I asked Lucy Nicholson, a senior staff photographer with Reuters based in Los Angeles, about the value of MediaStorm’s new workshops. Lucy attended in May. I’ve read a few posts that have questioned the cost, $3,500 for tuition only, and whether or not the course was worth the price of admission. Here’s her answer:
I think [...]
In February 2008 the Barefoot Workshops, run by Chandler Griffin, will hit the Mississippi Delta. This is a 2-week workshop designed for new documentary filmmakers who want to start a career in film and television documentary. Chandler Griffin runs the Barefoot Workshops, a a New York City-based not-for-profit 501(c)3, that offers short, intensive workshops around [...]
Here’s a link to 5 Final Cut Pro tips from Kevin McAuliffe at Digital Video Editing:
5. Four Channel Split Audio Output
4. Finding Used/Unused Clips
3. Multiclip Redigitizing
2. Adjusting Your Audio Levels - Relative vs. Absolute
1. Copy /Pasting Attributes
It has been a very busy few weeks. I have been working on my research, teaching classes (I’m even teaching an extra class this semester), working on getting out the educational journal I work on, and filming interviews for my documentary. Which usually means that writing suffers.
I just got back from Dallas after interviewing David [...]
A new study out of Northwestern University’s Media Management Center, “Running while the Earth Shakes: Creating an Innovation Strategy to Win in the Digital Age, A Study on Innovation in the News Media,” by Annette Moser-Wellman, explores the creative strategies media organizations can follow to adapt to change. Here’s a link to the PDF file.
Executive [...]
Here’s a link to Ken Stone’s fantastic Final Cut Pro tutorial site with an extensive list of video and text tutorials, white papers, and audio tutorials.
Here’s a nice little video example of shotgun microphone positions for sound capture (on camera, off camera, and with a boom) from David Tamés at Kino-Eye.
Comparison of Camera vs. Boom Microphone: Here’s a quick comparison I did of recording dialog with an MKH60 Shotgun Microphone mounted on a camera vs. mounted on a boom.
Scholarship opportunity for students from College Scholarships.org:
The Blogging Scholarship
Is Your Blog Worthy of a $10,000 Scholarship? Do you maintain a weblog and attend college? Would you like $10,000 to help pay for books, tuition, or other living costs? If so, read on. We’re giving away $10,000 this year to a college student who blogs. The [...]
Well, the first couple of weeks of teaching classes this fall have been interesting. I’m teaching a new course this semester, the role of images in mediating reality, for honors students. The course introduces them to visual literacy and teaches them that visuals influence their perception of reality and their behavior. Needless to say I’m [...]
A reminder from Shawn Montano:
The Cutting Edge IX: The Order of the Edit
Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
September 8th 2007
Less than a 2 weeks before the Cutting Edge IX: Order of the Edit, the annual NPPA workshop with an emphasis in editing, lands in Nashville Tennessee. Belmont University ’s New Century Journalism Program has graciously offered the [...]
If you live in the Austin, Texas, area, and you are a student looking for a way to break into film, learn film, editing, etc. then contact Mike Curtis (see below):
Thursday, August 23, 2007 Fall 2007 HD for Indies Interns Needed Hey all - The summer intern program went so well, I [...]
Some very good tips from professional videographer Bill Pryor. Some you’ve heard, but it’s always good to have a refresher!
Top Ten Mistakes of Rookie Filmmakers
by Bill Pryor
Nobody can can cover everything you need to know in a short article, but I can point out the ten most common mistakes I see over and over.
Bad sound. [...]
I just arrived home from this weekend’s National Press Photographers Association Women in Photojournalism conference in Austin, Texas. Needless to say it was a fantastic experience and the theme from this summer’s NPPA Summit was carried through to this conference - multimedia is the future but excellent storytelling is still key.
I was very impressed and [...]
Last reminder, the National Press Photographers Association Women in Photojournalism conference and workshops in Austin, Texas, is today through Sunday (August 17-19) at the Hyatt Regency Austin. Tonight (August 17) is the ice-breaker, the conference starts in earnest tomorrow morning (August 18). You can still register at the door. This conference is not just [...]
Some bad news thrown in with some good news from the recent release of the Cox Center 2006 Annual Survey Findings of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduates. I do like the fact that more journalists are working on the web. I don’t like the fact that they are not being compensated properly for it [...]
