Archive for September, 2008

Sep 18 2008

Canon/Nikon - 0, Lily Allen - 2

Published by peter under photojournalism, videojournalists

Faced with the continued threat of rock stars using video camera lenses as ash-trays, the techs at Nikon and Canon have both hit on the same solution - have the DSLR handle the video for you. Today Canon announced the 21 MP 5D MKII following Nikon’s introduction last month of the D90, both capable of […]

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Sep 15 2008

Lassie come Home - video that works

Published by peter under videojournalists

Back in 1966 Ken Loach set an impossibly high standard for documentary film makers with his TV drama Cathy come Home. A fictional account of a young family plunged into despair and homelessness the play caused furore in the British Parliament, was directly responsible for sweeping changes in the British Legal system and the […]

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Sep 12 2008

Without a camera, I’m just a man

Published by peter under videojournalists

This American Life via Joe Imel

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Sep 04 2008

Web video - tips from BBC.com

Published by peter under online video, videojournalists

“Video content on the web must differ from TV. It should be shorter, less intermediated, less heavily produced. It should be raw and direct, not like sitting back and watching TV” Richard Sambrook interview with Richard Edelman
Fairly conventional wisdom in 2008 I think, but why is it that so much online news/PR video ignores […]

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Sep 03 2008

The people previously known as the advertisers 2

Published by peter under marketing, online video

As newspapers and regional TV stations continue to be blinded by Youtube and the creative excesses of the “people previously known as the audience”, advertisers are forced to take things into their own hands -
The study compares corporate adoption of social media between 2007 and 2008 by the Inc. 500, a […]

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