Multimedia Week

SHOW NOTES:  DJ speaks with MOJO guru and journalist Stephen Quinn on his innovative film, Lockdown Love. The film was written, produced and edited during the UK Covid-19 Lockdown with the actors working with Stephen the director via zoom.    LINKS Watch the film at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXFfPuSjZw&t=108s and more on Stephen at https://sraquinn.org/mojo/ We get most of our news from https://www.newsshooter.com   SUBSCRIBE:    iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oReFmWDo6hN2AM2MRB6MQ?si=HUQml-bBSXSmkpK4cTNl1Q Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week   Our website is http://multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek   SPONSOR:   The University of Bolton. See http://www.immj-ma.org for more details.   

SHOW NOTES: This week we talk to MultimediaWeek cohost D J Clark. His immersive 360 film Battleground PolyU won a series of awards in 2020, including World Press Photo Interactive of the Year it was also nominated for a Webby. We discuss the backstory to the film, production notes, and ethical implications.    LINKS: http://djclark.com/ View the immersive 360 film Battleground PolyU   RELATED EPISODES: EP134 - WORLD PRESS PHOTO DIGITAL STORYTELLING CONTEST 2020 https://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep134-world-press-photo-digital-storytelling-contest-2020/   SUBSCRIBE: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek   SPONSOR The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.

SHOW NOTES:  DJ speaks with multimedia producer Joyce Siu about her first two years out of University. Joyce is a solo producer of the food show Taste Buds which she talks about along with her journey over the past two years from graduation to being an accomplished professional multimedia journalist.   LINKS Taste Buds YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMZ34KrCmB5_KWfPziRYsAA We get most of our news from https://www.newsshooter.com     SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oReFmWDo6hN2AM2MRB6MQ?si=HUQml-bBSXSmkpK4cTNl1Q Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek   SPONSOR: The University of Bolton. See http://www.immj-ma.org for more details.  Image Credit: Joyce Siu

DJ is back after a long absence talking with Christoph Koitka, the organiser of this year's Mojo Conference Asia. This year it is online so everyone is free to join. Also six months of news updates including Canon's new R5 camera. Find information and sign up at https://mojoconference.asia/ SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.

SHOW NOTES: Claudia Hinterseer was on the jury panel for this year's World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest. We discuss this year's awarded nominees and what’s changed in digital storytelling over the past decade. LINKS:  @chinterseer 2020 Digital Storytelling Contest https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/digitalstorytelling/winners/2020 'We Take the Dead From Morning Till Night' - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/27/world/europe/coronavirus-italy-bergamo.html RELATED EPISODES:  EP96 - World Press Photo Short-Form Digital Story Telling Contest (2017) http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep96-world-press-photo-short-form-digital-story-telling-contest/ SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek

SHOW NOTES:  DJ speaks with Bhutanese journalist Namgay Zam about the state of the media in Bhutan and the people to look out for for an alternative perspective on life from the Himalayan Kingdom.   LINKS Namgay's Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/theofficialnamgayzam/   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/namgayzam?igshid=13ub4tajf9qns Twitter: @namgayzam   Travel blogger:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdknxFgx0FgjevuiGN3yN8w   Music videos:  https://www.youtube.com/user/TheYLentertainment   Cultural, entertainment, women-related content:  https://www.facebook.com/yeewongmagazine/   SUBSCRIBE:    iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek   SPONSOR:   The University of Bolton. See http://www.immj-ma.org for more details.   

SHOW NOTES:  DJ speaks with Nepalese multimedia expert Rajneesh Bhandari about freelancing from Kathmandu, investing in an FS7 and the state of the freelance video industry.   LINKS http://rajneesh.asia   RELATED PREVIOUS EPISODES EP30 – Covering the Nepal Earthquake with Rajneesh Bhandari http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep30   EP86 - In the jungle with Rajneesh Bhandari and Pratibha Tuladhar http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep86     SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek   SPONSOR: The University of Bolton. See http://www.immj-ma.org for more details.    Image Credit: Rajneesh Bhandari

DJ speaks with producer Sarah Li about her education background and rise to work for the New York Times. She speaks about her role on a number of award winning projects as well as the challenges of working in China. You can find out more about her work by searching Jonah Kessel on the New York Times or on her website at http://www.morethansarah.com. LINKS https://www.adobe.com/sea/products/premiere-rush.html RELATED PREVIOUS EPISODES EP09 - Talking Cameras with Dan Chung http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep-09-talking-cameras-with-dan-chung/ EP56 - Jonah Kessel & Online Video Journalism http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep56-jonah-kessel-online-video-journalism/ EP128 - 18 Questions 21 Democrats New York Times http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep128-18-questions-21-democrats-new-york-times/   SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-med

DJ speaks with Albert Goh from Adobe about Rush, a video edit product included in the Adobe Creative Cloud for editing video on mobile devices. Albert talks about using Rush to make quick edits in the field that can be downloaded and fine tuned from the cloud by editors back on the desk.    LINKS https://www.adobe.com/sea/products/premiere-rush.html     SUBSCRIBE:    iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR   The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.    Image Credit: Adobe

In this short episode DJ sits down with Christine to discuss all the summer gear announcements that could make the life of single operator multimedia journalists a title easier. They talk about cameras, radio mics, sound recorders and much much more.

