Beyond Bootcamp: 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.

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.

Nutopia Check out this cool website with tons of cool images and a simple yet sophisticated presentation, enjoy. -r

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 [...]

Twitter Basics for Journalists & Recovering Journos — contentious.com. Still fighting the Twitter bandwagon? This is a good place to start.

You lucky New Yorkers! Apple is having a batch of photo and multimedia related events at its Fifth Avenue store. Don’t miss any of these, they sound great. I’m most excited about about the Vincent Laforet and Brian Storm events, the book making one looks good too. Here’s a link to the Apple site, or [...]

Fellowship applications are now being accepted for: Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop January 11-16, 2009 and March 22-27, 2009 The Knight Digital Media Center at the University of California, Berkeley is now accepting applications for week-long training sessions for mid-career journalists wishing to advance their multimedia skills. The workshops combine instruction in multimedia storytelling and [...]

BBC Good Shooting Guide Do you need to shoot a sequence and are not quite sure where to start? Have you shot unusable material and are not sure why? Learn from experienced journalists and use tools & guides to help you on your next shoot.

Yes, I am in the process of pumping out some new, fresh mms tuts and podcasts, but in the meantime, have a look at some introductory tuts from KDMC, some of the best I’ve seen on the web for journalists pondering this ‘multimedia’ stuff. From map mash ups to Flash templates. Have a look around [...]

If you’re just starting out or have been using it for a while, you might pick up a few tricks. Who knows. Wanna learn how to add a transition to a group of clips all at once?

It’s here, a new tutorial on how to set-up your own wordpress blog. If your paper is looking for a solution to show of the work of their photographers this is a great solution. This is how we manage mercurynewsphoto.com/blog. We’ve been doing it for more than two years now. Anyway, enjoy. I hope you [...]

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 [...]

Multimedia Journal will show you how to tap into your creativity by guiding you through a variety of activities that will prod your imagination so you can capture new ideas for multimedia storytelling. The exercises are intended to jump-start your creative energy. This book is for Multimedia Journalists. Square 7×7 inches (18×18 cm) 60 pages [...]

Soundslides creator Joe Weiss rocks us again!  What does this tool do? This tool is designed to create a simple chaptered Flash menu for Soundslides presentations. You can download the resulting Flash menu and host it on your own web site. Here is an example. enjoy, -r

DIY Filmmaking: Make Your Own Equipment & Tools Here’s a few links to DIY resources that give us multimedia shooters alternatives to buying and renting equipment from filmlinker.com enjoy, -r