One of mobile journalism’s pathfinders, Philip Bromwell has taken MoJo Fest’s Best News Report award. After years of using traditional video equipment, in 2013 Bromwell began shooting with a smartphone. Working as a one-man-band journalist, he’s shot and edited dozens of video stories for RTÉ, Ireland’s national public service broadcaster. Bromwell also trains journalists in the art and technology of producing smartphone video reports.
MobileMovieMaking has featured several of Bromwell’s video on subjects ranging from butterflies to cappuccino art . His news pieces can serve as lessons for just about every aspect of mobile moviemaking including use of closeups, writing narration, and editing.
MoJo Fest, in association with @rte, is the festival of smartphone content creators. In addition to a yearly brick-and-mortar festival, the group hosts a Facebook group.