May 17-22 2009 Multimedia Training

North Gate Hall, UC Berkeley

The Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, May 17-22, 2009 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.

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.

May 17, 2009 - May 22, 2009

Application deadline was Mar 13, 2009 11:59 p.m.

• Webcasts
• Presentations
• Participants
• Projects

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Webcasts

Some presentations from this workshop were webcast live.
Archived webcasts may be viewed below.

• From Here to There: Cultivating the Seeds of Transformation
• Speakers: Laura Varon Brown , Craig Porter and Mandi Wright
• When: 7:15 - 8:30 PM, Sunday May 17th 2009

• Multimedia Design Concepts
• Speakers: Scot Hacker and Josh Williams
• When: 12:15 - 1:30 PM, Monday May 18th 2009

  Scot Hacker and Josh Williams discuss multimedia design concepts

• Multimedia and Convergence - Curse or Cure for the News Industry?
• Speakers: Shoba Purushothaman
• When: 7:45 - 9 PM, Tuesday May 19th 2009

  Shoba Purushothaman discusses the convergence of multimedia and business

• There Will be Swearing, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept Mistakes
• Speakers: Justin Ellis
• When: 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Tuesday May 19th 2009

  Justin Ellis discusses his experiences producing multimedia.

• Using Online Tools to Reinforce your Career
• Speakers: David Cohn and Kwan Booth
• When: 1:45 - 3 PM, Wednesday May 20th 2009

  David Cohn and Kwan Booth discuss social networking tools

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Presentations

The following presentations were provided to workshop participants but not publicly webcast.

• Web-Centric Journalism: Web 2.0 and Web News Sites
• Speakers: Paul Grabowicz
• When: 5:45 - 7 PM, Sunday May 17th 2009

  By Paul Grabowicz

• Multimedia Storytelling
• Speakers: Paul Grabowicz
• When: 7:15 - 8:30 PM, Sunday May 17th 2009

  Paul Grabowicz

• Media Characteristics and Storyboarding Basics
• Speakers: Paul Grabowicz and Jerry Monti
• When: 9 - 10:30 AM, Tuesday May 19th 2009

  Paul Grabowicz and Jerry Monti

• Mac Computer Training In Multimedia Lab
• Speakers: Scot Hacker and Jerry Monti
• When: 2:45 - 3:30 PM, Monday May 18th 2009

  Jerry Monti and Scot Hacker

• Video Camera Instruction
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler
• When: 3:45 - 5:15 PM, Monday May 18th 2009

  Ellen Seidler

• Video Shooting Techniques
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler
• When: 5:30 - 7:15 PM, Monday May 18th 2009

  Ellen Seidler

• Digital Audio Recorders and Microphones
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue
• When: 9 - 10:30 AM, Tuesday May 19th 2009

  Jeremy Rue

• Digital Photo Cameras and Photo Slideshows
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue
• When: 10:45 - 12 PM, Tuesday May 19th 2009

  Jeremy Rue

• Transfering Audio, Photos and Video to Computers
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue and Jerry Monti
• When: 5:30 - 7 PM, Tuesday May 19th 2009

  Jeremy Rue and Jerry Monti

• Stand-Ups and Voice Overs
• Speakers: Marilyn Pittman
• When: 10:15 - 1:15 PM, Wednesday May 20th 2009

  Marilyn Pittman

• Adobe Photoshop In Multimedia Room
• Speakers: Jerry Monti
• When: 2 - 3 PM, Wednesday May 20th 2009

  Jerry Monti

• Soundtrack Pro Audio Editing In Multimedia Labs
• Speakers: Samantha Grant
• When: 2:15 - 3:30 PM, Wednesday May 20th 2009

  Samantha Grant

• Final Cut Pro Video Editing and Script Writing
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler
• When: 4:45 - 6:30 PM, Wednesday May 20th 2009

  Ellen Seidler

• Creating Photo Slideshows with SoundSlides
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue
• When: 9 - 9:45 AM, Wednesday May 20th 2009

  Jeremy Rue

• Adobe Flash Storytelling-Building Templates for News
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue
• When: 10 - 12 PM, Thursday May 21st 2009

  Jeremy Rue

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Participants

The following people attended this workshop as "fellows."

• Mia Lobel
• William Johnson
• Lois Breedlove
• Frances Robles
• Ron Shawgo
• Emily Roach
• Madison Gray
• Utku Cakirozer
• Laura Bly
• Mariel Myers
• Jennifer Nycz-Conner
• Anna Johnson
• Robert Little
• sngager
• Tim Bishop
• ctakahashi
• Simon Perez
• Gretchen Weber
• Jen Mistrot
• Dan Rosenheim
• Emily Cadei
• Kevin Friedl

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Projects

Workshop participants often produce multimedia web sites as part of their instruction.
In most cases, these demonstration web sites are available for public viewing.
Click "View Files" to access source materials used to build these web sites.

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