WASHINGTON, DC, 6 December 2012 — Bruce Jones makes images during the Video Journalism Workshop which are intensive, four-day immersions in the craft of “backpack journalism” defined as character-driven television/web productions with hand-held digital cameras by a single practitioner. The workshops cover the gamut of this storytelling craft from the genesis and shaping of story […]
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, 17 November 2012 — Here’s a recent question from a viewer of my recent video, “What’s In Your Backpack?” (You can watch the video HERE.) “When you are flying do you keep your camera in that backpack or do you use a separate camera bag when you travel in planes? From the video […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 17 November 2012 — I’ve received a number of questions regarding the kind of tripod that I use in my recent blog post, “Essential Video Journalism Tutorial, ‘Using a Tripod’.” You can see that video HERE. So here are the specific models and the urls for ordering them at B&H Photo/Video in New […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 29 October 2012 — Here’s my most recent “Essential Video Journalism Tutorial by Bill Gentile.” It’s titled, “What’s In Your Backpack?” You can watch it HERE. Although my focus is visual storytelling, equipment and the proper use of equipment are important components of our craft. I’m not a “gear head,” but if you […]