HAVANA, Cuba, 3 November 2012 — AU Abroad student Robyn Schowengerdt takes aim with a new Sony Alpha 77 camera on the way to a photo expedition in Old Havana. Sony loaned 15 of the cameras to American University’s School of Communication because of its Backpack Journalism Project, which I launched two years ago. (Photos […]
http://videojournalismworkshops.com, WASHINGTON, DC, 29 October 2012 — The first in a series of Essential Video Journalism Tutorials I’m distributing, this film is called, “From Clips to Story.” You can see the film HERE. One of the most important lessons I teach my students is the ability to “deconstruct” visual stories so they can document and […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 27 October 2012 — Register now for the 6-9 December Video Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile in Washington, DC, to take advantage of the $100 promotional discount. When registering, use the code, BGENTILE.
NORWOOD, MA, 15 October 2012 — Internet designer and marketer Bruce Jones goes through breakfast Monday on the last day of our extended weekend brainstorming and planning session for the “Essential Video Journalism Field Manual” and online course. He had oat squares with blue berries and low-fat milk. http://videojournalismworkshops.com
NORWOOD, MA, 13 October 2012 — Designer and Internet marketer Bruce Jones, at his office in Norwood, Massachusetts, begins a weekend dedicated to the completion of “‘Bill Gentile’s Essential Video Journalism Field Manual,’ by Backpack Journalist Bill Gentile.” Listed as a required text for my “Backpack Documentary” course of Spring 2013, the book should be […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 6 October 2012 — This piece is a Portuguese-language economic story that my wife and I produced during fall semester 2011 in Cuba. It was recently distributed by Yahoo! TV BRASIL. You can see the story HERE. Finding and cultivating outlets for distribution of material is one of the greatest challenges that we […]