Teaching students to organize their time is often an up hill battle. But with multimedia it’s imperative that students understand the amount of time that’s involved. For that reason, I wrote up a one-week shooting/production schedule to create a multimedia project. I’d be interested to hear thoughts on what needs to be added or subtracted from the schedule, so if you have any ideas or suggestions, drop ‘em in the comments!
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Campaign Landscapes is a collection of photographs made in venues that once held campaign events.
The photographs, largely devoid of people, show the general area where the stage or crowd were located during campaign events for Barack Obama and John McCain. These venues, functioning as backdrops to a politician, act as an image to either reinforce or narrativize a certain message. They point to the level to which a candidate’s image is controlled and manipulated, but also act as a mirror of the community these campaigns are hoping to court.
Recently given the opportunity to shoot a film in Rwanda for the Rotterdam Film Festival and director Pia Sawhney, I took the opportunity to photograph some of this amazing country. The film, which will be released in February 2010, follows Eddie, Fred and Yves, three Rwandan’s defining their country’s experience through film, radio and poetry.
Highly organized and impeccably designed, the convention was the height of theater combined with fervent and true belief. A uniquely potent combination.On August 28, 2008 Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President. In that unique moment a contentious campaign was born, one with issues that have shaped and molded Obama’s subsequent presidency. Highly organized and impeccably designed, the convention was the height of theater combined with fervent and true belief. A uniquely potent combination.
70% of Americans fail to vote consistently in national elections. The following multimedia piece is an extended and subjective portrait of the 30% of the population whom largely determine the makeup of our federal representation. Based around the 2008 presidential elections, The Politically Motivated is a reminder of the dangers inherent in political apathy and disenfranchisement.
In August of 2008, during one of the most contentious Presidential races in recent history, Denver was chosen to host the Democratic National Convention. A collaboration between MediaStorm and the Rocky Mountain News, “At Last, at last, a dream fulfilled” explores the impact of the convention, and Barack Obama’s historic candidacy, on the city of Denver.
Located in the center of New York City, the MediaStorm Workshops offer an intensive, hands-on experience with reporting, editing and producing for multimedia. For seven days, participants work directly with MediaStorm producers, both in the field and in the editing suite, to develop and create in-depth multimedia stories.
A certain seduction exists with security cameras. Safety is manifesting itself beautifully these days.
In his freshman year, Michael, an 18 year-old at a small liberal arts college decided to join a fraternity. That decision came with the consequence of spending six weeks “pledging,” a process in which active fraternity members constantly tested his willingness to be a part of the group. Michael and his pledge brothers spent long hours undergoing the tasks that the active members had set out for them.
70% of Americas fail to vote consistently in national elections. The following series is an extended photographic portrait of the 30% of the population whom largely determine the makeup of our federal representation. Based around the 2008 presidential elections, The Politically Motivated is a reminder of the dangers inherent in political apathy and disenfranchisement.
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