Author: anne

This workshop focused on non-fiction narrative shows – the documentary-style, often serialized, story-driven podcasts like Serial, Missing Richard Simmons, and Wind of Change that are known for telling expansive, immersive stories. The best ones leave listeners feeling like they’ve been on a journey, and maybe even with a new perspective on the world. This workshop delved into the choices that go into structuring a narrative show that keeps listeners hitting the play button every episode. Instructor Lacy Roberts guided students through the elements of narrative. Participants looked closely at the narrative structures often seen in serialized storytelling. Lacy deconstructed great narrative shows to uncover just what makes them so good, and derive lessons participants could use in their podcasting endeavors. This class also demystified the process of creating a narrative show, discussed what kinds of stories make good narrative podcasts, and provided students with actionable next steps if they think they have a great show idea.

In this online workshop, long-time journalists Courtney Cowgill and Anne Bailey discussed practical tips for conveying a story effectively to the media. Attendees learned best ways to contact journalists, what to do when a reporter calls for an interview and what information television, radio and newspaper journalists need from to best tell a story. Through practice and feedback, instructors helped participants become more comfortable with being interviewed, both on and off camera.

Montana Media Lab director and multimedia journalist Anne Bailey introduced participants to the basics of video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Using provided footage, participants learned project organization, importing, cutting interviews, assembling sequences, working with b-roll, incorporating text and exporting final projects.

This intensive, online workshop gave attendees the editing skills to turn video footage, photos and audio into polished, professional videos.

The Montana Media Lab’s Adobe Premiere Pro workshop gave me all of the tools I needed …

… to optimize my use of this complex program in one day.

eli bow
AmeriCorps Senior Leader | Montana Campus Compact

This workshop touched on so many basics, guiding even those of us who had never opened the program.

I left knowing not only the basic components of video, but how to put them together to produce a final product.

Jenny Gessaman
Reporter | Montana Public Radio

Anne Bailey’s expertise and skill level with Premiere quickly lead to a well planned approach …

… to keeping a project organized and efficient.

Mike Post
Assistant Professor of Theatre | University of Montana

I learned many practical tips to create attractive, engaging videos.

As a professor who is redesigning many courses to be more flexible for my students, this course was so helpful to me. I can immediately apply what I’ve learned to my teaching.

Theresa Floyd
Assistant Professor of Management | University of Montana