MediaStorm Online Training Videos

MediaStorm online training videos provide essential tools and techniques proven to enhance video and multimedia production quality. Created from years of live training experience, the online training videos are for journalists and documentary filmmakers wanting a clear step by step guide to shoot, edit, and produce powerful short documentaries and multimedia projects.

MediaStorm's award-winning team of producers and cinematographers lead the online training videos with lessons learned from their experience producing films and training groups and organizations around the world.

The MediaStorm online training video series now includes seven tracks. The Reporting and Post-production tracks teach the theory and skills needed to successfully create multimedia stories.

“My advanced doc students rave about the MediaStorm case studies being an invaluable part of the class. So often you’re left to wonder why filmmakers made certain choices in a particular film, but the thorough “making-of” videos explain this in detail, including when the filmmakers disagree. This leads to really rich conversations about what the students would or would not have done differently, and how often there’s no one right answer in doc filmmaking.  A truly unique asset that is an indispensable part of my course!” - Samuel Smartt, documentary filmmaker and Assistant Professor of Communication at Calvin University

“The online course has been great for my mobile multimedia students and is now a godsend as we have to move completely online at the last minute. Thanks for having this out there in the universe.” - Tom Burton, Lecturer in journalism at Texas A&M University

“Whether you are just getting started, or have been producing video for some time, it is remarkable how much you will learn from MediaStorm’s Online Training. I have reviewed dozens of textbooks and tutorials, and nothing else out there comes close. I recently used these videos as a required text in one of my graduate level video journalism courses. My students appreciated nitty gritty technical detail as well as the higher level insights into the creative process. Kudos and thank you to Brian and his team for taking the time to make these videos – and for sharing them at a very reasonable price.” - Wes Pope, Associate Professor, Co-Director, Multimedia Journalism, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon

“I started using MediaStorm's Online Training videos as a part of a flipped classroom, so that students could learn the "how-to" outside of class, allowing for more hands-on learning and discussion during class sessions. It's been an invaluable set of tools that reach and engage students with varying skills. The support and service from MediaStorm is excellent, which encourages me to continue to be a loyal client.” - Mikki K. Harris, Assistant Professor, Journalism and Sports Program at Morehouse College (current); Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi (2012-2016)

"I have used MediaStorm’s online training several times for for my students. They are professional writing majors who must combine video with written text to simplify a complicated subject. MediaStorm's video series works wonderfully for them, as they can grasp the theory as well as the techniques.” - Dr. Druann Bauer, Associate Professor of English at Ohio Northern University

"I have been using MediaStorm's Online Training videos for 6 years now as part of my class curriculum in beginning multimedia classes. They are a great addition to my lectures and help prepare the students for our work outside of the classroom. Brian and his staff have done an excellent job explaining the technical concepts of multimedia storytelling in both an entertaining and easy to understand format that keeps my students engaged while watching the videos." - Laura L. Camden, Associate Professor of Photojournalism and Documentary Studies at Northern Arizona University School of Communication

If you're an educator or student interested in using the online training at your school, please complete the multi-user pricing form to request pricing for your organization.