1. SMART PHONES FOR
PRINT JOURNALISTS

2. SMART PHONES FOR
PRINT JOURNALISTS
Newspapers outpace
broadcasters in video upload, but
users stay on TV sites longer.

3. SMART PHONES FOR
PRINT JOURNALISTS
“Video killed the radio star, but
may save newspapers”

4. 2011: Gannett invests in
thousands of iPhones and
iPads for reporters

5. Options:
• Extra footage from interviews and b-roll
• Long form news show (Delaware
County DT)
• User generated content (CNN iReport)
• Ad videos (extra deliverables for ad
salespeople)

6. Newspapers using YouTube
• Dallas Morning News
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc3Z30W4rjM
• St. Petersburg Times create “movie trailers”
• http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/080124yung/

7. WHAT WE’RE COVERING:
1) Photos
2) Audio
3) Video
4) Editing

8. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording

9. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)

10. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)
• YouTube (for uploading)

11. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)
• YouTube (for uploading)
• Apps Store

12. TAKING YOUR PICTURES
Avoiding Disaster

13. TAKING YOUR PICTURES:
Backlighting

14. TAKING YOUR PICTURES:
Bad Framing

15. TAKING YOUR PICTURES:
Up the Nose

16. TAKING YOUR PICTURES
CROPPING IN PHOTOSHOP EXPRESS
(app available in your app store)
• Cropping with finger swipes
• Filters
• Color correction
• Quick email/upload

17. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: TRIPODS
Stabilization is key for both photos and
video!!!

18. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: TRIPODS
(GorrillaMobile/$39.95)

19. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: TRIPODS

20. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS
Boost your photo quality!!
http://photojojo.com/store/

21. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS
(PANORAMIC-360
views=video/$49.00)

22. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS
(TELEPHOTO--8x power/
$35.00)

23. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (TELEPHOTO)

24. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (DSLR/$249)

25. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (DSLR MOUNT)

26. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: SOFTWARE
Photoshop Express (Free on iPhone)

27. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up

28. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up
• Interrupting the interviewee

29. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up
• Interrupting the interviewee
• Hearing your voice during the interview

30. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up
• Interrupting the interviewee
• Hearing your voice during the interview
• Bad quality because of external noise or equipment
failure

31. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
EXTERNAL MICS ($40.00)

32. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
IRECORDER PRO ($2.99)
http://www.simpletouchsoftware.com/products/irecorder/
* This WILL NOT edit audio for you!

33. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
EDITING/RECORDER APPS
http://hindenburgsystems.com/products/hindenburg-field-recor
(video)
($29.99)
http://monleapp.com/
($9.99)
*with both you can upload to a FTP site directly!

34. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
SOUNDCLOUD WITH NO
BUFFERING (120 minutes)
http://soundcloud.com/
*Upload sound directly from your phone using
their app to Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress or your
company’s site (distinctive URL unlike MySpace, etc.).
*Listeners can make comments on any section of
your audio.
*Virtually no buffering delay!

35. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
SOUNDCLOUD WITH NO
BUFFERING
* Users can place the widget on their own websites or blogs
and then SoundCloud will automatically Tweet every track
uploaded.

36. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!

37. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting

38. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting
• Stick with a shot and count to ten before
moving

39. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting
• Stick with a shot and count to ten before moving
• No quickie shots (snap-zooms, pans)

40. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting
• Stick with a shot and count to ten before moving
• No quickie shots (snap-zooms, pans)
• Stick with the rule of thirds!!

41. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS W/CHARLIE SHEEN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=h5aSa4tmVNM

42. VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY:
MOUNTS ($159/$169)

43. VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY:
MOUNTS

44. VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY:
MOUNTS ($129.00)
http://www.swivl.com/

45. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• $4.99 at your apps store
• Included on your Apple desktop/laptop

46. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVlZjJfXYfU

47. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
• Clean audio with no talking unless it’s part
of the natural sound

48. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
• Clean audio with no talking unless it’s part
of the natural sound
• No unstable movements (snap-zooms,
etc.)

49. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
• Clean audio with no talking unless it’s part
of the natural sound
• No unstable movements (snap-zooms,
etc.)
• Pace your editing (5-8 seconds per shot,
not short-long-short)

50. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
(Statesman package)
http://www.statesman.com/video/?bclid=1461295911&bc

51. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaWuCrI24s

52. WRAP-UP
• Distributing list of useful smart phone
apps
• Don’t run out of battery by leaving too
many apps running at the same time!!

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