Documentary report from the Camp Video Journalism training week held at the Chicago Sun-Times May 5-9, 2008.
Camp Video Journalism upgrades a reporter’s skills to meet the demands of the networked journalism era. Camp VJ Chicago students included a Pultizer-Prize winning photographer, newspaper reporters, broadcast professionals and the director of a major U.S. Journalism school.
The game has changed media makers and journalists need focused and practical video training that can make a dramatic difference, right away.
David Dunkley-Gyimah filming a documentary in Old Cairo. (Photo by Robb Montgomery)
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.)
Video instructors - Chicago May 5-9, 2008 - Angela Grant
Angela Grant is a multimedia producer for the San Antonio Express-
News and the founder of newsvideographer.com. Angela shoots and edits video stories for the Web, produces photo slideshows and
builds multimedia packages using Adobe Flash. She also trains journalists in video shooting and editing techniques.
The Vizeds Video Workshop week will include a two-day class for beginners, a one-day class on editing in Final Cut Pro and a two-day class for advanced web video story forms and editing workflows.
Web video journalism - Advanced story forms
Two day workshop - May 8-9, 2008 in Chicago
Description: Advanced level workshop on planning and developing stories that engage audiences with high degree of web video integration and community interaction.
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.
Web Video Journalism - Advanced Level
Location: Chicago Sun-Times Dates: May 8 and May 9, 2008 Cost: $350 per person
Class will be limited to the first 25 paid registrants.
The Vizeds Video Workshop week: a two-day newspaper Web video workshop for beginners, a one-day workshop on editing in Final Cut Pro and a two-day workshop for advanced web video story forms and editing workflows.
Listen to a podcast with Robb and Angela about the Chicago workshop
Web Video Journalism - Beginner Level
Location: Chicago Sun-Times Dates: May 5 and May 6, 2008 Cost: $350 per person Class will be limited to the first 25 paid registrants. Course description
Final Cut Pro Editing Workshop
Location: Chicago Sun-Times Dates: May 7, 2008
Cost: $300 per person Class will be limited to the first 25 paid registrants. Course description
Web Video Journalism - Advanced Level
Location: Chicago Sun-Times Dates: May 8 and May 9, 2008 Cost: $350 per person
Class will be limited to the first 25 paid registrants. Course description
Classes in video journalism
