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“Good” Video With a “Good Enough” Camera
Small, “Good Enough” cameras are great, but it still takes a solid understanding of video production basics to make a low-budget look good. Continue reading
How to Cover a Protest/Rally
I’ve covered more than my share of rallies and protests working in Washington, and below I will share some tips on how I approach such assignments. Continue reading
Making Political Analysis Come Alive on the Small Screen
While much of the discussion concerning online videojournalism focuses on what I like to call emotional documentary stories, there is a whole sub-genre of producers creating engaging editing-oriented pieces for the web. In this post I want to describe what goes in to creating a piece that has very little original video. Continue reading
A Video Is Worth 1,000 Layers
It used to be visual journalists could tell stories with their eyes. But now, Web-centric journalism has the potential to be rich with information – images sure, but also sound, text, data and interactivity. Continue reading
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How Do You Recap A Month-long Event in One Video? Here’s One Way
As the staff videojournalist for Congressional Quarterly (CQ), most of my videos are rather straightforward news reports or mini-documentary projects. But every once in a while I’ll get the opportunity to experiment with alternative storytelling and non traditional editing. The massive stimulus bill that President Obama signed into law on Tuesday afternoon provided such an occasion. Continue reading
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Scorned Shooters and Frozen Fingers: Covering Barack Obama’s Inauguration
As a videojournalist for a respected political news site in DC, I was pretty confident that I would be granted a radio/tv credential to cover the inauguration. So when I found out less than a week before the Big Day that I had been denied (we protested the decision, to no avail), I had to scramble. Continue reading
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So You Want To Be A Photojournalist?
Jim Lo Scalzo’s autobiographical documentary on MediaStorm is a must-watch for anyone who wants to make pictures for a living. Continue reading
Mastering the ‘Ken Burns Effect’
The more I use the ‘Ken Burns Effect,’ the greater appreciation I have for those editors like Burns who have truly mastered it. Continue reading