Over at Newslab, Deborah Potter has posted some valuable insights around the notion of what is termed “The TV Package”. As a solo video journalist, I believe a shift is required – especially for local news stations – that requires a radically new paradigm of what’s being produced for television news that needs to take place.
I have a real issue with this whole mind set of DSLR’s/Shallow DOF perspective that has been flooding this profession for the past several months.
According to broadcastingcable.com, Hearst Television has signed a deal with JVC to utilize the GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder as the foundation for their rolling out their move to the backpacker journalist concept. I say it’s about time.
Adam Westbrook has been the go to person lately with his insights into the new paradigm of solovj’ism. This time around I’m looking at the realities of going freelance – and why it’s not as scary as many would have you believe it is. It requires a certain self discipline and thoughtful purpose to go [...]
As a contrast to my posting regarding the CineVJ debate that has ensued, I thought I would post what an established solovj is capable of producing abiding by the current production standards for video journalism today. Since the news of Travis Fox being let go from the Washington Post late last year, I had wondered [...]
