A few days ago, Hugh and I were talking about some artist who recently released his new album and to my disappointment, Hugh didn’t quite fancy that music style. ... Continue to blog

Getting your message out fast by using our Message Board can be an effective way to reach your local public! ... Continue to blog

To our 40 Festival International film crew volunteers, we say THANK YOU for amazing us all with your enthusiasm, your commitment, and your talent. We could not have done it without you! ... Continue to blog

Whether you are looking to write a script for a screenplay or a short story, here are a few tips to keep in mind when writing a work of fiction. ... Continue to blog

Frequently Asked Question: Why do members have to come upstairs to get their paperwork then have to go back downstairs to turn it in? ... Continue to blog

In Lafayette, we have (for the most part) the climes of paradise, and thus April is our bike month a whole month early. Like so many places, Lafayette boasts an avid bicycling community. ... Continue to blog

I just had a cup of coffee with an acquaintance who observed that AOC fills 48 hours of TV every single day and does it with materials that are all locally presented by citizens of Lafayette. ... Continue to blog

There are all kinds of lessons. There are short lessons, and long lessons, piano lessons, ballet lessons, boring lessons and the “I told you so” lessons, which we usually receive from our parental units and which turn us into notorious eye-rollers. ... Continue to blog

So it’s my week to blog, and I decided to talk about the idea for our Festival International promo to bring in film crew volunteers this year. ... Continue to blog

Today I want to talk about “Cypress Street Radio” and the possibilities and advantages of using this type of outlet to the community! ... Continue to blog

Quite often, I am asked what can I do to help AOC? I can’t think of an easier, yet more important, way that you can contribute to AOC. And it doesn’t involve any money! Bonus! ... Continue to blog

Hello there, good people of the cyberscape! I must have started this blog half a dozen times, with half as many half-cocked topics, when I realized that the month of February herself is worthy of a few paragraphs of our attention. ... Continue to blog

The most frequently asked question this month was . . . . . How Can I Have A Show On AOC? ... Continue to blog

AOC is spreading the love across Acadiana, and we want you to join in. From Feb. 4-13, AOC will be taping your messages of love and appreciation to the people in your life. ... Continue to blog

What if "Get in the Game" actually meant what it meant 50 years ago, in my good ole days? ... Continue to blog

I don’t know if you watched the annual Golden Globes the other day, but in case you missed it, my man-crush and imaginary Mr. Wonderful Hugh Jackman won an award for his role in Les Miserable. ... Continue to blog

Another day, another blog! Today I want to talk about “Video Art” and the differences between itself and regular cinema art. ... Continue to blog

Recently I moved to Louisiana from West Virginia in August 2012. After getting settled in after the move, I started looking for jobs in the area. ... Continue to blog

So we like to inspire people at AOC to be creative, to be vocal, to be involved. On occasion, we post inspirational quotes to our Facebook and Twitter pages for those who follow us. ... Continue to blog

Another AOC Series Season is drawing to a close. This season not a single one of our series producers dropped out of their series, nor did any of the 2012B Season producers receive enough violations to, what we lovely call, “bust out” of their series. ... Continue to blog

I've been thinking a lot about listening lately. We have all waited for our turn to speak without really absorbing a cohort's gist. ... Continue to blog

As I was hanging out with my man crush Hugh Jackman the other day - in my little German mind - we reflected on our good ole college days. ... Continue to blog

I’ve used my turn as the AOC blogger of the week to rant about the dire future of the Internet-as-we-know-it. ... Continue to blog

Time is always a big factor in everyone’s life. Time to go to work or school. Time to sleep. Time to eat etc. etc. etc. This rings true for how much time you have to reserve physical spaces here at AOC. ... Continue to blog

Another day, another blog! Today I want to share some green screen pointers with ya. Sometimes, even major productions can't get into locations they want. One solution is to green screen your actors into the scene. ... Continue to blog

It is once again time for AOC's Series Allocation for January to June 2013! ... Continue to blog

Last night we had our second Dynamic Directing class here at AOC Community Media. Personally, I had a blast, and I think our students learned a lot. ... Continue to blog

Great news! AOC is now in the process of making the switch from Final Cut Pro 7 to FCP X. ... Continue to blog

Earlier this week, I went to battle. Ok, fine, I went to a two-day workshop about social media. But it feels like I went to battle. ... Continue to blog

For those who enthusiastically read my blog entries on AOC’s website know that I can’t help but mention my man crush Hugh Jackman at least once. I know, I know - you still can’t get over the fact that I, as a German, am not parading my secret man crush on David Hasselhoff because he brought down the Berlin Wall. ... Continue to blog

Come and see Deborah! One of the newest changes at AOC Community Media is to come upstairs and see me, the Administrative Assistant, to help you get started with whatever you would like to do. ... Continue to blog

Hello blog-o's! Another day, another blog! Today I want to talk to you guys about how to shoot great B-Roll. ... Continue to blog

I’ve had some opportunities over the past few days to speak to several groups of people about digital media, content creation, distance education and learning as well as First Amendment issues that are relevant to those groups. ... Continue to blog

Calling all producers. We have recently changed the way you can retrieve your submitted media from AOC. In the past, we have had shelves of DVDs and flash media that producers had to dig through to find their programs when they wanted to retrieve them. ... Continue to blog

Humans have no fur coat and no hydrophobic feathers, yet we can stay warm and dry. We have no wings of our own, and still men and women have escaped Earth's very atmosphere. ... Continue to blog

Howdy blogites, it's time once again for me, Samuel White, to give you a blog. Initially, this blog was going to be about editing applications. I thought of writing about how it makes no difference to me what you use to edit, and if an editing application works for you, then hallelujah! ... Continue to blog

Hello bloggateers! Today, I talk to you about frame rates and differences between them. This may help you decide which frame rate to record in to better illustrate your mood in your video piece. ... Continue to blog

As promised, I told you I would give more details about how to become a member and what benefits are involved. First, let's define what membership means: Being a part of a whole to a group or entity such as AOC Community Media. ... Continue to blog

Whether we realize it or not, we love alliteration around here at AOC. Before I explain our latest grammar gain, go back with us to English class (it won’t hurt we promise). ... Continue to blog

“I scream. You scream. We all scream for…. summer camps.” Ha, I had you tricked there for a second, didn't I? ... Continue to blog

Festival International de Louisiane may have been in April, but here at AOC we don't see any reason why you shouldn't enjoy your favorite performances from Scene International year round, starting with a premiere week! ... Continue to blog

Last night brought the much awaited AppreSWEETation celebration. We here at AOC Community Media prepped all week for it, from studying the fluid dynamics of the chocolate fountain (loaned free of charge by the inimitable Lafayette Event Center, to memorizing the operating manual for the cotton candy machine donated by the unparalleled Lafayette Rental Service. ... Continue to blog

A couple of days ago I almost had a minor heart attack with a movie-quality kind of faint response when I came to my apartment and realized that I didn’t have my keys on me. ... Continue to blog

Hello blog readers. I'd like to take a minute of your time to tell you something incredible about AOC Community Media and just how much we appreciate and thrive on....wait for it....community media. ... Continue to blog

Another brick in the wall has fallen. The grand old newspaper of New Orleans, The Times-Picayune, has announced that they have begun the inevitable surrender to digital distribution. ... Continue to blog