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New Stories from the March 2012 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop

We are pleased to launch two new stories produced in the March 2012 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop. From March 24-30, 2012 a team of journalists collaborated with MediaStorm at our workshop to create, Remember These Days and A Hundred Different Ways. During the MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop participants work directly with MediaStorm staff to create an intimate, character-driven documentary in just one week. For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It’s the embodiment of his family. As a third generation seltzer man, he follows the same route as his grandfather. But after 90 years of business, Walter may be the last seltzer man. Watch it now. In 1987, Catherine Russell first stepped on stage in the play, Perfect Crime. Twenty-five years and only four missed performances later, she’s in The Guinness Book of World Records for the most performances by an actor in a single part. Watch it now. We are currently…

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MediaStorm Online Training Launches ‘The Making Of: Surviving the Peace’

In mid-2011 the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) commissioned MediaStorm to create a documentary to profile their work, but more importantly to create a strong, compelling case for the problem they are trying to solve and the impact it has on local populations. Laos, being the most heavily bombed country in history, was chosen as the country to best represent MAG's work. The result was Surviving the Peace. The project brought several challenges with it, including safety concerns, difficult interview conditions, pressing time constraints, and, as almost always, the challenge of combining compelling narrative with historical and promotional information. Our new Online Training Module, The Making Of: Surviving the Peace, takes you behind the scenes of this process. Join a conversation between Director of Photography and Producer, Rick Gershon, and MediaStorm Executive Producer, Brian Storm, as they break down the process and decisions that went into the production of Surviving the Peace. Whether…

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Dart Society Benefit and Auction May 17

The Dart Society will be holding a benefit and auction at the gallery 25CPW in New York City on Thursday, May 17, beginning at 6 p.m. The benefit will honor Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists, photojournalist Lynsey Addario, and writer and documentarian Sebastian Junger for their commitment to excellence and compassion in the coverage of conflict, trauma and social injustice. Tickets to the event, which will feature live and silent auctions of photography and books by Dart Society members and their colleagues, are $75 for one ticket and $100 for two. Auction items may be viewed here. Proceeds from ticket sales and auction items will be used to support the Dart Society’s outreach programs to journalists covering trauma and to support Dart Society Reports, which showcases the best work in trauma journalism. Please click on the invitation above (or here) to purchase tickets or to make a donation; if…

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MediaStorm Nominated for 2012 Webby Awards

We are thrilled to announce two MediaStorm projects have been honored by the 2012 Webby Awards. A Thousand More is a nominee for this year's Webby Awards in the Documentary: Individual Episode category. A Thousand More is also in the running for the Webby People's Voice Awards. The People's Voice Awards polls are open from April 10th to April 26th and anyone can vote. A Thousand More is the story of one family’s determination to give their son a whole and vital life. In the midst of a great burden, one small child – with a seemingly endless supply of love – can be the blessing that holds a family together. Other nominees for this category are Guardian News & Media, the National Film Board of Canada, and VICE. Surviving the Peace is an Official Honoree of the 16th Annual Webby Awards in the Public Service and Activism category. Laos is the most heavily bombed country per capita in…

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MediaStorm Guide to Archiving a Final Cut 7 Project

Note: This workflow follows the guidelines for setting up Final Cut Pro 7 found in Tips from the MediaStorm Final Cut Pro Workflow (see: Preliminary Setup, page 2 and Additional System Settings, page 11) After your project is complete and your output has been encoded, the next step is to archive your project. MediaStorm uses Mac Pro computers with four internal drives: one for the system software, one for project media, and one backup of each. When a project is complete, we remove the media drives and prepare them for archiving. Copying Your Files Copy your entire project folder to an external drive. (If you are already using an external drive that you intend to archive you can skip this step.) Make sure to include all of your media. The reason MediaStorm copies all files is, in part, because Final Cut Pro’s Media Manager is simply undependable. The other reason is safety. You…

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