I began to experiment with videos for TFF in 2007.
Most academics, at least at my age, are familiar with the written word, but we are increasingly living in a world of images. I am also interested in videos as a means of reaching people who are not academic and don’t read thick books.
Videos can’t substitute the word, the long argument, the book. But they can serve as a supplement, as an appetizer for deeper and longer reasoning, primarily when you work with young students.
I’ve been on and off of Vimeo and YouTube. It is over now. In 2024, Google-owned YouTube cancelled me, so I could not log in and, therefore, could not upload, edit, or arrange TFF’s and Oberg PhotoGraphics’ channels there. They are now only archives – because, strangely, the channels are still there (probably by mistake). Vimeo suddenly got the idea that with me living in Europe, I could not have channels with them, and so I cancelled my presence there for good. Vimeo is also lousy when it comes to support and has done many wrong things while I have been a client.
Instead, TFF-related videos – our own and many others – are now on TFF’s Substack platform. You will find the collections of videos in which I participated here. New are added as they are created.
I’ve experimented with Facebook Live Video Streaming which, after broadcast, automatically become videos. However, I am very discouraged by Facebook’s political censorship and algorithm tyranny and I am looking for independent options, perhaps on Substack.
Time will tell where I choose to publish my videos concerning art photography.
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I shoot the videos on my iPhone. Then I do the clipping, editing, sound, etc, on iMovie or in the Splice app, depending on the purpose.
It isn’t long ago that it would have cost a fortune to make a decent video – funds TFF and I myself never had. Now it is basically free, but – yes – it does take time to do reasonably professionally.
Initially, it’s quite a challenge, but it is fun to experiment with new ways of reaching people for the good causes of peace and art – and how they are related.
Updated December 26, 2024
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Hej.
Dejligt at se dine kommentarer til situationen i Libyen. Virkelige humanistiske synspunkter har ikke megen plads i medierne, og dermed i vores fælles bevidsthed. Men den er her rent faktisk og den gror og modnes mens de tomme tønder buldrer derudaf…
Tak for begavede og humane tanker.
vh Hans Mogensen
“The time is always right to do what is right”
– you know of whom I speak.
Tak for din oplysthed og visdoms ord. Det var en fornøjelse at se Presselogen i går aftes. Jeg håber dine menneskelige tanker når ind til magtfulde hænder.
The world is about to change.
– Josephine J.F