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Carolina Photojournalism Workshop launches 2010 site documenting life in Little Switzerland, NC
UNC Chapel Hill photography professor Pat Davison and his students recently launched their latest multimedia website documenting life throughout North Carolina during 2010′s Carolina Photojournalism Workshop. This past spring students spent a week working to improve their storytelling skills by producing stories about residents of Little Switzerland, a small rural town in the mountains of North Carolina.
Tool of North America and Domani Studios produce “Touching Stories,” four interactive documentaries for the iPad
Two interactive multimedia studios, Tool of North America and Domani Studios, teamed together to build an interactive storytelling app designed specifically for the iPad. In the free app, directors Sean Ehringer, Erich Joiner, Tom Routson, Geordie Stephens and Jason Zada shot four short interactive documentaries and combined them into one storytelling interface called “Touching Stories.” The end result? An exhilarating choose-your-own-adventure where “you will be able to peel back more layers of the story by how you interact.”
Innovative Individuals: Ehrin Macksey
I first learned of Ehrin Macksey when I saw his exceptional story about leprosy in Vietnam called “The Story of Bop.” For the past four years he has successfully raised awareness about multimedia storytelling throughout Vietnam by working for a multitude of clients doing documentary videography, editorial photography, and news reporting. We are pleased to recognize Ehrin as this week’s “Innovative Individual” for his talented work and clear passion for multimedia!
Innovative Individuals: Simon Sticker
If you are keeping track of all of the talented storytellers out there who are quickly filling the niche to produce visual content for non-profit organizations, you need to add one more name to your list. Simon Sticker is a Danish multimedia producer who is clearly passionate about multimedia storytelling. Instead of trying to speak on his behalf, I want to direct you to his short personal statement that he produced, aptly named “Why I do what I do:”
The Guarani Project: An example of how to ‘crowdfund’ your project
Two documentary storytellers were determined to tell a story about the huge Guarani Aquifer in South America. They did not sift through app forms and spend their time writing grants in hopes they might get one to strike … Instead, they built a website that has great dignified but a bit ‘in your face’ pitch – very direct … and here, it works! They also produced videos explaining what they aimed to do, and dedicated their efforts to raising funds through Kickstarter, a relatively new crowdsource funding tool. Their efforts paid off, as they are now on their way to South America to follow through on their vision and commitment with more than $15,000 from over 100 funders. So how were they so successful? Is this use of crowdfunding a real funding potential for future independent projects?
I am donating $50 to Chad A. Stevens’ documentary project “The Coal War” – will you?
If you haven’t noticed, I am quite passionate about multimedia storytelling. And when I meet people who are also passionate about multimedia and I see them working extremely hard to tell a great story, I want to support it. Therefore, I have decided to publicly support Chad A. Stevens’ documentary efforts “The Coal War” with a donation of $50. He has 25 days left to reach his fundraising goal of $13,125 or else he doesn’t receive any of the money. So, I am asking all of my readers to pitch in what you can and let’s make this story possible for a passionate storyteller. The way I see it – if the industry is crumbling down around us, why not maintain our passion by supporting one another?
Behind the scenes of “Prison Valley”
Last week I highlighted the extremely innovative French interactive documentary “Prison Valley.” I was so impressed with the end product that I had to learn more. My amazing Spanish editor Andrea Ballocchi also speaks French (how convenient!) so she conducted an email interview in French with producer David Dufresne. After reading the English translation, I am extremely excited to share his behind the scenes account with you all.
Multimedia Must-See: Prison Valley
Stop what you are doing. Seriously. I don’t think I’ve been this excited about a multimedia project since I came across the interactive documentary “Journey to the end of coal.” Now, you are going to have to dedicate quality time with “Prison Valley” – to take a peek before quickly getting distracted by your email or RSS reader. The French duo David Dufresne and Philippe Brault decided decided to produce a documentary on the issue of incarceration in Colorado. But, they didn’t just throw up a passive, hour-long, badly compressed web video. Instead, they created an interactive documentary with user-submission tools throughout. They created an iPhone app, and they have a presence on Twitter, Facebook and their blog. They will then reverse publish it to a book and TV show. Welcome to the next generation of storytelling!
Multimedia Round Table | Bombay Flying Club’s “Streetlight”
There is a great discussion going on over at Duckrabbit about Bombay Flying Club’s latest documentary, “Streetlight.” Issues over Flash, sound, video length, and black&white photo choice were brought up in relation to this piece. I think very highly of BFC producers Poul Madsen and Brent Foster, so I wanted to give my two cents.
Duckrabbit documents Congo conflict for Médecins Sans Frontières’ “Condition: Critical” project
I have a huge soft spot for well-produced documentaries covering human rights issues, and Duckrabbit’s latest videos for MSF caught my attention for this very reason. The four videos are intimate, and somewhat haunting, portraits of what life is like in the war-torn region of Eastern Congo. Each story was methodically produced, with special attention given to the design and placement of the translation text to fit within the picture. Take the time to watch these videos and hear these people’s stories … they are definitely worth it.
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