Past Workshops 2020

When COVID-19 hit, it brought a whole new set of challenges for the audio production industry. In this workshop, Lacy Roberts, managing producer at Brooklyn-based Transmitter Media, provided tips on producing in the time of COVID. Attendees learned best practices for remote audio capture, and gained insight on ways to bring remote productions to life, even without field tape. Here is

Everyone wants to make a podcast these days. You have a great idea, but where do you begin? Lacy Roberts, managing producer at Brooklyn-based Transmitter Media, talked participants through the foundational questions they need to answer before setting out -- from figuring out whether a podcast idea has legs, to setting a budget, to choosing the right equipment. Participants left this

Whether you’re a government official, researcher, business owner or non-profit staffer, telling your story clearly and concisely to the media matters. In this online workshop, long-time journalists Courtney Cowgill and Anne Bailey discussed practical tips for conveying stories effectively to the media. Participants learned best ways to contact journalists, what to do when a reporter calls for an interview and what

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