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Essential Video Journalism Tutorial, “Using a Tripod”

WASHINGTON, DC, 29 October 2012 — I rarely use a tripod and when I do it’s for interviews, long slow pans, or very “still” videos of static objects. These might include statues, paintings, buildings, etc. This Essential Video Journalism Tutorial is titled, “Using a Tripod.” You can see it HERE. When I do use a […]

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Essential Video Journalism Tutorial, “From Clips to Story”

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 […]

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$100 Discount for December 6-9 Video Journalism Workshop

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.  

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Yahoo! EN ESPAÑOL Distributes Harley-Davidson in Cuba

WASHINGTON, DC, 5 October 2012 — This is a Spanish-language version of the Harley-Davidson story I produced while in Cuba in fall semester 2011. Published by Yahoo! EN ESPAÑOL, it’s a re-worked and longer version of the piece originally published in the United States. You can it HERE. It is critical, if one is to […]

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“This Way” to Video Journalism Workshop 6-9 December 2012

WASHINGTON, DC, 27 September 2012 — Register today and guarantee your place at the 6-9 December Video Journalism Workshop With Backpack Journalist Bill Gentile in Washington, DC. See http://videojournalismworkshops.com. The Video Journalism Workshops With Bill Gentile are intensive, four-day immersions in the craft of “backpack journalism” defined as character-driven television/web productions with hand-held digital cameras […]

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Why We Do This: “Inside the Solar”

WASHINGTON, DC, 23 September 2010 — This film depicts the real reason we journalists do what we do. It is titled, “Dentro del Solar,” or “Inside the Solar.” In Cuba, a “solar” is a public housing unit, or tenement, and Solar del 11 is one unit in Havana portrayed in a film of the same […]

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