Hi, when can we expect the missing videos from the auditorium to be uploaded to Commons? There already some videos of the conference viewable at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2015_presentation_videos , but especially Sunday's presentations still seem to be missing.
Cheers, Philip On 5 August 2015 at 14:45, Kerry Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: > Now that’s a good idea! > > > > The possible problem is that the criteria for awarding scholarships does > not necessarily mean any particular competency in video recording (I’m > guessing journalism students might be a bit more capable in this area) but > it’s worth a try. > > > > And why limit it to scholarship holders? Why not extend it to anyone > attending on donor money including WMF staff? With that total number of > people, then the obligation on any individual isn’t large (doesn’t overly > interfere with their ability to attend the sessions they want) and the risk > of failure of an individual to do it well enough doesn’t expose the > exercise as a whole to too much risk. > > > > Kerry > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Lih > *Sent:* Thursday, 6 August 2015 3:33 AM > *To:* Wikimania general list (open subscription) < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimania-l] Video recording of Wikimania sessions > > > > I think a good use of our scholarship money would be to ask for service > obligations, such as being part of the video recording crew. > > > > I've been part of professional journalism organizations and this is done > annually with great results -- we call it the "student newsroom." > Applicants who are accepted get a full scholarship to attend, have a > well-defined set of service obligations around reporting on the conference, > and the benefit is that they get to see other sessions and rub shoulders > with people they would have otherwise never get to meet. > > > > -Andrew > > > > > -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 Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:59 AM, WereSpielChequers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > 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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