I’m officially over snow. We’ve been fighting it in Washington, DC for almost a week now and I’m ready for a warm tropical island. Today was an interesting experience. I have never seen DC so empty and quiet – only the TV crews and snow plows were driving around. It Read More →
Here in DC, days are finally getting longer. At least long enough to prevent the need for changing gels from daylight to tungsten between the 5 and 6pm live shots. It’s nice to think it’s only going to get better (until the Summer Solstice). It’s always helpful to know when Read More →
From: b-roll.net FORUM You have to hand it to Joe Little. His one-man-band (or “Digital Correspondent”) stories make it look easy – and strangely, a little fun. He’s mastered creative shooting and editing to the point that you can’t tell he’s doing it all himself. His latest video is a Read More →
After intensive voting of nearly 400 clips, round one of the b-roll.net AWARDS is complete. We’ve combed through the results and the clips with the top 10 scores have moved on to the second round. Due to some tie scores, some categories have more than 10 clips in the second Read More →
From: LA Times “CBS News employees are bracing for a significant round of layoffs that will hit the news division next week, according to multiple sources. The budget tightening is expected to affect every newscast, including “60 Minutes,” the network’s crown jewel, although that show will likely suffer minimal losses. Read More →
From: b-roll.net FORUM I’ve only caught it a few times on YouTube, but I’m a big fan of Charlie Brooker‘s BBC 4 show Newswipe. It’s a funny and biting look at the way TV news is delivered. Think of it as Jon Stewart and Frontline working together to do a Read More →