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MediaStorm Welcomes Fall Intern Alessandra Villaamil

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 5, 2013

MediaStorm is excited to welcome Alessandra Villaamil to our team as our Fall 2013 development intern. Alessandra Villaamil is an interaction designer and journalist. She holds a Master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Visual Journalism and French Literature from the University of Miami. Alessandra uses emerging technology to leverage multimedia and create new platforms to engage with content. As a journalist, she has documented green technology and sustainability in the Czech Republic, the plight of undocumented Haitian migrant women in the Dominican Republic and intellectually disabled athletes at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Greece and the Special Olympics Global Congress in Morocco. Her work has brought her to the SXSW Interactive Awards (2013), Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition (2013), the NYC Resistor Interactive Show (2012), the United Nations Association Film Festival (2010) and the Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival (2010).

Worth Clicking: MediaStorm Links Roundup

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 2, 2013

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! The best free fonts, from vintage-inspired typefaces to slap-you-in-the-face slab serifs. [Creative Bloq] Every semester on the first day of class, Spike Lee, accomplished director and NYU professor, distributes a list of essential movies he considers "the greatest films ever made. " [Gawker] Here are my 20 things 20-Year-Olds don’t get. [Forbes] A short film in paper by Leo Bridle & Ben Thomas. [Vimeo] December marks the centennial of the first flight, but don't expect a celebration here, or anywhere else in Brazil, for that matter. [New York Times] Watching online video once meant staring passively at a screen, but now that audience engagement is the goal, interactive video is gaining popularity and newsrooms are responding. [IJNet] Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. Now, Grandpa spends…

Support “Frame by Frame” on Kickstarter

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:August 1, 2013

For filmmaker and multimedia journalist Mo Scarpelli, Frame by Frame is an opportunity to give a voice to those relegated to silence. Developed with filmmaker Alexandria Bombach, the character-driven feature-length documentary follows the story of four Afghan photographers to explore the country's recent revolution in local photojournalism. You can help complete their project on Kickstarter. Background In 1996, the Taliban banned photography in Afghanistan. Since the regime was removed from Kabul in 2001, photography has become an outlet for Afghans determined to show the hidden stories of their country. "The need for local journalism in Afghanistan couldn't be more important than it is right now," says Scarpelli. "To build democracy and independence, to hold those in power accountable, to drive social and political change. This is going to be an incredible story of what that means." The Film The film chronicles Afghan photojournalists seizing a unique opportunity to build democracy in a…

Worth Clicking: MediaStorm Links Roundup

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:July 26, 2013

You've made it through another week. To celebrate, unwind with some of our favorite reads and videos from the past week. All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff. Cheers! Google just demoted your television set into a second screen, a slave to your phone or tablet or laptop. [BuzzMachine] Despite new technology and the leveling of the creative playing field, video is still a prisoner inside the rectangle viewing window. Can it be freed? [Inside the Story] Turns your iPad into a Mac control pad. [Macworld] The production duo behind Beasts of the Southern Wild has a fellowship from NYU’s Cinema Research Institute to research grassroots audience outreach for films; here are the top takeways from their research so far. [Indiewire] Is your work designed to stand the test of time? [Seth's Blog] Innovation happens when ideas intersect, so innovative people are at the intersection of fields. [Fast Company] Steinway &…

Brian Storm on Why You’ll Never Master Multimedia

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:July 24, 2013

Senior Producer Eric Maierson’s post “I Hate ‘Multimedia’” stirred up a discussion on what success in our industry looks like and what is required to get us there. We used your comments and questions to ask our Executive Producer and Founder Brian Storm (with thoughts from Director of Photography Rick Gershon) how visual storytellers can flourish in a constantly evolving industry. Do you hate ‘multimedia’ too? Hate is a strong word, but I would argue that word has become meaningless. It’s sort of like saying “awesome.” What does awesome mean anymore? Everything is awesome. Multimedia has been associated with my professional title for twenty years of my life. So, of course, the word means something to me. What I’ve seen happen is that it means something different to everyone you talk to. Eric made a bunch of good points about it being too small in scope. It’s about our industry, the way…