Getting sequences with the five-shot method
Many new-to-video-journalism folks have encountered the same problem when they’ve logged and uploaded all their interviews and clips: not enough
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Composition
Back to Basics: Focusing an interview
I teach in a small school; currently, we’re under 500 students, and that means I’m working with brand-new students who
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Looking for a good explainer on Aperture for video? Check out this piece by Todd Wolfe
If you’re looking for a nice, quick explainer on how different aperture settings effect video, take a look at this
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Need some virtual learning? New Unit Available: Making Sense of the Coronavirus Through Media Making
If you’re like many of us, you’re moving to online learning after your school closed to slow the spread of
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You can record multiple videos at the same time on an iPhone with FiLMic’s Double Take app
A week or so ago I saw Mark Murray share a post about this app and I had to give
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No Film School shows how to Rack Focus in video and when it should be used
I came across this video last week looking for something to share with my intro broadcasting students. I thought the
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Looking for a good B-Roll lesson for your staffers? Check out Peter McKinnon’s B-Roll Challenge
I had a class last spring where one of my editors showed this video to my video staff, then she
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Here Are the Top 10 Most Read Video-related Posts on Our Site in 2018
Wondering what some of the most-read posts on the JEA Digital Media site this year? Well, here are the most
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Free webinar series for producing better K-12 education videos
The power of video is dominating online creation and consumption. “One-third of online activity is spent watching videos” and “over
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