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MediaStorm Receives Three FotoWeekDC Awards

We are honored to announce we have won three awards in the multimedia category of the 2012 FotoWeekDC International Awards Competition. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan, produced with photographer Seamus Murphy of VII photo agency, received first place; Broken Lines, produced during our December 2011 Storytelling Workshop received second place; and Rite of Passage, produced with photographer Maggie Steber, received Honorable Mention. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way. Broken LinesJoe Soll has spent half of his life searching for his birth parents, in the process he uncovered a mystery that’s haunted him for years. Rite of Passage When Madje’s dementia proved relentless, her daughter Maggie moved her life to care for her. Maggie documented the liberation from…

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MediaStorm Field Guide Now on iTunes

We are pleased to announce the release of the updated MediaStorm Field Guide to Powerful Multimedia Storytelling on iTunes. Featuring interactive guides, photo galleries and videos from the MediaStorm Online Training series and the MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop, the new iBook is the most comprehensive field guide we've produced to date. The MediaStorm Field Guide The MediaStorm Field Guide outlines fundamental concepts for gathering multimedia content in the field for documentary films. The guide is based on MediaStorm’s years of experience shooting and producing award-winning projects. Serving as a quick reference for multimedia teams in the field, the guide covers important concepts from picking appropriate gear, to setting up audio correctly, to shooting b-roll and backing up media. Additionally, each chapter’s most important points are conveniently repurposed into a series of checklists to make it easy to remember best practices even when on the go. Featuring in-depth explanations of key concepts and video…

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MediaStorm Hiring Multimedia Producer/Cinematographer

MediaStorm is looking for a passionate and motivated multimedia producer/cinematographer to create compelling multimedia pieces for our publication, workshops and clients. The ideal candidate will have experience producing in both linear and interactive storytelling formats. Strong narrative writing skills as well as audio, video, and picture editing experience is required. Description MediaStorm multimedia producers/cinematographer will: Produce cutting-edge multimedia piecesWork with and guide photographers, filmmakers, audio reporters, and musiciansWrite scripts and introductions for voice-over narrationEvaluate multimedia submissions for possible publicationConceive innovative storytelling approaches to further MediaStorm's storytelling missionWork with interactive designers and project managers to establish production timelinesParticipate in client meetings and work with content sources to fulfill our client's production needsWrite blog postsTeach multimedia storytelling and lead original reporting efforts at our

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MediaStorm’s Pam Huling Speaking at EXPANSION

Head of business development at MediaStorm, Pam Huling, will be speaking at EXPANSION on November 3, 2012. She will be presenting on MediaStorm's educational offerings including workshops, seminars and innovative online training. Pam Huling at EXPANSION Visual Studies Workshop | 31 Prince Street Rochester, New York Saturday, November 3, 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Register now About EXPANSION EXPANSION: How photography has expanded since the 1960s and what are we going to do with the unprecedented growth of images in the world? The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Northeast commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Teacher's Conference that led to the founding of SPE. The field looks very different today after the photo boom of the 1970s and the multitude of images coming out of the digital revolution. The 2012 conference will look back at the 1962 event, how the field has expanded since then, and what it will look like…

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Truth With A Camera Workshop

Truth With A Camera is holding its next workshop in Washington D.C. November 10-17. This intense, week-long workshop will be held in conjunction with FotoWeek DC. The Truth With A Camera workshop teaches photographers to use their cameras to tell intimate and powerful stories while partnering with local nonprofits and NGOs. The workshop provides a unique educational environment that simultaneously pushes photographers to explore their visual storytelling potential while working with a nonprofit and its clients to accurately and compassionately tell stories that explain the struggles and hopes of the people whom they will photograph. During the week, photographers receive daily critique by photojournalism coaches who have long histories creating documentaries on social change. Nightly presentations by prize-winning photojournalists and NGO representatives will discuss how photojournalism and the nonprofit world are coming together to produce valuable and powerful work. At the end of the workshop, at a gallery show of the week’s…

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