Multimedia Seminars at PhotoPlus Expo

For anyone attending the PhotoPlus Expo this week in New York City, there are a few seminars focusing on multimedia you might want to attend. Anatomy of a Photo Project: From Stills to Multimedia- Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur Date/Time: Thursday, Oct 18 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM Description: Over the past decade Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur have collaborated on numerous projects that move beyond still images to result in cross-platform media, including Aging in America, an eight-year project that resulted in a book, exhibition, documentary film and Web treatment. This seminar shares their inspiring stories, discusses the implications of our changing media landscape and reveals how multimedia creates new opportunities for the visual storyteller. Implicit in this seminar is the understanding that still photography is the centerpiece of this form and that keeping the essence and unique values of still photography alive are part of the purpose of these endeavors.…

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Greg Harris joins MediaStorm

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I'm excited to welcome Greg Harris as MediaStorm's Creative Director. Prior to MediaStorm, Harris was creative director of publishing products for Brightcove and has been designing interactive experiences for more than 15 years. Harris is also a a co-founder of MetaStories, an online publishing tool, that was acquired by Brightcove in 2006. Before MetaStories Greg served as Creative Director for the Seattle office of Circle.com an interactive agency founded by Roger Black. Harris also served as Design Director for MSNBC.com where he and his team were responsible for the design and user experience for the site.

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Job Openings at the Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Free Press has a couple of job openings- one as an entry level photographer with multimedia experience, and one geared toward video. Staff Photographer, Detroit Free Press The Emmy Award winning photography & video department at the Detroit Free Press seeks a Staff Photographer to shoot and produce video, multimedia and photographic content for our publications across platforms. Our goal is to tell stories and touch people with our work. Video and still photography experience is a must for this opening. Other multimedia experience, even use of flash would be a plus. To see some of our work: www.freep.com/emmys www.freep.com/respect www.freep.com/pitbulls www.freep.com/woodward200 www.freep.com/mvagusta Please contact Deputy Director of Photography Kathy Kieliszewski at kkieliszewski@freepress.com. Please include portfolio (links are fine) and resume. Staff Photographer The job is for a fulltime Staff Photographer who can contribute immediately to the photographic and multimedia aspects of the news organization. Staff Photographers work a 37.5-hour…

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Eddie Adams Workshop Multimedia Presentations

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Each year, a few students are selected to not only shoot still images, but record audio as well. Each photographer works intensively with the multimedia team led by Brian Storm and Tom Kennedy to produce a full audio-visual piece within two days. The multimedia team included Robert Browman, Bob Sacha, Diane Cook, Jim Seida, Chad Stevens, Seth Gitner, Kainaz Amaria, Tim Klimowicz, Greg Harris, Miki Meek, Coburn Dukehart, Pauline Bartolone and Bob Croslin. See the projects on the Eddie Adams Workshop site.

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MediaStorm Wins Emmy for Outstanding Documentary for Broadband

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MediaStorm's Kingsley's Crossing by Olivier Jobard, is the recipient of the 2007 Emmy Award for Documentary/NonFiction for Broadband. MediaStorm's BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family by Kristen Ashburn was also nominated in the same category. Other nominees included: Washingtonpost.com - Being a Black Man Washingtonpost.com - Contamination and a Crusade Washingtonpost.com - Crisis in Darfur Expands Frontline - France: Soundtrack To A Riot Pictured from left to right are Robert Browman, Brian Storm, Elodie Mailliet and Eric Maierson. Pamela Chen, part of the team that produced BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family, was unable to attend. Image by bryan-brown.com.

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