Video journalism for the web : a practical introduction to documentary storytelling / Kurt Lancaster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lancaster, Kurt, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary films--Production and direction.

Documentary films.

Video journalism.

Online journalism.

Digital video.

Journalism--Authorship.

Journalism.

Reporters and reporting.

Journalism--Technological innovations.

Journalists--Interviews.

Journalists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Documentary storytelling

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As newspapers and broadcast news outlets direct more resources toward online content, print reporters and photojournalists are picking up video cameras and crafting new kinds of stories with their lenses. Creating multimedia video journalism requires more than simply adapting traditional broadcast techniques: it calls for a new way of thinking about how people engage with the news and with emerging media technologies. In this guide, Kurt Lancaster teaches students and professional journalists how to shoot better video and tell better stories on the web, providing a strong understanding of cinematic storytelling and documentary production so their videos will stand out from the crowd.Video Journalism for the Webintroduces students to all the basic skills and techniques of good video journalism and documentary storytelling, from shots and camera movements to sound and editing-as well as offering tips for developing compelling, character-driven narratives and using social media to launch a successful career as a "backpack journalist." Shooting, editing, and writing exercises throughout the book allow students to put these techniques into practice, and case studies and interviews with top documentary journalists provide real-world perspectives on a career in video journalism. This book gives aspiring documentary journalists the tools they need to get out in the field and start shooting unforgettable multimedia stories.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword by Brian Storm

Introduction : what is documentary journalism?

Differences in style : documentary journalism vs. broadcast news : a comparative analysis of a similar story at CNN vs. The New York times

Interlude : on backpack journalism : from an interview with Bill Gentile, American University

Finding a story and shaping the structure : starting with character in Jigar Mehta's The recession proof artist

Interlude : becoming a documentary journalist : from an interview with the Renaud Brothers

Shooting the image : composition and lighting in Travis Fox's Narcocorridos and Nightlife in Mexicali and Crisis in Darfur Expands

Interlude : short video documentaries : from an interview with Ann Derry, video director, The New York Times

Conducting interviews and writing a script : Icarus refried : a pro-creative process

Interlude : the most important journalists : from an interview with Jimmy Orr, managing editor, online,The Los Angeles times

Editing for rhythm : Travis Fox's redefining China's family : women

Interlude: starting out as a multimedia journalist : from an interview with Angela Morris, freelance video journalist

Getting clean audio and crafting a sound design : an audio workshop with Philip Bloom, Travis Fox, and Wes Pope

Interlude : the importance of blogging and the watchdog reporter : from an interview with John Yemma, editor, The Christian Science monitor

The blogging journalist : Travis Fox and the Mexican border stories

Conclusion

Afterword : "new voices" by Bob Sacha.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the UK."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-50648-9

1-283-64268-9

0-203-14575-5

1-136-50649-7

9780203145753

OCLC:

813843950