Solo Video Journalist

Musings and advocacy of the Solo Video Journalist Paradigm. Emphasis on web video journalism, developing compact shooting equipment, editing, techniques, creative vision while remaining true to the journalism perspective.

Posts Tagged ‘A1U’

Compact SoloVJ Gear – Part one

By Cliff Etzel • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Latest Posting

Among my interest in shooting video in the zen like Solo VJ paradigm, I also research quite a bit on the idea of paring down ones possessions as a means of reducing ones clutter, simplifying your life if you will.
One area that I’ve taken an interest in is in the realm of what solo video [...]


Breaking the Mold of Convention as a Solo VJ

By Cliff Etzel • Sep 19th, 2007 • Category: The Business of VJ, Video Journalism

A recent IM6 (Integrated Multimedia 6 ways) presentation by my colleague and friend, David Dunkley-Gymiah prompted me to think about where my fellow newspaper photo-j shooters are going with their transition to shooting video.
And how they may be missing a unique opportunity to be true to themselves, to their craft and to their viewers.