WASHINGTON, DC, 15 December 2012 — Steinar Figved made this video during my December 2012 Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. It is a stunningly powerful example of what a single practitioner — properly trained in visual storytelling — can achieve. Steinar did the pre-production on this piece from his home in Norway. In four […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 7 December 2012 — Here are a few images from Day 2 of our four-day event. Above, Karen Smith-Hupp shoots part of her story on a veteran couple who are honoring service members around the world at a war memorial in the capital. (Photo by Bruce Jones.) Above, Karen interviews the couple. (Photo […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 7 December 2012 — Participants at our 6-9 December Video Journalism Workshop explore subjects near and far. Kalpana Biswas, seen on screen, is working on a story about an Afghan market that has become the core of an immigrant community in the region. Rhett Rebold, seated, is working on a story about a […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 4 December 2012 — Here’s the latest version of my “Essential Video Journalism Field Manual,” which we’ll be using for this week’s workshop. This new version measures 7X10 inches, making it an ideal companion in your backpack every time you head out to the field. After final revisions this week, my colleague Bruce […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 24 November 2012 — This is the trailer of our upcoming film, “Through Their Eyes,” about six American University students who studied in Cuba during fall semester 2011. Click HERE to watch it in high definition on Vimeo. Get to know this diverse group of students as they explore Cuba. Each changes in […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 19 November 2012 — This is the trailer of our upcoming film, “Through Their Eyes,” about six American University students who studied in Cuba during fall semester 2011. You can watch it HERE. We get to know this diverse group of students as they explore Cuba. Each changes in subtle but profound ways […]