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The MediaStorm approach to multimedia storytelling

Post author:Brian Storm
Post published:April 25, 2013

MediaStorm is a storytelling company based in Brooklyn, NY. We have a talented staff and prolific alumni that have received numerous accolades including fifteen Emmy nominations with four wins, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award. We run several lines of business including: A publication where we publish films in partnership with some of the worlds top storytellers Content syndication and software licensing Original reporting, interactive application development and film production for clients Online training and workshops At MediaStorm, our mission is to convey the essence of the human experience in deeply personal, intimate and emotional ways. We believe that quality storytelling is the killer app. We focus on stories with universal truths — those that bind us regardless of race, religion or border. Stories about common people who move through history unseen, with experiences often not noted in the history books. We approach the process of…

MediaStorm Welcomes Summer Intern Cortney Cleveland

Post author:Brian Storm
Post published:April 23, 2013

MediaStorm is excited to welcome Cortney Cleveland to our team as the summer 2013 operations and social media intern. Cortney Cleveland is a freelance writer helping professionals and brands tell stories on the web. Her coverage of professional development, cultural, and entrepreneurial topics appears in online outlets like Madame Noire and Black Enterprise. Prior to starting her freelance career, she worked in public relations, supporting a variety of communications campaigns and managing high-profile client accounts for public relations agencies in Washington, DC (GMMB) and New York City (Peppercom). As an honor student at Howard University, where she studied Journalism and Psychology, she completed a legislative internship with U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes and community relations internships with Washington DC's top hip-hop radio station and advocacy organizations. Her goal is to tell good stories, creating engaging content and experimenting with platforms to help her readers live life on their own terms. She shares…

‘Rite of Passage’ Honored by 2013 Webby Awards

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:April 9, 2013

We are pleased to announce Rite of Passage by Maggie Steber has been selected as an Official Honoree in the Documentary: Individual Episode category of the 17th Annual Webby Awards. The nominees in this category are The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin by Pitchfork, The Roper by Lucid Inc, America the Gutted by GlobalPost, Out for Change by Ford Foundation and The Unseen Bean by Whole Foods Market. The Webby People's Voice award is now open for these five nominees. Place your vote at http://pv.webbyawards.com/nominees. Watch the nominees now... The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips offer an oral history of The Soft Bulletin, with intimate interviews examining the stories behind this modern classic. The Roper The Roper from Lucid Inc. on Vimeo: The true story of Kendrick, a young calf roper we met in Louisiana who dreams of one day making it to the Las Vegas rodeo finals. America the Gutted…

MediaStorm Introduces Asset Parser for Final Cut Pro 7 and Premiere Pro 6

Post author:MediaStorm
Post published:April 4, 2013

Today we are releasing our Asset Parser for public use. This free online tool created by the MediaStorm production and development staff generates a list of all image, video and audio files used in a project. When it's time to color correct photography, rather than scanning the timeline for image names, we use the Asset Parser to create a quick list. These file names can then be copy-and-pasted into Apple’s Aperture or a similar application to locate the necessary photographs. Here's an example of an asset list generated by the parser. In addition to speeding up your color correction workflow, this list can be used as a guide for other tasks, such as manually archiving your work. The Asset Parser works with both Final Cut Pro 7 and Premiere Pro 6. Try using the Asset Parser with your project at player.mediastorm.com/tools/asset-parser.

New from MediaStorm–480 Votes for Care

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:April 3, 2013

MediaStorm is pleased to announce 480 Votes, a new client project for CARE. This project was produced in collaboration with Ripple Effect Images and support from the Harbers Family Foundation. The project is a short, character-driven video piece that shows the life-changing impact CARE’s programs have had on the life of a woman in rural Peru. The piece extends beyond the surface of what the organization provided and speaks to the psychological effects of empowerment. Project Synopsis: Lourdes Pilco is a middle-aged woman who’s spent most of her life working backbreaking jobs for little money. With the help of CARE, Lourdes was able to send her children to school while setting a new standard for women in her community.