About
MediaStorm Online Training is designed for professionals working to expand their storytelling capabilities, advanced students in multimedia reporting and production, motivated citizen journalists, teachers looking for quality educational content for the classroom, and newsroom editors in need of resources for their team. Wherever you fit in to today's multimedia industry, our online training modules will provide essential information about the ethos and techniques of successful multimedia storytelling.
See below for more information about our current and upcoming offerings. Individual and multi-user access is available.
Our constant interaction with photographers, editors, educators and students helps sustain an industry-wide discussion on the possibilities of multimedia. This discussion, MediaStorm's years of live training throughout the world, and the experience of our award-winning team have all come together to create our online training.
Reporting and post-production modules will teach you about the theory and skills needed to successfully create multimedia stories. The Making Of series offers a behind-the-scenes look at MediaStorm's multimedia methodology and theory in practice.
Subscriptions
All Access Subscription
Pay one fee for access to all modules from Reporting, Post-Production and Making Of modules as well as new modules released during your subscription.This package includes:
• Reporting Track (1 hour 18 minutes)
• Post-Production Track (1 hour 6 minutes)
• The Making Of: The Amazing Amy (1 hour 13 minutes)
• The Making Of: A Thousand More (1 hour 36 minutes)
• The Making Of: Surviving the Peace (1 hour 40 minutes)
Sign up to be notified when new modules are announced.Institutional and Group Packages
Please fill out the multi-user pricing form or contact us at edu@mediastorm.com.Training Modules
The Making Of: Surviving the Peace
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 Surviving the Peace. Join a conversation between Director of Photography and Producer, 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.
This includes:
• The Making Of: Surviving the Peace (1 hour 40 minutes)
The Making Of: A Thousand More
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.
This includes:
• The Making Of: A Thousand More (1 hour 36 minutes)
The Making Of: The Amazing Amy
Learn about the decision making processes behind The Amazing Amy. Join MediaStorm’s Jennifer Redfearn, Tim McLaughlin, and Brian Storm, as they discuss what steps they took to find the story and develop its narrative.
This includes:
• The Making Of: The Amazing Amy (1 hour 13 minutes)
Reporting Track
Learn the fundamentals and some advanced ideas on how to report for compelling multimedia projects.
Audio, Still, and Video Modules
$99.99 buys you access to all three Reporting modules for one year.
This track includes:
• Audio for Multimedia (40 minutes)
• Stills for Multimedia (15 minutes)
• Video for Multimedia (21 minutes)
Post-Production Track
Learn the MediaStorm Post-Production process for creating compelling multimedia projects.
Picture Editing, Editing Techniques,
and Using Music Modules
$99.99 buys you access to all three Post-Production modules for one year.
This track includes:
• Editing Techniques (36 minutes)
• Picture Editing (10 minutes)
• Using Music (18 minutes)
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Post-Production Workflow
MediaStorm’s Post-Production Workflow
Developed over the past seven years, the MediaStorm workflow covers every phase of editing, from organizing assets through outputting final projects and archiving. Covering more than 200 steps, our approach efficiently streamlines the editing process with a focus on organization and creativity.
The MediaStorm Post-production Workflow includes:
• The full 200-step workflow MediaStorm uses everyday
• Exclusive access to MediaStorm’s Apple Aperture Workflow, including information on how to best use the image management program in conjunction with Final Cut Pro
• Exclusive access to MediaStorm’s Final Cut Asset Parser, a tool we developed to quickly generate a list of asset names used in a Final Cut 7 project
• Time-saving software suggestions for transcribing audio, syncing and converting and editing video
• Integration of more than 10 MediaStorm tutorials to help you choose the right music, color correct your video, work efficiently with subtitles, and backup and archive your files effectively
• Helpful tips on organizing, naming and selecting assets
The MediaStorm Post-production Workflow takes into account best practices from more than 100 multimedia projects by MediaStorm producers.
Online access to MediaStorm’s Post-production Workflow, including MediaStorm’s Apple Aperture Workflow and Final Cut Asset Parser, can be purchased for a one-time fee of $14.95.
$14.95
Field Guide
Pocket-sized notebook of field techniques and a helpful gear guide for on-the-go reference.
MediaStorm Field Guide
Designed by MediaStorm's award-winning multimedia production team, this handy field guide will assist professionals and students in their multimedia field reporting. The field guide includes checklists and tips for still photography, video, and audio field reporting for multimedia storytelling. Buy the book at Lulu or download the field guide for use on your mobile device by clicking add to cart.
$9.99
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