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Paul BradshawSenior Lecturer, Online Journalism, Magazines and New Media, School of Media, Birmingham City University, UK (mediacourses.com)Blogger, Online Journalism Blog
Video online
We STILL haven’t got ALL
DAY
Why would we watch?
Adding value
watch
Adding value?
Critique
four types of online video?
moving pictures
Video diary
Edited narrativ
e
TV show?
TV show?Vodcast
Consumption on the
move
Attention span
Sorry?
Attention span
11-12 seconds
80% informatio
n
Non verbal
movement
mise en scene
intimacy
colour
Have enough pix to cover
the story
cutaways
unedited material?
The blogger effect
personality
Interactivity?
Interactivity
YouTube
Interactivity
YouTube
UGC
brevity
chunks
Non-linear
(from AndyDickinson.net)
More video tips*
*from www.newslab.org/resources/photogtips.htm
Seek
strong characters
and your stories will sing.
Don't stop the action
for the interview
Shoot for sound
Watch out for words and music
Simple tricks
can save you in editing(lots of tight shots on one tape)
Use your
“third eye”(your heart)
Remember to
watch
optimised:512kbps
(good broadband)38kbps
(dial-up)
The bullet points• Make sure you’re adding value
• It’s not television, it’s video
• Keep attention with movement, mise en scene, personality , intimacy
Further reading
• AndyDickinson.net
• Newsvideographer.com/
• http://delicious.com/paulb/onlinevideo
Do something now
• In teams:• Film one of you speaking about your experiences
as a correspondent– Anecdotes?– What are the top stories– Opinion– How have you found sources (or not)
• Track down an expert for quick interview• Try mobile video• Try to incorporate movement, personality, and
mise en scene – perhaps film different lines in different places
• Edit for brevity and impact
Paul BradshawCourse Director, MA Online Journalism, School of Media, Birmingham City University, UK (mediacourses.com)
Blogger, Online Journalism Blog
Twitter.com/paulbradshaw