SHOW NOTES: Jonah Kessel takes us behind the scenes of the New York Times interactive project: 18 Questions. 21 Democrats. Here’s What They Said. RESOURCES MENTIONED:  18 Questions. 21 Democrats. Here’s What They Said. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/2020-candidate-interviews.html Jonah M. Kessel, Director of Cinematography at The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonah-m-kessel RELATED EPISODES:  EP56 - Jonah Kessel & Online Video Journalism SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details. 

EP127 - LiveU   SHOW NOTES:    DJ speaks with Carolyn Maze from LiveU about live broadcasting and a brand new network of freelancers she is setting up.  Details of the new network at community.liveu.tv/       SUBSCRIBE:    iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR   The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.    Image Credit: DJ Clark

SHOW NOTES:  DJ is at Mobile Journalism Conference Asia speaking to Umashankar Singh from NDTV in India about his mobile setup. He also catches a few words with Thailand’s media legend Suthichai Yoon. You can find his current channel at https://suthichaiyoon.net (though mainly in Thai). At the end of the podcast DJ talks to Lecturer Rob Layton from Bond University in Australia. You will find some of his amazing iPhone photography @roblayton_iphoneography on instagram. Details of the conference are at https://mojoconference.asia The MOJO ASIA handbook can be found at http://www.mojo-manual.org And Corinne’s recorded livestream of the conference is at https://twitter.com/corinne_podger   SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR  

SHOW NOTES:  DJ is at Mobile Journalism Conference Asia speaking to KAS organiser Laura Marsch, MOJO consultant Corinne Podger and Manzar Elahi from geo.tv. They discuss the nature of the conference and the development of MOJO in Asia in the newsroom and in education. Details of the conference are at https://mojoconference.asia The MOJO ASIA handbook can be found at http://www.mojo-manual.org And Corinne’s twitter feed is at https://twitter.com/corinne_podger   RELATED EPISODES:  http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep84-asia-news-network-video-producer-discussion/   SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR   The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.    Image Credit: DJ Clark

SHOW NOTES:  DJ speaks to Ravi Bajpai the head of video at the Hindustan Times. They discuss how his team covered the sections, how to make money from online video content and the best way to get video stories from his reporters all around India. RELATED EPISODES:  http://www.multimediaweek.net/e/ep43-ravi-bajpai/ SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.  Image Credit: DJ Clark

SHOW NOTES: In this episode Peter Carney, co director of Exposure Media Productions speaks about the process of moving from China to the Philippines to set up a video company. He talks about working for media, corporate and NGOs and building a small company int a sustainable business. More on Peter's work at exposure.ph. SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.  Image Credit: Peter Carney

SHOW NOTES: Mark Esplin talks about his work as a CNN cameraman/photojournalist, the weekly workflow and in detail about cameras, lighting and audio. RELATED EPISODES:  EP40 - Mark Esplin on starting a career SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.  Image Credit: Mark Esplin

SHOW NOTES: Max Duncan talks story and narrative and takes us behind the scenes of his award-winning film Down from the Mountains  RESOURCES MENTIONED:  Down from the Mountains www.chinafile.com/multimedia/video/down-mountains www.maxduncan.com Minka: A farmhouse in Japan - NYT Opdocs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uG-LuykjMo UNICEF Guidelines for journalists reporting on children https://www.unicef.org/eca/media/ethical-guidelines RELATED EPISODES:  EP56 - Jonah Kessel & Online Video Journalism  EP69 - Steve Sapienza Multimedia Journalism At The Pulitzer Center SUBSCRIBE:  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/multimedia-week/id929384403 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/d-j-clark/multimedia-week?refid=stpr Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/multi-media-week Our website is multimediaweek.net Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/multimediaweek SPONSOR The University of Bolton. See www.immj.ma for more details.  Image Credit: Rosenfeld Media

DJ goes solo in this episode to discuss a recent live broadcast from Seoul in Korea as well as a roundup of new gear from NAB. In this episode he talks about, A live broadcast on street food from around Asia - https://www.facebook.com/chinadailyhkedition/videos/324478491572605/ & https://www.facebook.com/chinadailyhkedition/videos/829440387436495/ Wowza APP - https://www.wowza.com Wirecast - https://www.telestream.net/wirecast/ GoPro7 with mini stand - https://shop.gopro.com/APAC/mounts-accessories/shorty/AFTTM-001.html Insta360 1X - https://www.insta360.com/product/insta360-onex/ Rode Wireless Go - http://www.rode.com/wireless/wirelessgo Sony XA50 - https://youtu.be/ZWkK3FuA-_A Sony RX0 II - https://www.sony.com/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-rx0m2 Huawei P30 - https://consumer.huawei.com/en/phones/p30/ I did not discuss ProRes Raw which was a big NAB announcement as it is something for the future for single operator shooters, but I will cover it in a later episode.

DJ talks with Simon Chapman about a recent documentary made in London and southwest China. Here is a link to the documentary. Below is the picture DJ refers to in the second half of the podcast. Here is the review of the Parrot Anafi drone The behind the scenes videos are being published HERE The clip DJ raved about (the one in the picture below) is the Peak Design Capture camera clip. And more pictures of DJ working on the doc.