Dec 16-21 2007 Multimedia Training

North Gate Hall, UC Berkeley

The Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, December 16-21, 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: John Moore, Bruce McLean, Kevin Clerici and Gretchen Macchiarella, Ventura County Star; Lisa Williams, H2OTown; Manny Crisostomos, Sacramento Bee; James T. Hamilton, Duke University; Regina McCombs, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Neil Chase, Federated Media. UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism lecturers Jane Stevens, Paul Grabowicz, Ellen Seidler, Samantha Grant, Marilyn Pittman, Scot Hacker and Jeremy Rue present the workshop’s core multimedia curriculum.

Dec 16, 2007 - Dec 21, 2007

Application deadline was Oct 26, 2007 11:59 p.m.

Participants

• Joe Garofoli
• Jason Sandford
• Casey Woods
• Arian Campo-Flores
• Stephen Nowers
• Brendan Newnam
• Alex Pham
• Christine Metz
• Julio Cortez
• Nadia White
• Tiffany Harness
• Sandra Porteous
• Greg Vojtko
• Carolina Nunez
• pablo alclala
• Eliza Wiley
• Michael Feeney
• Lynda McDonnell
• odell mitchell
• Tony Reed

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Presentations

• Web Shells and Storyboarding
• Speakers: Paul Grabowicz, and Jane Stevens
• When: 3:15 - 8 PM Sunday Dec 16th

• Building the Multimedia Newsroom
• Speakers: Bruce Mclean, , Gretchen Macchiarella , John Moore and Kevin Clerici
• When: 3:15 - 4:15 PM Sunday Dec 16th

• Storyboarding Basics
• Speakers: Jane Stevens,
• When: 9 - 10 AM Monday Dec 17th

• Building Online Communities
• Speakers: Lisa Williams,
• When: 12:30 - 1:20 PM Monday Dec 17th

• Video Camera Instruction
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler,
• When: 3:45 - 5:30 PM Monday Dec 17th

• How to Conceptualize, Manage and Promote Multimedia Projects
• Speakers: Manny Crisostomo,
• When: 7:45 - 9:15 PM Monday Dec 17th

• Flash Audio Recorders
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 9 - 10 AM Tuesday Dec 18th

• Digital Photo Cameras
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 10 - 11 AM Tuesday Dec 18th

• Mac Computer Training
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 11:15 - 12 PM Tuesday Dec 18th

• The Economics of News
• Speakers: James T. Hamilton,
• When: 12:30 - 1:30 PM Tuesday Dec 18th

• Photoshop Basics
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 5:30 - 6:45 PM Tuesday Dec 18th

• A Multimedia Approach to Covering Breaking News
• Speakers: Regina McCombs,
• When: 7:15 - 9:15 PM Tuesday Dec 18th

• Stand-Ups and Voice-Overs
• Speakers: Marilyn Pittman,
• When: 10 - 1 PM Wednesday Dec 19th

• Deepening User Engagement
• Speakers: Neil Chase,
• When: 1:30 - 2:30 PM Wednesday Dec 19th

• Soundtrack Pro Audio Editing
• Speakers: Samantha Grant,
• When: 2:30 - 4:15 PM Wednesday Dec 19th

• Final Cut Pro Video Editing
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler,
• When: 4:30 - 6:15 PM Wednesday Dec 19th

• Flash Storytelling – Photos and Text
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 9 - 12:15 PM Thursday Dec 20th

• Dreamweaver & Multimedia Web Sites
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue, and Scot Hacker
• When: 1:15 - 2:45 PM Thursday Dec 20th

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