***Please pass on to any colleagues that may be interested***

We are now taking bookings for the following one day courses to be held at
the BUFVC offices in central London  Discounted rates are available to staff
from BUFVC Member institutions.

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Authoring Rich Media Content Using SMIL (Synchronised Multimedia Integration
Language)
Wednesday 10 March 2004
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SMIL supports the authoring of "rich media" presentations that integrate
streaming audio and video with images, text, and other types of material.
SMIL is an HTML-like language that is easy to learn and can be authored
using any text editor.

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Locating Moving Image Archives and Footage Sources
Thursday 18 March 2004
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This course gives an introduction to film and television collections in the
UK; information sources and services; searching the Web for film and
television sources; copyright - including educational exceptions. It is a
must for anybody undertaking film and video research for the first time.

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Copyright Clearance for Print, Broadcast, and Multimedia Production:
Wednesday 24 March 2004
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The day will fully explore the practicalities of rights clearance, defining
rights and copyright in different formats, administrating the clearance
process and will include a workshop session.

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Finding Audio Visual Materials for Use in Further Education:
Date: Thursday 29 April 2004
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This one-day course will give an introduction to locating and using audio
visual resources, which is aimed specifically at the Further Education
community.

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Shooting with DV-CAM Level 1: Date Tuesday 11 May 2004
Shooting with DV-CAM Level 2: Date Wednesday 12 May 2004
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Level 1: This course is being offered by the BUFVC for the non-technical to
understand how to shoot more professional footage and to make use of this
valuable tool. It assumes no pre-knowledge.

Level 2: Designed for those who already have a basic knowledge of Camera
operation, or those who have attended the BUFVC Digital Video Camera
Operation course or the Shooting with DV - Level One course.


For more information or to book for any of these courses see our website
www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses/index.html (booking forms are downloadable)
or contact Christine O'Sullivan or Kate Bensted on 020 7393 1504.

kind regards

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Christine O'Sullivan
Membership & Events Officer

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British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street LONDON  W1T 3QJ
Tel:  + 44  (0)20 7393 1504
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7393 1555
Website: www.bufvc.ac.uk
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Details on BUFVC regular one day courses are online at
www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses/index.html