Monthly Archive for May, 2008

Sweden bound: Video sequences of Cairo, Paris, Berlin and Michigan

I am in Sweden leading a team of student VJs who will produce video reports in Gothenborg at the World Editors Forum. This film catches up with me as I make a short stop in Berlin. Includes scenes from recent stops in Paris, Berlin and Cairo and sets the stage for the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum taking place in Goteborg. There are over 1,800 participants from 130 countries meeting here for the congress.

More videos from the Congress and editors forum

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Video journalism in Paris, Berlin and Sweden

A quick film update,

I have arrived in Berlin after an all too short visit in Paris where I spent time with cherished colleagues and made new ones at the IFRA and SND joint visual journalism confab. It was a two day event held in the Trocadero district (Across from Eiffel tower) at the ultra-luxe Apple executive briefing center. Some video to follow - I filled three tapes over two days, SOTs (Interviews and pieces to camera), sequences in the rain (the never-ending rain!) and plenty of B-roll.

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Newspaper design and innovation in Egypt

A new video from Cairo about the innovations and developments in Egyptian newspapers-with a focus on the new design techniques being used to deal with a more competitive media environment. With commentary by Akhbar and MENA chairman, as well as Cairo U professor and Media Development Program Chief of Party. Video also highlights work being done by USAID-funded Media Development Program with its Egyptian media partners to develop their training centers.

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CAIRO: Felucca boat sailing in the Nile River at sunset

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Eiffel Tower view thanks to IFRA and SND

The week working with journalists, publishers, editors and students has finished and it’s on to Paris for a lecture on Web video for IFRA and SND.

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I shot and shared a lot of film here in Cairo and a few new movies will follow as I steal time away to edit them into worthwhile films. The crowd attending the IFRA/SND gig at the Apple Executive Briefing centre will be the first to see the new stuff I have developed from my recent experiences with producing Camp VJ and other video and new media training events in Canada, Croatia, Pennsylvania, Italy and Germany.

The visual journalism event in France will have me placed along the Seine River facing the Eiffel Tower. Should be nice break to only have one event scheduled for three days and I will take the chance to dine with Parisian colleagues and catch up on things. At least I will not go hungry!

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Video journalism training at Camp VJ Chicago


Video journalism training - lessons learned from Robb montgomery

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China Earthquake news may help Twitter go mainstream

The world had real-time news about China’s massive earthquake as victims dashed out “twitter” text messages while it took place, in what was being touted Tuesday as micro-blogging outshining mainstream news.

That is the lead of Glenn Chapman’s China Earthquake report for AFP.

Twitter is being used by more media groups both as a channel to distribute breaking news alerts as well as as a way to monitor fluid news events like disasters and elections.

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Web video links from Robb Montgomery presentation

Hello,

Below are a few of the links I use in my “Web Video Is not Television” seminars.

Please join me, David, Angela and our recent students at CampVJ.com - a new community where you can upload your clips (Or cross post from You Tube) and join in on video journalism critiques.

TheStar.com - global warming
The Raw File Video blogs
ScobleShow: Videoblog about geeks, technology, and developers
Indy colts and star - don’t call it video
Vlog Butterfly
Butterfly vlog: bloggers remotely interview BBC’s Peter Horrocks - Editors Weblog
Pew Internet: Video Sharing
Video Journalism training City for Conquest movie
Bolshevik protests in Kremlin during world newspaper summit at A Visual Editors blogger
SFGate: Matt Petty
Ira Glass on Storytelling
Improving web video - Three S’s Part 1:Sequences¬†by¬†andydickinson.net
Wallstrip
BBC Training & Development > Good Shooting Guide: the basic principles - Online course details
10 Things I’d Teach New Reporters
YouTube -JT - Police arrest bank robber hiding in storm drain
Photog snow plow brady lane
The Monte Carlo Burns - Las Vegas Sun
Detroit Mayor Lies Under Oath
Bat loose in newsroom, 9.27.07
Winter twister tears through Boone - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Violin in Metro - Pearls Before Breakfast - washingtonpost.com
Wired 14.12: The Secret World of Lonelygirl
Tutorials on Video | Knight Digital Media Center
Video Shooting Tips
News Videographer - Angela Grant
Motionbox: Videos
NBC5.com - My Video (Motionbox)
Vimeo. Because everyone shouldn’t see everything.
San Jose Mercury News Video -
onBeing - washingtonpost.com
HV20 Mini DV HD DVD Camcorder
The Great HD Shoot-Out - Canon HV20, Sony HDR-HC7, Panasonic HDC-SD1, JVC GZ-HD7 - HD Camcorders?ü
Sony HVR-A1U HDV Camcorder
VUVOX
Charlie Rose - Anderson & Arrington - Google Video - Full Screen - Google Video
QuickTime Pro - QT Movies from FCP
promo - http://www.theronin.co.uk/blog/movies/OFFF_h264_lo.mov

Paris: Design, video and multimedia workshop

I’ll be presenting “Web Video is Not Television!” at the IFRA International Conference “Design for newspapers and magazines” in Paris.
The event will place at the Executive Briefing Center Apple in Paris on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 May.

This event will be a unique occasion that will bring together those who
are confronted by the demands of newspaper design on a daily basis…

Topics include:
- Best newspapers and magazines design experiences worldtour ;
- How design for the web differs from print design?
- Videos connecting with the online audience ;
- Good web quality practice applied to design ;
- Motion design ;
- New trends in print, web and video design.

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