I suspect if we put out a call in advance we would be able to get a lot of the equipment we need. I would have brought a tripod for this wikimania if I'd known in advance it was needed (not so likely to be possible next year as I may need to bring a tent and sleeping bag).
On 3 August 2015 at 19:40, Ellie Young <[email protected]> wrote: > There will be videos of the featured speakers, some of the hackathon, and > a documentary available soon. People involved in this will presumably be > posting when these are available and up on Commons, etc. > > I think in the future we might want to consider having cameras/tripods and > especially good audio recording in each of the session rooms. (I think > that might be something WMF could provide equipment and make sure A-V > service has good audio especially.) We could then ask for volunteers on > site to handle logistics/recordings. This wouldn’t involve a lot of > editing or post-production work/expense… as long as people know that it > would be pretty “basic”, but making sure we have good audio especially. > > I wil ask the upcoming Wikimania organizing team what they think of this > idea and perhaps they will come up with a plan and/or put out a call for > partcipation to make this happen next year? > > Ellie > WMF Conference Coordinator > > On Aug 3, 2015, at 11:30 AM, Joseph Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe at least one press outlet was recording some talks, presumably > to serve as b-roll. Perhaps what you saw was one of those? > > Joe > > On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 at 19:21 とある白い猫 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Andrew++ >> >> I find it odd that we are willing to have a huge budget for Wikimania and >> none for recording videos of talks for non-attendees to view. I think we >> owe it to them. It can be crowdfunded if need be. >> >> An interesting idea perhaps is to group video if we have a reliable way >> to crowd source this. >> >> I did notice a video cam recording the talk after mine. I am unsure if >> mine was recorded as well. Does anyone know who was operating the tripod >> camera? I seen it in other talks too. >> >> -- とある白い猫 (To Aru Shiroi Neko) >> >> On 18 July 2015 at 23:17, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Andrew++. >>> >>> A. >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm trying to guerrilla video record as many Wikimania sessions that I >>>> can attend, so I cannot respond at length. >>>> >>>> But I do want to say: the cost/benefit analysis needs to consider the >>>> quality of the viewers and not just the quantity. >>>> >>>> When a Wikipedian in Residence can show their institution the video of >>>> their Wikimania presentation as evidence of impact and engagement, it can >>>> lead to renewal of their positions and more initiatives. >>>> >>>> When the video of a Wikimania panel on COI and PR editing can convince >>>> more multi-billion dollar PR firm to understand our guidelines and terms of >>>> use, that's a major outcome. >>>> >>>> When someone talks about Wiki Loves Earth, #100wikidays or other >>>> grassroots projects, video provides a unique window into the emotions and >>>> motivations you cannot capture in a mailing list or blog post. >>>> >>>> When in 10 years, we want to know the passions and personalities that >>>> led us to where the movement is, where will we look? >>>> >>>> If we're expecting Wikimania videos to rack up the same views as >>>> LOLcats, it ain't going to happen. It has always been a very small core >>>> community does a massive amount of the innovation and work that keeps the >>>> projects going, and the ability to talk to each other in deep, complex and >>>> accessible ways is vital. >>>> >>>> For a movement dedicated to capturing the sum of all human knowledge, >>>> it's surprising how blasé we are in letting our own community history fall >>>> by the wayside. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -Andrew Lih >>>> Associate professor of journalism, American University >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com >>>> BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http://www.wikipediarevolution.com >>>> PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Nkansah Rexford < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Recording video* is easy; you can do it on most mobile phones these >>>>>> days. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> And on that note, the wiki indaba conference was recorded solely on a >>>>> mobile phone[1]. Although sound quality wasn't the best, with considerable >>>>> thought on getting an appropriate accessory to handle sound, phones are >>>>> also an alternative worth looking into. >>>>> >>>>> [1] >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTdU_5c77__7y3igaHAauOyAvo2crj2cp >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co >>>>> <http://khophi.co/about> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Asaf Bartov >>> Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/> >>> >>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share >>> in the sum of all knowledge. 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