mobile journalism

Documenting a Photowalk

Creating art is often a solitary activity. But it doesn’t have to be. Consider Jon Gill’s “To see what can be seen and how to see it.” In this mini-doc, four men enjoy a London photowalk during the MoJo Fest. Celebrated Irish photographer Brendan Ó Sé leads the way. But clearly all involved teach and…

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New Path to Mastering Mobile Moviemaking Skills

File this post under “New Things Under the Sun.” Two highly experienced mobile journalists—Mark Egan and Glen Mulcahy—have developed an original program—Mobile Creators Academy (MCA)— designed to enable participants to master the art of producing quality content. The following interview gives the basics. If you want to know more, you’ll find a link (below) to…

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UFO Sighting Inspires Dialogue

On June 1, 2018, John Flanagan decided to use his smartphone to capture the stormy night sky above Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to recording lightning flashes, Flanagan’s 25-second clip includes a mysterious circular object, which inspired the videographer to title his video “UFO Sighting.” The unidentified object, which appears intermittently, can be seen at 0:11 and 0:15. But don’t blink. Commenters on YouTube give…

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“The Migrant Bus” Wins Thomson MoJo Competition

With her first smartphone news report, Gisella Rojas Rodriguez has taken the top prize at the Thomson Foundation 2018 Mobile Journalism Competition. An Ecuadorian studying investigative journalism in Mexico, Rodriguez used an iPhone 7 to shoot “The Migrant Bus,” a four-minute mini-doc about migrants seeking a safer place to live. Edited with the Kinemaster app, the movie combines traditional doc shots, such…

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MojoFest Plans to Celebrate and Promote Mobile Journalism Worldwide

Mobile journalist Glen Mulcahy announces the launching of MojoFest. To be held in Galway, Ireland, May 29-31, the festival bills itself as “The International Content Creation Gathering.” The focus will be mobile journalism, photography, filmmaking, marketing, branded content, AR (augmented reality), and VR (virtual reality). Mulcahy, an Irish mobile journalist who earlier created MojoCon, was…

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Avoiding the Talking-head Problem

In two minutes, Irish mobile journalist Philip Bromwell uses b-roll to overcome the talking-head problem.

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