10:02am-The morning after Thursday night is bright and hot. The sun warms the drunken soul and brings it back to life. Ricardo Lopez is setting up what seems to be a multimedia presentation. Students are awaiting anxiously for the workshop to begin...
10:07am-Panelist introductions:
Ricardo Lopez-Miami Herald Visual Journalist
Will Payne-current.tv Outreach Associate
Brent McDonald-New York Times Video Journalist
10:25am-6 or 7 of us followed current.tv employee Will Payne outside to talk about video. Beyond the technicalities, there are four main guidelines to creating a stimulating video/documentary:
1) Character
2) Information
3) Movement
4) Conflict
As self-evident as this may seem, few people are aware of these basic guidelines than one may think. At the end of the day, storytelling is something that is communicated orally, so when submitting or editing a video, close your eyes and listen...does the audio make sense logically? Do jumps from one interview to another make sense? These are some questions to ask yourself according to Payne. The only thing that matters, he said, is content. "When you have great content, people take notice."
11:00am- Re-group in Wolfson 2055. Panelists had a chance to show us some of their own work. It may seem obvious that 3 "new media" journalists would all show video, but I was surprised that little else was mentioned (ie. Print).
10:25am-6 or 7 of us followed current.tv employee Will Payne outside to talk about video. Beyond the technicalities, there are four main guidelines to creating a stimulating video/documentary:
1) Character
2) Information
3) Movement
4) Conflict
As self-evident as this may seem, few people are aware of these basic guidelines than one may think. At the end of the day, storytelling is something that is communicated orally, so when submitting or editing a video, close your eyes and listen...does the audio make sense logically? Do jumps from one interview to another make sense? These are some questions to ask yourself according to Payne. The only thing that matters, he said, is content. "When you have great content, people take notice."
11:00am- Re-group in Wolfson 2055. Panelists had a chance to show us some of their own work. It may seem obvious that 3 "new media" journalists would all show video, but I was surprised that little else was mentioned (ie. Print).
11:30am-Part II of the panel begins. Joining the previous three panelists are Suzanne Levinson, who graciously treated CNJ442 with her presence only 2 weeks ago, and Phil Lewis, Vice President of the Naples Daily News.
The next 1 1/2 hours consisted of the panelists sharing their ideas and opinions on the future. It seems as though there is nothing else to think about but what comes next. The fact is that we do not know and we will not know until it actually arrives. But for now, we should all accept the fate that things are changing, and all of those old timers in the media world that refuse to assimilate will soon be retiring and making way for next generation. The kids of this next generation will change the way news is portrayed, sold, and consumed. The one common thought amongst all the panelists, and myself, is that content is the key to success. If you hustle to get the best content, you will be an incredible journalist.
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