W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund launches new website

The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund unveiled its newly revamped Website today at www.smithfund.org. The portal, redesigned by MediaStorm — incorporating the MediaStorm Player — provides an expanded selection of work from the 33 past recipients of the grant as well as easier site navigation, streamlined online registration for grant applicants, and thumbnail histories of photojournalist W. Eugene Smith, the fund itself, and the Howard Chapnick grant. (The deadline for the 2011 grant has been extended to Friday, June 3rd.) The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography--considered by many to be the most prestigious, long-standing honorarium for completion of a photojournalistic project--was created in 1979, a year after Smith’s death. The grant’s mission is to support and encourage photographers producing humanistic photo stories in the tradition of the legendary American photo essayist who sought to expose the truth about issues affecting and afflicting humankind. Between 1980 and 2010, the fund issued…

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Upcoming MediaStorm workshop and training opportunities

If you've been thinking of spending your summer learning some new multimedia skills, we have several opportunities coming up for you. We will be holding an Advanced Multimedia Workshop from July 23-29 at our office in Brooklyn, NY. Application deadline is May 27 (one week from today). If you're interested in a hands-on workshop where you'll work with a team to conceive, plan, report and produce a multimedia story in one week, you should consider applying for this workshop. More information about the workshops is here. Applications are accepted online. If you're more interested in the organization and thinking behind creating successful multimedia departments and curricula, check out our Methodology Workshop, to be held August 8-12, 2011. This five-day workshop is also held in Brooklyn, NY, and delves deep into the methodology and business of multimedia storytelling approaches and models. The application deadline for the Methodology Workshop is June 1, 2011. You…

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MediaStorm’s Online Multimedia Training

We're very excited to announce the launch of our Online Training. When we began our in-house Advanced Multimedia Workshops three years ago, we could not have anticipated the influx of customized training requests that we would get. We recognize that there's a large need for multimedia instruction, both for those just getting started as well as for experienced video and still journalists, and we've spent the last couple of years traveling around the world, talking with other multimedia journalists and formulating an online curriculum. Whether you're looking for instruction on gathering multimedia in the field or looking to refine your post-production workflow, we're sure you'll find something in here that will help elevate your multimedia skills. You can select from three Training Modules - a Reporting Track, a Post-Production Track, or The Making Of: The Amazing Amy, or you can opt for a full subscription that includes everything (along with other Modules…

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MediaStorm Multimedia Workshop launches The Amazing Amy

From March 5-11, 2011, a team of four multimedia journalists collaborated with the MediaStorm team at our MediaStorm Multimedia Workshop. Participants spent a week reporting, editing, and producing The Amazing Amy. The Amazing Amy by Terje Bringedal, Torsten Kjellstrand, Espen Rasumssen, and Finn Ryan Using humor and a love of fantasy, "The Amazing Amy" connects with audiences through performing strenuous yoga-based contortion acts in New York City. We will be holding two more MediaStorm Multimedia Workshops in 2011: July 23-29, 2011 – Application Deadline: Friday, May 27, 2011 November 12-18, 2011 – Application Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2011 Visit our site for additional information, and to apply for upcoming workshops.

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Job Opening: Video/Multimedia Producer at American Progress

American Progress is seeking a Video/Multimedia Producer to lead the creation and distribution of video and other multimedia products. Coordinating the work of a videographer and interactive designer, the producer will work with policy experts and website editors to turn American Progress policy initiatives and messaging into compelling video, audio, and interactive graphics; distribute them to intended audiences through multiple channels; and demonstrate a measurable impact. The position requires a passion for progressive politics and policy, strong news judgment, superb scriptwriting skills, solid video editing, and expertise in online marketing and video distribution. In addition, the producer will serve as the fill-in camera operator for American Progress events. Responsibilities: Manage projects from conception through completion. Initiate and develop ideas with policy, editorial, and communications staff; coordinate scriptwriting, camera work, audio and music; obtain internal approvals; lead distribution. Manage resources and monitor expenditures to ensure that projects meet the needs of the organization.…

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