Zach Wise is currently a multimedia producer for the New York Times. Before going to the Times, he was the senior multimedia producer for the Las Vegas Sun. Before he left the Sun he finished this great multimedia piece on Nevada’s water woes. Great navigation, interactive elements throughout and great reporting are all part [...]
From Chandler Griffin:
2 Week Documentary Workshop in The Mississippi Delta
Start Date: February 15th, 2009
This 2-week DV workshop is designed for photojournalists who are looking to make the move to videojournalism and the web, new documentary filmmakers who want to launch their careers in web and television documentaries and for those with experience in some aspects [...]
James Nachtwey, one of the greatest living photojournalists today, just released this story as part of an effort to spread the word on XDRTB through TED. For more information go to the XDRTB website.
At long last, even though it’s been only a few days, here is the video from Vincent Laforet that was shot entirely on the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II. The footage was not enhanced in any way and was dropped into Final Cut for editing. This is the raw footage and it is nothing [...]
Sony is coming out with the HVR-Z5U camcorder this December. It has native 24P recording and other professional features—all for less than $5,000—as well as tapeless recording capability through an optional CompactFlash adapter. There are few details yet but a few words from Sony are available:
“Professionals need features like balanced audio, XLR inputs, timecode and [...]
Here are a few more links to sample images, video, reviews and specifications on the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II:
Gizmodo: Canon 5D Mark II Rumored Specs and Details
Gizmodo: Unconfirmed: More Canon EOS 5D Mark II Specs Leak, Lookin’ Good
Canon USA: EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera
Digital Photography Review: Canon EOS 5D Mark II [...]
Here’s a video preview of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II from DSLR TV on YouTube. DSLR TV is part of Digital SLR User magazine .
Here is a link to Canon Global and some great examples of video shot with the new camera. (http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos5dm2/02.html#01)
I’ve been reading all the flurry of activity over the new Canon EOS 5D MII that will be available near the end of November. Vincent Laforet, a New York based commercial and editorial photographer, was given a prototype to use for 72 hours. His report and the stills he has been able to show are [...]
Want to get your best independent work seen? Here’s a great resource from AJ Schnack from “All These Wonderful Things.” AJ is an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in Los Angeles.
The 25 Top Film Festivals For Documentaries
“You’ve just completed your film. Now it’s time to decide which festivals to target. Maybe all along [...]
Just received this from Melissa Fowler. Might be a good place to showcase your better stories and long term projects.
ATTENTION: ALL WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS/MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISTS
Reel Venus is seeking entries of short films, photography/multimedia slideshow presentations for its 5th Annual showcase which is set to take place October 2,3 & 4 2008.
Reel Venus is an eclectic [...]
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 [...]
Lucy Nicholson, a senior staff photographer with Reuters based in Los Angeles, attended the first MediaStorm multimedia course in May 2008. Lucy did a great job on this story about New York City’s Naked Cowboy. Just click on the graphic below
David Leeson and Scott Kesterson have posted their third trailer for “At War“, a heartrending and powerful look at the cost of war on everyone involved. The film is due for a January 2008 release. I’m in Dallas to interview David as part of my research on the changes facing photojournalism today and how we [...]
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 [...]
Panasonic’s new HD camera, due for release in April of next year, will reportedly go for around $2,000. Definitely within reach of most people. From Panasonic:
PANASONIC EXPANDS PROFESSIONAL AVCHD PRODUCT LINE WITH THE NEW AG-HMC70 SHOULDER-MOUNT CAMCORDER
* Affordable, Point-and-Shoot HD Camcorder Offers Benefits of SD Card
* Solid-state Recording with Professional Audio Flexibility
Panasonic announced the [...]
Television shows on the Internet have replaced news programming as the most widely viewed online content. Traditional television programming online and Internet video are expected to grow in the next several years and will soon become entrenched as mainstream according to WebPro News. -more
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
Casio says that it is developing a new digital camera with high speed performance and image capture functions. The camera will be able to take still images at 60 image per second speeds and will also take movies that capture movement so fast that it can’t be seen by the human eye. According to Casio [...]
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 [...]
Filmmaker Deborah Scranton talks about and shows clips from her documentary The War Tapes in this video from TED. She put video cameras in the hands of Charlie Company, a unit of the National Guard, for one year in Iraq. The soldiers footage and diaries tell a very personal story of the war [...]
Check out Scott Kesterson and David Leeson’s excellent work on a feature length film, “At War“, based on Scott’s documentary footage shot in Afghanistan over a one year embed. David Leeson is editing the film now and has completed a few trailers that can be viewed on the site. Scott is an interesting story, [...]
The reported cost of the Sony PMW-EX1 HD camera will be in the $8,000 range. A bit pricey for personal consumption, but remember the old days when the first digital cameras were in the $20,000 range. It wasn’t until Nikon introduced the D-1 in the $5,000 range that prices came down. Give it time and [...]
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 [...]
Sony has a new HDV camera coming out soon that uses interchangeable lenses. Preliminary info from Sony:
1/3-inch 3ClearVid CMOS Sensor™
The new camcorder will incorporate new 1/3” 3ClearVid CMOS Sensor system for optimum picture quality. Thanks to the unique grid arrangement of the photo diode sensors, in which each is rotated by 45 degrees, sensor resolution [...]
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.
Great article this month in Digital Photo Pro Magazine by Harlon Mitchell on photojournalist Ed Kashi and his take on the changes in multimedia today.
Photojournalism Now
For freelance photojournalists, these are chaotic times. But in chaos there’s opportunity if you have the daring to go for it.
By Harlon Mitchell
The age of traditional freelance photojournalism is no [...]
Now on the MediaStorm site: Photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally, originally on assignment for The New York Times Magazine, documents the seemingly endless struggles some families face as they set about Finding the Way Home: Two Years After Katrina.
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 [...]
NPPA The Digital Journalist
