There are practical aspects to be considered when working as a freelance solovj.  That of paying the rent, keeping the lights on, etc. Sometimes it requires thinking outside the box somewhat and seeing how one can meld journalistic story telling with a commercial project.

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.

SoloVJ.com is an advocacy platform for the SoloVJ/Backpack Journalist Paradigm and as such, I’m constantly looking for new information on this brave new world of video journalism that ascribes to less is more. Bruce Jones posted this video on his blog about the Backpack Journalism Project Bill Gentile is teaching at American University.   I [...]

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 [...]