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Going solo : doing videojournalism in the 21st century /
The traditional model of video news reporting has always had two separate roles: reporting and videography. For years, however, small-market news outlets have relied on "one-man bands"--Individual reporters who shoot and edit their own video- for stories and footage. Lately, as the journal...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, Mo. :
University of Missouri Press,
©2011.
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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.