Effective Uses of Video

These sites show ways in which video can be used to present content, dramatic scenarios and footage from remote locations. Users may require Quicktime Player, Real Player, Windows Media Player or Flash depending on the format of the video.

Examples

NYU Medieval Narrative Video Archive - An archive of taped presentations of medieval plays and musical performances.

Archaeology Channel - Features online video documentaries of archaeological sites around the world.

Reworking Picasso's The Tragedy - A Video showing how Picasso altered an older painting and turned it into The Tragedy.

Spanish and Portuguese Business - A series of video interviews with Latin American business professionals and dramatic scenarios. From the University of Texas.

Langmedia Everyday Language Series - This web site includes videos which illustrate everyday situations from around the world. Includes text transcripts.

1901 Cinema - Streamed videos based on news footage from 1901, including Queen Victoria's funeral. Part of the 1901: Life at the Time of the Census (U.K.) Web site.

B.B.C. Audio and Video Archives - Some snippets from BBC productions are available online.

National Geographic Crittercam - Taped segments taken of various animals in the wild.

Web Cams

Webcams present live shots of remote locations via a permanent camera.

Penn State Web Cams - Live views of different locations around the University Park campus.

Bourbocam - View Bourbon street in New Orleans live in real time (still working even after Hurricane Katrina).

Kodak Birdcam - This Web cam follows the a breeding pair of peregrine falcons who nest on the Kodak tower every year.

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