VideoJournalism

Videojournalism

The “gestalt” of video and journalism

  • Effort vs. Audience

    Lived in news for nearly a lifetime and have now lived nearly a lifetime outside of news. Twenty eight years in and now nineteen years on the outside. But obviously I can never give up visual storytelling…and rather than an… Continue reading

  • Disengaging from being paid to work…

    I’m retired…meaning not working for pay. But there’s no way I can give up doing what I love most, which is shooting and producing videos. I’ve had to come up with a plan…a philosophy…so I can continue my love without… Continue reading

  • Invisible work…

    Videojournalism or reporting visually can make you highly visible.  There ya are:  camera in hand, mike out.  You’re gathering news to put up…somewhere.  On the web, on TV, whatever. So folks see you with that gear and think, “Hey, I… Continue reading

  • The lies you tell yourself…they lies they tell themselves…

    As House infamously says, “Everybody lies.” One of the “lies” of journalism is that journos are neutral – they don’t take sides.  They are objective. Realistically objectivity is bullshit. The difference between a professional journalist and a crazed blogger on… Continue reading

  • The importance of a presence…

    …on the web, that is. Lately I’ve been mentoring students and a few newbies to both videojournalism and video production.  Frankly they’re all pretty much rank beginners with the basics and a dream of getting better.  And of course, they… Continue reading

  • It’s called death watch…

    …the stories you go on “just in case”… Routine almost to the point of boring.   Hop on over to Amanda Emily’s The Dope Sheet and check it out. Addendum April 13, 2014. Just noticed how many folks are clicking through… Continue reading

  • How do I choose a camera?

    Dangerous ground…especially if you don’t know enough to know what you should be looking for. This blog posting is for those who want to stretch their knowledge and move beyond simple P&S (point and shoot) folks who just use their… Continue reading

  • Three way light face-off…

    I’ve been wondering what the difference in color temperature is between a good tungsten light head, a good LED head, and a cheap LED head. The video is below. Judge for yourself, but from what I see the tungsten is… Continue reading

  • VJ workflow…

    Ah workflow…what you do and when you do it and in what order you do it. Now in the wonderful world of production, there is a pretty set plan. One. Pre-production. This is conception of the idea, be it a… Continue reading

  • Oh my aching head!

    There are few things that make my head ache. Computer woes top that list though. Among the many (many, many) bits of far flung knowledge a VJ needs is a basic understanding of how their computer works. What are the… Continue reading