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MediaStorm Online Training launches The Making Of: A Thousand More

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:August 26, 2011

During the week of July 23, MediaStorm and three Advanced Multimedia Workshop participants shot and edited the short documentary A Thousand More. This new Online Training Module, The Making Of: A Thousand More, takes you behind the scenes of that process. This educational module invites you to learn about the decisions, both in the field, and within the editing suite that went into the making of A Thousand More. Join a conversation between Producer Eric Maierson, Director of Photography Rick Gershon, and MediaStorm Executive Producer Brian Storm, as they discuss the development of this story through a scene-by-scene break down of the piece. The Making Of provides over an hour and a half of discussion and exposition on the thousands of decisions that went into the editing and shooting of A Thousand More. Topics covered include: How the story was found What subject to focus on Working in teams Scene by scene…

Help support Seamus Murphy’s ‘A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan’ on Kickstarter

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

MediaStorm has been collaborating with photojournalist Seamus Murphy to complete a documentary film based on his work A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan. We have started a fundraising campaign on KickStarter to finish this film and get it launched. In Seamus' words: Afghanistan’s recent history is a roller-coaster of foreign involvement and abandonment, resulting in a global crisis the world continues to struggles with today. The country was granted hero-status by the West when it resisted the Soviet invasion. But the vicious civil war that followed the Soviet withdrawal, the rise of the Taliban and the al Qaeda attacks launched from its soil on 9/11 made it into a pariah state. Afghanistan has been invaded, used and mythologized, but rarely understood. This project is the result of over 15 years traveling and photographing in Afghanistan, recording unexpected stories of struggle, survival and hope. My mission is to promote an understanding of this mysterious, complex…

MediaStorm launches African Air by George Steinmetz

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:June 1, 2011

Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures the stunning beauty of Africa's landscapes and people. His pictures, taken over 30 years, show not only the spectacular patterns of the land, but also the potential and hope that the continent encompasses. Watch African Air.

MediaStorm’s Online Multimedia Training

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

We're very excited to announce the launch of our Online Training. When we began our in-house Advanced Multimedia Workshops three years ago, we could not have anticipated the influx of customized training requests that we would get. We recognize that there's a large need for multimedia instruction, both for those just getting started as well as for experienced video and still journalists, and we've spent the last couple of years traveling around the world, talking with other multimedia journalists and formulating an online curriculum. Whether you're looking for instruction on gathering multimedia in the field or looking to refine your post-production workflow, we're sure you'll find something in here that will help elevate your multimedia skills. You can select from three Training Modules - a Reporting Track, a Post-Production Track, or The Making Of: The Amazing Amy, or you can opt for a full subscription that includes everything (along with other Modules…

MediaStorm Multimedia Workshop launches The Amazing Amy

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

From March 5-11, 2011, a team of four multimedia journalists collaborated with the MediaStorm team at our MediaStorm Multimedia Workshop. Participants spent a week reporting, editing, and producing The Amazing Amy. The Amazing Amy by Terje Bringedal, Torsten Kjellstrand, Espen Rasumssen, and Finn Ryan Using humor and a love of fantasy, "The Amazing Amy" connects with audiences through performing strenuous yoga-based contortion acts in New York City. We will be holding two more MediaStorm Multimedia Workshops in 2011: July 23-29, 2011 – Application Deadline: Friday, May 27, 2011 November 12-18, 2011 – Application Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2011 Visit our site for additional information, and to apply for upcoming workshops.