COMM 361-001: Online Journalism

Briggs’ eighth chapter explains:

• Capturing quick video highlights, not documentary projects
• Managing digital video on your computer
• Using common software to edit video
• Choosing online video hosting services
• Driving audience to your video

“The best way to build a solid video story is to think about it the same way you would think about writing.”

• Use different approaches for different projects
• Try storyboarding
• Mix your shots
• Build five-shot sequences: Close-up on the hands/Close-up on the face/Wide shot/Over-the-shoulder shot/Creative shot

Being a film major at GMU, this is definitely the most chapter that I found the most interesting. It didn’t really teach me anything, per se, but it’s still beneficiary.

I really liked that Briggs pointed out to “aim for solid, not spectacular clips” – I can definitely see how this would apply in good pieces.

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