While I’ve got your eyes and ears, let me plug the book Larry Nance and I have been laboring over for the past several years.

The Basics of Videojournalism.

This is a hands-on book written by two experienced pros that focuses on what you need to know to tell visual stories. Critical are knowledge of law and ethics. Without those two, you’re just another wanna-be with a camera.

Our second section walks you through the parts of the camera, types of mikes, computers, software overview, tripods, lights, and other goodies you need to know about. We don’t tell you what to get…but try to give you the knowledge so you can choose wisely.

Third section is the “how to” part of The Basics of Videojournalism. How to use the camera, the tripod, the mike, the lights. How to conduct an interview and do a standup. Some hints for quick and dirty cover-the-story-and-get-it-to-the-audience. Scripting, logging, editing basics. Concluding with a catch-all section on random other stuff every VJ keeps in his or her bag of tricks.

And for you instructors…our Teachers’ Supplement is already out and on sale at the JEA Bookstore.

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