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videojournalism 2017

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:58 GMT

YouTube - reporterscenter's Channel

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40 GMT

10 Projects you MUST see, NOW! - MultimediaShooter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:32 GMT

The Zero Principle - Videojournalism. Extract from David Dunkley Gyimah

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:31 GMT

Video – Journalism Panel Discussion | WNYmedia.net

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30 GMT

The Journalist's Guide to YouTube

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29 GMT

VideoWTF?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49 GMT

Here's a cool new site to ask and answer questions about video: VideoWTF?

The site has great functionality. Anyone can post questions, answer other people's questions, rank them, tag them, etc. It seems like there are some really knowledgeable people contributing to this site.

Check out this one. I learned something new!

VideoWTF?

Bill Keller speaks to the digital group at The New York Times on Vimeo

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:24 GMT

Bill Keller's list: Where are we going with topics pages? What is the best strategy for community? How to spread the gospel of integration more fully in the newsroom? How do we have the best possible relationship between technology, product, and the newsroom? How do we assure that web-first is getting the priority it needs? We need to figure out the right journalistic product to deliver to mobile platforms and devices. We're going to be paying close attention to article page design. ... The article pages are a major point of entry and we need to turn them into an engine of engagement.

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:04 GMT

educational guide for the film project about documentary filmmakers

Advice on using your flip to shoot video

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:33 GMT

I'm doing a lot more video this year as part of my video teaching. One reason for that is we have bought a boat load of Flip video recorders to play with. That means we can do video without the big camera issues.

Whilst pulling together resources for video (I'm expecting the students to do a lot of reading around the basic technical stuff) I came across the Flip video spotlight site.

Flip Video Spotlight provides steeply discounted access to selected Flip Video products to qualifying charitable organizations. To start, charitable organizations apply online to become a Participating Partner. If approved, Participating Partners join our online community and receive access to the Flip Video Spotlight storefront. For each Flip Video Ultra camcorder purchased through the storefront, Flip Video Spotlight donates a free unit.

How nice is that.

As part of the site they have a section of basic tips on storytelling, shooting, production and distribution. They also have a couple of neat videos offering guidance for using for the flip. So even if you don't fit their criteria you can still benefit from the advice

Mind your health new journalists & video journalists

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:22 GMT

Newsy.com's iPhone app's ranking rises

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:55 GMT

Newsy.com, an online video news service started in the spring in partnership with the Missouri School of Journalism, announced that its iPhone application is currently ranked number six on the list of free news apps in the iTunes app store,...

Response to Leftclick about videojournalism

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:43 GMT

The Kalb Report

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:42 GMT

forums about the future of journalism transcripts, audio, video

Using iPod Nano for video interviews

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:33 GMT

So you walk into someone's home or workplace and do an interview. After you've finished taking notes, you whip out your iPod Nano and do a 2-minute video interview for the Web. This iPod is so small, you might lose it inside your pocket!

To test whether this new Nano (released last week) would produce usable video interviews, I tried it out with 10 of my colleagues in the College of Journalism and Communications. I wanted to keep the editing to a bare minimum, so I told each of them this: Name a place you have visited, when you went there, and one thing you did there. You'll see and hear the different lighting conditions and sound quality.

I've been especially impressed by the audio, which is omnidirectional. I'm not wild about the image quality. My Canon PowerShot (still camera) does a better job with the visuals.

The biggest problems I had were stopping the recording (it does not want to stop!) and keeping the Nano steady. I'm pretty well practiced at keeping a little Canon PowerShot steady, but this was a lot harder. Let me know if you think it's too shaky.

Here's the Tech Specs page for this Nano — “H.264 VGA video, 640 by 480 pixels, up to 30 frames per second with AAC audio.” There are two models: 8 GB and 16 GB. Video capture runs at about 18 MB per minute. Battery life seems good so far.

The user's manual for the Nano is online (PDF; 2 MB).

Video Journalism Training: Filming in Berlin

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:07 GMT

Video journalists film and interview people at The Jewish Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, River Spree, Brandenburg Gate, and the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany.

A film by Robb Montgomery.

Camp Video Journalism follows filmmakers as they document and learn how to edit and produce documentary news films in a five day workshop.

Features CampVj.com student Jens Weber who is an editor from the Rhein-Zeitung newspaper in Koblenz, Germany.

Compelling vlog covering courts

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:36 GMT

Ron Sylvester of The Wichita (Kansas) Eagle sent me the link to a video blog he produces covering the city's courts. He publishes a video per day that show significant moments from interesting trials.

Each post includes a paragraph of background info to explain what the video is about. Each video is about two minutes long, and as you can imagine, they show mainly talking heads of the defendants and judges talking about the case in court.

Usually, talking heads are boring and do not make compelling video. But I think the way Ron is using the talking heads here is actually very compelling. Maybe it's because the subject matter is naturally interesting. Maybe it's the easy-to-digest format: One graph of info, followed by a short video. Whatever it is, I think it's successful because I was able to watch like 4-5 of these in a row and I stayed interested the whole time.

With such reliably published and compelling content, I'd wager that the blog has a loyal following.

What do you think about Ron's video blog? Leave comments for him here.

Compelling vlog covering courts

Syncing two video cameras

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:14 GMT

We're starting our great video experiment at The Eagle-Tribune shooting daily "in studio" videos. Yes, it's been done and abandoned many other places and now we're taking our shot. So, in most cases, this will be two or three people in a 5 to 10 min. format show or interview. Where I'm hitting a wall is in how to effectively edit two cameras.

Ideally we'll have two cameras set up to alternate between the folks on our stage. When we shoot live video and broadcast on livestream, it's relatively easy to switch back and forth between camera views. However, if we're recording, I'm going to wind up with two tapes. Is this difficult to try to sync in FinalCut Express later on? Should we be be investing in some sort of video editing board that will combine the two camera signals into one final recording I can then import into FinalCut and add the finishing touches? Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? Do I?

-Noah

JVC Professional Europe - GY-HM100E Hand-held HD Camcorder 3 CCD

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:36 GMT

GY-HM100E Hand-held HD Camcorder 3 CCD World’s first tapeless Compact Hand-Held camcorder to record Apple QuickTime™ file format (for Final Cut Pro™) directly to SDHC memory cards.

Local online news video design and usability: What's working, what's not

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:42 GMT

Vadim's US based study of local video. This part looks at usability and the way video is presented