Read more about the article MediaStorm Guide to Nudging Audio in Premiere Pro 2014

MediaStorm Guide to Nudging Audio in Premiere Pro 2014

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. A quick way to change your audio levels in Premiere Pro is to select a clip in the timeline and use the closed bracket ( ] ) to raise the volume or the open bracket ( [ ) to lower it. You can easily alter a group of clips this way by simply lassoing them first. Unfortunately, this method does not work in Premiere Pro CC if any of the audio contained key frames. This was a real limitation. Thankfully, with the introduction of Premiere Pro 2014, you can now nudge key-framed audio with a user-defined shortcut key. From the Premiere Pro menu select Keyboard Shortcuts… (Option-Command-K) Search…

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Guide to Adding Effects to Master Clips in Premiere Pro

MediaStorm Guide to Adding Effects to Master Clips in Premiere Pro

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. In previous versions of Adobe Premiere Pro CC if you wanted to apply an effect to an entire clip it was necessary to do this before you began to edit. Once you cut the clip into smaller pieces in your timeline, you’d have to apply the effect to each individual instance. For example, say you had a fine cut and you wanted to color correct your main interview. In Premiere Pro CC, you’d apply color correction effects to the first instance of the clip in your timeline, then copy and paste attributes (Command-Option-V) to the next clip and so on throughout the entire edit. The latest update, Premiere…

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Read more about the article July 2014 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop Takes A Trip to Coney Island

July 2014 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop Takes A Trip to Coney Island

We are proud to present our newest workshop project, produced in the July 2014 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop. From July 14 to 18, 2014 a team of filmmakers, writers and photographers converged in Brooklyn to tell the story of Coney Island through the eyes of Coney Island Jay. During the workshop, participants worked directly with MediaStorm staff to create an intimate, character-driven documentary in just one week. Jay Singer has been in love with one Brooklyn neighborhood his entire life. He grew up there, pined for it when he was forced to leave and returned when he couldn’t stand to be away one more day. His life’s work is an unfinished 1200 page book about the place. He currently gives three-hour tours explaining its history. Through Jay’s vast historical knowledge, we learn about what makes this iconic neighborhood so special, and how that past may impact its future. 2014 Workshop Dates MediaStorm provides intensive,…

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Read more about the article SAVE THE DATE: W. Eugene Smith Fund Awards in New York City

SAVE THE DATE: W. Eugene Smith Fund Awards in New York City

The 35th annual W. Eugene Smith Grant and awards presentation honors the very best in photojournalism and will take place on at the SVA Theater on Wednesday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. More than $40,000 in grants will be presented to this year's nominees, and anyone who is a fan of photojournalism or the very best in documentary photography will want to attend. Admission is FREE! Event Details What: 35th annual W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography and Howard Chapnick Grant for the Advancement of Photojournalism awards presentation When: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 / 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) Where: The School of Visual Arts Theatre 333 West 23rd St. New York, NY 10011 Why: This annual event honors one of the greatest photojournalists in the history of photography and also honors those who continue to tell the stories of human spirit and condition from around the world. If…

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