Ben Moskowitz (US): Video of the Open Web, Not Just on the Open Web

SESSION 2: PLATFORMS, STANDARDS & THE TROUBLE WITH TRANSLATION CIVIL RIGHTS
Most web video is wrapped in a pro- prietary layer and served cold. It’s time to change that. The potential of HTML5 video to revolutionize story- telling is just beginning to dawn on the filmmaking public. This presenta- tion will introduce some practices and paradigms that make a real case for embracing open video, including popcorn.js, dense text annotations, and more. It will also address some challenges in bringing HTML5-powered video to audiences.