Mother, Daughter and a Street in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 7 May 2014 – While my students worked on a photo essay of the city’s port area, I made some pictures of my own, including this one of mom and daughter. (Photo by Bill Gentile) http://videojournalismworkshops.com

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Wanna Make Films? Start With Photojournalism!

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 7 May 2014 – I went out with a group of students today to work on a photo essay of the city’s port area. These are some of the participants. Though only one of the students is practicing video journalism, I teach photojournalism as the foundation of the video and filmmaking craft. In […]

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“Chain Gang.” It’s About Character

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 6 May 2014 – Participants in my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop watch “Chain Gang” as a tool for learning how to use characters to drive home my lesson on building visual stories. I’m here for a week of workshops, presentations and interviews with local journalists, students and others. The central theme of the […]

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Hello Suriname: “Seize the Power of Filmmaking”

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 6 May 2014 – After breakfast with U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Jay Anania and a handful of local journalists. I’m here for a week of workshops, presentations and interviews with local journalists, students and others. The central theme of the visit is the power of filmmaking with hand-held digital cameras and distribution over […]

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Me to Suriname: Make Films

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 4 May 2014 – The walk on the tarmac from my plane to the airport terminal brought me back to the tropics. The smell of wood fires for cooking. The deep humidity. A cool evening breeze. The sunset. Smelled like Nicaragua. I’m here for a week of workshops, presentations and interviews about the […]

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Spreading the Video Journalism Gospel in Suriname

PORT O SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, 4 May 2014 – On my way to Suriname for a week of workshops, presentations and teaching. Catching a connection here from Miami. The last time I was in Trinidad and Tobago, I still was with Newsweek Magazine and was covering an insurrection that had devastated the downtown area […]

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