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Internship Opportunity: Multimedia Production With Talking Eyes Media

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:July 2, 2013

Talking Eyes Media, an award-winning, non-profit organization that produces documentary films, multimedia, books, and exhibitions on various pressing social issues, is looking for a Multimedia Production Intern to join its team for the 2013 Fall season. This is a paid, advanced-level production internship based in Montclair, NJ, just 35 minutes by train from New York Penn Station. About the Position Requires a five day per week commitment in New Jersey office from September through December (start and end dates are to be determined) Interns must not only have strong Final Cut Pro skills, but must also be looking to expand and develop their storytelling skills, and work collaboratively with the production team The primary responsibility of this internship will include helping to edit short 2-3 minute videos Other responsibilities include: editing, importing and organizing media content, transcoding video, scripting, transcription and assisting producers and editors with story development For more information on…

Kick-start ‘Upstate Girls’

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:July 1, 2013

For nearly a decade, photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally has followed the lives of a group of young women living in Upstate New York. The stories of the women of Troy, NY are an intimate and powerful look at the cycle of class separation and economic inequality facing many Americans today. Working in collaboration with students at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the Visual Studies Workshop (VSW), Kenneally has been building a multi-platform documentary titled Upstate Girls to tell these stories. The project has now reached a point where its contributors’ hard work and good intentions need financial support. You can help them complete their work on Kickstarter. Background According to the 2010 census approximately 20% of the households in Troy are headed by single females. Their jobs have evolved from the factory work of the industrial revolution that earned Troy the name “Collar City” to the post industrial service sector…

Eric and Tim. Photo by Shameel Arafin.

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…

MediaStorm Guide to Copy and Pasting a Clip Range in Premiere Pro

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:June 27, 2013

This article is part of a new series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. Today's post was written by MediaStorm producer Eric Maierson. A neat new feature in Premiere Pro is the ability to copy and paste a range of clips (or one clip) without first having to use the Razor Tool (C). To do this simply mark an In (I) and Out (O) on your timeline. Then, Copy (Command-C) and Paste (Command-V). Super easy, super helpful. Note that if a clip is already selected, you’ll simply copy and paste whatever is highlighted, not the range indicated by in and out marks. Use Command-Shift-A to first deselect all clips. To learn more about how our producers are using Adobe Premiere Pro see…

I Hate ‘Multimedia’

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:June 25, 2013

Nothing in this profession irks me so much as the word “multimedia.” Not only is it linguistically confusing–“media” is itself already plural–in terms of describing our work, the label does us all a disservice. Multimedia is the combining of several forms of media. OK, so the combining of photography and video is multimedia. But what about the combination of text and photography in a book? Or a website for that matter? The point is, “multimedia” can mean anything. It just depends on whom you ask. With all due respect, I believe “multimedia” is the word we’ve come to use when describing photographers who make documentaries. It’s a word that belongs to journalists, not the audience we want to reach. This is not a new conversation at MediaStorm. It’s an issue we’ve wrestled with in innumerable conversations and one Brian Storm and I have had almost from day one of my tenure. But…