News

COMING: Field Manual 2nd Edition

CHICAGO, 3 June 2016 – I’m delighted to report that I’m working on the 2nd Edition of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual. This image of the front and back covers is a work in progress. I shot the photo on this edition’s front cover in 2015 while on assignment in the Ecuadoran Amazon for American […]

Continue reading

What Camera Should I Use?

WASHINGTON, DC, 28 April 2016 — Internet marketer Bruce Jones and I conducted a recent session on which camera to use for different assignments. To watch it, click HERE.  

Continue reading

“Cauldron of Violence” in Salvador

WASHINGTON, DC, 28 April 2016 — I wrote this story, published this week by Harvard University’s ReVista Magazine, about the visual journalists covering violence in El Salvador today, and how their work differs from that of my generation covering the violence there in the 1980s. Many thanks to everyone who assisted in this effort. Click […]

Continue reading

How to Conduct Interviews

WASHINGTON, DC, 24 April 2016 — We will work on formal and informal interviews during my Backpack Video Workshop this May 12-16. But here’s a brief discussion of each, conducted during a chat today with Internet marketer Bruce Jones. Click HERE.  

Continue reading

“About” Backpack Video Journalism Workshop

WASHINGTON, DC, 24 April 2016 — Take a look at this 30-minute conversation that Bruce Jones and I conducted yesterday about my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop on May 12-15. See the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vNjmKHUBO8&feature=youtu.be Only seven days left until registration closes at midnight on Saturday 30 April 2016. Hope to see you in May. Best […]

Continue reading

15 Days to Register for Backpack Workshop

  WASHINGTON, DC, 16 April 2016 — Register now and save up to $200 at my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. We are holding the event on May 12-15. Join us for this four-day immersion in the Visual Storytelling Language. Go to http://billgentile.com/live-workshops for details. Use the code word, VJWLIVE, for the $100 […]

Continue reading

Archives