OUTSTANDING MULTIMEDIA

Here are some examples of my favorite outstanding multimedia presentations of note.

Some are slick, labor-intensive Flash presentations that contain rich media; galleries, videos, graphics, interactive maps, etc. Many of these may be out of our grasp, however anything is possible. And at the very least they may inspire or influence us on one of our own projects. While others are simple videos or audio slide shows, much like the ones we already do. At your leisure please peruse and add some comments.
-Tom Franklin


40 YEARS OF RESPECT

The Detroit Free Press / Mandi Wright
Video, photos, Flash presentation
***won an Emmy award this year!
Rich storytelling. TV Network quality. Simple but beautiful.









PIT BULLS / Companions or killers?
The Detroit Free Press
Multimedia / Flash presentation














THE WEIGHT
by The Sacrimento Bee / Manny Crisostomo
Multimedia / Flash Presentation
I love the way this was packaged and presented. The video here is not the greatest, but it does the job of telling the story, and together with the strong photography makes this a great web piece.















BURNING MAN
by Las Vegas Sun / Zach Wise & team
Photos, Video, Flash Multimedia, etc.
This is a dazzling use of every multimedia medium available; video, photos, Flash, Google-Earth maps, interactivity. It would be great to someday cover huge a live event like the Las Vegas Sun did. They pounced on this.


A NEW BIGINNING
by Peter Power
Video
This was produced by a guy I went to the Platypus Workshop with. Great video and story. I love how it edited into two pieces, take a look.


AFTER THE DESTRUCTION
by Washington post.com / Travis Fox
Videos & Panoramic photos
Travis Fox is the most accomplished web-video journalist around.






UPROOTED
by San Jose Mercury-News / Dai Sugano & team
Video & Flash Multimedia











BARELY BOWLING
by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) / John Lehmann
Video I love the way this video is set-up. Very clever. Beautifully shot as well.




DOWNTOWN TENNIS
by Tricky Hale Films
Video
Checkout all the fast cuts in the video. It sets the lightening quick pace that runs throughout the piece. Beautifully shot as well.





PUERTO RICO / TRUE COLORS
by National Geographic / Amy Toensing
Photos, Audio & Multimedia
Slick Flash design, but the photos and audio are very simple. This is like a Soundslide on steroids.













JERSEY SHORE
by National Geographic / Amy Toensing
Photos, Audio & Multimedia
Slick Flash design, but the photos and audio are very simple. This is like a Soundslide on steroids.