This February video24-7.org will be opening up a DIY Video Summit at the wonderfully fun and festive University of Southern California Campus next weekend.
With a massive panel of speakers, presentations and workshops, this is a must attend convention for anyone in the area or who can travel to make it. If you are someone who considers yourself a filmmaker or are interested in getting into it but have always assumed it is much too daunting of a task, you owe it to yourself to check this out!




24/7: A DIY Video Summit
Free Public Video Screenings & Talks
Friday, February 8 - Saturday, February 9, 2008
University of Southern California in Los Angeles

All events listed below are free and open to the public.



FRIDAY 2.8.08 USC Davidson Conference Center, Embassy Room

10 a.m. Screening - POLITICAL REMIX (80 min)
A critique of power structures reusing dominant cultural content itself as the medium.
Curated by Jonathan McIntosh.

12 p.m. Screening - BREAKING CONVENTIONS, BUILDING MOVEMENTS: 40
YEARS OF ACTIVIST MEDIA (80 min)
On wielding the camera as a tool for political commentary, reform and revolution.
Curated by Jon Stout.

2 p.m. Screening - CAPTURE & RELEASE: INDEPENDENT ARTS VIDEO (80 min)
Digital Arte Povera rubbing bandwidth with WTF pixel pushers. Curated by Eric Saks.

4 p.m. Screening: YOUTUBE-SIZED: YOUTH PERSONAS, PROTESTS,
PARANOIAS AND PLEASURES (80 min)
A look at what youth are watching and making online. Curated by Open Youth Networks,
directed by Mindy Faber.

6 p.m. Screening: IN PERSPECTIVE: MACHINIMA (80 min)
Works developed using video game technology. Curated by Paul Marino.



SATURDAY 2.9.08 USC Davidson Conference Center, Embassy Room

10 a.m. Screening: GENEOLOGY OF VIDDING (80 min)
Videos from found television and movie footage, edited to music and commenting on the
filmic source. Curated by Laura Shapiro. Presented by Francesca Coppa.

12 p.m. Screening: VIDEOBLOGGING: SHUT UP AND MAKE SOMETHING (60
min)
Vloggers making stuff up, putting it on the net and there's nothing you can do about it!
Curated by Ryanne Hodson.

1:30 p.m. Screening: OTAKU REMIXES: ANIME MUSIC VIDEO (60 min)
Anime + music, influential works from the past decade. Curated by Tim Park.


Saturday 2.9.08 USC Eileen Norris Cinema Theater

3 p.m. Plenary Session: ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF DIY (90 min)
A discussion moderated by Howard Rheingold with 24/7 panelists Joi Ito, Yochai
Benkler, Henry Jenkins, John Seely Brown and Lawrence Lessig.

5 p.m. Featured Screening: A DIY VIDEO META PROGRAM (180 min)
This program will highlight a cross-genre selection of works. Curated by the 24/7
curators and organizing committee.



Saturday 2.9.08 USC School of Cinematic Arts, George Lucas Instructional Building
Courtyard

8 p.m. Reception: Featuring DIY music videos and DIY VJs. Reception sponsored by
DivX and GarageCUBE/Modul8. (120 min)




WEBSITE: video24-7.org

CONTACT: diy@cinema.usc.edu