WASHINGTON, DC, 28 December 2013 — This is another of the films produced during my recent Backpack Video Journalism Workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay. Maria Garcia produced this story about Uruguayans who are returning to their home country after having spent years abroad, mostly Spain, looking for economic opportunity. It’s a microcosm, really, of the broader […]
http://videojournalismworkshops.com, WASHINGTON, DC, 23 December 2013 — During my recent Video Journalism Workshop, Juan Gari produced this film about one of the many recyclers working the streets of the Uruguayan capital in horse-drawn carriages. You can watch Juan’s film HERE. Like many of his colleagues, Juan used an HDSLR. The benefits of using these cameras […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 21 December 2013 This is the essence, the very core, the embodiment of what can be achieved with visual communication. It is the confluence of passion and technology. It is everything that communication can be. It is what I teach my students and it is what I, myself, aspire to. It is […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 27 November 2013 — Greetings! This Holiday Season give your friends and loved ones the power to connect, motivate and earn with video. For a limited time only, we’re offering the ONLINE Video Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile for $195.00 — a 50% discount from the ticket price. Don’t wait. Offer good until […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 24 November 2013 — This is the poster prepared by a former student of mine announcing my visit to, and Video Journalism Workshop in, Uruguay in December. The trip is designed to support Valentina Quagliotti, who founded Ikusi, a non-profit based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Ikusi is dedicated to furthering the objectives of other, […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 17 November 2013 So youve finished the production stage of your documentary. Youve got a pile of media in the hard drive. And youre looking at a blank time line. Now what? Every filmmaker devises his/her own system for the post-production stage of the process, but heres what Ive found to be […]