A few demonstration video reports from the APME Newstrain video and new media training seminar I was teaching at for the last two days. We went over the fundamental techniques for shooting and editing films. We covered a lot of ground in a short time and got people out shooting early and often. Video training demands immediate hands-on practice. The journalists were given assignments in phases; to tell visual stories with B-Roll, how to conduct interviews and these films represent some of the surprising things newspaper journalists found when turned loose with video cams on the streets of Harrisburg.
It didn’t make the list, but make sure you watch “I hate mallards.” It’s an instant classic.