SLR Hybrids – Now with autofocus
If you’re like me, and you need to get both photos and videos when you’re working on assignment, then you are watching the development of hybrid cameras very closely.
Well, the world of hybrid cameras just got a little bit better with Panasonic’s GH1 which includes auto focus.
Now if they only upgrade the audio handling and [...]
Dallas Morning News: At the edge of life
When I was in Dallas doing a workshop with photographer turned documentarian David Leeson, the DMN had just started this ambitious project. The high contrast black and white film noir shooting does create an interesting theme throughout this series. Definitely worth a look.
Thanks to multimedia muse for raising this to my attention again.
Teaching recycling
It’s time to put out the recycling today, so I thought I’d post this nifty primer on how recycling works. A great example of teaching with animation.
Kids with guns
Haunting audio slideshow of children playing war by Tim Hussin. The photos are incredibly strong, but the skilled audio editing really drives the mood of this piece, and the association with warfare.
Kudos to multimedia muse for the link.
Playing Catch Up
A handful of great links that I missed this past week while working on the road.
Tracy Boyer at innovative interactivity unloads a bevy of great links for any multimedia enthusiast out there. It’s essentially a list of lists. (How does she find the time to cull all these links?)
Some great advice from John Gross. [...]
WaPost – Fish and Politics
If you don’t know much about the Virginia governors race, this is a good place to start. It doesn’t have any analysis, but it does give a good introduction to who the major candidates are and the nature of the governor’s race.
A good example of how when the scene is the story, even in a [...]
Some great video and time-lapse advice.
A couple of great instructive posts out there this week.
Mediastorm posted a great top ten list for improving your multimedia production.
And Photojojo posted one of the best guide’s I’ve read for doing solid time-lapse photography.
Enjoy!
NY Times – One in 8 million
Great visual storytelling from the NY Times in their “One in 8 million” series. Posted via multimedia muse.
Neiman Labs – Enjoy what you do, or else
Interesting thoughts on what skillsets online reporters should have.
My favorite is the idea that if you have reporters who don’t enjoy what they are doing, that it will come through in such a personal medium.
AP – “Big Issue” a Webby honoree
The Webby nominees have been anounced, and while the “Big Issue” project I worked on for most of the general election didn’t get a finalist spot, it did receive honoree status.
Here is the list of other honorees in the category.
And a video promo for the “Big Issue” project.
NY Times – Leaving Iraq
Great first person storytelling from soldiers and translators on the war in Iraq. I also particularly like the photo approach for each guy, it helps round out the package.
Digital Journalist – Videojournalism edition
The latest edition of Digital Journalist is all about Video.
Lots of good video tips from Ken Kobre.
Great piece on working as a one-man-band VJ by Erik Olsen of NY Times.com. I couldn’t agree more with his points.
And a piece by Kathy Kieliszewski of the Detroit Free Press on how to build and run [...]
Columbus Dispatch – Death Perceptions
Incredible work by the Columbus Dispatch. Intimate stories with people who work with death every day. Definitely worth some time.
FRONTLINE – Pakistani Taliban
Fasicnating video about Baitullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban on the Frontline site.
A dark window into the challenges President Obama faces with his efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Warning: some of the images are quite graphic.
NY Times – The New Hard Times
The NY Times has an interesting series aimed at promoting “conversations between generations” titled “The new hard times.”
NY Times sits down with people who survived the depression and has them share their story with younger people.
Where it really gets interesting is when users submit their own video from people who survived the depression.
AP goes into damage control
It’s been a rough week for the AP’s public image.
First the AP came under fire after announcing it was going to target those who misappropriate AP content. Leading some to believe the AP was about to go to war with google.
Secondly, an AP exec poured fuel on the fire by issuing a cease and desist [...]
NYtimes gives some love to the AP?
Interesting item in the NY times about the AP’s role in a web 2.0 world.
We as a company may make some boneheaded moves when it comes to the web. But the truth is, the AP is the backbone of American journalism and is one of the few news organization with a clearly defined mission of [...]
Free apps for multimedia journalists
Adam Westbrook posted a handful of fun free apps for multimedia folks.
I would also add:
Audacity to the audio section
and
MPEG streamclip to the video section
Rethinking storytelling for the web
Great interview with Richard Koci Hernandez at NiemanLabs
In short:
The web is a new medium and we should approach it with a clean slate
Standups don’t work on the web
Jon Stewart’s brand of news may not be as fake as we originally thought
Saving the newspapers through satire
A couple of fun videos have popped up recently having a little fun at the expense of the dying newspaper industry. What did Obama call it? Gallows humor?
This one from landline TV:
And another from East Bay Express:
An After-life for newspapers
Interesting video series from MediaShift today. It starts like a wake for the newspapers industry with a handful of notable newspaper types giving their respects for the dying format.
Eve Batey of the San Francisco appeal even refers to newspapers as “sexy.” Really?
Once the conversation turns to the future, things start to get interesting. [...]
LA Times – Waiting for death
It seems that everytime I want to give up on audio slidesshows – the often overused and misapplied visual medium – somebody comes along and just knocks it out of the park.
Check out Waiting for death
This haunting audio slideshow is an excellent use of the medium. Despite some slow parts in the middle where I [...]
AP / YouTube debacle
The AP has a received a lot of criticism lately for its plans to go after those on the web who misappropriate AP content.
Whatever your feelings are on those announcements (and as an AP employee, I will refrain from expressing mine), there is room to debate its merit.
However, it’s hard to explain away a recent [...]