Building Pressure on the Media to Expose the TPP

Louise Slaughter via CREDO Mobilize



Friends,

Amazing: You and nearly 140,000 other people have signed my petition calling on major television networks to devote more airtime to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

TPP negotiations have been shrouded in secrecy, yet most major news outlets have barely covered the issue at all. With your help, we can change that. Please forward this email to at least five friends and family members. Then, if you're on Facebook, click the image below to share it on Facebook and spread the word about my petition.

 

Together, we'll build tremendous pressure on TV networks to give the Trans-Pacific Partnership the coverage it deserves.

Here's the link to the petition:
http://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/tell-the-media-it-s-time-to-expose-the-tpp

Thanks for joining me in this fight.

 

Louise

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Premiere Pro - On-Line Assignment 1, INSTRUCTIONS

Pr Pro Discussion Assignment - Editing Analysis

 Due Wednesday, March 5th

PART 1 of 3

Watch this edit segment - at least twice. City of God - Chase the Chicken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNATPsOsZk

City of God (2002, Braz.) (aka Cidade de Deus)
Editor, Best Film Editing Oscar Nominee: Daniel Rezende

In my opinion, this edit segment epitomizes the expression, "The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts."  

Pay attention to the sound track, the image and sound editing techniques. i.e.:

• • jump-cuts
  • dissolves
  • cuts to black
  • speed variation
  • freeze frames
  • strobe and other visual effects
  • graphic and action matching
  • sound track variations 
  • the use of silence / percussion / SFX

Pay attention to how your reaction to the edit changes betwen the first time you watch it, and subsequent times you watch it.

Blogger MojoRisn describes it as,

"A brilliant use of jump cutting and cutting between two different sets of action. This is incredibly technical editing at it’s best. It is particularly spectacular because it is at the very start of the film, as it has to introduce the main characters."

Read the interview with editor, Daniel Rezende:

http://www.avidblogs.com/avid-toronto-editors-city-of-god/

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Editing, Art and Sound

Award winning Film Editor, Walter Murch said,

“Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does”. The editing in film often goes unnoticed. However, if one does not notice the editing, then it is doing its job. The editor works on the subconscious of the viewer, and controls “the story, the music, the rhythm, the pace, shapes the actors’ performances, ‘re-directing’ and often re-writing the film during the editing process, honing the infinite possibilities of the juxtaposition of small snippets of film into a creative, coherent, cohesive whole.”  ~ Wikipedia

Listen to this 8min. story about Film Editor, Walter Murch.

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=4994411&m=4994802

Listen to this 8 min. story about Film Editor, Joe Walker:

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=279076803&m=279216425

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PART 2 of 3Go to Discussion page to answer these questions and comment. 

Include in your comment:

A. In your opinion, what is the most effective editing moment used in the segment and why.

         For example:

               at 2:20 the two jump cuts between the face of the smiling boy...

B.  In your opinion, what editing technique makes the moment effective.

C. How did the sound track influence your selection.

PART  3 of 3

You must comment on at least one other comment. Because you all are interesting.(Oh. And commenting counts toward your grade.)

City of God - chase the chicken

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JOHN DONOVAN FEBRUARY 26, 2014 ARTICLES

Selection of recent articles about Royal Dutch Shell Plc

Feb 26th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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*SHELL MANAGEMENT FROM PAST AND PRESENT

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PROFITS WARNING DEBACLE: 17 Jan 2014

Sudden exit of Shell executive director linked to profit warning?: 17 Jan 2014

The destabilisation of Royal Dutch Shell gathers pace: 20 Jan 2014

CFO Simon Henry: Just how many lives has this Shell fat cat got?: 25 Jan 2014

Shareholders have grounds to bring lawsuits against Royal Dutch Shell Plc?: 31 Jan 2014

Royal Dutch Shell leadership: Bring back Sir Henri Deterding: 1 Feb 2014

Ben van Beurden: Surely Shell could have chosen a leader untainted by scandal?: 2 Feb 2014

Health & Safety Executive feared ‘catastrophe’ on Shell North Sea Platform: 7 Feb 2014

What you don’t know about Royal Dutch Shell’s Profit Warning:11 Feb 2014

Shell Prelude FLNG: loss of containment of hydrocarbons almost inevitable: 21 Feb 2014

*Shell management top row Sir Henri Deterding, Simon Henry and Peter Rees QC. Lower row Ben van Beurden, Hans Bouman and Sir Phil Watts in his spacesuit. Mr Bouman, known for being rather outspoken, may well complain about his proximity to Watts, who was forced to resign in disgrace from Shell before turning to religion and becoming a priest.

