Ottica TV is a project by the A2 Arts artists group (www.a2arts.co.uk) and has been set up to show contemporary art-based movie content. The Channel is split into into 2 streams - tabbed on the Player as 'Cinematheque' for movie shorts, animations etc. and 'Culturetheque' for documentary style content like visits to exhibitions, PVs and interviews with artists.
Entry is by invitation or selection from submissions. It is free to send in your movies.

If you would like to submit a Movie

Each contributor can submit up to 3 movies as long as the total run-time is less than 10 minutes. The TV Players on the Channel use Flash Video format (*.flv). If you already have your content in FLV format you can send it 'as is', however we can do the conversion for you if you supply your movie as an AVI file (see the 'Submitting your Movie' page).

Please note :

• Your content will run as part of a line-up with other contributors therefore it would be advisable to have a clear lead-in and lead-out to separate out your movie. However it is best not to have too much (+2secs) 'black out' space either side.
• If you are submitting an AVI file, the quality of your movie will be reduced from the original in order to be streamed down a 1Mps broadband line - which is our current target. You can see the kind of quality to expect from the examples that are already on the Channel. Hopefully, as broadband speeds increase generally we will be able to improve the quality. Text (i.e. subtitles) needs to be bigger than 14pt to be read clearly.
• Contributors retain copyright and this should be displayed clearly on the movie.

Your movie on the Channel

Once your movie is uploaded you will be e-mailed so you can proof check everything is OK. Movies will be put on the Channel as they arrive but we may need to re-sequence the line-ups after a period of time. The Channel is a new development and we hope contributors will 'bear with us' while we explore the potential of this medium. We welcome constructive suggestions to ottica@a2arts.co.uk

Disclaimer: Ottica sets out with the intention of being open minded about submissions. However, the usual conditions relating to offensive content apply. We reserve the right to classify or decline to broadcast content for whatever reason or to close the Channel, either on our own account or on advice from the hosting company. Likewise contributors are free to withdraw their content at any time. Contributors retain copyright and this should be displayed clearly on the movie.