Hands-on multimedia training for visual journalists

Missing SXSW Interactive this year was a bummer.  Office travel budgets, it seems, are one of the first things to get axed when university finances meet Jenny Craig.

A conference/seminar that I’d kill to attend however, isn’t in Austin.  It’s in Vegas.

“The 2009 NPPA Multimedia Immersion Seminar in Las Vegas will be an intense, five-day, hands-on training experience for visual journalists looking to expand and grow their multimedia skillsets. Our focus is on mixing photos, video and audio content and editing them into multimedia presentations. Our previous students have ranged from multiple Pulitzer Prize Winners, Best of Photojournalism winners, the current White House Photographer, academics, editors, students, working professionals and freelancers all looking to supercharge their careers.

What You Will Learn

• Effectively planning and developing your story to save time on your workflow and increase the quality of your pieces
• Professional audio recording techniques in the field from audio documentary experts
• Hands-on explanations and experiences on how to use audio, video and photo gear — along with recommendations on gear
• Training on how to shoot visuals for multimedia storytelling including techniques for documentaries and working as a one-man-band or mobile journalist
• Hands-on video production editing training and experience on Final Cut Pro, including how to create your own custom composed music and how to integrate cutting edge motion graphics, titles and lower-third labels
• Get inspired seeing some of the most cutting edge multimedia projects from industry leaders forging the new multimedia storytelling forms

Every student will produce their own finished, professional project – from capturing all the content to editing to compressing the final files.

Unlike other multimedia training workshops, we provide the most personalized training experience with the lowest student-to-teacher ratio (with about 25 coaches for 50 students). So students will be personally coached by industry leaders who work at media titans including The New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, MSNBC, and also from leading independent multimedia outlets, including MediaStorm and top academic institutions like Syracuse University.

So go ‘all in’ and join us in Vegas for the Multimedia Immersion Seminar. It will be a remarkably intense experience that will change your career.