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Agora Website Introduction

Welcome to the Agora Project. We are a new student-run service designed to record lectures and other public events held on campus, and to provide easy access to the videos via Oxy’s YouTube page.

If you are planning an on-campus event, Agora Production Assistants will take care of the recording process from start to finish. All you have to worry about is filling out a request form.

There are a few things that you should know before you make an Agora request:

1. Agora can only process a few requests per week. It is not guaranteed that your request will be met. To ensure that your event gets recorded, the best thing to do is file your request as early as possible.

2. Agora records video specifically for distribution through YouTube. This means a slightly lower standard of production value than you may be expecting. Our emphasis is on obtaining a document efficiently and unobtrusively, and that means using the bare bones of audio and video.

3. Agora’s equipment is designed to record speech and speakers. If your event is a performance - theatrical, musical or otherwise, then Agora will not be able to obtain a satisfactory recording.

4. Agora is required to obtain signed release forms from all on-camera participants. We would appreciate that you speak with all participants in advance of making an Agora request, to make sure that they are willing to sign the forms. A copy of the release form, with a short explanation, is available (here).

If you have any questions, please send an email with “info” in the subject heading to agora@oxy.edu.