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Going Solo : Doing Videojournalism in the 21st Century /
Going Solo: Doing Videojournalism in the 21st Century details the controversy, history, and rise of this news genre, but its main objective is to show aspiring videojournalists how to learn the craft. While other textbooks depict the conventional reporter-and-videographer mode, Going Solo innovates...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, Mo. :
University of Missouri Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1.:
- A rose by any other name
- Newspapers relying on VJs, too
- Solo videojournalists to the rescue
- Newspapers and radio adopting solo videojournalism
- VJs setting a trend
- How it all began
- One person getting closer to the story
- Solo videojournalism goes mainstream and online
- Solo videojournalism as the wave of the future
- FOCUS: The 'Rosenblum Model.'
- 2.:
- VJ is like a cussword
- How does VJ quality compare?
- The heart of the controversy
- VJs need total involvement in the story
- Solo videojournalism as a stepping-stone
- A liberating experience- or overworked?
- One-on-one can mean more rapport
- FOCUS: A VJ documentary experience.
- 3.:
- Preparing to shoot the VJ story
- The VJ's clock never stops
- Find a story that lends itself to being told on video
- Find compelling characters
- Look for nuances in the characters and issues
- Check out your equipment before the assignment
- Make your mistakes in private
- FOCUS: Freedom, freedom.
- 4.:
- Shoot with your eyes and ears
- Seek shots that have impact
- Use video to transmit an experience
- Sound is a major piece of the story puzzle
- Shoot natural sound, not noise
- Shoot with your ears
- When shooting, listen like a reporter
- FOCUS: Converting a reporter to a VJ.
- 5.:
- Get closer to your subject
- Put your subjects at ease
- Have a conversation instead of an interview
- Pay attention to the conversation and the camera
- The VJ interview technique
- Get the two-shot and reverse
- Do an informal interview
- Get closer to your subject
- Getting more intimate interviews
- Getting an informal interview with a reluctant subject
- Swallow your trepidation about getting close
- Use a notebook
- Find your comfort zone
- Be prepared for your working environment
- FOCUS: Getting the most out of her subjects.
- 8.:
- The vision comes alive
- Give the story meaning with your voice
- Voice it with appropriate energy
- The vision comes alive
- Make magic come alive
- Don't bounce from scene to scene
- Get into the rhythm of the story
- More sound advice
- Use effects judiciously
- To narrate? Or not to narrate?
- Editing non-narrated video stories
- Other web editing tricks
- Make a final review
- FOCUS: When and how to do standups.
- 9.:
- Not your father's video story
- Setting themselves apart from TV news
- Newspapers add more video to the mix
- Here come the mojos
- Mojos on the go
- How newspaper and TV video news differ
- Newspaper web videojournalism has different styles, too
- Take time to do it right
- Developing a newspaper VJ style
- A new standard to judge
- FOCUS: Platypus profile.
- 11.:
- Think ahead to beat the competition and be ready for the future
- Try to make friends with the assignment editor
- Head and shoulders above the rest
- Increase your sources
- Names and numbers
- Keep a calendar
- A, B, C- or connect the dots
- History: know it and predict the future
- Eyes and ears- keep them open
- Allow your instincts to work
- Don't procrastinate
- Be ready for the future
- Market yourself for the future
- Enterprising skills are marketable skills
- Don't be shy about promoting your brand
- FOCUS: Enterprising every day.