Video Journalism masterclass

The definitive, comprehensive, professional introduction to Video Journalism, as used by the professional broadcasters.

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    A fully comprehensive, award-winning training course that takes you from the very basics of filmmaking: what kit you need, how to approach the filming, identifying the story, what to shoot, how to film the interviews and how to get the best shots out of the camera. Specifically aimed at beginners or early professionals using a professional or semi-professional camcorder, this course helps filmmakers shooting for news, documentaries, corporates for online or mainstream network broadcast.

     

    Delivered by Dean Arnett – a principle trainer and filmmaker at the BBC for over 20 years and whose experience now extends to training work with Canon at the Frontline Club and the BFI – this course contains over 70 seperate video modules totalling over seven hours of intensive training in the nitty gritty of making outstanding films.
    Based on the same course used by professional broadcasters around the world, organisations such as the BBC, Archant, Press Association, Al Jazeera and others, this course won the EDF Creative Media Award for its contribution to video journalism for BBC staff.

    Course outcome: To bring any self-shooter, video journalist, self-shoot producer or shoot-edit cameraman to a level of professionalism that would make them employable by any mainstream global broadcaster.

    Course Curriculum

    SESSION 1 - Lone Filmmaking
    SESSION 2 - Which is the right camera?
    VJ2 – Pt 1 – Does it matter? 00:03:00
    VJ2 – Pt 2 – Sensor size 00:07:00
    VJ2 – Pt 3 – Lenses 00:05:00
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    SESSION 3 - What's in your bag?
    VJ3 – Pt 1 – The bag, laptop & reflector 00:06:00
    VJ3 – Pt 2 – Camera and headphones 00:03:00
    VJ3 – Pt 3 – Radio Mics, sunshade & batteries 00:04:00
    VJ3 – Pt 4 – Lighting 00:07:00
    VJ3 – Pt 5 – Other accesories 00:06:00
    VJ3 – Pt 6 – Tripod, slider & video storage 00:09:00
    SESSION 4 - Geography of the camera
    VJ4 – Pt 1 – Batteries & connectors 00:11:00
    VJ4 – Pt 2 – Media cards 00:08:00
    VJ4 – Pt 3 – Audio controls 00:05:00
    VJ4 – Pt 3 – Audio controls 00:05:00
    VJ4 – Pt 4 – Zebra & peaking 00:04:00
    VJ4 – Pt 6 – Shutter, ND filter, iris & zoom 00:05:00
    VJ4 – Pt 7 – Focus and lens cover 00:02:00
    VJ4 – Pt 8 – Transport controls 00:04:00
    VJ4 – Pt 9 – Expanded focus, tripods & rigs 00:11:00
    SESSION 5 - Semi-automatic
    VJ5 – Automatic & semi-automatic 00:00:00
    SESSION 6 - What to shoot
    VJ6 – Pt 1 – Conventional treatment V Character Led 00:00:00
    VJ6 – Pt 2 – Analysis of character led workflow 00:05:00
    SESSION 7 - The five shots
    VJ7 – Pt 1 – Sequences & montage 00:05:00
    VJ7 – Pt 2 – Breaking the action into sequences 00:04:00
    VJ7 – Pt 3 – Breaking the sequences into the 5 shots 00:07:00
    VJ7 – Pt 4 – Machine gunning 00:00:00
    SESSION 8 - Sound
    VJ8 – Pt 1 – Gun mics & radio mics 00:11:00
    VJ8 – Pt 2 – Radio mic operation & fault finding 00:07:00
    VJ8 – Pt 3 – Wind shields & actuality 00:04:00
    VJ8 – Pt 4 – Lapel mics & multi-track recording 00:07:00
    VJ8 – Pt 5 – Multi-track cont., audio syncing & levels 00:05:00
    SESSION 9 - Focus & Composition
    VJ9 – Pt 1 – Viewfinder or screen 00:07:00
    VJ9 – Pt 2 – Back focus 00:03:00
    VJ9 – Pt 3 – Depth of field 00:07:00
    VJ9 – Pt 4 – Expanded focus 00:04:00
    VJ9 – Pt 5 Focal point distance indicator 00:04:00
    VJ9 – Pt 6 – Peaking 00:07:00
    VJ9 – Pt 7 – Rule of thirds 00:05:00
    VJ9 – Pt 8 – Looking room & safe areas 00:06:00
    VJ9 – Pt 9 – Hyper-focal 00:02:00
    SESSION 10 - Manual settings
    VJ10 – Pt 1 – Discussions of different modes 00:00:00
    VJ10 – Pt 2 – Neutral density filter 00:05:00
    VJ10 – Pt 3 – Apeture / Iris 00:05:00
    VJ10 – Pt 4 – Shutter speed 00:10:00
    VJ10 – Pt 5 – White balance 00:05:00
    VJ10 – Pt 6 – Gain 00:08:00
    VJ10 – Pt 7 – Judging correct exposure 00:07:00
    SESSION 11 - Crossing the line
    VJ11 – Crossing the line, what is it? 00:04:00
    SESSION 12 - Interviewing techniques
    VJ12 – Pt 1 – Formal and informal interviews 00:00:00
    VJ12 – Pt 2 – Formal interviews & cutaways 00:00:00
    VJ12 – Pt 3 – When to do interviews & cutaways 00:05:00
    VJ12 – Pt 4 – Background & movement 00:00:00
    VJ12 – Pt 5 – Informal interviews 00:00:00
    VJ12 – Pt 6 – Considering treatment styles 00:00:00
    SESSION 13 - Story treatment
    VJ13 – Pt 1 – To pre-plan or not to pre-plan 00:00:00
    VJ13 – Pt 2 – Considerations before deciding on treatment 00:00:00
    VJ13 – Pt 3 – Types of treatment 00:00:00
    VJ13 – Pt 4 – Empathy & the secrets of good storytelling 00:00:00
    VJ13 – Pt 5 – Further treatment styles: hybrid, run-n-gun, self-authored 00:00:00
    VJ13 – Pt 6 – Multiple treatments & shooting safety 00:00:00
    SESSION 14 - What next?
    VJ14 – Summary & what next 00:01:00

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      This is a really nice course and everyone interested in photography should take it.

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      Interersting and a must have for all photographers

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