Etude Three (3) - Concept

In terms of resources I am already aware of many that I can obtain old footage from. The primary source is the extensive www.archive.org which has many members and organisations affiliated with it who upload media to their severs under specific licenses. The Creative Commons Organisation is one of the key groups to aid in the freedom of reusable media as their now global self licensing system has allowed media artists to search and use various media past and present legally depending on the type of license as well as license their own work. It has also allowed other organisations to help clarify which licenses are applicable to old films and footage. The main license I am looking to filter my search via is the public domain license which films will generally fall under after a number of years and if their copyright license is not renewed. For example the "Bruce Lee: the lost interview" is a piece of footage that was lost and then found again in 1994 and aired in a Bruce Lee TV special due to the fact that since prior to 1989 its copyright license was not renewed and therefore fell into the public domain and is available for download and editing.

Above Image (available at: http://www.archive.org/movies/thumbnails.php?identifier=BruceLeeTheLostInterview)
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At this stage I am analysing several pieces of footage and films to edit effectively. Possible issues I am already aware of include image quality and how that will effect tracking data and points in an image. Image quality is also a major factor and distortion, noise, grain, dust and scratches on the film will have to be either replicated on the added CGI elements or disregarded as piece to select and edit. Thus far I have not been strict on filtering my selection of footage as I am unsure as to how well the tracking process will go. Believability will be affected by these factors yet this will also be hindered depending on the type of effect I decide to apply. In addition when analysing the footage my intentions are to enhance the footage or viewing experience for the audience, which may simply be through subtle satire added via CG elements.

Film references:

http://www.archive.org

http://imovies.blogspot.com/

http://www.desertislandfilms.com/MarArtsPD.html

http://www.publicdomainmotionpictures.com

http://creativecommons.org/

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