Toy Hall of Fame Inducts 3 Classics

Last week on KobreGuide we showcased an appropriately whimsical video ode to the dozen nominees for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, NY.

They ranged from the generic (paper airplane, playing cards, balls, sidewalk chalk, the toy tea set) to the commercial (Big Wheel, Cabbage Patch Kids, Game of Life, Hot Wheels, Nintendo Game Boy, Rubik's Cube, and Transformers).

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle videojournalist Will Yurman crafted a delightful video, "Nominees," that incorporated all 12 of them.

For those of you in suspense, the three winning inductees have been announced. Toy drumroll please... for the Ball, Big Wheel, and Game Boy.

Check out the "Nominees" video today before it disappears from our homepage!

(NOTE: When videos do disappear from the KobreGuide homepage after a week, guess where they go? To the KobreGuide Hall of Fame!)

By the way, you can read KobreGuide's excellent interview with Will Yurman here.

How Can Still Photogs Expand Their Multimedia Skills?

Will Yurman is a newspaper staff photographer who, like many of his confreres, has had to add an abundance of multimedia skill sets to his repertoire -- audio gathering and editing, slideshow production, video shooting and editing, even constructing interactive 360-degree panoramic images.

Online journalism professor Mindy McAdams conducted an insightful interview with him for her excellent blog. The Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle visual journalist expounded on the differences between shooting stills and video, and emphasized the importance of audio in multimedia stories. Read it here.

McAdams previously talked to photo editors and multimedia producers at four newspapers to find out what skill sets are in short supply in today's newsrooms. "Video editing, storytelling and audio skills led the list." Read it here.

On KobreGuide, be sure to see Yurman's work and read our interview with him.