May 20-25 2007 Multimedia Training

North Gate Hall, UC Berkeley

The Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, May 20-25, 2007, offers intensive, short course multimedia training for mid-career journalists. The workshop covers all aspects of multimedia news production, from basic storyboarding to the incorporation of multimedia features in storytelling. Participants are taught the technical skills they need to produce quality multimedia stories including audio/video recording and editing, Flash graphics, digital cameras, Photoshop and web design concepts. Guest speakers discuss the future of journalism, the role of technology and the importance of audience engagement.

Featured speakers include: Tom Mallory, Chuck Scott, Alexa Capeloto, Nicole Vargas, San Diego Union Tribune; Seth Gitner, Lindsey Nair, Roanoke.com; Brian Storm, Mediastorm.org; Richard Koci Hernandez, San Jose Mercury News; Rob Curley, washingtonpost.com; and Colin Crawford, IDG Communications. UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism lecturers Jane Stevens, Ellen Seidler, Marilyn Pittman, Scot Hacker, Jeremy Rue and Samantha Grant present the workshop’s core multimedia curriculum.

May 20, 2007 - May 25, 2007

Application deadline was Apr 13, 2007 11:59 p.m.

Participants

• Emily Moses
• Ann Grimes
• Kelly Jordan
• Lizabeth Gray
• Ana Alaya
• Tahra Makinson-Sanders
• Jason Kolnos
• Jay Koester
• John Mecklin
• Doug O'Harra
• Nicole Childers
• abe kwok
• david beard
• Tony Davis
• Chris Polydoroff
• Lil Swanson
• Ryan Cormier
• Crystal Davis
• Elizabeth Baier
• Laura Sparks
• kurt brungardt
• Mark Higgins
• Katherine Long
• Amy Kovac

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Presentations

• Building the Multimedia Newsroom
• Speakers: Alexa Capeloto, , Chuck Scott , Nicole Vargas and Tom Mallory
• When: 3 - 4:15 PM Sunday May 20th

• Multimedia Storytelling, Web Shells and Storyboarding
• Speakers: Jane Stevens,
• When: 5:15 - 9 PM Sunday May 20th

• Storyboarding Basics
• Speakers: Jane Stevens,
• When: 9 - 10 AM Monday May 21st

• Multimedia Coverage of Breaking News
• Speakers: Lindsey Nair, and Seth Gitner
• When: 12:30 - 1:30 PM Monday May 21st

• Video Camera Instruction
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler,
• When: 3:45 - 5:30 PM Monday May 21st

• Video Shooting Techniques
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler,
• When: 5:45 - 7:15 PM Monday May 21st

• Long Form Multimedia Reporting
• Speakers: Brian Storm,
• When: 7:45 - 9:15 PM Monday May 21st

• Flash Audio Recorders
• Speakers: Samantha Grant,
• When: 9 - 10 AM Tuesday May 22nd

• Deigital Photo Cameras
• Speakers: Scot Hacker,
• When: 10 - 11 AM Tuesday May 22nd

• Mac Comuters Training
• Speakers: Scot Hacker,
• When: 11:15 - 12 PM Tuesday May 22nd

• On Becoming a Multimedia Journalist
• Speakers: Richard Hernandez,
• When: 12:30 - 1:30 PM Tuesday May 22nd

• Photoshop
• Speakers: Scot Hacker,
• When: 5:30 - 6:45 PM Tuesday May 22nd

• New Media Technology
• Speakers: Rob Curley,
• When: 7:15 - 11:15 PM Tuesday May 22nd

• Stand-Ups and Voice Overs
• Speakers: Marilyn Pittman,
• When: 10 - 1 PM Wednesday May 23rd

• New Media Business
• Speakers: Colin Crawford,
• When: 1:30 - 2:30 PM Wednesday May 23rd

• Soundtrack Pro Audio Editing
• Speakers: Samantha Grant,
• When: 2:30 - 4:15 PM Wednesday May 23rd

• Final Cut Pro Video Editing
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler,
• When: 4:30 - 6:15 PM Wednesday May 23rd

• Flash Storytelling Photos and Text
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 9 - 10:30 AM Thursday May 24th

• Flash Storytelling Audio and Video
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 10:45 - 12:15 PM Thursday May 24th

• Dreamweaver and Multimedia Web Sites
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue, and Scot Hacker
• When: 1:15 - 2:45 PM Thursday May 24th

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