Video debate: Rough or slick?
Roland Legrand at PBS's MediaShift blog: The Big Video Debate: Rough or Slick?
Video is one of those new practices we have to get used to as newspaper journalists now working in a Web 2.0 world. One of the key issues is the quality of the video. Do we always need slick, television-style video, which require more specialized skills, or will our community accept "rougher" video, made by amateurs using less sophisticated cameras?
Related: 10 golden rules for video journalists.
January 24, 2009 in Video | Permalink
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JD -- I love this debate. This is one argument where both sides win.
My first job was at a local TV station, where I learned the art of turning a quick news package and saw what great talent and skill it took create a documentary, from writer, shooter, editor. The impact of a well produced video is magical.
Now as a new media junkie, I certainly watch lots of "rough" video online. I even create lots of "rough" videos, playing writer, shooter and editor...often with little time (or enough skill) to create a polished video that has that "magical" impact. But there is something powerful in seeing "rough" or "unpolished" video. Seeing the mannerisms, hearing the natural "ums" and "you knows."
When I play videograher, I love trying to capture everything in "one take," where I zoom, pan and move the camera to embellish the visual aspects to show what my subject is saying.
I really love working with skilled video producers, and love the stirring, emotional impact of a nicely produce video story. But I do believe we're all more tolerant of, in fact we have a growing taste for, unpolished videos thanks to digital cameras, editing software and the Internet playing a role in more people's daily lives.
Polished or Rough? I prefer polished, but like both...almost equally.
Posted by: kenekaplan | Jan 26, 2009 6:18:39 PM
