My Most Important Self Portrait
A co-winner of our Self Portrait competition: A poignant and powerful piece about the producer's own obesity, The animated images of James’s body and the sounds of his voice work together in a dark and...
View ArticleFloating Parking Deck
Allison Swaim brings us sound and image from on board a RO-RO car carrier on the North Sea. This is part of our year long series of stories from the trade routes.
View ArticleBack to the Beginning
Allison Swaim's final post on her year at sea including a video poem reflecting on her journey and a map of the route she took.
View ArticleHoly Cow Lisa
If you’re looking for the perfect story about love and heartbreak for the holidays, we found it for you. Bianca Giaever, just finished this multimedia story for a class at college. Audio drives the...
View ArticleJ. Wilson
Producer Emile B. Klein offers a video portrait of J. Wilson, who has lived a lot of life for a young man. Emile produced the video as part of an assignment for the pilot session of our Online Workshop...
View ArticleHow To Shoot B-Roll
The Transom Online Workshop asked videographer/director Slavik Boyechko, of the PBS series INDIE ALASKA, to walk us — also slide, pan, tilt, and rack focus us — thru the mysteries of making beautiful...
View ArticleOnline Workshop 2: Pieces
We present a few of our favorites from the final productions of the first full Transom Online Workshop. The assignment was to Make a Story, in photos, audio, or video.
View ArticleThis Is Radio: Teaser
Transom hereby premieres a new series, called "This Is Radio," created by our friend and Transom Story Workshop graduate, Andrew Norton. Andrew is a video guy (and skateboard photographer) who loves...
View ArticleThis Is Radio: Roman Mars
Welcome to This Is Radio - the video series about people who work in radio. Roman Mars of 99% Invisible is up first. This series was conceived and produced by Story Workshop graduate, Andrew Norton....
View ArticleThis Is Radio: Brooke Gladstone
Transom presents another in the This Is Radio series. This one features On The Media's Brooke Gladstone who says of her show, " What it is, is using the media as a prism to look at the whole world."...
View ArticleThis Is Radio: Daniel Alarcon
Transom is premiering the third in our video series “This Is Radio” from Andrew Norton, this one about Daniel Alarcón of “Radio Ambulante.” Language is key to Daniel’s work; Spanish subtitles are...
View ArticleThis Is Radio: Joe Richman
Up next in our This Is Radio series: Joe Richman, producer of Radio Diaries. Joe doesn’t appear in most of his pieces, so here’s your chance to see who he is. Also, read some really useful tips from...
View ArticleThis Is Radio: The Kitchen Sisters
For this week’s “This Is Radio” video from Andrew Norton, we bring you a portrait of The Kitchen Sisters in their natural habitat, surrounded by artifacts from their long history of story gathering: A...
View ArticleThis Is Radio: Glynn Washington
We now present Glynn "Story-With-A-Beat" Washington of Snap Judgement in our This Is Radio series by Andrew Norton. Glynn breaks down the rhythm of the show: "Strap in, let's go." As ever, Andrew...
View ArticleThis Is Radio: Jonathan Goldstein
For our seventh and final video in the This Is Radio series, here’s Jonathan Goldstein of the CBC’s “Wiretap”. In the lightest possible way, Jonathan muses on how radio channels his own inner darkness....
View ArticleFive Easy Ways To Make Better Video
Radio and video producer Andrew Norton - the brains behind our recent series, This Is Radio - shares five simple tips to make your video projects look a little more pro without spending a whole lot.
View ArticleA Radio Producer’s Video Shooting Tips
Transom's Jay Allison used to shoot and produce solo-crew video specials for ABC News Nightline. These are his tips for radio producers going visual.
View ArticleHow To Be A Girl
Marlo Mack writes "When my son was three years old, he informed me that he... was actually a she. 'Something went wrong in your tummy...'" Transom is proud to premiere the podcast "How To Be A Girl,"...
View ArticleSounds Good! Tape Syncs
What the hell did I just watch? “Sounds Good” is not actually a production of the Canadian Audio Council. The Canadian Audio Council doesn’t exist, though Mr. Sub does. No – this video came about...
View ArticleThis Is Radio: 5 Questions
About “This Is Radio: 5 Questions” In November when most radio producers were busy rubbing shoulders, debating the ethics of recording livestock and making their way to the talks and events at the...
View ArticleSounds Good! Sound For Film And Video - video – Transom
“Sounds Good!” Is Back We dug deep into the archives (not really) and unearthed another episode of the classic audio education series — “Sounds Good!” This episode goes Hollywood and delves into...
View ArticleWhere Do Ideas Come From? - video – Transom
Cliché Busting The “ah-ha” moment is a well-worn cliché (and so is the term “well-worn cliché”). Some unsuspecting person suddenly struck with an idea. A bit of inspiration arriving like a lunch your...
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