Michael Wallin paper collection. This is a paid, limited-term, part-time position to begin in January 2024. Work will take place onsite at Canyon’s office.
Info: canyoncinema.com/2023/12/14/…
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🚨PRESERVATION NEWS ALERT🚨
FFV1 in a Matroska Container has been added as a “Preferred Format” to the @librarycongress Recommended Formats Statements! Read more here in our blog post on The Signal:
blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2023…
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🎥 Calling all documentary filmmakers: applications for the BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship are now open!
📓 Learn more and apply! Deadline is Dec 13 (11:59pm PT): bit.ly/45SWSuF
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🔴 SF COMMONS Presents DIY Marketing with Daniel Díaz
Daniel will lead a chat for artists to share DIY outreach, engagement, marketing strategies, failed attempts, & unexpected wins.
10/18 | 5-7pm
Ninth Street Independent Film Center
🎟 bit.ly/46IWEY2
The update of QCTools (v.1.3) is better than ever. A real highlight is its ability to display simultaneous audio and video waveforms, allowing for more efficient and realistic analysis. See for yourself! mediaarea.net/QCTools
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An excellent piece that came through @BAVCPreserve in a few collections. Glad to see it again!
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📺 Our Director of Community Media, Andy Kawanami got his start at the California Music Channel®
kqed.org/arts/13933590/calif…
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📣 Calling non-profit orgs in the US and Canada with rare and unique collections! Digitizing Hidden Collections is accepting grant applications to support preservation through digitization. Initial applications due Nov. 1, 2023! hubs.li/Q01_67qs0
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🎥🌉 Calling all Bay Area filmmakers & media makers! Share your journey with us through the Bay Area Film & Media Maker Survey. We're curious about:
- Your film/media work
- Types of content you make
- How you stay creative
- Your support sources
🗒️ bit.ly/BAVCMediasurvey
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📣 New look, same mission! BAVC Media’s visual identity was given a refresh to celebrate who we are now as an organization.
✨ Learn all about it: bit.ly/47zmFdw
A sample of the vintage BAVC print newsletter, Video Networks, kindly donated to us by @SFAIofficial Legacy Foundation & Archive. 🎂
These virtual workshops are an incredible resource. Definitely check this one out for your creative networking!
💻 Join us for a virtual workshop, How To Make A Work Sample Work! Learn practical tips from an experienced panel of editors, producers and filmmakers in the industry.
Wednesday, May 3
4pm pst / 7pm est
$10 with RSVP
Sign up here: bit.ly/3mxY724
Excited for the 2023 MediaMaker Fellows!!
We're thrilled to introduce the 2023 BAVC MediaMaker Fellows. The fellowship is intentionally structured to provide opportunities for nonfiction filmmakers to experiment in a collaborative environment. Get to know these outstanding filmmakers + their work: bavc.org/announcing-the-2023…
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The AMIA Pathways Fellowship + Prelinger Archives = paid internship + professional development + mentorship. Applications are open for the #PathwaysFellowship and for internships including an amazing opportunity at the Prelinger Archives. loom.ly/j_yVLbQ
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A love letter to the video cassette recorder, and the amazing era it spawned.
Still the greatest consumer tech invention of my lifetime.
#BeKindRewind
📼❤️💯
sfchronicle.com/oursf/articl…
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Now announcing the 2023 Light
Field program! Join us March 30-April 2 at @TheLabSF for programs of works from over 50 artists, including two programs dedicated to the work of Amy Halpern. lightfieldfilm.org/2023-prog…
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“i’m obsessed with this place” said the museum-goer after seeing our video preservation exhibit.
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i've done it again!
the *third* annual edition of my 28 black films for the 28 days of black history month is here. this offering is for you.
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