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‘The Long Night’ Nominated for 2015 Webby Awards

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:April 7, 2015

We are thrilled to announce The Long Night has been honored by the 19th Annual Webby Awards. The Long Night is a nominee in the Online Video: Drama: Individual Short or Episode category. The Long Night is also in the running for the Webby People’s Voice Awards. The People’s Voice Awards polls are open from April 7th to April 23rd and anyone can vote. Set in Seattle Washington, The Long Night, a feature film by Tim Matsui and MediaStorm, gives voice and meaning to the crisis of minors who are forced and coerced into the American sex trade. The film weaves together the stories of seven people whose lives have been forever changed by this issue. Congratulations to all of the Nominees and Honorees!

In Defense of Taking Your Time

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:April 7, 2015

Editing–good editing–is rarely done quickly. You might call it a slow process but I prefer to think of it as a deliberate one. We think, we ponder, we reconsider. Because good work, work that illuminates some previously hidden part of ourselves and the audience, does not come quickly. For me, creativity is always intertwined with intuition. David Mamet described it like this, “Art is the spontaneous connection of the artists to his own unconscious—about insight beyond reason.” Sometimes it feels like scampering around in the darkness. We dig and we shape. And we take up time. Once, I wrote and directed a five-minute film that took three years to finish. A two-minute one took the better part of a year. To finish is to exhaust all other possibilities. I don’t know a better way. You can compare yourself with others, worry about sliding in to a deadline last minute but here’s the truth:…

#NowPlaying: Shiho Fukada and World Press Photo on Multimedia Week Podcast

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:April 6, 2015

Here are two great episodes of the Multimedia Week podcast to start your week:

EP 22 – Interview with Shiho Fukada

Shiho Fukada joins the podcast to discuss her World Press Photo award-winning project Japan’s Disposable Workers. In this interview with DJ Clark, Shiho speaks about how she worked on the photography project and the additional benefits having a multimedia component brings to it.

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MediaStorm Wins NPPA Best of Photojournalism Awards’ Best Use of Multimedia & More

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:April 2, 2015

MediaStorm is delighted to announce that The Long Night, our feature-length collaboration with multimedia journalist Tim Matsui funded by the Alexia Foundation, was named Best Use Of Multimedia in NPPA's 2015 Best Of Photojournalism Multimedia contest. The project was also recognized with first place in the Documentary Multimedia Story category. The Los Angeles Times' Product of Mexico was awarded second place in the category while third place went to The Denver Post's Trying to Live, Trying to Learn. MediaStorm was awarded second place in the Multimedia Portfolio category for Hungry Horse: Legends of the Everyday, The Long Night, Japan's Disposable Workers, The Last Chapter, Coney Island Jay and Inside Tracks. The Denver Post took first place in the category, while St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Los Angeles Times received third place and honorable mention respectively. For a full list of this year's winners see the NPPA BoP winners list. Congratulations to this year’s winners.

Join Us in 2015 for One Day and Methodology Workshops (New Dates Added)

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:March 31, 2015

MediaStorm provides a variety of intensive, hands-on educational experiences in advanced storytelling. Choose the workshop that best suits your goals and apply online by the deadlines below. One Day Workshop A one day overview session with Brian Storm focused on the art and business of digital storytelling in Brooklyn, NY. Upcoming dates: April 11, 2015 - Apply now May 23, 2015 - Apply by: April 17, 2015 July 18, 2015 - Apply by: June 16, 2015 August 15, 2015 - Apply by: July 15, 2015 September 19, 2015 - Apply by: Aug 28, 2015 October 17, 2015 - Apply by: Sep 18, 2015 November 21, 2015 - Apply by: Oct 30, 2015 Learn more about the One Day Workshop and read the testimonials of past participants. Methodology Workshop The Methodology Workshop is tailored to freelancers, educators and business leaders who want to integrate MediaStorm methods into their curriculum or approach to storytelling. Upcoming dates: June 22-26,…