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Eric and Tim. Photo by Shameel Arafin.

#AskMediaStorm: Our Producers At Your Service

Have a burning question about storytelling? Is Premiere Pro driving you crazy? MediaStorm Producers Eric Maierson and Tim McLaughlin are ready to answer your questions for their next blog post. You may know Eric from his rants on multimedia or his countless Premiere Pro tutorials here on our blog. Tim’s pretty amazing, as well. Between the two of them, they’ve logged a decade at MediaStorm, produced dozens of projects, and launched our new Editing Workflow Workshop. So we’re fairly certain they know what they’re talking about. Tweet your questions to @MediaStorm with the hashtag #AskMediaStorm, leave us a note on Facebook, or in the comment section below. We’ll pick the best questions for a special crowd-sourced blog post from Eric and Tim.

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Eric and Tim. Photo by Shameel Arafin.

In Praise of Tim McLaughlin

Do you know Tim McLaughlin? If you do, then you know he’s a gem. Not only is he a seriously genuine person–one of the finest–he’s also a tremendous editor. Go watch Surviving the Peace: Angola, a project he produced with gorgeous footage from Rick Gershon. It’s hardly a secret around the office that I have a 5-lb.-gummy-bear-sized man-crush on Tim. What I love about our relationship, besides his immense patience for my shenanigans, is his almost incessant drive to improve his skills. Tim’s desire to be better is palpable. And it’s infectious. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve meandered into his room feeling self-satisfied with my own work only to be floored by some sleight-of-hand he’s conjured up. Inevitably, such moments send me back to my desk, convinced I can do better. In moments of fancy, I imagine us as something akin to K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, the fierce…

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Eric and Tim. Photo by Shameel Arafin.

Introducing the Newest MediaStorm Workshop: Editing Workflows

MediaStorm is proud to announce our newest workshop, Editing Workflows. This one day workshop is a deep dive into the 200-plus step workflow that MediaStorm producers use every day to organize and create our films. Led by producers Eric Maierson and Tim McLaughlin, participants will learn the keys to organizing and working with large scale projects. While some editing techniques will be discussed, this workshop is primarily focused on methodology. We’ll be sharing the editing workflow we’ve refined over 7 years to produce more than 200 projects. This workshop uses Premiere Pro and Aperture, though the principles apply to Final Cut 7 as well. Applications are now being accepted online. Upcoming Dates Saturday, August 10, 2013 - Apply by July 10, 2013 Saturday, September 7, 2013 - Apply by August 7, 2013 Workshop Details Tuition for selected participants is $500 Workshops will be held at MediaStorm's office and will start at 10 am…

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‘Surviving the Peace: Angola’ Launch, A Great Event for a Worthy Cause

The Mines Advisory Group launched a major fundraising initiative, Angola100K, last Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the Goethe-Institut in Washington, D.C. The initiative uses MAG and MediaStorm's latest collaboration, Surviving the Peace: Angola, as a centerpiece to raise $100,000 for landmine education in Angola. As the editor and producer of the piece, I was honored to be part of the event (Unfortunately MediaStorm director of photography Rick Gershon was out on assignment and couldn't make it to D.C. for the event). MAG packed the house—a beautiful cinema that seats 90—with people from organizations that both confront issues surrounding landmine removal and are in a position to do something about the problem. Representatives from the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, the Angolan Embassy, the U.S.-Angola Chamber of Commerce, The World Bank and Africare, among others, were in attendance. After a passionate introduction from MAG executive director Jennifer Lachman, the lights went down and…

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Recap: MediaStorm World Premiere of A Shadow Remains and Rite of Passage

From left: Brian Storm, Maggie Steber, Phillip Toledano and Tim McLaughlin at the premiere. Photo by David Keenan. Last night MediaStorm hosted the world premiere of A Shadow Remains by Phillip Toledano and Rite of Passage by Maggie Steber at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, NY. MediaStorm founder and executive producer, Brian Storm, started the evening by welcoming the audience to the event and then quickly turning to the films, first screening Rite of Passage by Maggie Steber, then Phillip Toledano’s A Shadow Remains. After watching the films, Brian invited Phillip, Maggie, and one of the films' producers, Tim McLaughlin, (producers Jennifer Redfearn and Rob Finch were not able to attend the event) to the stage for a Q&A with the audience. Before opening the floor to questions, Brian explained how the projects came to be. He initially approached both Maggie and Phillip about working together on their pieces over four years…

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