Video – Page 7 – Visual Journalism

January 14, 2008

Rock Photographer Jim Marshall

Being in Athens, many of my students want to shoot music scene stories. There’s one guy who they should all study – Jim Marshall. For almost 50 years he’s shot the biggest and the best stars, from the typical on-stage antics to the behind the scenes moments that let you understand who these people are. He’s posted an interview on...

Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 12, 2008

"Through the Lens of Loss"

Mark Saxenmeyer, from the Chicago Fox affiliate, has posted a “director’s cut” of a story that aired in December looking at photographers who work with the families of critically ill children. It’s not photojournalism, but it certainly is documentary photography.

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Multimedia/Tech Talk

January 11, 2008

"Uprooted: Flicks Mobile Home Park"

This piece, shot by the San Jose Mercury News’ Dai Sugano, on a mobile home park that’s being closed so the land can be redeveloped, is amazingly well done. The story, pacing and tone all match perfectly – it is, to be honest, hard to watch in some places because of the emotions at play. You’ll need some time –...

Good Work/Multimedia/Tech Talk

January 7, 2008

The TRUE story of Dixville Notch

Okay, we should not be proud of this story of the press manipulating time for their own means … but it’s a great story. Bill Greene at the Boston Globe takes a look at how Dixville Notch, N.H., garnered its “first in the nation” reputation for primary voting. For what it’s worth, I did the Dixville Notch shoot for Agence...

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Multimedia/Tech Talk

December 20, 2007

DotCom go BOOM*

Okay, this started as something fun … The Richter Scales posted a paradoy song and video about the second coming of the Internet bubble. It’s catchy, it’s funny (especially for those of us who sort-of survived the first bubble) … and the original apparently used some copyrighted material without the permission of the owner. I started to scan through the...

Ethics & Legal/Multimedia/Tech Talk

December 18, 2007

Stand Ups

Robert Capa said, “If you’re pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” I guess that may not apply to television news … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chKKm-IWgQ&rel=1]

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Tech Talk

December 3, 2007

"Ian's Peace"

The Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer has posted a video package on Ian Creath, a 19-year-old who died at a local quarry. A team from the paper had been working on a project at the quarry when they met Creath a month before he died. The piece is narrated by his mother and is very well shot and edited.

Good Work/Multimedia/Tech Talk

November 25, 2007

REVIEW: Flip Ultra

My wife was sent a Flip Ultra video camera from Pure Digital Technologies for her to review on her bargain finding web site. Since she doesn’t deal with technology stuff as much as we do, she handed it off to me. First impressions were positive. It’s a simple little device, easily fits in a shirt or jeans pocket. The model...

Tech Talk

November 24, 2007

Black Friday (Updated 11/26)

Ugh. I hated Black Friday when I was shooting. Dealing with the mall PR office to get permission to shoot, then still having to deal with the mall cops … just, ugh. And for what? Pictures of people shopping. Blechh. So how would this work in video for a newspaper site? Check out how the San Jose Mercury News did...

Tech Talk

November 12, 2007

On Campus

From our friends in TeleComm … Dan Goslee, an emerging specialist in Telecine and Digital Imaging will visit Grady College November 14 – 16th. Dan will give a short lecture/demo on Wednesday, November 14th in Room 214 of the SLC from 4:30pm – 6pm. Worth exploring.

Advice & Learning/Tech Talk

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