WASHINGTON, DC, 19 September 2012 — Cuban filmmakers visiting American University (AU) sit in on my Backpack Documentary class late Wednesday. Maria Elisa Perez (in foreground with orange sweater) and Duniesky Canton Fernandez (opposite on left) screened their film, “Solar del 11,” about a public housing unit in Havana, Cuba. The film addresses one of […]
HAVANA, Cuba, 10 September 2012 — During my recent visit to Havana, I went over some of the basic functions of the Sony Alpha 77 DSLR cameras. The new, hi-tech gear was loaned to American University’s School of Communication (SOC) largely because of our Backpack Journalism Project, which I launched two years ago. I visited […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 21 August 2012 — I use a hand-held digital camera to demonstrate and to explain the Six-Shot System that I employ at the Video Journalism Workshop of 16-19 August. From left to right are me, workshop participants Ray Hinojosa, Alex Krstevski and Sam Loewenberg. This most recent workshop included participants from the Department […]
http://videojournalismworkshops.com WASHINGTON, DC, 19 August 2012 — During an interview by Editorial Assistant Bill Delano at my 16-19 August 2012 Video Journalism Workshop, participant Ursula Casabonne discusses the lessons learned during the four-day event. You can see the video on YouTube HERE. This most recent workshop was one of the most productive and gratifying in […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 July 2012 — Peter Holley, a graduate of my January 2012 Backpack Video Journalism Workshop, sent me a video story he recently did from Brazil. The video was published by Global Post. You can see it HERE. I think Peter’s rapid success with this medium is a measure not just of his […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 9 June 2012 — Registration is open for the second “Backpack Documentary Expedition: Nicaragua,” scheduled for 12-23 July 2012. Above, a young Nicaraguan works the land near her home just outside the capital of Managua, during the 2011 Expedition. I accompany participants to the Central American nation of Nicaragua for an immersion in […]