Presented by Brian Storm (MediaStorm)

This one-day workshop will provide an overview of multimedia storytelling approaches. Through real world examples and open discussions with participants, Brian Storm will share tips and techniques to improve reporting and editing and discuss the most effective tools for specific jobs and the most appropriate ways to create a multimedia story.

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in multimedia storytelling, no experience is necessary. We will be looking primarily at multimedia methodology and theory- this is not a workshop to learn how to use your new audio recorder- it’s a workshop where you will be asked to look deeper, into the when and why of different storytelling techniques and approaches.

What you will learn

Narrative Storytelling
Examples of successful projects
Developing the best approach for creating effective multimedia stories
Pros and cons of the various narrative approaches

Reporting Approach
Using the best tools to get the story
When to use a still camera, when to use audio and/or video
Shooting for multimedia
How to ask questions and get to the heart of the story
Interview techniques

Post-Production
Getting the most out of Final Cut Pro
Effective organizing and digitizing techniques
Integrating still images, audio and video in a multimedia project
Common issues and how to resolve them

Teamwork
Getting the most out of the reporter/editor relationship
Common issues and how to resolve them

Brian Storm is president of MediaStorm, a multimedia production studio based in New York City. MediaStorm’s principal aim is to usher in the next generation of multimedia storytelling by publishing social documentary projects incorporating photojournalism, interactivity, animation, audio and video for distribution across multiple platforms. MediaStorm has been honored with numerous accolades including three Webby Awards and two Emmy awards. Prior to launching MediaStorm in 2005, Storm spent two years as vice president of News, Multimedia & Assignment Services for Corbis, a digital media agency founded and owned by Bill Gates. Storm led Corbis’ global strategy for the news, sports, entertainment and historical collections. He directed the development of Corbis’ production tools and the representation of world-class photographers for assignment work with a focus on creating in-depth multimedia products. From 1995 to 2002 Storm was director of multimedia at MSNBC.com, a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC News, where he was responsible for the audio, photography and video elements of the site. Storm created The Week in Pictures to showcase visual journalism in new media. Storm serves on the Advisory Board for The Council on Foreign Relations, The Eddie Adams Workshop, The Alexia Foundation,The Stan Kalish Picture Editing Workshop and Brooks Institute’s Journalism School. He has judged both the University of Missouri’s Pictures of the Year and the National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism contests.

He lives in New York City and can be reached via brian@mediastorm.org.