by Alissa Brooks Post-production is in full swing here at the Foundation for Women offices in San Diego. For the past ten hours our workshop participants have made storyboards, transcribed, selected quotes, edited audio … and the end is nowhere in sight. “Film is a team effort, but when you’re a photographer it’s a solo… Read more »
by Alissa Brooks We’re starting to lose track of the number of days we’ve been here in San Diego, but today does mark our last day of filming, photographing, and audio collecting on location with Foundation for Women’s heroes. The production phase has come to an end, and now the editing begins. Phil says that… Read more »
“I am inspired by my mom.” This is not the common thing we hear from twelve-year-olds when asked about his or her parents, but Diana is different. Her mother, Nancy, is the recipient of a micro-credit loan from Foundation for Women. For the past two days, half of our workshop team has been on location filming, photographing,… Read more »
by Alissa Brooks Hello world! My name is Alissa Brooks. I am a recent graduate of Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio and I travelled a couple thousand miles to attend this workshop. In between classes and interviews, I am also updating the social media sites and blogging. Here is my first post! “…all of… Read more »
Hello from sunny San Diego! The STF team is here leading a workshop for six talented photographers, storytellers, interviewers, and filmmakers to produce media for Foundation for Women’s (FFW) “I Challenge Life!” campaign. Over the past couple of months, STF and FFW have worked together to determine how we, as media producers, can help raise… Read more »
Social media is changing the way people engage, communicate, bond, connect and network with each other on a global scale. Much like other pivotal shifts in history, such as the Industrial Revolution, there is no turning back from these profound technological developments. However, not everyone has the knowledge to use these communication tools effectively, namely… Read more »
I have a 30 day documentary film project in Dolpa, a remote part of Nepal, which I’m going to be away from power for almost 30 days. This is the first time since I converted to digital capture that I’ll be off the grid for so long. I emailed some colleagues who shoot for NorthFace… Read more »
I managed to finagle my way onto the walk up the Volcano de Agua. We set out at 4:00am to catch the buses from Antigua to the town of Santa Maria where the hike began – at 5:30 we started the hike up the volcano. The altitude, terrain and number of participants made for a… Read more »
I like the subject to look as directly into the camera as possible when being interviewed. This has proven to be a difficult thing to achieve. One of the ways I have attempted this is to use a long focal length lens and place the camera behind the interviewer and slightly to his or her… Read more »
The Buddhists, Hindus, Jains and Bonpo regard the sacred Mount Kailash as the heart of the world. One full circumambulation around the thirty-two mile trail around the mountain is said to erase the sins of a lifetime. Pilgrims on this kora will leave cherished personal items behind like a piece of clothing, a braid of… Read more »
