FOSS in A/V: How Open Signal uses FOSS to further their mission in a closed source industry
| Sun 03 Aug 9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
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Chris is the Production Manager at Open Signal the Organization that helps FOSSY get online every year. While his background is in tradition film making his early start at Open Signal volunteering at 14 allowed him to get familiar with broadcast basics and techniques he later adapter to his film career. Combined with a passion for right to repair he really early on started to combine film and broadcast techniques with as much FOSS software he could get his hands on to recreate advanced industry practices at smaller self hosted scales. The unique combination of experience came in handy during the pandemic as he helped many small non-profits transition online while equipment shortages were common. He's now spending his time at Open Signal pushing a FOSS first philosophy in Video Production a usually heavily proprietary and secretive industry.
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Chris is the Production Manager at Open Signal the Organization that helps FOSSY get online every year. While his background is in tradition film making his early start at Open Signal volunteering at 14 allowed him to get familiar with broadcast basics and techniques he later adapter to his film career. Combined with a passion for right to repair he really early on started to combine film and broadcast techniques with as much FOSS software he could get his hands on to recreate advanced industry practices at smaller self hosted scales. The unique combination of experience came in handy during the pandemic as he helped many small non-profits transition online while equipment shortages were common. He's now spending his time at Open Signal pushing a FOSS first philosophy in Video Production a usually heavily proprietary and secretive industry.
Abstract
Open Signal is a media arts center in Portland, Oregon, with a mission
to nurture the change-making power of community media in service of a
just and equitable world. In this conversation with Chris Polanco, their
Production Services Production Manager, we'll talk about how and why
Open Signal chooses open source as much as they can in a world of SaaS
and proprietary products. They do this not just while partnering with
us to do audio/video for FOSSY, but across their work with local youth
and other media makers. We'll talk about some of the hardware and
software they use, how those choices are informed by their mission,
and what sort of future they are working toward.
Open Signal is a media arts center in Portland, Oregon, with a mission to nurture the change-making power of community media in service of a just and equitable world. In this conversation with Chris Polanco, their Production Services Production Manager, we'll talk about how and why Open Signal chooses open source as much as they can in a world of SaaS and proprietary products. They do this not just while partnering with us to do audio/video for FOSSY, but across their work with local youth and other media makers. We'll talk about some of the hardware and software they use, how those choices are informed by their mission, and what sort of future they are working toward.