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Pulitzer & Youtube offer $10,000 Prize for Citizen Journalism

By Cliff Etzel • Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Creative Process

The ground swell of solo video journalism is building – and the announcement that Pulitzer and YouTube are sponsoring a contest for this style of video journalism only adds to the credibility of this newly emerging profession. Check out the video:



Video is the new form of Stock Imagery

By Cliff Etzel • Mar 25th, 2008 • Category: Creative Process

I recently had a chat with the owner of a new video stock agency about how video is becoming the new “Stock Photography”.



When a creative block hits

By Cliff Etzel • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: Creative Process

What do you do when you just don’t feel inspired creatively? Lately I’ve been hit with what seems like a creative block that I can’t seem to overcome. When I shot stills, it seemed pretty straight forward – I’d grab my cameras and go find subjects to shoot. But shooting video isn’t the same thing.



Solo VJ’ism: What Is a “Jack Of All Trades, Master Of Them All”?

By Cliff Etzel • Jan 11th, 2008 • Category: Creative Process, Video Journalism

I realized that I have used this term throughout my blog postings without giving any sort of a definition to this term. Working as a multimedia journalist is a unique concept – one that is constantly being redefined as this point in time, but to be a “Jack Of All Trades, Master Of Them All” [...]



The effect of listening to music on the creative process of Solo VJ’ism

By Cliff Etzel • Dec 11th, 2007 • Category: Creative Process

Since I create music as a part of the creative process via my alter ego, dj ClifMahn, I got to thinking this morning about what does a creative pattern experience when listening to music that evokes a certain sense of previsualization when brainstorming project ideas.