Intimacy in Multimedia with UnionDocs

Every storyteller knows that at the heart of a good story is empathy. But getting your interviewee to open up is sometimes easier said than done. Multimedia journalists Marcus Yam (The Home Front), Maisie Crow (Half-Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now), and Béatrice de Géa (NYT: When illness makes a spouse a stranger) will discuss the delicate balance of getting intimate with your subject, how to navigate boundaries once you’re embedded in someone else’s life, and how they go about achieving a deep level of intimacy. Each guest will each present a multimedia story, discuss their processes, and take questions from the audience. Event Details GETTING CLOSE: INTIMACY IN MULTIMEDIA with Marcus Yam, Maisie Crow, and Béatrice de Géa Saturday, October 27 7:30pm UNIONDOCS 322 Union Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Buy Tickets | Suggested donation $9 Event curated by Mooj Zadie and Maisie Crow. About the Speakers MARCUS YAM Marcus Yam (b.1984) is…

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MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Workshops launch new projects

During the week of September 19-25, 2009, we brought 6 talented professionals together to collaborate with the MediaStorm team at the fifth MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop. See the projects produced during this workshop below or apply for the next round of Workshops. Family Kocktail by Deanne Fitzmaurice, Stan Alcorn and Doug Grant Kryssy Kocktail always dreamed of leaving her troubled family to join the circus. Now she eats fire and sits on an electric chair as a performer at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. She also realized her dream of being part of a family. See the project. The Art of Attraction by Paolo Black, Melissa Pracht and Scott Lituchy The New York Post called them “The Best Buskers in New York City.” Street artist twins Tic and Tac perform their acrobatics in The Art of Attraction. See the project. Behind the Scenes by Maisie Crow MediaStorm intern Maisie Crow takes…

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MediaStorm welcomes intern Maisie Crow

We are excited to welcome Maisie Crow as our fall 2009 Intern. Maisie Crow is an award-winning photographer and a graduate student in the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University. Maisie was the recipient of the 2009 Pierre and Alexandra Boulat Association Award, and also won the 2009 Ian Parry Scholarship for her series, Love Me. She spent the summer as the photography intern at The Boston Globe, and previously worked at Patuxtent Publishing Company. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and studied for a semester at the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies. In 2007, she attended the Eddie Adams Workshop. MediaStorm accepts interns throughout the year. The deadline for our spring 2010 Internship is October 15, 2009. Go here for more information.

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