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USA Today launches multimedia special marking five years since Hurricane Katrina
USA Today recently launched a site specifically designed for the iPad looking back on Katrina five years later. In it, they combined videos, panoramas, maps, interactive graphics, and more. With more than 20 people involved in the project, the end product is impressive to say the least.
Everynone, NPR and Radiolab produce “Words,” a story about a world without words
Sometimes I need a narrative to carry me through a video. Other times, a montage of compelling shots juxtaposed around a common theme is enough. This was the case for “Words,” a recently launched video depicting wordplay and how “language connects our inner thoughts to the outside world.” Produced by Everynone, a studio based in New York and Los Angeles, this video was developed to complement a Radiolab podcast about those who do not live in a world of words, but rather a world of nonverbal wordplay.
20 educational (and free!) multimedia resources
Today II guest blogger Tim McLaughlin reveals 20 of his most favorite resources for multimedia education – spanning audio, photography, videography, multimedia post production, and web design. Tim also provided a printable PDF of his list so that you can freely share it with others. I hope that once you read through his list you add your own favorites in the comments. I was impressed to see some unfamiliar sites amongst his list, and I hope to learn of even more inspirational resources from all of you!
Multimedia Round Table | “Carrying Darisabel”
After watching “Carrying Darisabel” by The York Daily Record, I knew that it would be a great fit for II’s round table series. Specifically, I have two distinct questions I would like to ask you regarding this site. First, do we, as producers, still need to create a Flash intro screen to “glam up” a video or other simple media presentation? Then, going back to the infamous length question, is 20 minutes too long for a passive video story that occurred in the past with limited real-time content?
Six must-see motion graphics
Sometimes the best inspiration I receive is from perusing the web by following links that I find thanks to many of you! Whether on twitter, del.icio.us, email, or the blogosphere, I trust my followers to pass along the best of the best, and today’s post is the direct result of that! Here are six excellent motion graphic videos that I have come across recently. Enjoy!
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.
Starbucks Love Project promotes philanthropy, creativity, and music in interactive interface
Investing in an interactive digital marketing campaign is a very clever move in my opinion. Add in user submission tools, social media, and a humanitarian cause and you’ve got yourself a winner in my book. After spending some time with Starbucks Love Project, I knew I had to pass it along to II readers so you could also smile and enjoy being serenaded by people of all ages from around the world. Then, if you feel inspired, feel free to upload your own video singing the melody “All you need is love,” or create your own “love drawing” with their simple Flash drawing board. If that level of interactivity is intimidating, you can continue perusing their video archive of singers, or browse Starbuck’s red products, all the while helping promote a campaign to fight AIDS in Africa.
STLToday launches interactive speech analyzer
This month numerous U.S. governors are giving their “State of the State” addresses to their constituents. In response to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s speech last week, the online staff at the St. Louis Post Dispatch created a video “pop-up edition,” complete with an interactive video console, periodic call-out boxes with complementary information, and a searchable transcript linked to an interactive word cloud. Despite several major bugs in the functionality, I am highly impressed with their attempt to incorporate several innovative features into an otherwise standard video.
CPOY judges review multimedia winners
College Photographer of the Year 2009 winners were announced last week, and the judges did a great job carefully selecting the winners amongst a large crop of entries. According to the CPOY site, there were 226 multimedia projects entered for consideration. Arguably more interesting than the winner’s list, however, were the video screencasts of the judges discussing the semi-finalists in each round.
Zach Wise produces New York Times’ demo reel
After an incredibly busy week on II with our bilingual announcement and yesterday’s conversation-starting post of notable multimedia professionals, I am off to Cabo San Lucas for a long weekend to enjoy my fall break. Thanks to everyone for their emails, comments, and feedback on my round-up list. I have a lot of great ideas in mind as to how I can highlight individuals who I missed on the list yesterday, which I will implement next week. Until then, have a great weekend and enjoy this awesome inspiration from Zach Wise at The New York Times!
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