Magnum Photos have gone to extraordinary lenghts to develop a rich online media experience for their users and what they have achieved is an example of first rate design coupled with top quality content and all delivered with graceful style.

The flashy web design outfit Group 94 based in Belgium are responsible for creating the Flash slide player that delivers the Magnum content. This was an ambitious project from the start, building a content management system that could deliver video, pictures, and audio over a timeline. IMO this method of delivering content has become probably one of the most interesting uses of Flash to-date.

The Magnum Essay series led by Bjarke Myrthu (Executive Producer) boasts over 30 mini documentaries (Filmations) made with narration, photos and video, covering topics such as the Bolivian revolution to Augusto Pinochet's coup d'Etat. It's a collective monument of achievement and will provide inspiration to others who have their own stories to tell.

Coupling images with narration over a timeline is becoming very fashionable and seems to be a natural extension of the direction the internet is heading. There are a number of companies that have recently released platforms that give users the ability to create their own Filmations and not least there is our own Filmator system.

If you have a little time on your hands I strongly encourage you to check out the Magnum InMotion series and see for yourself what all the fuss is about. You will be amazed.

Please contact bj@magnumphotos.com for information.

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