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Introducing the Newest MediaStorm Workshop: Editing Workflows

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:June 27, 2013

MediaStorm is proud to announce our newest workshop, Editing Workflows. This one day workshop is a deep dive into the 200-plus step workflow that MediaStorm producers use every day to organize and create our films. Led by producers Eric Maierson and Tim McLaughlin, participants will learn the keys to organizing and working with large scale projects. While some editing techniques will be discussed, this workshop is primarily focused on methodology. We’ll be sharing the editing workflow we’ve refined over 7 years to produce more than 200 projects. This workshop uses Premiere Pro and Aperture, though the principles apply to Final Cut 7 as well. Applications are now being accepted online. Upcoming Dates Saturday, August 10, 2013 - Apply by July 10, 2013 Saturday, September 7, 2013 - Apply by August 7, 2013 Workshop Details Tuition for selected participants is $500 Workshops will be held at MediaStorm's office and will start at 10 am…

Learn to Connect With Your Subjects In New Les Rencontres d’Arles Workshop

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:June 19, 2013

Jonathan Torgovnik, photographer and MediaStorm contributor, will teach “An emphasis on the ‘other,’” during the 2013 international festival of photography, Les Rencontres d’Arles. The week-long workshop will dive into the unspoken language and emotional connections between photographer, subject, and environment. Participants will navigate through the intimate and, at times, intense process of creating a successful portrait, with an emphasis on photographing people in their personal environments, in and around their homes, workplaces, or on the street. Registration is available online. About the Workshop Date: July 8-13, 2013 Location: Arles (Provence, France) Fee: 780€ Summary: Participants will learn how to meet the challenges of establishing a deep connection with subjects in a relatively short period of time. The workshop addresses the different approaches required when photographing a personal project, or on assignment, exploring a range of light sources, but always with emphasis on keeping it simple and personal. Course content includes: Introduction to…

Create More Advanced Stories at Maine Media Intermediate Multimedia Workshop

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:June 17, 2013

In a week-long workshop, instructors Brad Horn, video journalist at The Washington Post, and Coburn Dukehart, picture and multimedia editor at NPR.org, will build on introductory principles to explore multimedia storytelling’s most common tools in greater depth. Under their expert supervision students will find, shoot and produce multimedia stories using still and video cameras during a week that includes intense daily critiques, lectures and demonstrations. Register for the workshop on the Maine Media Workshops + College website. About the Workshop Date: August 18-24, 2013 Location: Rockport, ME; lodging available Tuition: $1,095 Class Size: 15 Course Summary: Students learn the basics of shooting video interviews and setting up audio for those interviews. Principals of integrating stills and audio with video are also discussed in detail. Additionally, students are introduced to Apple’s Final Cut Pro as a means to edit and produce the stories they shoot. Visit workshop page for more information. About Maine…

Help Complete “A Photographic Memory” on Kickstarter

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:June 12, 2013

For A Photographic Memory, filmmaker Rachel Seed creates a posthumous mother-daughter collaboration that examines the careers of some of the most influential photographers in history. Seed’s mother, filmmaker and journalist Sheila Turner-Seed, passed away when Seed was just 18 months old. But she left behind a treasure trove of rare interviews with the likes of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Cornell Capa, Lisette Model, William Albert Allard, and others. A Photographic Memory, weaves together outtakes of this rare footage with follow-up interviews, reconnecting the women through their shared passion for photography. You can help bring this piece of history to completion on Kickstarter. Background In the early 70’s, Shelia Turner-Seed interviewed photographic icons for an award-winning collaboration with the International Center of Photography (ICP) entitled Images of Man. The raw interviews for the project sat in ICP offices, like a time capsule, since her sudden death in 1979. Thanks to a generous donation…

Support “Common Ground: The Book” on Kickstarter

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:June 5, 2013

The American family farm gives way to a subdivision - a critical cultural shift across the U.S. Common Ground is a 14-year document of this transition, through the Cagwins and the Grabenhofers, two families who love the same plot of land. See the project at http://mediastorm.com/publication/common-ground In 2008, MediaStorm had the privilege of working with Chicago Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante on Common Ground, bringing to life his documentation of the disappearance of the American family farm, and the grave cultural and environmental impact of the resulting suburban sprawl. In over 14 years of looking and listening, Scott set judgment aside as he explored the evolution of one plot of Illinois farmland, and the people who live their lives there. Now Scott hopes to give this personal project permanence in book form. And he needs your support to do it. Background Common Ground started as just another daily assignment for a suburban Chicago…