WASHINGTON, DC, 28 March 2012 — I was one of a handful of judges at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) during yesterday’s “2010-2011 DoD Visual Information Production Awards” competition. We spent the day reviewing and voting on dozens of videos submitted for the competition. I had the opportunity to meet and speak with professionals in […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 24 March 2012 — I tell participants of my Backpack Journalism Workshops that they have to understand their cameras before they can make those cameras do on tape or on a digital platform what the students “see” in their mind’s eye. Part of this is understanding how the glass works. Yes, the glass […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 24 March 2012 — Jenna Bonello recounts what she learned at the March 8-11, 2012 Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. Monica Echeverria shot this brief clip while Jenna was shooting a piece about food trucks that now are so pervasive in the city. Watch the clip on YouTube HERE. My workshops are […]
http://billgentile.com WASHINGTON, DC, 24 March 2012 — Caroline Behringer offers her opinion of what it takes to succeed at the March 8-11 Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. Monica Echeverria shot this clip while Caroline was making a film on a new market located on 14th St. in Washington, DC. I try to get into […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 24 March 2012 — Monica Echeverria shot this scene of myself and Jenna Bonello during the March 8-11, 2012 Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. You can watch the clip on YouTube HERE. I try to get into the field with workshop participants as much as possible. My workshops are intensive, four-day immersions […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 24 March 2012 — Registration is open for the second “Backpack Documentary Expedition: Nicaragua,” scheduled for 12-23 July 2012. Bill Gentile accompanies participants to the Central American nation of Nicaragua for an immersion in the process of documentary filmmaking. Participants follow American volunteers working with the non-profit organization, “Bridges to Community,” in the […]