Posted in: Ben van Beurden, GoogleNews, Litigation, Oil, Peter Rees QC, Prelude FLNG Project, Royal Dutch Shell Firesale, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, Simon Henry, Sir Henri Deterding, Sir Philip Watts.

Tagged: Ben van Beurden · Litigation · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

Prepare for a Slimmer Royal Dutch Shell

Feb 26th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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Extracts from an article by Bob Ciura published by The Motley Fool on 26 Feb 2014

Shell shears its downstream business: Shell plans $15 billion worth of asset sales by the end of 2015. If it isn’t careful, its massive divestments may endanger future growth. Since the start of 2014, Royal Dutch Shell has announced a series of divestments focused in its downstream business. While Royal Dutch Shell embracing financial discipline is admirable, selling off billions in assets will likely come at a cost to future growth. Last year was an extremely difficult one for the integrated majors, but Shell seems to be the only one panicking.

FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: Royal Dutch Shell Firesale, Royal Dutch Shell Plc.

Tagged: Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · The Motley Fool

Shell to drill for oil offshore Namibia

Feb 26th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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Extract from article by BusinessDay published 26 Feb 2014

Royal Dutch Shell is to drill offshore Namibia, a growing area of interest for oil and gas explorers. Shell has taken over exploration blocks 2913A and 2914B in the Orange Basin from Signet Petroleum, with the Anglo-Dutch group acquiring a 90 percent stake in the two blocks and Namibian national oil company Namcor keeping its 10 percent carried interest.

FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: Africa, Oil, Royal Dutch Shell Plc.

Tagged: Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

Good News for the Arctic

Feb 26th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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Extract from article by Ted Danson and Andrew Sharpless published by Huffington Post.com 26 Feb 2014

On January 30, Shell’s new CEO, Ben van Beurden,announced that the company will not pursue exploration drilling in the Arctic Ocean in 2014. He also revealed Shell’s poor fourth-quarter earnings, attributable in part to offshore exploration expenditures, like those previously made in the Arctic.  We applaud the court’s ruling and Shell’s newfound, if forced, caution. Alaska has already seen more than its fair share of oil disasters, and drilling in the Arctic will inevitably bring another spill.

FULL ARTICLE

Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Ben van Beurden, Environment, United States.

Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Ben van Beurden · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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PrPro ON LINE ASSIGNMENT 1 FILM EDITING DISCUSSION THREAD

BRIEF COMMENT

In my opinion, the most effective moment or sequence in the segment is on time 2.30 when the chicken is in front of the running jeep, then  jump-cut to the guys   walking toward the jeep for  for maybe less two seconds, then back again to the chicken which is now under the truck exiting out in front of the left rear tire.  I think this is close to a perfectly  timed sequencing. . The  sound track variations  are matched with what are being displayed on the screen  The use  of silence  greatly added to the sense of mystery at the start,   then   gradual application of percussion in tune with the sort of a Latino festivity in somewhat violent environment added suspense and excitement, offered by the chicken being chased after release from captivity;  then a lull, a period of indecisiveness on part of the actor, then a a flashback in time to the year 19sixties 

on part of the actor where he was on the similar situation. The revolving camera application 

around the actor while the scene transform from the present to the 19sixties is really awesome.   

Nevertheless,  may I be allowed to expound on some instances  I think needed to be refined and I have them illustrated below:

The chicken not moving at all at time 3.57 is just 2 feet away from the actor but  on 

the next slide at time 3.58 the chicken, though not moving at all,  looked like 30 feet away

from the actor

On this slide the chicken, not moving at all which is supposed to be just about 

two feet away from the actor now looked 30 feet away.

Those two guys are walking towards the camera at time 4.21

but after 11 seconds of brisk walking they seemed to be farther

away from the camera as shown on the next slide.

Those two guys farthest from the camera should have passed 

the fence given that they are walking fast in a matter of 11 seconds

as they were already closer to the fence as shown on the slide above.

White clothing missing on the bigger ellipse and there is a piece of 

wood on the smaller ellipse

White pieces of clothing now appearing which are missing from the slide

above while the piece of wood is now missing which can be seen from the slide above.

END OF COMMENT

The TRUTH will set you FREE.