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Helicopter Audio
From: Jim Friedman NBC 10, Philadelphia, Pa When you need that audio of cockpit chit-chat and you can’t plug in to their system, try this. Take the passenger headset and remove the earmuff pad from one side of the headset. Place your lav mic head between the foam and the Read More →
Starter Kit for your Bag of Tricks
[Editor’s note: In the fall of 2000, NPPA Director Bradley Wilson asked me to write up my best 10 tips for new tv news photographers. This was printed in the Winter 2000 edition of Journalism Education Today.] Starter Kit for your Bag of Tricks By Kevin Johnson Every television news Read More →
Jack Packs
From: Richard W. Adkins Meet Jack. Jack makes packs of snacks. Jack’s packs of snacks are called Jack-Packs. This tongue twisting Suess-like tale is not a children’s story of simple sentence, rather it’s a novel of survival through North Carolina’s violent hurricane history. Jack Edwards, 20+ years of a camera Read More →
Protect that Nat Mic
From: Clint Smith, KTAL – TV When shooting a Marijuana eradication once, I had to have shots from the helicopter that I was ridding in. I felt that I needed to have shots of the side of the aircraft, to tell the whole story. But with the flimsy little wind Read More →
Accurack
From: Richard W. Adkins Real men don’t eat quiche. And real News Photographers don’t use auto-focus. While you might find some of the hardened photogs at Sunday Brunch covertly enjoying a broccoli quiche, most News Photogs resist the temptation of allowing a tool to help them frame and focus a Read More →
“real” JOB LISTINGS
OK, if I were to write a job description for a photog opening, what should it say? I see from the JOBS section of b-roll.net that everyone writes a different ad. Some say “Clean driving record” others want “able to carry 60 pounds of TV gear” still others are looking Read More →
THE LOST TRUCK (Hurricane Dennis)
It all started innocently enough. Reporter Dale Gauding and I were on Outer Banks patrol in North Carolina, covering the storm. I normally like covering the storms down there. It’s like a road trip, and the surroundings are so much different. The only problem develops in the fact that I’ve Read More →