video journalism
Kickstarting #MoJo: MicRig - a lightweight video grip handle with a built-in stereo mic Paid Members Public
This looks like a really handy device for both stabilising and improving the audio of your video: Backed [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/movo-photo/micrig-universal-video-grip-handle-with-built-in-s] .
Buzzfeed splits - but both halves get custody of video Paid Members Public
Buzzfeed is restructuring by splitting into entertainment and news divisions. CEO Jonah Peretti makes an interesting point: > Having a single ‘video department’ in 2016 makes about as much sense as having a ‘mobile department.’ Instead of organizing around a format or technology, we will organize our work to take
A documentary (sort of) shot on an iPhone Paid Members Public
Here’s another example of a serious documentary being shot on an iPhone: The thing that baffles me about this – or, at least, which isn’t made clear in the video – is why, once you go to the hassle of shooting with huge cinema lenses, would you add to your
The irresistible rise of vertical video Paid Members Public
Maybe I am finally getting old, but this change depresses me: > According to several app makers and media companies, many of the world’s video consumers don’t seem to think vertical videos are wrong — in fact, a lot of us prefer them. There is a simple explanation for
Quartz gets serious about experimenting with video Paid Members Public
Interesting [announcement from Quartz editor Kevin Delaney, explaining why the business site is about to get serious about video [http://qz.com/413280/from-the-editor-how-quartz-is-doing-video/]: > We’re now entering into video production, with a small team of experienced digital video journalists experimenting ambitiously with new formats, techniques, and distribution. That
Nice example of news video shot on a phone Paid Members Public
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/07/bbc-mobile.png] Here’s a nice example of a reporting video shot using a phone [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28190890] from Auntie Beeb. Note how he uses the phone’s mobility to give a sense of environment,
Video: forget about the kit, think about the content Paid Members Public
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/02/camera_gallery_oversee_2x-3511.html] Years ago, I was obsessed with the fact that journalists focus on kit quality over content quality when it comes to doing multimedia work. Nothing I’ve done in the last couple of years has suggested
Shooting a video? Use a DSLR Paid Members Public
That was quite a week – only three working days, marking to finish, four separate lectures or workshops and a whole day’s filming. No wonder I haven’t been posting. Now, about that filming. Several years back, as still cameras started doing better and better video, I was tracking the
