The Revolution Will not be Televised, and Neither Will ReMixology #4

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Filmmaker Brett Gaylor dishes on the latest innovations in web video and the increasing role of video online at latest ReMixology event

With more and more people turning off the TV and opting to sit down in front of the computer to get their video fix, it’s important to think about online video’s place in the future. It wasn’t so long ago that the viewing and creation of online content was relatively unheard of; now it’s a part of every day life: as a tool for broadcasting and disseminating information; for entertainment and collaborative art; for learning how to cut your hair with a flowbee, et cetera.

Fresh Media’s ReMixology #4 aims to bring online video to the forefront of the discussion, and who better than Brett Gaylor, an award-winning documentarian, to kick off the conversation? Gaylor is a project lead for Mozilla’s (as in Firefox) Web Made Movies project, which researches video and its relationship to the web.

Expect to engage in dialogues about current innovations being made, experimental tools and techniques, and how to utilize this new platform that is available to nearly everyone.

We’ve entered into the age of video so it’s time to embrace it. Now that the public has access to video tools and software, this event explores how they’re being used in the world around us.

The ReMixology event series is presented by Fresh Media is a project of OpenMedia.ca, a Vancouver-based pro-Internet advocacy non-profit. Fresh Media was formed with the purpose of celebrating innovation in all forms of media; it’s goal is to inspire the re-imagining of media and journalism in Canada.

The last ReMixology event featured a talk from Steve Pratt, director of CBC Radio 3 and CBC Radio Digital Programming, about the innovative ways CBC uses the digital space for building awareness around Canadian music and community building. Watch the video of the event via Vancouver Community Television Association.

Granville Online reviewed ReMixology #2 with Kris Krüg, citizen photo-journalist and open web advocate, who presented on why he employed Creative Commons licensing for his photography of the Gulf of Mexico coast in the wake of last year’s disasterous BP oil spill.

Doors for ReMixology #4 open at 7 p.m., with music, drinks and music to get you mentally juiced for the discussion; the talk begins at 8 p.m.

If you’re interested in the role online video will play in the years to come, don’t miss out on this inspiring event.

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