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Essential Manual 2nd Edition

PASTO, Colombia, 20 June 2013 — I’m delighted to announce that my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual, 2nd Edition, is now up on, and available at, Amazon.com. This edition includes information on how to use your cell phone to make powerful films, as well as an entirely new section by J. J Bruce Jones on […]

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Backpack Video, Religion, Climate

PASTO, Colombia, 19 June 2016 — This is the setup I put together for the current assignment in Colombia, on “religion and climate change.” It’s the same iPhone 6+ that I used last year in the Ecuadoran Amazon to shoot, “When the Forest Weeps.” But this time I purchased inexpensive mounts, and a very inexpensive […]

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Backpack Video at ICFJ

WASHINGTON, DC, 15 June 2016 — Journalists from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia watch one of my films during a two-hour presentation on Backpack Video Journalism at the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). I think the participants were particularly intrigued by the configuration of my iPhone 6+, a mount and accessories I put together […]

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COMING: Field Manual 2nd Edition

CHICAGO, 3 June 2016 – I’m delighted to report that I’m working on the 2nd Edition of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual. This image of the front and back covers is a work in progress. I shot the photo on this edition’s front cover in 2015 while on assignment in the Ecuadoran Amazon for American […]

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What Camera Should I Use?

WASHINGTON, DC, 28 April 2016 — Internet marketer Bruce Jones and I conducted a recent session on which camera to use for different assignments. To watch it, click HERE.  

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How to Conduct Interviews

WASHINGTON, DC, 24 April 2016 — We will work on formal and informal interviews during my Backpack Video Workshop this May 12-16. But here’s a brief discussion of each, conducted during a chat today with Internet marketer Bruce Jones. Click HERE.  

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