When it comes to helpful technical hints, I tend to be more of a taker than a giver. But after a recent quick fix to what seemed like a HUGE problem, I decided to give back with a quick summary of my hot pixel life saver. After a long shoot, I noticed a bright red, …
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFis) are an important piece of infrastructure for building strong local economies. CDFIs function as a different kind of lending organization. Unlike traditional banks, they operate with a mission to serve low-income people and build wealth in underserved communities. By combining funding from government, foundations, and individual donors, CDFIs make it …
Last week I had the opportunity to represent StoryMineMedia at the MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference in Cambridge, MA. Overall it was amazing experience to spend two days with some of the smartest people in the world and listen to their new and innovative ideas. The theme of the conference was the “The Story and the Algorithm” and although …
At the Vimeo awards last week there was a noticeable trend: All the winners (and most of the presenters) were men. In the 13 categories, many of which were won by duos or groups, there was only one woman winner. So I did a quick rough count and found that of the 80 or so individuals listed …
Elena explains the workings of the 5d mark II McKenzie, a sophomore at Carolina Friends School, shadowed us today. She chose to do her “End of Year Experience” internship on documentary storytelling. She’ll be spending time at The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and with documentary photographers and filmmakers in the area for …
Wordsmith and editor extraordinaire Andy Bechtel interviewed us for his blog, The Editor’s Desk.
We’re excited to be featured on the prominent journalism blog Innovative Interactivity, where were given the chance to tell people a little about our process.
Last week, Elena and I found ourselves in one of the most intimidating places on earth: center stage in a middle school auditorium. The principal and teachers of the middle school featured in “The Council” had invited us to do a screening and Q&A about the film for all the 8th graders. We were excited to do …
The Council is a short film that follows three eighth-graders as they navigate their way through the challenging landscape of middle school politics. The tension is high as Leah, Cara, and Ryan compete to represent their school.
One of our many coffee shop brainstorming sessions, Carrboro, NC. Is it possible to make a living telling stories? How do small businesses make their way in the media world? We’re about to find out. StoryMineMedia is an idea that we started batting around while we were in grad school. For two years we attended …