February 2009 – Latest News from MediaStorm

Tim Hussin to join MediaStorm for Summer Internship

Post author:Brian Storm
Post published:February 19, 2009

We are excited to announce that Tim Hussin will be joining MediaStorm as our Summer 2009 intern. Tim Hussin is an award-winning photographer and a recent graduate in journalism from the University of Florida. He was named 2008 College Photographer of the Year and will intern at National Geographic in Fall 2009. Hussin has interned at the Monroe Evening News, Deseret News and Rocky Mountain News. He was a student at the Eddie Adams Workshop in 2008 where he was awarded an assignment at Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. We will also be seeking fall interns. If you're interested in applying, you can get more information here. The application deadline is May 1.

Improving Audio on the Canon EOS 5D Mk II

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 17, 2009

Kevin Reylek over at B&H has done a fantastic review of options to record better audio with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Kevin writes: "While the onboard mic performs as advertised, I found it to be serviceable at best. Consisting of just 3 tiny pinholes on the front of the camera body, the mic doesn't have the greatest pickup distance or quality. It is capable of picking up general ambience and voices, but it also picks up a fair amount of handling noise, which can mar an otherwise suitable recording. So, if you're recording video clips with the goal of having them heard as well, then an add-on mic is a must." They did multiple testings with several mics, and you can listen to the results at the bottom of the article. While some of the options might seem a little impractical and unwieldy, if you're serious about using a 5D…

2009 World Press Photo Winners Announced

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 13, 2009

Anthony Suau, USA, for Time Congratulations to Anthony Suau, the 2008 World Press Photo of the Year winner for his image of an armed officer of the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department moving through a home in Cleveland, Ohio, following eviction as a result of mortgage foreclosure. Jury chair MaryAnne Golon commented: "The strength of the picture is in its opposites. It's a double entendre. It looks like a classic conflict photograph, but it is simply the eviction of people from a house following foreclosure. Now war in its classic sense is coming into people's houses because they can't pay their mortgages." (you can watch MaryAnne talk about the photo here) You can see the rest of the winners in either a gallery or a list. There's some amazing work in here from around the world, definitely worth checking out. Congratulations to all of the winners!

Worth checking out: The Arc Magazine launches new website

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 6, 2009

"The Arc Magazine is an online publication that shines a light on the authentic, independent experience. A fresh take on the "lifestyle" publication genre, it's a bi-monthly, creative cross-section of inspired living in the form of digestible stories and information that leads the reader to ponder their own inventive power (which we then encourage them to use for good and not evil)." This is a nice concept for an online publication (and not just because it features one of our projects this month). It's a great compilation of totally different, but all interesting stories. Makes for some great Friday afternoon reading!

Register now for the UNC Multimedia Bootcamp

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 3, 2009

UNC's Multimedia Bootcamp will be held May 17-22, 2009. With speakers and faculty including Len De Groot, Jay Heinz, Laura Ruel, Donny Lofland, Mike Schmidt, R. Scott Horner, and a keynote by our own Brian Storm, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss. From their site: "This workshop is designed for professional journalists who want to explore the various forms of multimedia storytelling and how they work together to create a cohesive package. The intensive, weeklong multimedia training program includes sessions on project planning, audio and video collection and editing, Flash animation and production, and ActionScript basics for journalists. While this multimedia training workshop draws many news photographers and visual journalists, reporters, web developers and all who need multimedia training are welcome." Registration is limited to the first 20 who sign up and pay, so don't wait. For more info, visit their site.