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New Duckrabbit Photofilm Workshops Announced

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:May 22, 2012

Two new dates have just been set for duckrabbit's three-day photofilm workshops: August 15th-17th (Central London) September 26th -28th (Birmingham) And there is one more place left on the July 11th – 13th course in Central London. The workshop is designed to provide participants with the practical knowledge needed to produce photofilms to a high standard. The workshop will take you through the entire photofilm production process – from identifying a suitable story, to planning the steps needed to gather the audio and pictures, all the way to final completion of a project. You will go out on location to make your own short photofilm in groups and use the skills you have learned. Get full details on the workshops. To see photofilms made by duckrabbit trainees visit student productions. Past students have had their work featured across mainstream online media, including on the BBC News front page, The New York Times,…

MediaStorm Welcomes Joe Fuller

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:May 21, 2012

MediaStorm is excited to welcome Joe Fuller, as our motion graphics designer. Fuller is a motion graphic designer, filmmaker, and avid drawer. His motion graphic work on features for the Kansas City Chiefs led to two Regional Emmy’s and several nominations for in stadium and publicity graphics. Fuller entered motion design as a means to combine video with his traditional art background. Through designing show opens for Kansas City Public Television, team intros and promos for various professional sports teams, ad campaigns, and viral videos, he delights in finding graphic solutions that are conceptually and aesthetically sound. Fuller earned his bachelors of fine arts from the Kansas City Art Institute, where he was awarded the Digital Filmmaking mentorship award in 2011.

Philippine Revolution Revisited

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:May 21, 2012

Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Kim Komenich recently launched Revolution Revisited, an online presentation dedicated to the 1986 Philippine revolution and its relevance today. Revolution Revisited presents 13 multimedia stories of Filipinos—from field workers to government officials—that Komenich photographed in 1986 and 2011. It also serves as an entry point for Filipinos that were photographed by Komenich in the 1980s to connect with him in his effort to learn more about the people and revolution he photographed more than 25 years ago. Komenich took more than 28,000 photos between 1984 and 1986 during four extended assignments to the Philippines for the San Francisco Examiner. During this time he photographed the four-day People's Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos and brought Corazon Aquino to power. Komenich was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography for this work. In 2011, he started to track down the subjects of his photographs from this…

Worth Watching #73: Whale Fall

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:May 9, 2012

Creative use of puppets to explain what happens when a whale dies. --Tim McLaughlin Whale Fall (after life of a whale) When a whale dies, the story has just begun Directed by Sharon Shattuck and Flora Lichtman for Sweet Fern Productions Director of Photography: Artem Agafonov Music by Rachel's Band A video compliment to Radiolab's 'Loops' episode, in collaboration with Lynn Levy See other videos that we think are Worth Watching.

MSNBC Hiring Director of Photography

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:May 7, 2012

MSNBC is hiring a director of photography. Director, Photography Editorial | New York City, NY, United States We seek an experienced, passionate photojournalism leader to direct our still photography report. As a member of msnbc.com’s editorial leadership team, you will lead in the creative production, acquisition, editing and presentation of news photographs. The ideal candidate will merge the highest journalistic and ethical standards with the digital imperative for open-minded, innovative adaptability. You will be accountable for the quality and quantity of the 10-10-person photo team’s output, for collaboratively defining and executing site standards for photo usage, and for mentoring a newsroom spread across 8 time zones in four locations on best practices in picture editing. You will have demonstrated success in industry-leading storytelling, staff development and multi-platform photojournalism. Your love for great pictures is broad-ranging, and you will be as comfortable editing pictures from a war zone as you are telling visual…