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Appointment TV Is Dying
My cyber mentor David Dunkley-Gyimah as posted on his blog about two topics I write about about here on solovj.com - online content distribution and the business of solo video journalism.
I have been publicly ridiculed for my personal perspective of corporate news media - and the fallacy of objectivity in the news died decades ago. [...]
Video Journalism
A Shift In Perspective of the Solo VJ Paradigm»
Recently I’ve begun revisiting the Solo VJ paradigm and asking exactly what it is from my point of view.
I’ve come to realize that the Solo VJ paradigm is more than just about web video journalism - at least from my perspective.
VJ Training
Solo VJ Training: Camp VJ from VizEds»
Visual Editors concluded their first web video journalism workshops held May 5-9, 2008 and needless to say, the results and comments from the attendees speaks greatly about the out side the box thinking that is the new paradigm of solo video journalism.
Post Production
Mpeg4 Videos in Adobe Flash Player»
I recently became aware of the ability of Adobe’s Flash Player having the capability of playing mpeg4 video’s.
Why, when there has been such great success with On2’s VP6 codec would Adobe make this feature available?
My conclusion is because mpeg4 is a superior format to native flv at the cost of slightly larger file sizes.
The Business of VJ
The New Economics of Video Production»
Michael Rosemblum has posted on his blog some of his insights into the new economy of solo video journalists producing content in the realm of broadcast television.
Michael is expounding upon Mark Cuban’s blog posting that states “Are content producers prepared to reduced production costs….by 88%?”
I respect Michael’s experience and his forward thinking response to this [...]
Equipment
Thoughts on shooting the Obama Rally with my equipment setup»
On Friday, May 9th, I was fortunate enough to have been given access to cover the rally for Senator Obama held here in Eugene, Oregon as a solo video journalist.
Needless to say, I hadn’t been through a trial by fire like that in many years - reminded me of my daysas an unpaid intern at [...]
Content Distribution
Micro Formatting Of Video Content»
A recent discussion on the NewspaperVideo email list is touching on the flattening of the number of viewers watching video online - but the number of hours is increasing dramatically.
This is a serious issue facing solo vj’s as they look to new distribution methods for their content and one of the issues raised was the [...]
Creative Process
Video is the new form of Stock Imagery»
I recently had a chat with the owner of a new video stock agency about how video is becoming the new “Stock Photography”.
