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CFR’s ‘Crisis Guide: Pakistan’ named as winner of Overseas Press Club of America’s Best Use of Multimedia Award

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:April 29, 2011

Crisis Guide: Pakistan, produced by the Council on Foreign Relations in partnership with MediaStorm, was selected as the winner for the Overseas Press Club of America's Best Use of Multimedia Award. OPC introduced 6 new awards this year for online journalism. Award recipients were announced last night at the 72nd Annual OPC Awards dinner in New York City. Congratulations to all of the winners!

MediaStorm nominated for two Webby Awards

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:April 12, 2011

MediaStorm is thrilled to announce that two of our projects have been Nominated for this year's Webby Awards in the Online Film and Video Division. The 15th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 US states and over 60 countries worldwide. Undesired by Walter Astrada was nominated in the Public Service and Activism Category: In India, all women must confront the cultural pressure to bear a son. The consequences of this preference is a disregard for the lives of women and girls. From birth until death they face a constant threat of violence. When the Water Ends for Yale Environment 360 was nominated in the Documentary: Individual Episode Category. As temperatures rise and water supplies dry up, semi-nomadic tribes along the Kenyan-Ethiopian border increasingly are coming into conflict with each other. When the Water Ends focuses on how worsening drought will pit groups and nations against one another. All…

Now Hiring: Project Management Internship at MediaStorm

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 28, 2011

MediaStorm is looking for a Project Management Intern for this spring/summer. We're looking for someone interested in everything from reviewing projects to creating training documents and preparing submissions for film festivals. This is an administrative position, where you will be working on several independent projects, as well as assisting Multimedia Producers, Designers, and Business Development as needed. Applicant should have: - Knowledge of GoogleDocs, InDesign, basic html. - Solid writing skills - Ability to manage many projects at once - Strong organizational skills This is not a production internship - Final Cut Skills are helpful, but not required. This is a paid internship. We're looking for someone who can start in April or May, but dates are flexible, please indicate availability in cover letter. Duration is 6-8 weeks. Internship is located in Brooklyn, NY. If you're interested in the business development/admin/support side of the multimedia production world, we'd love to hear from…

MediaStorm Multimedia Storytelling Workshop to be held at LOOK3, June 8, 2011

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 22, 2011

MediaStorm has partnered with LOOK3 to offer a one-day Multimedia Storytelling Workshop on June 8, 2011, the day before the Festival of the Photograph launches. This one-day workshop will provide an overview of multimedia storytelling approaches. Through real world examples and open discussions with participants, Brian Storm will share tips and techniques to improve reporting and editing and discuss the most effective tools for specific jobs and the most appropriate ways to create a multimedia story. This workshop is designed for anyone interested in multimedia storytelling, no experience is necessary. We will be looking primarily at multimedia methodology and theory- this is not a workshop to learn how to use your new audio recorder- it’s a workshop where you will be asked to look deeper, into the when and why of different storytelling techniques and approaches. For more information, and to register, please visit: Multimedia Storytelling at LOOK3. You can also buy…

MediaStorm and the Oil Spill Commission launch The Gulf Spill guide

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 19, 2011

MediaStorm recently worked with the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to condense their findings into an interactive guide that makes the information accessible for the public. Oilfields are always changing, and equipment needs to be updated as well. One way oil companies do this is through a wireline services provider in order to access the machinery necessary for subsurface information that cannot be seen from the surface alone. A feature video launched last month, and the full site went up this week. The guide contains: a cinematic overview an interactive timeline a detailed timeline leading up to the well blowout a section looking at the effectiveness of the response to the spill a section examining the spill’s impact on the surrounding region and environment a section offering recommendations for the future a resource guide The Gulf Spill is an important resource for anyone looking to…