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Exception: Some Netflix Original educational documentaries are available for one-time educational screenings. To find out which titles are available for educational screenings, visit Netflix Media Center and search for the documentary by title.
Explanation: The Netflix Terms of Use specifies that the account is "for your personal and non-commercial use only." Netflix is not alone here. Amazon Prime, Hulu, and other personal streaming vendors do not grant rights for institutional or educational use.
This is important because licenses overrule copyright exemptions. Showing your personal DVD during class is covered by a specific copyright exemption (Section 110), and showing clips can be covered by fair use (Section 107). However, there is no copyright exemption for showing videos in the classroom from personal subscription video services when the license prohibits such viewing.
To find out which titles are available for educational screenings, visit media.netflix.com and search for the title or browse our recent and upcoming releases. Below, there is an incomplete list of documentaries that are covered by this educational screenings permission. Titles that are available for educational screening will display the following grant of permission on their details page:
Consequently, we will permit one-time educational screenings - "one-time screening" means that you can't hold screenings several times in one day or one week, but if, for example, you're an educator who wants to show the titles once a semester over multiple semesters, that's okay.
If you are looking for videos that are "about" yoga, follow the link for "Films on Demand". A simple search for just "yoga" yields a little over 200 videos that are about the practice of yoga from many different viewpoints.These videos are not a workout video where you follow along while doing yoga, these are more documentary types of videos. Time lengths of videos range from less than a minute to longer than an hour.
We have a small number of DVD's available in Parks Library Media Center that focus on the practice of yoga. The Media Center is located on the lower level. Go down the main stairwell near the library entrance, and it is on the bottom of the stairs to the left. You will need to bring the call number of the DVD that you want with you, as the DVD collection in Parks Library is not currently available for browsing.
DVD's in Parks Library are not browsable in person. Therefore, you will need to write down the call number of the DVD you want, and give this to the person working at the desk in the media center circulation desk.
The Crime Centered Documentary
In this course, we will view non-fiction and hybrid films that revolve around crime, criminal justice, and criminal court cases. Our emphasis will be on cases that are either mired in controversy or emblematic of wider social concerns. Readings will augment viewings as we weigh legal, philosophical, or scientific perspectives: What is accurately depicted? What is omitted? What is misrepresented? Concurrently, we will investigate the films aesthetically: How is the film structured and why? What choices are being made by the filmmaker regarding camera, sound, and editing, and how do these choices affect viewers? Throughout the course, we will consider the ethics of depicting real people and traumatic events. We will also look at specific films in regard to their legal or societal impact.
Assignments will include a series of short response papers and a substantial final project, which can take the form of either (up to the student) a ten- to twelve-page paper or a six- to twelve-minute film/podcast/media project. Projects should center upon a legal topic. Ideas include, but are not limited to, a paper that compares two films depicting the same criminal case or a polished/edited film interview with an individual connected to a crime or involved with the legal system (a defendant, a lawyer, a judge, a policeperson, etc.). Additional topics could center around mitigation films, viral crime videos, local courts, legal advocacy centers, or hybrid crime films.
Notes:
Attendance at first class is required unless cleared by the professor.
For students who have not completed RTVF 190, if you choose to make a film or podcast for your final project, you must have access to equipment and editing software.
Students must strictly adhere to RTVF Production Handbook and Covid Best Practice guidelines: -television-film/for-current-rtvf-students/.
Technical skills such as lighting, camera, sound, and editing will not be taught in this class.
Group projects (two people max) will be allowed.
All reading material will be posted on Canvas or handed out in class.
Although most films will be available on Canvas, a basic Netflix subscription or access to Netflix is necessary for this class. As of this writing, the cost is approximately seven dollars a month (there may be some tax). Subscriptions can be canceled when the course terminates (there are no contracts). _action=kb-article-popular-categories
Supplies, picture/audio editing software, and equipment are students' responsibility if they decide to create a media project instead of a final paper. Students can use their cell phone and their computer or, pending availability, they may borrow equipment from the Northwestern Library: RTVF students who have filled out a deposit card and taken 190 may acquire gear from the equipment cage. All media projects must be backed up on a hard drive (approximately 60 to 130 dollars for 1TB depending on the brand) and turned in via a private password protected downloadable link such as Vimeo. (Vimeo starter membership is currently $9 per month billed annually). =homepage