vertical video
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
distributed content
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
BBC
[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,
iPhone
[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
camcorder
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
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/06/instagram-video.jpg] Two things: 1. Don’t read any more posts with headlines like this one – because nobody really knows yet 2. Get out there, experiment with it and find your own uses for it. Here’s why: Social
lumia 920
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/02/lumia-920.jpg] I have in my possession, for the time being, a Nokia Lumia 920 [http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/products/phone/lumia920/], courtesy of some work I’m doing for Brilliant Noise [http://brilliantnoise.com]. It’s a
emotion
Bit off my normal patch, but a fascinating read: > Within the swathe of responsible reportage and post analysis, trying to convey an hour and a half of fear, human suffering and “being there” is something journalism in its present form attempts, partially succeeds (to degrees) and also struggles to