Call for Participants: SCMS Workshop, 2004 Conference, March 4-7, Atlanta, Georgia The Rise of the DVD in Teaching and Research The convenience and superior sound/image quality of the DVD obviously enhance the teaching and research of film and television, but the DVD is not without its limitations and hazards. This workshop will explore the pedagogical, technological, and legal ramifications of using this new medium for our teaching and research. I was reminded of the pertinence of this topic this morning when I saw a NewsScan article, culled from USA Today, about the immanent demise of VHS. (VCR sales are down 46% over last year!) I've attached it below. More information on the workshop: http://www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler/SCMSproposal.htm Submit proposals to (you must be a member of SCMS to participate in the workshop): Jeremy Butler [log in to unmask] Box 870152 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 This workshop is sponsored by the SCMS Information Technology Committee. ---- NewsScan article ---- >VHS MAKING THE LONG GOODBYE >DVD now accounts for 70% of the overall home video market, whereas last >year the split between DVD and VHS was 50-50. But there are still almost >50 million U.S. homes with VHS players (and without DVD players), and >Fox's Steven Feldstein says: "It's not time to play taps for VHS... It >will make a graceful exit." Others, however, think the end is near, and >Columbia TriStar president Benjamin Feingold predicts, "I suspect in a >year and a half it will be tough to find (movies on tape)." VCR sales are >down 46% in the first six months this year compared with the same period >in 2002, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. (USA Today 27 >Jul 2003) ><http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-27-vhs_x.htm>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-27-vhs_x.htm > SUBSCRIPTION INFO FOR NEWSSCAN DAILY: To subscribe or unsubscribe to the text, html, or handheld versions of NewsScan Daily, send the appropriate subscribe or unsubscribe messages (i.e., with the word 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' in the subject line) to the addresses shown below: Text version: Send message to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] HTML version: Send mail to <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] NewsScan-To-Go: <http://www.newsscan.com/handheld/current.html>http://www.newsscan.com/handheld/current.html ---- Jeremy Butler Professor [log in to unmask] http://www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]