From a phone interview with filmmaker Allen Moore, full-time adjunct faculty member in the Film and Video Department at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and Cinematographer for Ken Burns. Interview conducted and post written by Siobhan Hagan. Allen Moore grew up in Baltimore and went to Gilman School, where he developed an interest … Continue reading Movie Maker Profile: Allen Moore
Making Chesapeake Airwaves
By Siobhan HaganMarMIA recently published a post about the local news collection held by the University of Baltimore's Langsdale Library Special Collections. In that post there is included a brief history of the local television stations in Baltimore. It is important to research the history of television in Baltimore in much greater depth: to understand … Continue reading Making Chesapeake Airwaves
Movie Maker Profile: Jacquie Greff
Fells Point-based movie maker Jacquie Greff in her own words (edited by Siobhan Hagan). Episode "The Privy Diggers" of "History at Risk". I'm originally from Iowa and my husband is from Illinois. We moved here in 1993 from Cincinnati where I was working for Procter & Gamble and was transferred to their Hunt Valley research … Continue reading Movie Maker Profile: Jacquie Greff
AV @ UB
By Siobhan Hagan The University of Baltimore has a large amount of moving images held by its Langsdale Library’s Special Collections Department in the WMAR-TV and the WJZ-TV Collections. WMAR-TV was the first television station in Baltimore, Maryland, and was one of the first television stations in the United States. It had its first broadcast … Continue reading AV @ UB
Bunny’s Home Movies
By Siobhan Hagan Clip from Druid Hill Park Zoo (1927). Many people may cringe at the idea of watching other people’s home movies. For example, my boyfriend subtly noted that my family home videos mostly document the lives of our many dogs rather than those of the humans. However, home movies are treasure troves full … Continue reading Bunny’s Home Movies
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