| Description |
xiii, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-192) and index. |
| Contents |
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.' |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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6.: -- Be one with your equipment -- Follow the rules to get usable video -- Use the tripod -- Be aware of lighting limitations -- Properly expose the image -- Extra lights may be necessary -- Other camera controls for lighting -- FOCUS: The VJ's equipment bag. |
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7.: -- Always write to get to the next piece of sound -- Log your video -- Every story has a beginning, middle, and end -- The gateway to the story -- Don't get complicated -- Find your story focus -- Come 'full circle' in a story -- What makes good sound? -- The hierarchy of sound bites -- Punctuate with natural sound -- Using sound as transition -- Put muscle on the skeleton -- Be an active-voice writer! -- Cut the waste -- Write literately to the pictures -- Surprise me! -- Recreate the mood -- Clear your mind and take a fresh look at your work -- FOCUS: Use a log sheet to find pieces of the story puzzle. |
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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. |
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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. |
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10.: -- They've got mojo, baby- how VJs put it all together -- Jerry Barlar- WKRN, Nashville -- Angela Grant- InstantNewsWestU.com, Houston -- Dan Weaver- KUSA, Denver -- Christine Lee- from newspaper to TV -- FOCUS: Work smarter by saving time. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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 journalism landscape has evolved, this controversial practice has grown more and more popular. With the use of video constantly expanding, many large-market TV stations, networks, and newspaper Web sites are relying on one person to carry out a job formerly executed by two. News outlets now call these contributors VJs, digital journalists, backpack journalists, or mobile journalists. But no matter what they are called, there's no denying the growing significance of solo videojournalists to the media landscape. This book 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 model, this book innovates by teaching readers how to successfully juggle the skills traditionally required of two different people. Award-winning journalist G. Stuart Smith begins by describing how and why the media's use of solo videojournalists is growing, then delves into the controversy over whether one person can cover a story as well as two. He illuminates how, together, the downsizing of the media, downturn in the economy, and growth of video on the Web have led to the rise of the solo videojournalist model. This book also profiles TV stations and newspaper Web operations across the country that are using the model and offers helpful advice from VJs in the field. The book presents useful guidelines on how to multitask as a reporter-videographer: conducting interviews, shooting cover video, and writing and editing a good video story. Readers will also learn how to produce non-narrated stories and market themselves in a competitive field. Smith, who started his career as a "one-man band," insightfully covers an area of journalism that, despite its growing market demand, has received little academic attention. This volume is useful for students learning the basics and those already in the field who need to upgrade their skills. By presenting industry know-how and valuable tips, this unique guidebook can help any enterprising videojournalist create a niche in the increasingly fragmented news media market. -- from Back Cover |
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Video journalism.
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Reporters and reporting.
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Journalism -- Methodology.
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Video recordings -- Production and direction.
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| Added Title |
Doing videojournalism in the 21st century |
| ISBN |
9780826219237 (pbk.) |
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0826219233 (pbk.) |
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