Comments on: In Mad Dash to Video, Newspapers Often Leave Training Behind http://rising.blackstar.com/in-mad-dash-to-video-newspapers-often-leave-training-behind.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexander Katzeffhttp://rising.blackstar.com/in-mad-dash-to-video-newspapers-often-leave-training-behind.html/comment-page-1#comment-10408 Alexander Katzeff Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:51:57 +0000 #comment-10408 As a video producer/digital filmmaker, I disagree that photographers should lead the charge. In all the articles I have read, it's the existing writer/journalist and photographer who are being tasked with taking on video, yet, there are a ton of talented storytellers whose sole profession/background are to do what these existing roles are trying to learn: videoI've yet to see an article that says "now is an exciting opportunity for videographers to get into online/multimedia storytelling". Instead it's the glass is half empty for the industry. And why should we cheapen our profession? We went to schools to learn our video production work. Just because a photojournalist uses a camera and lens, doesn't mean they know how to record moving images. Same goes for a writer, sure, you can write an article with a beginning, middle and end, yet capturing the essence of a moment with moving image requires experience and training.Lastly, I would never call myself a writer simply because I picked up my pen and wrote. I respect their profession as writers and photojournalists as such, so why aren't they doing the same to ours? As a video producer/digital filmmaker, I disagree that photographers should lead the charge. In all the articles I have read, it's the existing writer/journalist and photographer who are being tasked with taking on video, yet, there are a ton of talented storytellers whose sole profession/background are to do what these existing roles are trying to learn: video

I've yet to see an article that says "now is an exciting opportunity for videographers to get into online/multimedia storytelling". Instead it's the glass is half empty for the industry. And why should we cheapen our profession? We went to schools to learn our video production work. Just because a photojournalist uses a camera and lens, doesn't mean they know how to record moving images. Same goes for a writer, sure, you can write an article with a beginning, middle and end, yet capturing the essence of a moment with moving image requires experience and training.

Lastly, I would never call myself a writer simply because I picked up my pen and wrote. I respect their profession as writers and photojournalists as such, so why aren't they doing the same to ours?

]]> By: Josh Charliehttp://rising.blackstar.com/in-mad-dash-to-video-newspapers-often-leave-training-behind.html/comment-page-1#comment-5103 Josh Charlie Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:15:32 +0000 #comment-5103 Really great article, love the site. And the template is really nice - is this designed just for this site or is it a template you bought. I'm looking for a good one for one of my blogs (I have several). Really great article, love the site. And the template is really nice - is this designed just for this site or is it a template you bought. I'm looking for a good one for one of my blogs (I have several).

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