Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop in New York City
The MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop in New York City is an intensive, hands-on educational experience in advanced multimedia storytelling.

Over the course of a week, participants will work in three-person teams, reporting and editing in collaboration with a seasoned multimedia professional to produce a multimedia project for distribution across multiple platforms.

Each team will produce a professional-quality, ready-for-publication multimedia story.

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Who Should Apply
This is a workshop for seasoned storytellers who have professional multimedia experience and are looking to further expand their multimedia storytelling capabilities. Applicants should have a working knowledge of audio recorders, video and still cameras and non-linear editing software.

This is not an introductory workshop.

The goal of the workshop is to collaborate with those who have expert skills in specific areas in order to create the best possible project. Each team will include:

A Multimedia Reporter: A workshop participant who gathers original story elements in the field using still photography, audio and video.

A Multimedia Editor: A workshop participant who edits the Multimedia Reporter's raw material and produces a multimedia story using Apple's Final Cut Pro.

A Multimedia Producer: A multimedia professional and workshop staff member who instructs the Multimedia Reporter during the story-gathering phase and the Multimedia Editor in the post-production phase.

An Observer: A workshop participant who has access to both the reporting and editing processes, but doesn't engage in hands-on work.

Each participant will focus primarily on either reporting or editing, but will collaborate extensively and learn aspects of each skill during the workshop.

Limited Availability
Enrollment is limited to 3 Multimedia Reporters, 3 Multimedia Editors and 3 Observers for each Workshop.


What You Will Learn
Narrative Storytelling
  • Developing the best approach for creating effective multimedia stories
  • Pre-production planning, finding the story's focus and execution of those ideas and techniques

Reporting Approach

  • Using the best tools to get the story
  • When to use a still camera, when to use audio and/or video
  • How to ask questions and get to the heart of the story

Post-Production

  • Establishing a strong post-production environment
  • Efficient editing techniques
  • Advanced Final Cut techniques including archiving and compression

Teamwork

  • Getting the most out of the reporter/editor relationship
  • Common issues and how to resolve them

Story Subject Matter
The workshop staff will research story ideas and offer participants a pool of options from which to choose. Participants are encouraged to create their own story ideas and discuss them with their Multimedia Producer prior to the workshop.

You will be assigned to a team before the workshop and will have the ability to collaborate with your Multimedia Producer to work out logistics before the workshop begins.

Schedule
Out of town participants are expected to arrive in New York City the evening before the workshop begins.

  • First Day (Saturday) at 10am: Overview and technical training
  • First afternoon: Full team goes into in the field
  • Sunday through Friday: Reporter in the field and Editor in post-production
  • Friday night: Final screening and party

Workshop Staff
The team assembled to lead the Workshop has extensive multimedia experience both in the field and in post-production. As a group, we've attended, led or taught at the top workshops in the profession.

Workshop Director: Jessica Stuart
Executive Producer: Brian Storm
Story Liaison: Loretta Rae

Multimedia Producers:

Note: There will be 3 Producers for each workshop. Producers will vary from workshop to workshop.

Biographies of the MediaStorm Workshop team can be found at: http://mediastorm.org/workshops/bios.htm


Unique to the MediaStorm Workshops
Our goal is to create value for participants in addition to the training experience. To that end, we will create a venue to continue the dialogue with participants and a structure to generate additional financial opportunities for the projects.

Community
Workshop participants will have access to the MediaStorm online community forums. These exclusive forums will include MediaStorm employees, those published on MediaStorm.org and those selected for the MediaStorm Workshops.

Syndication
MediaStorm has an established syndication model for multimedia projects. We have licensed projects to a variety of top-tier clients.

It's possible that some of the projects created during the workshop will have value in the marketplace beyond the educational experience.

If we license a project, the revenue generated will be shared with 50% split between the Reporter and Editor and 50% to MediaStorm.

Copyright to the original media assets created at the workshop will remain with the participants. The participants and MediaStorm will share the copyright to the completed multimedia project. The projects will be published in the workshop section of MediaStorm.org at the conclusion of the workshop.


Location & Dates
The Workshops will be based in the Gramercy Park area of New York City. There are several Workshop dates to choose from:
  • Workshop Two: September 20-27, 2008
      Application Deadline: Friday August 15, 2008

  • Workshop Three: November 15-22, 2008
  • Workshop Four: December 6-13, 2008
      Application Deadline: Monday October 6, 2008

Applications must arrive by 5pm EST, on the date of the deadline listed above. Due to the volume of submissions, materials will not be returned.

Admissions & Fees
If you are selected to attend, the enrollment fees are:

  • $3,500 for a Reporter postion
  • $3,500 for a Editor postion
  • $2,500 for an Observer postion

Note: Room and board is not included. There is a $25 application/processing fee per application.

How to Apply
Interested applicants should download the application form and return it by email to workshops@mediastorm.org or via physical mail to:

Brian Storm
42 East 20th St., Suite 2A
New York, NY 10003

Application Forms
Choose the format that works best for you: doc Microsoft Word (.doc)    rtf Rich text (.rtf)

The $25 non-refundable application fee is payable by check, money order, or PayPal.




Frequently Asked Questions

What gear will I need to bring? Will anything be provided?
We will be providing high-end Macintosh computers for the post-production workstations. Participants are required to bring their own photography, audio and video equipment. For information about the gear we recommend, see: http://mediastorm.org/submissions/gear.htm

Each participant should also bring an external hard drive with 250GB of free space so they can take the final project with them.

How are participants chosen?
Participants will be chosen based on the information provided in their applications. We are looking for people who will benefit the most from the training provided. Existing examples of high caliber multimedia projects are the most important criteria for selection.

How will teams be paired?
Once participants are chosen, we will be in touch with each individual to discuss team structure.

Do I have to apply as a Reporter or an Editor? If I don't get in as one, can I come as the other? If I don't get in as a Reporter or an Editor, can I come as an Observer?
All Applicants must select their primary choice of role. If you would consider a second and third choice role, please indicate that on the Application form.

What if I just want to come help?
We are looking for several volunteers to assist with logistics during the Workshop. If you are interested, please send an email to workshops@mediastorm.org, and tell us a little bit about yourself, your experience with multimedia, and why you are interested in helping.

Where will participants stay?
Participants are responsible for their own room and board. We will provide local hotel and neighborhood information to accepted participants. We are easily accessible by subway, so location is flexible.

Do you offer introductory workshops?
No. We feel there are already several terrific workshops out there offering introductory and intermediate instruction (see below), so we are focusing exclusively on advanced training.

Are there other workshops like this?
We think the MediaStorm Workshops are unique because of the small number of participants and the focus on advanced multimedia storytelling. With that said, there are a number of great workshops to consider:

Are you ready to apply?
Yes, I'm ready to apply.

 

 

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