Video Journalism for the Web with Kurt Lancaster
Professor and Documentary Journalist, Kurt Lancaster is set to release his 5th book, Video Journalism for the Web: A Practical Introduction to Documentary Storytelling in August 2012 through the publisher Routledge. Mr. Lancaster is also updating his popular book DSLR Cinema: Crafting the Film Look with Video to include information on new models of large...
The Digital Media Revolution: Implications for Video Journalism
In recent years, broadcast and print journalism have been transformed by a sweeping digital revolution that has affected almost all facets of media production, especially in the area of video. In the past, video journalism was the realm of major broadcast syndicates. Video was used primarily to convey information in short clips suitable for the...
Electronic Eavesdropping: Who is Tracking the Trackers of Cell Phone Data?
Driving home from work you swing by the local coffee shop, then the gas station, and lastly by the bank to deposit a check. Nothing out of the ordinary has happened today, but if local police authorities were tracking your days travels via your cell phone provider’s tower logs, they would know a great deal...
How to Use Creative Commons Content to Tell Your Story
Content licensed for sharing and non-commercial use has a safe and friendly harbor in the sea of Creative Commons, a site and organization whose mission is to provide a supportive community for the legal sharing of artistic and educational content. [View the story "How to Use Creative Commons Content to Tell Your Story" on Storify]...
Net Neutrality: Mobile Web’s Immunity to Neutrality
With tablet sales set to exceed PC sales by 2015, and smartphones already outpacing PC sales with predictions suggesting an annual rate of 1.5 billion units sold by 2016, it is important for savvy consumers to understand net neutrality and how it may impact the mobile web. International Networking company Cisco systems provides a...
The Power of Social Engagement
Over the past month, I have been researching and writing the thesis for my master’s degree in journalism. I chose to focus my thesis on a subject I am deeply passionate about; documentary journalism. I want to reach out to the community of DSLR filmmakers and journalists to find out what they think about the ethical implications of...
FINAL CUT PRO X: Surfing the Timeline with Freestyle Editing
Editing just got turned on its head with a new way for editors to interact with footage, modes and tracks in FCPX. Final Cut Pro X, Apple’s newest release of the popular non-linear editing (NLE) software, has lost much of its former luster thanks to a failed product launch that left important features out of...
DSLR Filmmaking and the Large Chip Revolution
Have you ever dreamed of capturing awe in stunning detail like you see in the movies? Recent technology advances have made it possible to produce video that has the look and feel of cinema quality film productions. The convergence of DSLR photography cameras with HD video capabilities has created a new world of serious filmmaking...
Futures and Beyond: One Author’s Journey Through the World of Self Publishing
Edison Carver — Image by Michelle Lanier Edison Carver is not your usual Arizona Retiree. Mr. Carver had an idea about a letter he might write to himself from the future. That original thought led him to the realization that a story, and possibly a novel, could evolve from that original spark. Writing...
Twitter Users Shed Light on Conflict in Yemen
Darkness falls on Sanaa, Yemen after a day of peaceful protests turns bloody. Reports from Al Jazerra’s live blog say that, internet and communications systems are being shut down, which is making real time reporting more difficult as the story unfolds. Witnesses say that anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons were being used against the thousands...
