AFI BLOG: Media and Technology

By Lynn Smith, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
As most Angelenos know, the crosstown rivalry between Bruins and Trojans isn’t limited to football. Each camp of alumni wants to help its own get ahead — in sports, in law, even in writing. In the case of screenwriting programs where bundles of money are at stake, [...]

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TV Technology.com
Far more teenagers watch video on TV sets than on computers—for now.
According to a survey sponsored by CTAM, the Cable Telecommunications Marketing Association, 83 percent of kids aged 12 to 17 looked at TV “during the past week,” while only about 44 percent watched video on a desktop computer and far smaller segments used [...]

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Variety
Pair will be honored at org’s annual fundraiser
Producer Jon Avnet and Robert Rosen, dean of the UCLA School of Film and Television, will receive special achievement awards from the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors.
The honors will be presented at the org’s third annual Caucus Foundation fundraiser for student filmmakers on Aug. 2 at the [...]

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AdAge.com
Ovation TV is finally ready for its close-up. Ten years after its birth, and one year after a major overhaul and rebirth under new ownership, the now-national arts and culture TV channel has lined up marketing partnerships and integrated promotions to boost subscriber cable systems and attract more marketers by partnering with the [...]

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Variety
Network hops retro train to Television City
CBS Consumer Products has launched a new licensing push for its classic TV titles, under the new umbrella brand Television City.
Unveiled this week at New York’s licensing show, the Eye has identified at least 150 shows to start licensing under the Television City banner. Shows being pitched to marketers, [...]

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Variety
‘Film: 21st Century Literacy’ kicks off program
U.K. film orgs have come together to improve film education in Blighty for children and young people.
The strategy, called “Film: 21st Century Literacy,” partners the U.K. Film Council, British Film Institute, after-school resource Film Club, First Light Movies and education org. Film Education.
Chief among the initiatives will be investing [...]

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The Los Angeles Times
Some seniors at Camino Nuevo’s high school are screenwriters in training.
High school students tend to dread the 20-page term paper. But at Camino Nuevo High School, a charter school located on West Temple Street near L.A.’s Silver Lake neighborhood, some seniors have chosen to write 120 pages instead.
A unique collaboration between screenwriter [...]

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The Wall Street Journal
Three Web Sites Help Users Find Instructional Videos
If there’s a skill or process you want to learn or know more about, chances are there’s an online video for it. These days you can find a video that will teach you to cook, survive college, build your own headphones or even become a [...]

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eSchool News
The internet-content filters most commonly used by schools block needed, legitimate content more often than not, according to a study by a university librarian. Her report was presented at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) conference in Pittsburgh last week.
Better communication between technology staff and classroom teachers is the key to ensuring that [...]

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The Los Angeles Times
Lights, Camera, InterAction turns firms’ employees into film crews in team-building exercises.
The idea that Hollywood has something to teach corporate America about good business practices might sound like the inspiration for a new comedy movie.
But that’s the quite serious premise behind Lights, Camera, InterAction. The Los Angeles firm turns groups of employees [...]

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