MBN Mobile Journalism Course

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Meet the instructor
Syllabus
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Airplane Mode
Camera settings
Native camera - Lock focus exposure

Apps for MoJo Preview
Links to apps

Gear for better quality Preview
Small Microphones
Stick Mics
Power Bank

How to use the camera to film video
The six-shot pattern
Exercise - Six Shot Pattern
Narrative motion vs. camera motion

PROJECT - Take a ride

Case Study: 12 MOJO reporters

Can you tell a story in 30 seconds?
Analysis: What did you actually see?

Rush - Get started
Rush - Trim clips
Rush - Find the story
Rush - Voiceover
Rush - Edit audio
Rush - Title and export

PROJECT - Show a Process

Social video trends
Story formats
CASE STUDY: Extreme mobile journalism Preview
Case Study: Breaking news

PROJECT - Explainer

How journalists are live streaming
Live strategy
Breaking News
CASE STUDY: AJ Plus
CASE STUDY: Fire in Berlin
ANALYSIS: What went right? What went wrong?
Gear for livestreaming
Live on Facebook
Getting started
Live video quality
What are you seeing?
Live demo
Saving video
G2 Shoulderpod grip

Stability
Background
Lighting
Framing
Eye Level
Look space
Angles
Interview Kit
The Trust Bubble
Pre-interview checklist
Interview questions
Tips from a TV pro - Carol Marin
CASE STUDY: Video story told entirely with sound bites
When subjects don't answer your question

PROJECT - Report with interview sound bites

Reporting in hostile situations
Ethical concerns for filming
How to protect your shots
When is it better not to film?
People try to stop you filming
Seek fairness
BBC Reporter Live with Smartphone - Ukraine War coverage Preview
At the scene of a mass shooting in the U.S.A. Preview
#MOJO: Large protest in Berlin

Creative Shots Intro
Timelapse
iPhone setting
Slo-motion for face shots
Motion shots
Cinematic Mode - pull focus
Hyperlapse
Creative drone shots

The TV network that went 100% MOJO
Framing the standup
Types of standups
Making a windproof reporter standup
The News story - Iceland Volcano

The one shot PTC - Picture-in-picture
Solo reporting a news package with Voice over and PTC
Video editing: Build a news package for television

PROJECT - Piece-to-camera

Walking shots
Walking shots examples
The 180 degree rule
Edit the shots
EXERCISE Walking shots

IGTV Preview
Instastories Preview
12 tips for shooting and editing Vertical Video Preview

Project - Vertical Video
Vertical Video Project examples

Log and Capture
Build a shot list
Storyboarding

Project: Walkthrough
Make a Walkthrough with the DoubleTake App_copy

Recording Voice-over narration
Audio edits in iMovie
A digital mic for clean voice-overs

Intro to The Treehouse - FINALIST in the ONE WORLD FIM CONTEST Preview
The Treehouse film screening
BTS: Treehouse Explained - How this was shot and edited in the treehouse

Final Project