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Video Journalism for the Web
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ABSTRACT
As newspapers and broadcast news outlets direct more resources toward online content, print reporters and photojournalists are picking up video cameras and crafting new kinds of stories with their lenses. Creating multimedia video journalism requires more than simply adapting traditional broadcast techniques: it calls for a new way of thinking about how people engage with the news and with emerging media technologies. In this guide, Kurt Lancaster teaches students and professional journalists how to shoot better video and tell better stories on the web, providing a strong understanding of cinematic storytelling and documentary production so their videos will stand out from the crowd.
Video Journalism for the Web introduces students to all the basic skills and techniques of good video journalism and documentary storytelling, from shots and camera movements to sound and editing—as well as offering tips for developing compelling, character-driven narratives and using social media to launch a successful career as a "backpack journalist." Shooting, editing, and writing exercises throughout the book allow students to put these techniques into practice, and case studies and interviews with top documentary journalists provide real-world perspectives on a career in video journalism. This book gives aspiring documentary journalists the tools they need to get out in the field and start shooting unforgettable multimedia stories.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |5 pages
Introduction: What is Documentary Journalism?
part |2 pages
Interlude: On Backpack Journalism—From an Interview with Video Journalist Bill Gentile, American University
part |2 pages
Interlude: The Most Important Journalists—From an Interview with Jimmy Orr, Managing Editor, Online, the Los Angeles Times
chapter 5|24 pages
Editing for Rhythm: Travis Fox’s “Redefining China’s Family: Women”
part |2 pages
Interlude: Starting Out as a Multimedia Journalist—From an Interview with Angela Morris, Freelance Video Journalist
chapter 6|11 pages
Getting Clean Audio and Crafting a Sound Design: An Audio
part |2 pages
Interlude: The Importance of Blogging and the Watchdog Reporter—From an Interview with John Yemma, Editor, the Christian Science Monitor