Thursday Video Speakers

V-Day

To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we are adding a third day of programming — “V-Day” — on Thursday, November 29. As you probably might have guessed, it’s all about video. We’ve pulled together the best of the best to present you with an overview of the video market.

From documentary to commercial to production and video journalism, this is a group of speakers you won’t find elsewhere. We’ll review projects and deconstruct them. We’ll talk about the concepts, lighting, shooting and the integral nuts and bolts that make the finished piece sing. And, oh yes…we’ll talk about how to get paid.

Faculty

Laforet

Vincent Laforet. Vincent didn’t invent the HDSLR, but he was the first to create a self-financed film titled “Reverie” on a prototype Canon 5D that made still photographers sit up and take notice of the potential of a new technology. During the first of his two presentations, Vincent will not only be talking about his transition from stills to video, but also the future that we all have in this emerging market. In his second presentation, Vincent will conduct a workshop ranging from conceptualizing story to nuts and bolts technology to deconstructing one of his films. Vincent is an old friend of The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar and is eager to share his thoughts and vision with us.
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Rich

 

Corey Rich, a photographer, filmmaker,  and co-owner of Aurora Photos & Novus Select, is one of the world’s most recognized adventure and outdoor lifestyle visual storytellers. Combining his athleticism and creativity to capture both still and motion content in some of the wildest places on the planet, Corey has successfully transitioned his work and focus from still photography to directing major commercial and documentary projects.

Additionally, Rich is Vice President and co-owner of Aurora Photos (www.auroraphotos.com) and Novus Select (www.novusselect.com). He is a Nikon ambassador, a member of the SanDisk Extreme Team, on the Visual Journalism Advisory Board at Brooks Institute, co-founder and lead instructor of the Summit Series Adventure Photography Workshop, member of the Rowell Legacy Committee and on The Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure judging panel. Some of Rich’s clients include Anheuser-Busch, Apple, Columbia Sportswear, Discovery, Energizer, Ford, Mazda, NBC, New Mexico Tourism, Nevada Tourism, Nike, Nikon, The North Face and Patagonia.
Corey is represented by Tectonic Media Group. www.tectonicmg.com

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Knight


Ben Knight, who, along with long-time friend and co-conspirator, Travis Rummel, make up Felt Soul Media. They’ve been producing award-winning outdoor and environmental documentaries and shorts for several years. Their latest project, “Damnation“, is on dam deconstruction in the Pacific Northwest, which they are doing in conjunction with Patagonia.  Ben will talk about his craft, what motivates him, and his journey from photojournalist at the Telluride (Co.) Daily Planet to creating films that make a difference.
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Kepka

Mike Kepka is a visual journalist with the San Francisco Chronicle, and he has the dream job of producing a video/photography column for the Chronicle, called “The City Exposed.” Want to figure out how to run, gun and tell a well-crafted story? Mike does it daily for one of the toughest media markets in the country.

Kepka has been a staff photographer at the San Francisco Chronicle since 1999. He is the creator and sole producer of an award-winning multimedia column called “The CityExposed” which he photographs, writes and edits each week. This past year, his multimedia work on a group series called “The Caen Files” was nominated for a regional Emmy award. When not chasing after San Francisco’s endless cast of characters, he can be found fronting a Bay Area rock back or corralling his three daughters.

In his talk, Mike Kepka shares the secrets to successful “one-man-band” journalism by breaking down the specifics of a single episode of his multimedia column, “The City Exposed.” Kepka will break this piece down into specific steps, from conception to completion, highlighting the new shooting and storytelling techniques that are invaluable tools for today’s evolving visual journalist.

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Michael Senzon and Nancy Donaldson of CNN. We’ll go inside the world that creates original video content for the second most popular news website in the world. You may recognize Mike from his appearance at this year’s SXSW conference and Nancy from her stint at The New York Times multimedia unit.
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MichaelSenzon is the Supervising Producer of original video for CNN Digital. Charged with creating video with an original and distinctive style, tone and voice on CNN’s digital platforms – “we are focused on producing world class journalism executed in a cinematic style that creates an engaging video experience.” Senzon first gained notoriety at CNN for helping to conceptualize original video content for the web and launching CNN’s video podcast presence. Michael spent years on the road for CNN.com as one of the first multimedia video producers covering the run up to the 2008 election and producing enterprise video storytelling.  Senzon has worked in many capacities at CNN including floor directing for Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta, producing segments for CNN domestic and was a launch team member of CNN.com Live – CNN’s live video streaming service.
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Nancy Donaldson is an award-winning Senior Producer for CNN. Previously, she was a Senior Multimedia Producer for The New York Times and a Senior Multimedia Journalist for The Washington Post. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Her work as a documentary multimedia journalist has earned her numerous industry accolades including from the national News & Documentary Emmys, the duPont Award, World Press Photographer Awards, the Peabody Awards, Scripps Howard National Journalism Award, the Webby Awards, Pictures of the Year International and National Press Photographers Association. She has taught at The International Center for Photographer, Maine Media Workshops and National Press Photographer Association Workshops.

 

 

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