I just got through watching The Lourdes of Twang and I thought the audio in this project was really well produced and wanted to share this with everyone. It’s about the Martin Guitar Factory in the Leigh Valley of Pennsylvania and takes you on a journey through the factory. There’s also a nice Interactive Graphic [...]

A golden opportunity to harness the power of some of the best multimedia story tellers around. Hurry, I’m already filling out my application! More info, HERE 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 [...]

This could be your chance to shine! (Hey, I like to give the ladies something to look at also. I'm an equal opportunity kind of guy.) #WEB 1749 – Producer ll, Video , Bryant Park Project Generates video story ideas for the Bryant Park Project website, from original individual stories to recurring features; shoots and [...]

Ok, step away from the blog. We are gonna get away from the ‘journalism’ train for a sec. As you might know from reading this blog for any length of time, I like to find most of my inspiration for my journalism, outside of journalism. So, here are some recent finds that have made me [...]

When you select an audio file in the Mac Finder, Snapper immediately appears right beneath the current window, showing you the wave form. n the Snapper wave form you can select a part of the sound file and: • drag it out, to create a new file. • upload it to your Pro Tools cursor. [...]

Why are you angry today? Tell us what’s making you upset at your journalism job. Anonymity guaranteed. One rule: no real names. I thought this was a funny site. How I could pass up an opportunity to run an angry baby picture. Now, instead of actually doing something creative, like tell a good story, we [...]

Valentine’s Day is kind of a a polarizing event: either it makes people get all warm and goey inside or feel bitter and alone. Hopefully you enjoy the former, regardless of if you have a significant other at the moment. If you’re a love story lover, check out these simple, sweet, narrative tales about how [...]

I recently read an article “Photojournalists Are Getting Artsier — But Is That What Audiences Want?” It got me thinking. It’s one of the most well written articles on the subject and it raises lots of good points. It also got me to surf to the MagnumInMotion website and see what’s new. [NOTE: If anyone [...]

Let me be the first to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day! This is a fun and straight forward approach to video by ksimpson on Current_tv. Hey, It’s not to late to ‘run’ with this concept yourself. Imitation is the best form of flattery enjoy, and thanks for all the ‘love’ and support for the [...]

DIY Multimedia School – Learn from Websites with Filmmaking Tutorials Follow this outrageous link to everything you need to know about film and video and three point lighting, if you must. One of my favorite podcasts, it’s a must. New Episode Every Week! The Shirtless Apprentice is a weekly Internet web series about digital video [...]

The Maine Media Workshops (http://www.theworkshops.com) released their line-up for their summer workshops. In addition to their more than 400 workshops in art, documentary and digital photography, video and film making they are offering more that 60 new classes in new media development, web design, book art and animation, to name a few. To see a [...]

A slick interface, a heartfelt story and few moments of laughter fuse to create Medals of Memory, a look at the military tattoo and the men and women who emblaze their flesh with the ink. The Naples Daily News package features Army Specialist Jolene Wieber’s path to having a cross tattooed on her right leg [...]

Rumor has it Dan Habib of the Concord Monitor may be considering a second career as a filmmaker (but it’s just a rumor so I won’t dwell on it to much at this point) and after checking out some of his work on his latest documentary, that might not be a bad idea. Including Samuel [...]