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AHA MEDIA at the Opening of the Vancouver City Centre – Canada Line Station
AHA MEDIA was very pleased to attend the Opening of the Vancouver City Centre – Canada Line Station located at Georgia and Granville Streets.
Lineups stretched around the block and the wait time for the Free Skytrain ride to Richmond were more than 2 1/2 hours!!
In this video, Today, August 17, 2009 is a historical day! The Canada Line is open to the public and goes between Vancouver and Richmond
The line makes Vancouver the only city in Canada to provide a high speed link between its airport and downtown core
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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Please see my Livestream video of the Opening.. using Qik software on a HTC Titan or PPC 6800 cameraphone
http://www.qik.com/video/2568893
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Please look at our Flickr for 16 photos of the Opening of the Vancouver City Centre – Canada Line Station
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157621952915769/
AHA MEDIA is very honored to be featured in “With Glowing Hearts” the movie directed by Andrew Lavigne and produced by Jon Ornoy of Animal Mother Films
A Social Media revolution has been brewing for the past five years on websites from FaceBook, to Wikipedia, to Flickr, and as it spreads throughout the Internet and into popular culture through an increasing number of portals, it is creating a new sense of community and empowerment amongst those who have embraced it.
History has shown that poor and marginalized communities stand to gain the most from leaps forward in the democratization of information, so the excitement in areas like Vancouver’s maligned Downtown Eastside about the possibilities of Web 2.0 and beyond is palpable.
With the Winter Olympics less than a year away, billions have been spent in preparations and many poverty advocates are concerned about how the city’s several thousand homeless and working poor will fit into the equation as Vancouver puts on its best face for the world.
Against this background the film examines Social Media in action as a group named Fearless City embarks on a campaign to empower and protect its neighbours with cellphones, video-streaming, and the World Wide Web.
With great thanks to both our mentors, Andrew Lavigne and Jon Ornoy for a wonderful movie trailer! 🙂
Thanks to all our friends and our colleagues in the film ” With Glowing Hearts” 🙂
Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA and Ron become parody Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Jack Layton
In this video, Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA and his good friend Ron and fellow musician Ron become parody Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Jack Layton – our federal political party leaders of Canada
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a HTC TITAN mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
Below are videos filmed by April Smith on a Nokia N77 when she first started to learn how to film on a mobile cameraphone.
Imagine Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Jack Layton playing guitars together?
Al Tkatch and Ron play the song “Framed”
Al Tkatch and Ron play the song “La Grange”
Al Tkatch and Ron playing ” Spirit in the Sky”
Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA film of Al Tkatch and Ron playing “Stuck in the middle with you”
AHA MEDIA is exploring more livestreaming software and platforms to increase our mobile media production in Vancouver and Downtown Eastside ( DTES )
We at AHA MEDIA are striving to be even more mobile with our media production.
We have been busy testing and exploring different livestream software and platforms with cameraphones and laptops.
Among the following software and sites we’ve explored or will be testing…
Qik – http://www.qik.com/ahamedia
Bambuser – http://www.bambuser.com/channel/ahamedia
12 seconds – http://www.12seconds.tv/channel/ahamedia
Livestream – http://www.livestream.com/ahamedia
Ustream – http://www.ustream.tv/ahamedia
We livestream during many events – art shows, music performances, social media meetings, business functions, community gathering for ourselves, our friends, and our colleages in Vancouver
Our ongoing professional contracts are with
Fearless City Mobile http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile
W2 Community Media Arts http://www.creativetechnology.org.
AHA MEDIA got our start with Fearless City Mobile and W2 Community Media Arts as they peer trained us in learning about mobile technology and helped us bridge the digital divide in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) – a marginalized inner- city of Vancouver.
Please see AHA MEDIA’s livestream site for updates
AHA MEDIA at One Cool Word 2nd annual “Spring Fling” Release Party at Biltmore Hotel Vancouver
April Smith of AHA MEDIA was honored and pleased to be invited by Rob Jones, a Vancouver Music blogger as his supportive multimedia content producer for the One Cool Word 2nd annual “Spring Fling” Release Party happened at the Biltmore Hotel in Vancouver. http://www.onecoolword.com
Please read the write up of the event!!!
The following was covered and contributed by Rob Jones of The Delete Bin on behalf of Miss604.com.
Below is a photo Rob Jones http://www.clippernolan.wordpress.com holding the handbill of One Cool Word
April Smith of AHA MEDIA was honored and pleased to be the mobile new media photographer, videographer, test livestreaming cameraphone operator, and live twitter caster to support Rob Jones’ writing on behalf of Rebecca Bollwitt aka Miss 604 http://www.miss604.com
To see 87 photos of the event, please see our Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157618500005861/
To see videos of the event, please see our Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/AHAFILM
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“ the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees ”
When:
May 20th, 2009 – 8pm
Where:
The Biltmore, 395 Kingsway
The cherry blossom’s are blooming and ocw’s 2nd annual “Spring Fling” Release Party is almost here!
Featuring:
The Contemporary Lovers www.myspace.com/thecontemporarylovers
Creaking Planks www.myspace.com/creakingplanks
Analog Bell Service www.myspace.com/analogbellservice
Fur Bearing Animals www.myspace.com/furbearinganimals
…and special guest models from
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School! Bring your sketchbook!
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