Storytelling at MediaStorm Master Class

This one-day Master Class provides an overview of documentary video and multimedia storytelling approaches. MediaStorm founder Brian Storm will walk you through specific examples, and share his business experience, as well as proven tips to improve your interviewing, shooting and editing techniques.

Although this is not a hands-on workshop, active discussion is both encouraged and expected from all participants. Theory will be backed up by real world examples using MediaStorm’s award winning work.

Students will get to learn: 

Narrative Storytelling

• Developing the best approach for creating effective multimedia stories
• Pre-production planning, finding the story’s focus and execution of those ideas and techniques

Reporting Approach

• Using the best tools to get the story
• When to use a still camera, when to use audio and/or video
• How to ask questions and get to the heart of the story

Teamwork

• Getting the most out of the reporter/editor relationship
• Common issues and how to resolve them

Business Model

• Collaborating with clients
• Syndication models
• Distribution of projects across various platforms

This popular class is particularly well-suited for photographers who want to make the transition to video work and anyone else interested in learning the ins and outs of producing and distributing documentary and multimedia content.