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| Preface | |
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| A Rose by Any Other Name | |
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| Newspapers Relying on VJs, Too | |
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| Solo Videojournalists to the Rescue | |
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| Newspapers and Radio Adopting Solo Videojournalism | |
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| VJs Setting a Trend | |
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| How It All Began | |
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| One Person Getting Closer to the Story | |
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| Solo Videojournalism Goes Mainstream and Online | |
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| Solo Videojournalists as the Wave of the Future | |
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| Focus: The �Rosenblum Model� | |
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| VJ Is Like a Cussword | |
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| How Does VJ Quality Compare? | |
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| The Heart of the Controversy | |
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| VJs Need Total Involvement in the Story | |
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| Solo Videojournalism as a Stepping-stone | |
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| A Liberating Experience-or Overworked? | |
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| One-on-One Can Mean More Rapport | |
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| Focus: A VJ Documentary Experience | |
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| Preparing to Shoot the VJ Story | |
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| The VJ's Clock Never Stops | |
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| Find a Story That Lends Itself to Being Told on Video | |
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| Find Compelling Characters | |
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| Look for Nuances in the Characters and Issues | |
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| Check Out Your Equipment before the Assignment | |
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| Make Your Mistakes in Private | |
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| Focus: Freedom, Freedom | |
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| Shoot with Your Eyes and Ears | |
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| Seek Shots That Have Impact | |
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| Use Video to Transmit an Experience | |
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| Sound Is a Major Piece of the Story Puzzle | |
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| Shoot Natural Sound, not Noise | |
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| Shoot with Your Ears | |
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| When Shooting, Listen like a Reporter | |
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| Focus: Converting a Reporter to a VJ | |
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| Get Closer to Your Subject | |
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| Put Your Subjects at Ease | |
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| Have a Conversation Instead of an Interview | |
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| Pay Attention to the Conversation and the Camera | |
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| The VJ Interview Technique | |
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| Get the Two-Shot and Reverse | |
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| Do an Informal Interview | |
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| Get Closer to Your Subject | |
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| Getting More Intimate Interviews | |
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| Getting an Informal Interview with a Reluctant Subject | |
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| Swallow Your Trepidation about Getting Close | |
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| Use a Notebook | |
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| Find Your Comfort Zone | |
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| Be Prepared for Your Working Environment | |
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| Focus: Getting the Most out of Her Subjects | |
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| Be One with Your Equipment | |
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| Follow the Rules to Get Useable Video | |
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| Use the Tripod | |
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| Be Aware of Lighting Limitations | |
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| Properly Expose the Image | |
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| Extra Lights May Be Necessary | |
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| Other Camera Controls for Lighting | |
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| Focus: The VJ's Equipment Bag | |
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| Always Write to Get to the Next Piece of Sound | |
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| Log Your Video | |
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| Every Story Has a Beginning, Middle, and End | |
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| The Gateway to the Story | |
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| Don't Get Complicated | |
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| Find Your Story Focus | |
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| Come �Full Circle� in a Story | |
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| Sound Is the Skeleton of the Story | |
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| What Makes Good Sound? | |
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| The Hierarchy of Sound Bites | |
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| Writing into and out of Your Sound Bites | |
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| Punctuate with Natural Sound | |
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| Using Sound as a Transition | |
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| Put Muscle on the Skeleton | |
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| Be an Active-Voice Writer! | |
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| Cut the Waste | |
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| Write Literately to the Pictures | |
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| Surprise Me! | |
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| Recreate the Mood | |
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| Clear Your Mind and Take a Fresh Look at Your Work | |
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| Focus: Use a Log Sheet to Find Pieces of the Story Puzzle | |
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| The Vision Comes Alive | |
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| Give the Story Meaning with Your Voice | |
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| Voice It with Appropriate Energy | |
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| The Vision Comes Alive | |
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| Make Magic Come Alive | |
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| Don't Bounce from Scene to Scene | |
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| Get into the Rhythm of the Story | |
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| More Sound Advice | |
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| Use Effects Judiciously | |
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| To Narrate? Or not to Narrate? | |
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| Editing Non-narrated Video Stories | |
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| Other Web Editing Tricks | |
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| Make a Final Review | |
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| Focus: When and How to Do Standups | |
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| Not Your Father's Video Story | |
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| Setting Themselves Apart from TV News | |
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| Newspapers Add More Video to the Mix | |
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| Here Come the MoJos | |
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| MoJos on the Go | |
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| How Newspaper and TV Video News Differ | |
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| Newspaper Web Videojournalism Has Different Styles, Too | |
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| Take Time to Do It Right | |
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| Developing a Newspaper VJ Style | |
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| A New Standard to Judge | |
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| Focus: Platypus Profile | |
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| They've Got MoJo, Baby-How VJs Put It All Together | |
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| Jerry Barlar-WKRN, Nashville | |
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| Angela Grant-InstantNewsWestU.com, Houston | |
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| Dan Weaver-KUSA, Denver | |
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| Christine Lee-From Newspaper to TV | |
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| Focus: Work Smarter by Saving Time | |
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| Think Ahead to Beat the Competition and Be Ready for the Future | |
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| Try to Make Friends with the Assignment Editor | |
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| Head and Shoulders above the Rest | |
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| Increase Your Sources | |
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| Names and Numbers | |
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| Keep a Calendar | |
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| A, B, C-or Connect the Dots | |
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| History: Know It and Predict the Future | |
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| Eyes and Ears-Keep Them Open | |
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| Allow Your Instincts to Work | |
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| Don't Procrastinate | |
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| Be Ready for the Future | |
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| Market Yourself for the Future | |
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| Enterprising Skills Are Marketing Skills | |
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| Don't Be Shy about Promoting Your Brand | |
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| Focus: Enterprising Every Day | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |