When we as solovj’s, backpack journalists, digital correspondents and/or documentary film makers talk about producing content for broadcast, in the past it was a clearly defined paradigm meant for traditional broadcast venues ie; television. Today, the broadcast spectrum is much wider – entailing not only television, but also internet content distribution to multiple platforms including [...]

As documentary filmmakers, solo video journalists, backpack journalists, digital correspondents, whatever the term, the skills we have as shooters is but a part of the total “Jack of All Trades, Master Of Many” paradigm. We also need to be efficient editors in post production bringing our stories to the timeline and effectively editing the footage, [...]

One of the mainstays for solo video journalists, backpack journalists and digital correspondents is honing the craft of editing their finished video projects.  Without post production editing skills, you’re just shooting video, and today’s video journalist needs to be more than just a shooter. With online content distribution as a viable delivery platform option, many [...]

Bill Gentile is spearheading the Backpack Journalism Program at American University and his insights in this video are worthwhile on what the basic equipment needs are for shooting self contained – or as I like to term – SoloVJ. Having said that, as I watched this video, I got my feathers a little ruffled around [...]

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 [...]