Introduction to Multimedia

In a more demanding media landscape, discover the power of combining documentary images with audio

photo by Rob Rosenthal
photo by Rob Rosenthal
As traditional print outlets change to reflect new forms of media consumption, content gatherers are continually asked to learn new skill sets. Multimedia, in addition to being a powerful form of storytelling, allows content gatherers to become more marketable in these changing times. Introduction to Multimedia introduces students to the power of combining documentary photography with compelling audio.

During the week students create and collect documentary photos and record audio for multimedia slideshows. Students learn the basics of audio collection, the gear associated with it, as well as the basics of combining audio with photographs in the production software Soundslides.

Students should have a good understanding of DSLR cameras before attending this workshop.

Workshop sponsored by:

Instructors

Will Yurman

Will Yurman is a photojournalist and multimedia instructor  at the Rochester Institute of Technology and has taught at many workshops including the Northern Short Course, the Great White North Photojournalism Workshop in Toronto, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the National Press Photographer’s Immersion Workshops and the Online News Association annual workshop.

Will is a long-time innovator in multimedia storytelling – combining photographs and audio and more recently video. His work features strong visual content, driven by natural sound and the subject's own words. He has been recognized several times in the Best of Photography and Picture of the Year International competitions for his still photography and multimedia work. A two-time NPPA Region 2 Photographer of the Year, Will is most proud of his documentary, Not Forgotten,  exhibited at the George Eastman House which follows the lives of every homicide victim in Rochester over one year.

Will has been a photographer for over 25 years in Alaska, Buffalo and the exotic Middle East.

Links to recent projects:

Not Forgotten

Rochester Jazz Festival 2009

Determined Divas