Visual Editors is training journalists around the world on multimedia blogging, social networking for reporters, advanced Web video and audio techniques and the mindset for mobile journalism.
The fist workshop in the digital journalism series is a newspaper video journalism workshop for print and broadcast journalists adapting to new reporting landscapes and digital media newsrooms.
We call it Camp Videojournalism
Video Workshop: Chicago
The camp is a week-long video workshop that will run May 5 - 9. Classes include a two-day workshop at the beginner level, a one-day workshop on editing in Final Cut and a two-day workshop for advanced web video story forms and editing workflows. Students need only register and pay for the training classes that best suit them.
(Instructors include Angela Grant, David Dunkley-Gyimah and Robb Montgomery)
The Schedule:
Web video journalism - Beginner level
Two day workshop - May 5-6, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times training room
Cost: $350
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Instructors: Angela Grant, Robb Montgomery
Description: Fundamentals of camera usage, shooting sequences, the importance of audio, simple story forms and basic edits. Participants will film and edit and post videos on both days in group and individual critiques
Who? Reporters carrying cameras, multimedia editors, and online journalists involved with producing daily Web video story components.
Requirements: Students will bring their own portable kit to the classroom (Camera, laptop and editing software)
Schedule: Two days with group critiques and individual coaching in the afternoon session.
Register now (Limit 25)
Final Cut Pro Editing Techniques
One day workshop - May 7, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times training room
Cost: $300
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Description: Time-saving techniques, editing sequences, using advanced cuts and transitions, story development, Editing pieces with multiple narratives, lower thirds, voice overs, bed tracks, split edits, encoding and solving problems in sequences and with audio.
Who? Multi-media editors, story producers, video editors, solo JVs.
Requirements: Students will bring their own portable kit to the classroom (Camera, laptop and editing software)
Instructor: David Dunkley-Gyimah is a senior lecturer, at the University of Westminster (UK), founder of ViewMagazine.tv, winner of Batten Award and International video journalism award and 20 year broadcast journalist e.g. BBC World Service and ABC News (South Africa.)
Register now (Limit 25)
Web video journalism - Advanced story forms
Two day workshop - May 8-9, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times training room
Cost: $350
Description: Advanced level workshop on planning and developing stories that engage audiences with high degree of web video integration and community interaction. How to plan and produce documentaries, manage triple-narrative pieces, how to shoot pieces to camera, develop solo VJ skills, and techniques that allow journalists to field produce videos in the shortest possible time in order to get them online.
Who? Multi-media editors, story producers, video editors, solo JVs.
Requirements: Students will bring their own portable kit to the classroom (Camera, laptop and editing software)
Schedule: Two Days. Students will be expected to film and edit pieces outside of the formal instruction periods.
Instructors: David Dunkley-Gyimah is a senior lecturer, at the University of Westminster (UK), founder of ViewMagazine.tv, winner of Batten Award and International video journalism award and 20 year broadcast journalist e.g. BBC World Service and ABC News (South Africa.)
Robb Montgomery is the CEO of Visual Editors and former visual editor at the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. Montgomery trains print journalists in multimedia reporting and digital journalism techniques in newsrooms and classrooms in more than 15 countries.
Register now (Limit 25)
