Madison County Project
By rob • May 29th, 2008 • Category: Multimedia Packages
About: Madison County Project was my thesis project for the Master’s program in Journalism at the University of North Carolina. The project consisted of a 23-minute documentary film and a companion multimedia site that explored the ballad singing tradition in western North Carolina and the filmmakers, photographers and folklorists who documented it.
Awards: Audience Choice Award, Asheville Film Festival, 2005, Official Selection, Northwest Folk Festival, OpenApp Film Festival, Piedmont Film Festival, 2005-06, Cratis D. Williams for outstanding student work, North Carolina Folklore Society, 2005
Roles: Multimedia Producer, Programmer, Videographer, Editor
rob is Rob Roberts, a new media journalist who specializes in Flash interactives and documentary video. He is originally from the mountains of Virginia, but is currently living near Washington, DC.
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