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“Footprints of Color” at Video Journalism Workshop

http://videojournalismworkshops.com, WASHINGTON, DC, 23 December 2013 — One of the most interesting films made during our recent Backpack Video Journalism Workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay, was done by Juan Marra about a young man who paints the sidewalks near his home in an effort to brighten up the neighborhood. This is just another example of how […]

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Video Journalism and the Streets of Montevideo

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 […]

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Video Journalism “Style” in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 14 December 2013 — This is the final video produced by Pablo Castro at my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop in Montevideo. It’s about a slightly eccentric bookseller in the nation’s capital. It’s also about visual style, narration and musical background, all unique and defining characteristics of Pablo’s film. All of them combine to […]

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Video Journalism and Rising to the Challenge

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 14 December 2013 — This is the final video produced by Nicolas Pereyra at my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop in Montevideo. It’s about a Venezuelan woman living in Uruguay and the Venezuelan-style specialty, called “arepas,” she prepares for hungry customers. Nicolas did a great job of adapting to a shifting landscape in the […]

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This Holiday Season Give the Power of Video

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 […]

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Informal Interviews Connect Characters With Audience

http://videojournalismworkshops.com, WASHINGTON, DC, 12 November 2013 — I encourage students to conduct informal, on-the-run interviews with their characters as a means to connect those characters with their audience. The intent of these informal interviews is distinct from the formal, sit-down affairs that provide a character’s narration that we often slip under the character’s image while […]

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