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SMART PHONES FOR PRINT JOURNALISTS
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SMART PHONES FOR PRINT JOURNALISTS
What if I’m not a techie geek?!
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2011: Gannett invests in more than 1,000 iPhones and iPads
for reporters
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WHAT WE’RE COVERING:
1) Photos
2) Audio
3) Video
4) Editing
5) Uploading
6) Popular Apps
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BASIC TOOLS ALREADY INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
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BASIC TOOLS ALREADY INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)
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BASIC TOOLS ALREADY INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)
• YouTube (for uploading)
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BASIC TOOLS ALREADY INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)
• YouTube (for uploading)
• Apps Store
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TAKING YOUR PICTURES
Avoiding Disaster
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TAKING YOUR PICTURES: Backlighting
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TAKING YOUR PICTURES: Bad Framing
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TAKING YOUR PICTURES: Up the Nose
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TAKING YOUR PICTURES
CROPPING IN PHOTOSHOP
EXPRESS (app available in your app store)
• Cropping with finger swipes• Filters• Color correction• Quick email/upload
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: TRIPODS
Stabilization is key for both photos and video!!!
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: TRIPODS
(GorrillaMobile/$39.95)
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: TRIPODS
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: LENS
Boost your photo quality!!
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: LENS
(PANORAMIC/$49.00)
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: LENS
(TELEPHOTO/$35.00)
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: LENS (TELEPHOTO)
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: LENS (DSLR/$249)
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: LENS (DSLR MOUNT)
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PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN BUY: SOFTWARE
Photoshop Express (Free on iPhone)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-photoshop-express/id331975235?mt=8
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AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Leave the Story
• Mic is too far away from the mouth• Volume is not turned up
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AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Leave the Story
• Mic is too far away from the mouth• Volume is not turned up• Interrupting the interviewee
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AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Leave the Story
• Mic is too far away from the mouth• Volume is not turned up• Interrupting the interviewee• Hearing your voice during the interview
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AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Leave the Story
• 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
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AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY: EXTERNAL MICS ($40.00)
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AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY: IRECORDER PRO ($2.99)
http://www.simpletouchsoftware.com/products/irecorder/
* This WILL NOT edit audio for you!
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AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY: EDITING/RECORDER APPS
http://hindenburgsystems.com/products/hindenburg-field-recorder (video)
($29.99)
http://monleapp.com/
($9.99)
*with both you can upload to a FTP site directly!
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AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY: SOUNDCLOUD WITH NO
BUFFERING
http://soundcloud.com/
*Upload sound directly from your phone usingtheir app to Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress or your company’s site (distinctive URL unlike MySpace, etc.).
*Listeners can make comments at any section ofyour audio.
*Virtually no buffering delay!
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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.
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SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO (TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
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SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO (TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting
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SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO (TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!• Sequence shooting • Stick with a shot and count to ten before
moving
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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)
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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!!
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SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO (TIPS W/CHARLIE SHEEN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5aSa4tmVNM
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VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY: MOUNTS ($159/$169)
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VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY: MOUNTS
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EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• $4.99 at your apps store
• Included on your Apple desktop/laptop
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EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts (1:20)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVlZjJfXYfU
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EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts• Clean audio with no talking unless it’s part of
the natural sound
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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.)
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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)
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EDITING WITH iMOVIE(Statesman package)
http://www.statesman.com/video/?bclid=1461295911&bctid=1616092177001
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EDITING WITH iMOVIE(Example 3:02)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaWuCrI24s
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UPLOADING YOUR PIECE
https://www.dropbox.com/install
April: Dropbox announced a new feature allowing users to automatically upload photos or videos from camera, tablet, SD card or smartphone. Users will be given up to 3 GB extra space for their photos and videos collection.
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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!!