Videojournalism: Multimedia Storytelling / Edition 1

by Kenneth Kobre

Overview

Videojournalism is a new field that has grown out of traditional print photojournalism, slideshows that combine sound and pictures, public radio, documentary filmmaking and the best of television news features. This amalgam of traditions has emerged to serve the Internet's voracious appetite for video stories.

Videojournalism is written for the new generation of "backpack" journalists. The solo videojournalist must find a riveting story; gain access to charismatic characters who can tell their own tales; shoot candid clips; expertly interview the players; record clear, clean sound; write a script with pizzazz; and, finally, edit the material into a piece worthy of five minutes of a viewer's attention. Videojournalism addresses all of these challenges, and more - never losing sight of the main point: telling a great story.

This book, based on extensive interviews with professionals in the field, is for anyone learning how to master the art and craft of telling real short-form stories with words, sound and pictures for the Web or television. The opening chapters cover the foundations of multimedia storytelling, and the book progresses to the techniques required to shoot professional video, and record high quality sound and market the resulting product.

Website
Videojournalism also has its own website - go to just one URL —http://kobreguide.com/content/videojournalism —and find all the stories mentioned in the book. You also will find various "how-to" videos on the site. To keep up with the latest changes in the field such as new cameras, new books, new stories or editing software, check the site regularly and "like" www.facebook.com/KobreGuide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780240814650
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/02/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	10.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Professor Ken Kobré directs the photojournalism sequence at San Francisco State University, California. His photographs have appeared in Newsweek, Time, Business Week, San Francisco Examiner, and numerous other publications. Kobre also is the producer of the hour-long documentary Deadline Every Second: On Assignment with 12 Associated Press Photojournalists. Please friend Ken on Facebook, www.facebook.com/kenkobre, and then like the page for Deadline Every Second, where you can view the trailer.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Telling Stories, Regina McCombs, Stanley Heist, Kathy Kieliszewski, Ken Kobré, Josh Meltzer, David Weintraub, Suzanne White; Chapter 2 Finding and Evaluating a Story, Josh Meltzer; Chapter 3 Successful Story Topics, Josh Meltzer; Chapter 4 Producing a Story, Josh Meltzer; Chapter 5 Camera Basics; Chapter 6 Camera Exposure and Handling; Chapter 7 Light and Color; Chapter 8 Recording Sound; Chapter 9 Combining Audio and Stills; Chapter 10 Shooting a Sequence; Chapter 11 Conducting an Interview, Jerry Lazar; Chapter 12 Writing a Script, Stanley Heist; Chapter 13 Editing the Story, Kathy Kieliszewski; Chapter 14 Ethics, Donald R. Winslow; Chapter 15 The Law, David Weintraub; Chapter 16 Marketing a Story, Mary Thorsby;

Editorial Reviews

"If you want to get into videojournalism, read this book. If you want to be a TV reporter, news video editor or shooter, read this book. If you are a video blogger or aspire to be one, read this book."

-Internet Video Magazine, www.internetvideomag.com

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