The Virtual Video Workshop
A Workshop you can attend in your pajamas
Brought to you by the NPPF, NPPA and The Poynter Institute
Where and When will the Workshop be held?
- Location
- a computer near you (all you need is internet access)
- Date
- Saturday, September 19th.
- Time
- 10:30 a.m. EST – approximately 4:30 p.m. EST
If you can’t commit to the entire day, don't despair -- presentations will be recorded and as a benefit of registration you'll have free online access to all sessions at your convenience.
The workshop will be held at The Poynter Institute, in front of a live audience. Online access is through Poynter’s e-learning site, News University. All you need is a broadband connection and speakers to hear the audio.
Each session will be an hour long and will take you “behind the curtain,” with practical discussion of the skills and techniques used by each presenter in creating their award winning work. Between sessions, participants will be able to ask questions and carry on conversations with the speakers through online chat sessions.
Who will be teaching?
- Darren Durlach
- NPPA Photographer of the Year; earned 7 Emmys and was named the 2008 and 2009 b-roller of the Year. Darren is currently a staff photographer at WBFF in Baltimore.
- Greg T. Johnson
- Editor of the Year; won numerous regional Emmy's, won regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, numerous regional and national NPPA Awards, from WFAA, Dallas
- Boyd Huppert
- Three-time winner of the NPPA Special Award for Reporting; won National Emmy for feature reporting; fifth National Edward R. Murrow and has presented more than 100 storytelling sessions for journalists around the world, from KARE, Minneapolis
How much will it cost?
In these tough economic times, prices have been kept low to make the workshop accessible:
| NPPA member | $45.00 |
| Non-NPPA member | $55.00 |
| NPPA student members currently enrolled in school | $35.00 |
Laid-off NPPA members who held a full time job
in journalism and are currently unemployed | Free |
What should I do now? How can I find out more?
- Visit newsu.org/virtualvideoworkshop to register.
- Stay tuned to this page for the latest or drop Steve Sweitzer a note at sesweitzer.net@gmail.com for email updates. You can also follow the tag #vvw on Twitter.
- PLEASE SHARE THE WORD – anyone who is interested in telling stories with moving pictures and sound will benefit from this workshop.
What will be covered?
- Darren Durlach
- The Durlach Attack - essential skills at the speed of news
- Will demonstrate how “staying in the moment” and being an “active photographer” leads to better sound and pictures. He’ll also show some recent stories he wrote as well as shot.
- Greg T Johnson
- Seven Daily Habits of Highly Effective Editing
- Great editing isn’t magic and these seven techniques can help improve anyone’s editing.
- Boyd Huppert
- Storytelling in the Moment.
- Suggestions for keeping the action going and keeping the story real; including active interviewing, active voice, and writing with natural sound.
