Programme | Editorial Leaders 3, Reporting for Mobile, by Mobile
Editorial Leaders 3, Reporting for Mobile, by Mobile
Day 1, Morning:
Introductions to Mobile Journalism in India — how newsrooms like Hindustan Times, NDTV, The Quint use Mobile Journalism — 1 hour
- This will cover how journalist are using phones to shoot/edit/stream multimedia content
- This can be an open discussion where people share their observations of other media houses
- When should you choose DSLRs over phones or vice versa — 15 mins
- How to manage your workflow from the field when you switch to mobile — a problem solving session — 1 hour
- Getting footage from phone to online when you’re having network and storage problems
- Case Studies: How we covered breaking news like during the Punjab, UP, Karnataka, Rajasthan and MP elections at Hindustan Times and Outlook Magazine, and what lessons can be shared for other newsrooms
- Equipment (on a budget) and systems to make them available - 1 hour
- Using gimbals and gorillapods for stability
- The difference between mics for phones and mics for DSLRs
- Building a jugaad setup
Afternoon:
- Getting started with MoJo — 4 hours
- How to shoot on the phone (theory and practical sessions)
- Storyboarding — prepping for a shoot
- Interviews
- B roll
- Multicam shoots
- Camera Apps that mimic DSLRs
- Adjusting light balance
- Shooting in vertical vs horizontal
- Do’s dont’s and checklists to ensure consistency
- Ethics of shooting on the phone and otherwise:
- Indian laws and how to follow them
- What are you allowed to shoot, and what aren’t you allowed to shoot?
- Giving appropriate credit
- How to avoid copyright strikes
- What is fair use?
- Case Studies: Ethical Mobile reporting at Hindustan Times
- How to edit on the phone
- Basic editing for short social videos — using Quik
- In Depth editing for YouTube/Web — using Kinemaster
- Open discussion: What concerns do you have about implementing MoJo in your newsrooms? We will share the hurdles we’ve faced and ways around it — 1 hour
- Logistics
- Workflow from reporter to editor to publishing
- Different MoJo models: MoJo assisted, MoJo dependent and semi-MoJo
Beyond this course:
- Our constantly developing ebook is a resource they can go back to and check
- We also recommend a catch up over skype to problem solve with participants a week later
Note: This programme can also be offered as in-house workshop.