The lineup for the 2009 Festival of the Photograph has been announced. Sylvia Plachy, Martin Parr, and Gilles Peress will be the main speakers for the event, with additional exhibits to be announced (so far, they have Paolo Pellegrin and Platon). If you haven't marked your calendar yet, plan to be in Charlottesville, VA, June 11-13. You can get tickets and more information on their site.
Dates for the 2009 MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshops have been announced: Workshop Four: March 7-13, 2009 - Application Deadline: Friday January 23, 2009 Workshop Five: May 2-8, 2009 - Application Deadline: Monday March 30, 2009 Workshop Six: August 8-14, 2009 - Application Deadline: Wednesday July 1, 2009 The MediaStorm Multimedia Reporting Workshop in New York City is an intensive, hands-on educational experience in advanced multimedia storytelling. Over the course of a week, participants will work in three-person teams, reporting and editing in collaboration with a MediaStorm Producer to create a multimedia project for distribution across multiple platforms. Each team will produce a professional-quality, ready-for-publication multimedia story. See the site for more information, or to apply for the Workshops. Projects from past Workshops:
Storytelling through photojournalism has never been a more essential skill. In a multimedia newsroom, it's critical to know how to find and present photographic narratives. Here's an opportunity to sharpen your skills at capturing the "decisive moment" with the camera and produce more compelling stories. Don't miss Photojournalism With a Difference, February 22-27. Seats are limited; send online applications by Jan. 21 to ensure consideration. Join Poynter's Visual Journalism Group Leader and Director of Diversity, Kenny Irby, as he helps you explore innovative ways of telling the story behind the image. Learn how to gain access to under-covered communities and the untold stories that can be found there. Other faculty include Poynter's Regina McCombs, faculty for virtual teaching, and Mona Reeder, staff photographer with The Dallas Morning News. Invited faculty include David Gilkey, photojournalist/video producer at NPR. Among the things you'll learn: • To identify good ideas, develop meaningful documentary stories and…
The third MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Workshop was held December 6-12, 2008. The project, Beautiful Noise by Morag Livingstone, Mareile Paley, and Kimberley Porteous is now online. Kirk and Evelyna are raising their children in a small New York City apartment far from her home in Germany. They try to stay optimistic while coping with the current economic crisis. See the project. Dates for the 2009 MediaStorm Workshops: Workshop Four: March 7-13, 2009 - Application Deadline: Friday January 23, 2009 Workshop Five: May 2-8, 2009 - Application Deadline: Monday March 30, 2009 Workshop Six: August 8-14, 2009 - Application Deadline: Wednesday July 1, 2009 See the site for more information.
MediaStorm is looking for spring and summer interns. If you're motivated, highly-organized, and passionate about multimedia, we'd love to hear from you. Start dates are flexible. We're looking for experience in multimedia production, design, motion graphics, and/or programming for web. Internships will be paid. Please send email with resume, references and cover letter (discussing why you want to intern at MediaStorm and what you hope to get out of the experience) to careers@mediastorm.org Please include: - links to pieces you've produced/collaborated on (please indicate role in each) - available start/end dates - hours/week available - familiarity with Final Cut Pro, SoundTrack Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Aperture, Flash, and/or proficiency in other related programs. Email is preferred, but snail mail applications can be sent to: Brian Storm MediaStorm 55 Washington Street, Suite 420 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Please note that due to volume, no materials will be returned- do not send originals. There is no…