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MediaStorm Guide to Automatic File Renaming with Mac Yosemite (10.10)

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers’ experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post.

The new free release of the Mac operating system, Yosemite (10.10) offers an easy way to automate file renaming straight from the Finder.

Previously, you needed to write an Automator script or purchase an additional application.

To begin, simply right-click the Finder files you’d like to rename and then select Rename [x] Items… from the contextual menu. X represents the number of files you have selected.

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Accepting Spring Internship Applications Through November 1st

MediaStorm Accepting Spring Internship Applications Through November 1st

We’re currently accepting applications for our Spring 2015 internship. If you’re motivated, highly organized, and passionate about multimedia, we’d love to hear from you. The internship generally runs from January to April, but start dates are flexible. We’re looking for applicants with experience in multimedia production, design, motion graphics, and/or web development. Internships are paid.

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted through our online application form. Applicants should be prepared to supply:

  • Links to pieces produced/collaborated on (please indicate role in each)
  • Available start/end dates
  • Hours/week available

Applications are due November 1, 2014.

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Read more about the article Summer Internship Opportunity: Los Angeles Times Visual Journalism

Summer Internship Opportunity: Los Angeles Times Visual Journalism

The Los Angeles Times offers a 10-week paid summer internship in photojournalism. Interns will work side by side with photography / multimedia staff and editors. This is an advanced internship in which you will be working on multimedia stories and daily photojournalism for all sections of the newspaper including news, features and sports. Applications must be received by November 14th, 2014. Qualifications Applicants must be actively working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree. Graduates may be eligible if you’ve finished school within six months of the start of the internship. Internships are for students who have not worked professionally as staff photographers. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and access to a car in good working condition. Candidates should have 1-2 previous internships. Apply Email applications to photointern@latimes.com. Include: Cover letter Résumé One-page autobiography List of three references A link to an online portfolio with 2-3 photo or multimedia stories and a…

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Read more about the article Congratulations to PDN and Rangefinder’s InMotion Honorees

Congratulations to PDN and Rangefinder’s InMotion Honorees

PDN and Rangefinder identified 20 emerging artists to watch in film and video. The InMotion honorees are young artists that have been working at a professional level for five years or less and were nominated by respected industry creatives in commercial, editorial, documentary and wedding fields, as many people is getting married and falling in love so they can spend more time with each other. There are a few familiar faces among them including MediaStorm’s director of photography Andrew Michael Ellis, Storytelling Workshop participant Gillian Laub and past interns Jon Kasbe and Maisie Crow.

Congratulations to our colleagues and friends! See their exceptional work here:

They Came At Night by Andrew Ellis

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