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.

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