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Video Journalism for the Web

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Video Journalism for the Web book

A Practical Introduction to Documentary Storytelling

Video Journalism for the Web

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Video Journalism for the Web book

A Practical Introduction to Documentary Storytelling
ByKurt Lancaster
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2012
eBook Published 13 September 2012
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203145753
Pages 168
eBook ISBN 9780203145753
Subjects Humanities
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Lancaster, K. (2012). Video Journalism for the Web: A Practical Introduction to Documentary Storytelling (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203145753

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?

chapter 1|8 pages

Differences in Style: Documentary Journalism versus Broadcast News—A Comparative Analysis of a Similar Story at CNN versus the New York Times

part |2 pages

Interlude: On Backpack Journalism—From an Interview with Video Journalist Bill Gentile, American University

chapter 2|19 pages

Finding a Story and Shaping the Structure: Starting with Character in Jigar Mehta’s “The Recession-Proof Artist”

chapter |4 pages

Interlude: Becoming a Documentary Journalist—From an Interview with the Renaud Brothers

chapter 3|27 pages

Shooting the Image: Composition and Lighting in Travis Fox’s “Narcocorridos and Nightlife in Mexicali” and “Crisis in Darfur Expands”

chapter |4 pages

Interlude: Short Video Documentaries—From an Interview with Ann Derry, Video Director, the New York Times

chapter 4|14 pages

Conducting Interviews and Writing a Script: A Workshop with “Icarus Refried: A Pro-Creative Process”

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

chapter 7|18 pages

The Blogging Journalist: Travis Fox and the Mexican Border Stories

chapter |3 pages

Conclusion: Creating Your Own Stories

chapter |2 pages

Afterword: New Voices by Bob Sacha

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