Mountain Workshops » Apply

The Western Kentucky University Photojournalism department is now
accepting applications for the 2009 Mountain Workshops which will be
held in Murray, KY Oct. 27-31. Once again we are offering three
concurrent workshops; Photojournalism, Multimedia and Picture Editing.

The application for MWS ‘09 is posted at…

http://www.mountainworkshops.org/how-to-apply-for-the-mountain-workshops/

There is no application deadline but we do have a limited number of
spots available.

Barefoot Workshops - Documentary Workshops and Media Training for NGOs

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Documentary Workshops

Barefoot Workshops offers short, intensive workshops in documentary filmmaking to individuals with beginner through advanced levels of training.

Barefoot Workshops - Documentary Workshops and Media Training for NGOs

Multimedia Journalists Discover Life After Newspapers

Multimedia Journalists Discover Life After Newspapers.

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Hacked Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware to add video mode features

Rob Galbraith DPI: Hacked Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware to add video mode features.

Watch This!

Man on Wire

This spellbinding documentary is one of the best movies I saw last year. It’s a creative tour de force.I was glued to my seat despite know the outcome. That’s good movie making!

Don’t think a documentary about a high-wire walker could be worth 5 stars? Think again! This riveting and inspirational movie combines still photographs, reenactments, actual video, and interviews with the people involved in Phillipe Petit’s high wire adventures.

Notable Multimedia

Double Shot from the NYTimes Lens Blog and War Without Borders

I love the combo of After Effects/info graphics/video very informative. High production values! I also luv the Behind the scenes blog post over at digitalartwork.net by Zach Wise about the NYTimes Lens blog, have a peek.

Kurt Lancaster » Blog Archive » Three ways to become a good Documentary Journalist

I could’nt agree with Kurt more:

It’s not breaking-news, a political analysis, nor a unraveling of a crisis, but there are three reasons why I think this is a strong piece, reflecting three elements of strong documentary journalism:

Kurt Lancaster » Blog Archive » Three ways to become a good Documentary Journalist

Nice Work Jigar Metha!

Waiting for death - Los Angeles Times

Edwin Shneidman is not afraid of death. He has studied it all his life.

Photography and audio by Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times BRAVO to Liz. Wonderful images. The power of details!

Waiting for death - Los Angeles Times

Crisis visualized = awesome!

www.crisisofcredit.com In my next life, hell who knows maybe this life, I wanna do this kind stuff! Awesome journalism IMO.

The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated. This project was completed as part of my thesis work in the Media Design Program, a graduate studio at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. For more on my broader thesis work exploring the use of new media to make sense of a increasingly complex world

Writing, direction, animation & sound by Jonathan Jarvis Narration by John Levoff Music by Brandon Au - a.k.a - DJ Skwint

For their own good | Special Report: Tampabay.com St. Petersburg Times

For their own good | Special Report: Tampabay.com St. Petersburg Times.

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Visa pour l’Image Perpignan 2009 - FRANCE24-RFI web documentary award

The international news channel, FRANCE 24, and the international news radio station, RFI, are launching the first Web Documentary Award at the 21st Visa pour l’Image International Festival of Photojournalism to be held in Perpignan in September 2009.Visa pour l’Image Perpignan 2009 - FRANCE24-RFI web documentary award.

Freedom Forum Offers Multimedia Boot Camp Aug. 9-14 in Nashville

Freedom Forum Diversity Institute » Freedom Forum Offers Multimedia Boot Camp Aug. 9-14 in Nashville.

Click to download the registration form. DI Multimedia Training Registration Form

Journalism educators, professionals and students can develop and hone their skills in audio, photo and video storytelling at a Multimedia Boot Camp taught by the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute, Aug. 9-14, in Nashville, Tenn.