Mountain Workshops » Apply
June 30, 2009

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
June 30, 2009

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
TUITION-FREE MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP LAUNCHED
June 2, 2009
VJ Workshops develops tuition-free multimedia workshop intended for current
college students and professional visual journalists who have been laid off in the
last two years VENTURA, CALIF., (June 1, 2009) – VJ Workshops, in partnership with Brooks
Institute in Ventura, Calif., has launched a tuition-free multimedia workshop to be held at
the Ventura campus of Brooks Institute from July 30 thru Aug. 2, 2009.
Multimedia training, would you?
May 13, 2009
I am a contributor to the NEW organization, Story4.org, a multimedia production studio, and we are planning a multimedia skills training workshop and I’d love your input. If you have a moment to take this poll, I’d appreciate it! Also, thanks for the Webby votes for my students, WE WON!
Photojojo » The Ultimate Guide to Time-Lapse Photography
April 19, 2009

Photojojo » The Ultimate Guide to Time-Lapse Photography
Mic Listening Lab
April 1, 2009

Audition Shure microphones in this interactive demo.
Follow MMS on Twitter and WIN! [contest over]
March 30, 2009
You can now follow the latest multimedia headlines and my famous rantings by following my Twitter feed.
Click here, to follow. THEN, the first NEW subscriber and the first OLD subscriber to direct message me, will WIN FREE passes to the F5FEST. From the organizers, “We love your site and would like to offer two free passes to MultimediaShooter readers.” So, here’s your chance to attend one of the most awesome looking conferences! Read more about the F5FEST on the jump.
NPPA: Convergence ’09
March 22, 2009

The 2009 NPPA Multimedia Immersion Seminar in Las Vegas will be an intense, five-day, hands-on training experience for visual journalists looking to expand and grow their multimedia skillsets. Our focus is on mixing photos, video and audio content and editing them into multimedia presentations. Our previous students have ranged from multiple Pulitzer Prize Winners, Best of Photojournalism winners, the current White House Photographer, academics, editors, students, working professionals and freelancers all looking to supercharge their careers.
Announcing Truth With A Camera - Guadalajara, Mexico
March 13, 2009
May 23-31, 2009
There are only 15 spots so you are encouraged to sign up early.
Please visit the site for more information and to register for this class.
News Entrepreneur Boot Camp
February 9, 2009
May 16 - May 21, 2009
University of Southern California / Annenberg School for Communication
The Knight Digital Media Center in partnership with USC Annenberg School for Communication, the Center for Communication Leadership and the Online Journalism Review is accepting applications for its special News Entrepreneur Boot Camp to be held May 16-21, 2009, in Los Angeles. This intense one-week boot camp is designed for 12 competitively selected digital entrepreneurs with great ideas for community news and information initiatives in the public interest. Topics to be covered include:
UNC Multimedia Bootcamp
February 1, 2009
UNC Multimedia Bootcamp
May 17-22, 2009
http://bootcamp.jomc.unc.edu/
The 8th annual UNC Multimedia Bootcamp will be May 17-22, offering a one-stop opportunity to re-tool and gain skills needed to be competitive. This intensive, weeklong workshop is designed for professional journalists who want to explore various forms of multimedia storytelling and how they work together to create a cohesive package.
Read more
The Art of the Opening
January 10, 2009
The folks over at The Art of The Title are doing us a great service by providing insight into some of cinema’s artful and powerful openings. If you know me, then you know how passionate I am about the first 10 seconds of anything you produce. While most of the examples are based on typography and not merely images there is still a wealth of knowledge for the hungry and passionate multimedia producer. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
Live Keynotes from Beyond Bootcamp
January 6, 2009
These workshops provided an important introduction for journalists being asked to tell multimedia stories by introducing them to hardware and software, and multimedia planning, production and programming techniques.
MMS Winter Reading List
December 19, 2008
I been blabbing to folks about some books that have recently inspired me. Here’s a quick list. All are worth your time and money.
Awesome Online Photo Magazine NUTOPIA
December 15, 2008

Nutopia Check out this cool website with tons of cool images and a simple yet sophisticated presentation,
enjoy.
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2 Week Documentary Workshop
November 28, 2008
2 Week Documentary Workshop in The Mississippi Delta
Start Date: February 15th, 2009
This 2-week DV workshop is designed for photojournalists who are looking to make the move to videojournalism and the web, new documentary filmmakers who want to launch their careers in web and television documentaries and for those with experience in some aspects of filmmaking that are looking to expand their skill, understanding and mastery of the whole process. Producers, cinematographers, editors and writers with narrative experience who are considering working in non-fiction filmmaking are also encouraged to enroll.
Twitter Basics for Journalists & Recovering Journos — contentious.com
October 28, 2008
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Twitter Basics for Journalists & Recovering Journos — contentious.com.
Still fighting the Twitter bandwagon? This is a good place to start.














