Solo Video Journalist

A resource for solo documentary film makers and solo video journalism.

Posts Tagged ‘VJ’

ABC News Goes VJ

By Cliff Etzel • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: The Business of VJ

Michael Rosenblum, the ever present wave maker in the profession of shooting video, has once again proven his point around why the move to the solo video journalist paradigm is inevitable – even more so with this recent announcement from broadcast giant ABC.



How To Train Yourself in Video Journalism

By Cliff Etzel • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: VJ Training

MultimediaShooter has an excellent posting entitled “Multimedia Rules To Live By and Seven Steps to Training Yourself”, which I find interesting in that I’ve been doing this for my professional life first as a photojournalist and later on crossing over into the realm of shooting as a solo video journalist.



Video: Evolution of a Visual Journalist

By Cliff Etzel • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Multimedia

A lecture by Tom Kennedy Former National Geographic Director of Photography and Managing Editor of Washington Post/Newsweek Interactive speaks about his and the visual journalism profession’s transition to the digital age.



Video: Profile of a backpack video journalist

By Cliff Etzel • Feb 2nd, 2009 • Category: Multimedia

The Neiman Journalism Lab’s Ted Delaney interviewed NBC News digital journalist Mara Schiavocampo recently about her leap into working in multiple media.



Video: Michael Rosenblum 40 minute vj revolution speech

By Cliff Etzel • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Multimedia

Wait for it…. Yup – the detractors don’t have much to say these days around the premise/content of this speech. Michael Rosenblum removes the veil of secrecy behind the production of video and shows why the solo vj paradigm WILL work – not might, not maybe – but WILL Prepare yourself for some rather blunt, [...]