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.

Click here to see work from previous Workshops.

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.

• 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

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

Multimedia Producers:

• Robert Browman
• Eric Maierson
• Bob Sacha
• Chad A. Stevens

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

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.

• Workshop Two: September 20-27, 2008

• Workshop Three: November 15-22, 2008
• Workshop Four: December 6-13, 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
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The $25 non-refundable application fee is payable by check, money order, or PayPal.