At War a new film from Kesterson/Leeson

At War Trailer 

Documentary filmmaker Scott Kesterson arrived in Afghanistan in May 2006 to begin a one year journey as an embedded journalist. His film examines the pitfalls and perils of a mostly forgotten war told through the experience of daily living with soldiers. Kesterson tells their stories from his roots as a citizen journalist and a former National Guard soldier himself.

Broadband Emmys Go To MediaStorm, Freep.com, SFGate.com

From PDN NewsWire:

By Daryl Lang

Newspapers won two of the four new Emmy Awards for broadband, while multimedia photo production company MediaStorm won a third. The nods from the TV-centered Emmys are an important validation of print outlets that have invested in multimedia

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The journey ends…Lovelle Svart 1945-2007

Lovelle Svart, who shared through online videos the struggle and choices of her final months, ended her life September 28 by taking a drug overdose prescribed at her request under Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act. She was 62 and had lived with lung cancer for nearly five years.

Thank you, The Oregonian and the team that helped bring us her story - Rob Finch, Don Colburn, and Ed Madrid.

News Video Done Right!

This is my new benchmark for ’spot news’ video, no stand-up or narration, all subject driven and edited like Tarantino or Scorsese. “Cody’s Rescue” (Everett McEwan, KWGN-TV/Denver, CO)Note: “Cody’s Rescue” also won the TV Spot News award in NPPA’s 2007 Best of Photojournalism competition.

Chicago Tribune notable multimedia

Multimedia journalist’s Tom Van Dyke and Kuni Takahashi Provide a powerful narrative to this well done special report. See Inside The Surge.

Follow this poetic look at the Cubs from E. Jason Wambsgans and Julia Keller, fun, well done.

Can You DO IT in 1 minute?

You’ve got 60 seconds, no more, no less, make it count

FILMINUTE
The international jury will deliberate on the merits of the shortlisted films and will award one as “Best Filminute” for 2007. WHAT MAKES A GREAT ONE-MINUTE FILM? Filminute is looking to find one-minute films that “resonate” beyond one minute, films that affect the viewer in the same way a great film does.

The Metropolitan Museum - New York Times

 The Metropolitan Museum an interactive graphic done right! Props to the team of DeVigal, Carter, Dance and Grondahl.

Sorry honey, I’ve always loved Diana

Oh Lomo, I LOVE YOU!

Just to prove I’m not all about video and technology. Here’s one of my old school girlfriends back from the dead.

To hold, point, and shoot a Diana camera implies a conscious decision to relinquish control. To concentrate your creative powers on capturing the moment and telling a story—rather than fiddling with a bunch of knobs and levers. A blurry-soft and dreamy-toned Diana image is more an interpretation of reality than a correct representation of it. In a way, it’s somehow more accurate to compare the Diana to an oily vintage typewriter than to a megapixel machine of today.

YES!

Communications Arts

Communications Arts Interactive annual 13 

One word, inspiration. Some of the most creative and groundbreaking websites around, good time waster.

Ethical guidelines for editing audio

Since US papers don’t seem to have a policy, this is the one I’ll follow from the Canadian Journalism Project:

The most important rule - NEVER change the meaning of what the interviewee said.

With rules like that, who could complain?

Rules compiled by
Mary McGuire
Associate Professor of Journalism
Carleton University

tnxs, Mary!

Flash Inspiration

FlashForward Boston

There are some really cool flash sites and an AWESOME winner in the Narrative section from FilmMakersInResidence

Jobs!

I’ve been told that the LATIMES is looking for a few good video shooters, with still backgrounds, email alan.hagman@latimes.com, also:

Online Video Producer, The Hill Newspaper
Multimedia Editor MSNBC, New York
NPR Digital Media, Associate Producer
BATTLE LAB, Multimedia Design Maven

SAVED by THINKTANK!

Life is good! I got a call today from some friends at ThinkTank Photo and they are now sponsoring the site. This great news! I have been holding back from posting because I thought I might get shut down, NOT NOW. Also I am still moving to Move30.com–the blog portion should be live on Monday–Life is good.

-r

I’m back!

Time to MOVE!

GOOD NEWS: Looks like we got too big for our own good!
BAD NEWS: Gotta close down or move.

I have a plan in the works to move to MOVE30.com. Personally, I don’t have the
resources $$$ to pay for a bigger ISP. Some good friends @ Move30.com are
creating a great blog for me to contribute to. [NOTE: THE BLOG WILL LAUNCH MONDAY] I wanted to send this email, just in case my ISP closes the site and I wouldn’t be able to reach you. The fate of this url and site is in the air, maybe an ‘angel’ investor will help, we’ll see.

More news to come and don’t be surprised if there is a redirect from
multimediashooter.com to MOVE30.com.

What more could you ask for?

@ Move30.com you’ll have a great blog -very soon- but right now you have
discussion boards, a way to upload your work and have your peers comment on it
and:

“As the MOVE30 community continues to grow, it will be a place to not only
display the great work that is being done out there by you, but also a valuable
platform to connect storytellers and creatives with each other for future
projects, as well as with clients in the industry (ie: editors/creative
directors/producers/online publications). It is a means to get feedback and
network with collaborators; it provides a way to view diverse content in one
space and make work and talent accessible to a broader audience.

MOVE30 is for people interested in sharing and helping to foster the world of
online storytelling.”

more to come, stay tuned!

Shocking video!

The Shock Doctrine Short Film | Naomi Klein

A Film by Alfonso Cuarón and Naomi Klein, directed by Jonás Cuarón.

“When I finished The Shock Doctrine, I sent it to Alfonso Cuarón because I adore his films and felt that the future he created for Children of Men was very close to the present I was seeing in disaster zones. I was hoping he would send me a quote for the book jacket and instead he pulled together this amazing team of artists — including Jonás Cuarón who directed and edited — to make The Shock Doctrine short film. It was one of those blessed projects where everything felt fated.” - Naomi Klein

It’s your fate to see it! enjoy! Why? Lots and lots of inspiration here, from editing to the use of graphic elements, and more.

“Did You Know?”

Did you know that newspapers should be doing this kind of smart, thought provoking, presentations? Why not, we have all the talent and info in our buildings!

Hunting for Soul!

Cool Hunting: Seoul, South Korea Cool Hunting is a daily update on ideas and products in the intersection of art, design, culture and technology, and features weekly videos that get an inside look at the people who create them. Money can buy you a lot of things, but it can’t buy you coverage on Cool Hunting. All of our content is editorially based using the standard of “stuff we like.” Published since February 2003 as a personal catalog and reference tool, the site today attracts and inspires more than 250,000 regular readers from around the world. The site is edited by Josh Rubin, Evan Orensten and Ami Kealoha.

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