Archive for the “multimedia” category
10 Final Cut Keystrokes I Use Every Day
by Eric on December 20, 2009
Here are some of the bread-and-butter shortcut keys I use most frequently: Command-Shift-A Deselect all. Contorl-B Enables/Disables a clip. This is a great one to use when trying to compare clips. Stack one on top of the other and use (…)
MediaStorm and CFR.org Win Emmy for Crisis Guide: The Global Economy
by Eric on December 13, 2009
Crisis Guide: The Global Economy, for which I produced the multimedia overview, was honored with an Emmy Award for New Approaches to Business & Financial Reporting. Pictured from left to right are: Jacky Myint, Michael Moran, Brian Storm, Eric Maierson, (…)
Profile Piece on InnovativeInteractivity.com
by Eric on December 11, 2009
Tracy Boyer at innovativeInteractivity.com was kind enough to interview me as part of her innovative individuals series. From the article: Question: How do you drive innovation in your work? Answer: I want to be a better storyteller. I want to (…)
Ten Tips for Working With Music in Multimedia on MediaStorm blog
by Eric on November 26, 2009
As part of an ongoing series of tutorials on the MediaStorm blog I’ve compiled a list of techniques that he MediaStorm team uses when working with music. From the article: Music should not be used as simply background sound. It’s (…)
Dominate the Keyboard When Logging Video in Final Cut
by Eric on October 26, 2009
Using the mouse to log video is deadly slow. I know, I’ve been there. Fortunately, I learned a time-saving technique while slogging my way through 150-plus hours of reality TV footage, many years ago. First, put all video from a (…)
Family Kocktail, MediaStorm Workshop #5
by Eric on October 10, 2009
I had the good luck to work with Deanne Fitzmaurice, Doug Grant, and Stan Alcorn for the fifth MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop. As the team’s coach and producer it was truly a treat to work alongside such talented and (…)
Driftless wins at Online News Association
by Eric on October 5, 2009
Danny Wilcox Frazier’s Driftless, which I produced and edited, was honored with an Online Journalism Award in the small size category. From the ONA’s description: This is a stark, black-and-white tale of an Iowa family of farmers. It feels extremely (…)
Council on Foreign Relations Global Governance Monitor: Finance
by Eric on September 27, 2009
The Global Governance Monitor: Finance is the second installment of the Council on Foreign Relations Global Monitor. I produced the eight-minute overview. From the MediaStorm blog: Finance looks at the world’s economy through time, from the Bretton Woods Agreements in (…)
Recent Client Work for Council on Foreign Relations
by Eric on July 19, 2009
Crisis Guide: The Global Economy is the fifth crisis guide MediaStorm has co-produced with CFR for which I produced the first chapter, a cinematic overview of the recent downturn in the global market. From the MediaStorm blog: This new CFR.org (…)
Hold Out, MediaStorm Workshop #4
by Eric on July 4, 2009
I was fortunate to work alongside Zachary Barr, Uma Sanghvi, Jeff Hutchens and Nacho Corbella for the fourth MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop. As the team’s coach and producer it was truly a treat to work alongside such talented and (…)