Category Archives: Digital media

The shelter at the Long Branch TTC Loop was built in 1928, the year Mickey Mouse made his on-screen debut

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Jaan Pill

The previous blog post mentioned Mickey Mouse and 1928. Walt Disney cartoon characters have been characterized as colonizing the minds of movie-goers worldwide since the 1920s in a process known as Disneyfication, which has parallels with the McDonaldization of society. … Continue reading →

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Mickey Mouse made his on-screen debut in 1928

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Jaan Pill

This blog post is concerned with advocacy — what it is, and how it functions. In Estonian, the word for lawyer is advokaat. Synonyms for advokaat in my Estonian-English Dictionary (Saagpakk: Yale University Press, 1982) include: barrister attorney counselor counsel … Continue reading →

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Afterwards: Contemporary photography confronting the past (2011)

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Jaan Pill

Afterwards is edited by Nathalie Herschdorfer, a photography historian and curator. In pictures and texts, this book explores the evolving conventions of documentary photography. Research suggests that our brains are not wired for comprehension of events involving thousands or millions of … Continue reading →

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Mac mini a good choice for video editing

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Jaan Pill

We owe many thanks to Daniele Rossi for sharing with us the following BBC overview regarding contributors, access agreements, and editorial independence As well, he has shared with us a link dealing with the CBC’s policies regarding journalistic standards and … Continue reading →

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With high-definition video, the close-up may — or may not — be less critical

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Jaan Pill

Small tech: The culture of digital tools (2008) includes includes a discussion by Jim Bizzocchi on the impact of high-definition video on the home viewing experience. Films for television have in the past avoided long shots, and have favoured close-ups, … Continue reading →

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We’ve put together a 26-minute online video about Colonel Samuel Smith and his homestead

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Jaan Pill

The story of Colonel Samuel Smith and the efforts to keep his homestead site in public hands are highlighted in these speaking notes for an October 2011 talk about the colonel. This article by Cynthia Reason in The Etobicoke Guardian … Continue reading →

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