“Five Steps To Multimedia Reporting” is a great site for multimedia training from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and the USC Annenberg School for Communication. The site is geared to reporters who need to learn how to create multimedia stories. The tutorials cover video (cameras, accessories, shooting tips, stand-ups and voice-overs, iMovie, Final [...]
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) annual conference has wrapped up and one theme coming out of some of the research presentations is that journalism schools need to do a better job teaching multimedia to new journalists. I can count our school as one that is forward thinking enough [...]
This excellent article by Cyndy Green on her blog VideoJournalism discusses when to use and more often, when you shouldn’t use, camera and lens movement.
Zooming, panning, and tilting…
These are sometimes the most effective tools in the VJ’s shooting toolbox and should be the least used too. But all too often beginners can’t hold still and [...]
Just a reminder, the National Press Photographers Association Women in Photojournalism conference and workshops in Austin, Texas, is from August 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency Austin. Today (August 10) is the last day you can register online. This conference is not just for “women only,” anyone can attend. There will be several multimedia sessions on [...]
Here’s a great read from Robert Logan, “The 14 Messages of New Media,” on MediaShift about his extension of Marshall McLuhan’s statement that “the medium is the message.” He lists 14 characteristics of new media today that, “… seem to have 14 distinct messages that intertwine and support each other.” A very interesting read.
1. two-way [...]
From the folks at Mediabistro, a 3-hour course on multimedia journalism. I’m not sure of the quality, but for $65 it’s worth a look. If anyone does attend I would like to hear back from you about the quality and depth of the course.
The Multimedia Journalist
Tell your story with podcasting, video, Flash, and photos
WHEN: Wednesday, [...]
Sorry for the last minute, but I just saw this. Just in case you’re in the New York area and want to attend:
The Future of Photojournalism in a Digital World is a panel discussion on what’s next for photographers, photo editors, and designers
WHEN: Tuesday, August 7, 7-9 pm
Drinks with panelists at a nearby bar to [...]
From an earlier post:
The dates for Cutting Edge IX have been released. And while this is geared toward television news, it could be a great opportunity for multimedia producers to learn advanced editing techniques. News announcement from the NPPA:
DURHAM, NC (July 14, 2007) – Shawn Montano, director of the Cutting Edge IX: Order of the [...]
Coming up real fast is the National Press Photographers Association Women in Photojournalism conference and workshops in Austin, Texas, from August 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency Austin. This conference is not just for “women only,” anyone can attend. There will be several multimedia sessions on audio slide shows and video. Our brethren from the television [...]
TeacherClick, a website for teachers (duh), offers free online computer tutorials to the educational community. If you’re looking for something to supplement a book there are some free tutorials that will work well for what we do, especially the Flash and Dreamweaver sections. The site has tutorials for: Flash 8, Excel 2003, Dreamweaver 8, Flash [...]
The Online Journalism Review just published a five step guide for website usability testing that can gauge readers’ reactions to multimedia projects and website design. A very solid guide to making sure that what you produce actually reaches and communicates with your audience.
OJR’s ‘five guide’ to do-it-yourself website usability testing
Use these steps, and these forms, [...]
The NPPA has the beginning pages up for this year’s Flying Short Course. The first stop is in Washington D.C. on October 26-27 at the Frank E. Gannett Auditorium on the campus of USA Today. Stop two is in Chicago, IL, October 27 & 28 (location TBD), and stop three is in San Jose, CA, [...]
Last year Michelle Seelig, Ph.D., from the University of Miami School of Communication conducted a survey to see what the perception of people in mass media, specifically visual communicators, is of the use of sound with still images. Michelle is still working on the results and implications of her study, but you can see the [...]
Mindy McAdams is attending the Travel Channel Academy in Silver Spring, Maryland, this summer. Check out her post from the first day and go to her blog, Teaching Online Journalism, to keep up on her experiences.
Boot camp for VJs
I’m attending the second Travel Channel Academy, in Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. It’s a [...]
(What the Duck)
Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism will soon unveil their new multimedia curriculum. The move is not without criticism. School Dean, John Lavine, has emphasized marketing as part of the new curriculum, a move that has irked many journalists, faculty, and students. I agree, we have to be very careful that we keep [...]
NPPA The Digital Journalist
