Archive for the “multimedia” category

Undesired Wins Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award

by Eric on December 25, 2011

Undesired by Walter Astrada, a project I produced at MediaStorm for the Alexia Foundation was honored with a 2012 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and I couldn’t be more proud. From the MediaStorm blog: The duPont Awards, administered since 1968 (…)

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MediaStorm Workshop: Broken Lines

by Eric on December 14, 2011

I’m excited to share my latest production from the MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Workshop. The talented team consisted of Martine Fougeron, Richard Kendall, Frank de Ruiter and Simon Schorno. From the description: Joe Soll never met his birth parents. Raised by (…)

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Verve Photo Interviews Seamus Murphy

by Eric on November 21, 2011

Verve Photo has posted a nice piece on A Darkness Visible, along with an interview with Seamus Murphy. Read the article here .

A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan by Seamus Murphy

by Eric on November 9, 2011

This one was a beast. Some numbers: 30-plus hours of interviews 26,000 images 9 months of production It was the most complex project I’ve ever undertaken. But now it’s done, and I am so very proud. From the description: Outsiders (…)

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Mountain Workshop

by Eric on October 25, 2011

I just returned from the Mountain Workshop in Somerset, Kentucky and, man, were the multimedia students talented. For five days, I had the good fortune to coach Ligaiya Romero, Terri Flagg, and Catherine Spangler. They produced three terrific stories.

MediaStorm Workshop: A Thousand More

by Eric on August 28, 2011

For the tenth MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop, I was joined by Kristina Budelis, Piotr Malecki, and Jeff Rhode. Rick Gershon served as Director of Photography and our intern Leandro Badalotti did just about everything else. About the project: As (…)

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Driftless in New York Times

by Eric on August 7, 2011

In his review of the Rural Route Film Festival, New York Times critic Mike Hale singled out Danny Wilcox’s Frazier’s Driftless photography, saying: They get to the heart of an anomie and a sense of endlessly declining fortunes that were (…)

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MediaStorm Online Multimedia Training

by Eric on May 21, 2011

I’m excited to announce the release of MediaStorm’s online training. From the MediaStorm blog: You can select from three Training Modules – a Reporting Track, a Post-Production Track, or The Making Of: The Amazing Amy, or you can opt for (…)

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CFR’s Crisis Guide: Pakistan Wins at Overseas Press Club of America

by Eric on May 7, 2011

Crisis Guide: Pakistan, a project I co-produced at MediaStorm with Tim Matsui for the Council on Foreign Relations was named winner for the Overseas Press Club of America’s Best Use of Multimedia Award. 2011 marked the first time OPC offered (…)

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Undesired Nominated for Webby Award

by Eric on April 16, 2011

I’m pleased to announce that Walter Astrada’s Undesired, a project I produced for MediaStorm, was nominated for a Webby in the Public Service and Activism category. Three other projects I produced were named Official Honorees: Crisis Guide: Pakistan in News (…)

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