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MediaStorm Speaking at FotoWeek EDU

Multimedia Storytelling @ MediaStorm with Brian Storm Saturday Nov. 17, 10am – 5pm, Goethe Institut FotoWeekEDU REGISTER NOW Join Brian Storm, Founder and Executive Producer of MediaStorm, to see how some of the top photojournalists have redefined their storytelling capabilities to include audio reporting and an eye towards publication in multiple media. Their work is capturing acclaim around the world in a time when readers' attention spans are running short. Storytelling opportunities continue to evolve as a result of technological innovations and an expanding media universe. The digital age is giving documentary photographers and photojournalists extraordinary new ways to tell stories. With this new ability, you can also exercise a greater level of authorship with your work. How can the long-form, in-depth visual storyteller satisfy both their journalistic and financial needs in this environment? Learn how to disseminate your work to create an impact on the subject, issue and hopefully society. Learn…

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Receives Three FotoWeekDC Awards

MediaStorm Receives Three FotoWeekDC Awards

We are honored to announce we have won three awards in the multimedia category of the 2012 FotoWeekDC International Awards Competition. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan, produced with photographer Seamus Murphy of VII photo agency, received first place; Broken Lines, produced during our December 2011 Storytelling Workshop received second place; and Rite of Passage, produced with photographer Maggie Steber, received Honorable Mention. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way. Broken LinesJoe Soll has spent half of his life searching for his birth parents, in the process he uncovered a mystery that’s haunted him for years. Rite of Passage When Madje’s dementia proved relentless, her daughter Maggie moved her life to care for her. Maggie documented the liberation from…

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MediaStorm Spring 2013 Internship Application

We're currently accepting applications for our Spring 2013 internship. If you're motivated, highly organized, and passionate about multimedia, we'd love to hear from you. The internship generally runs from January to April, but start dates are flexible. We're looking for applicants with experience in multimedia production, design, motion graphics, and/or web development. Internships are paid. How to Apply All applications must be submitted through our online application form. Applicants should be prepared to supply: Links to pieces produced/collaborated on (please indicate role in each) Available start/end dates Hours/week available Apply Now Applications due November 1, 2012 Frequently Asked Questions Trying to decide if you should apply? Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions we get from applicants. What will I be doing as a Mediastorm intern? This is a production internship. You will be working closely with the MediaStorm team to produce multimedia projects. This means full days in front…

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MediaStorm Receives Fourth Emmy

Photo: Katie Sedgwick, Robert Mcmahon, Jeremy Sherlick, Toni Johnson, Hagit Bachrach and Brian Storm accept Emmy for Crisis Guide: Iran. Photo by Marc Bryan-Brown Photography. We are proud to announce the Council on Foreign Relations and MediaStorm have received an Emmy for Crisis Guide: Iran. The Crisis Guide was awarded in the category for New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage in the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan, produced with photographer Seamus Murphy of VII photo agency, was also nominated in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Documentaries category. Crisis Guide: Iran Drawing on the insights of more than twenty-five leading analysts, government officials, and journalists, Crisis Guide: Iran explores the issues and challenges faced by Iran, and offers a range of expert opinions on the policy options for addressing them. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan…

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Rick Robinson speaks at Luminance. Photo by Michael Treola.

TimeWarpers: Evoking an Emotional Response, Last Session of Luminance

Rick Robinson, division vice president of marketing for Vision Research opened the last session of the conference with a stunning video by Variable shot using high speed imagery. He said there is an "undeniable appeal of high speed imagery." The high-speed cameras that Vision Research makes can shoot up to 1.4 million frames per second. Earlier this year they released a small 2500 fps camera for about $40,000. Up until that time their cameras cost a minimum of $125,000. High speed photography is often used in science and engineering, functioning like a "time microscope." But high speed photography has an important place in photography as an art as well. He pointed out the emotional response that people have to images played back in slow motion. "When you see it in slow motion you see it again for the very first time," he said. Check out some other stunning videos that use high…

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