This is the training that CNN and The New York Times correspondents are using to improve their mobile reporting skills . There are 100 lessons like this one in the Smart Film School Get the $499 master course for only $99 with this coupon code: https://www.udemy.com/make-smartphone-video-like-a-pro-level-1/?couponCode=YT-SMART-99 Len Clark at the University of Notre Dame writes; "Robb is one of the leading mobile journalism and storytelling trainers in the world. I took his Smart Film School course to hone my skills, but ended up learning new techniques and ways to become a better storyteller. I also had the privilege of meeting Robb at the RTE Mobile Journalism Conference in Dublin, Ireland and had a chance to gain further skills and practice. There are trainers and there are educators, and then there is Robb Montgomery. Want to get a better understanding of what I mean? Then preview a Smart Film School course and I think you will agree with me. If you are a student, media practitioner., or just a person wanting to use new technologies to tell a visual story, then the Smart Film School will give you the skills and foundation. The course has helped me in my teaching at the University of Notre Dame."

1. Robb MontgomeryMake Smartphone Video Like a Pro Robb Montgomery
News story
Sequences
Shot sizes
Patterns
Sound bites
Narration
Script
Performance
Natural sounds
Graphics
Titles
Branding

2. Make Smartphone Video Like a Pro Robb Montgomery
What students need to know
Master the shot patterns
and sizes that build visual
sequences.
Discover how to get great
soundbites and work with
interview subjects.
Improve story planning,
script writing and on-
camera pieces.
Produce all of the elements
with an iPad or iPhone.

3. Make Smartphone Video Like a Pro Robb Montgomery
10 steps to
producing a
video report
1. Gear, apps and camera settings
2. Shot sizes and filming patterns
3. Interview techniques
4. Filming sequences
5. Writing scripts
6. Recording voice over narration
7. Producing a reporter stand up
8. Story planning & video editing
9. Titles and lower thirds graphics
10. Sharing and analytics

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MOJO gear
IPhone 6+
UnigripPro mount
Luxpad 22 lamp
K&M desktop stand
Miniball head
Powerbank
Shotgun mic w/ dead cat
iRig Pro preamp

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Primary shot sizes
Wide
Medium
Close-up

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What sequences do
Compress time
Create suspense
Change location
Introduce new idea
Introduce new subject
Show a process

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Interview questions
Describe for me....
Could you tell me why?
What happened here?
Tell me a little bit about
. . .
What is it like to do
this?
What do you hope to
get out of this?
Why is this important
to you?
What do think will
happen to you?
What do you make of
this?
How will you explain
what has happened here
to other people?
What are you worried
about?
What are you telling
your children?

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Log and capture
Best soundbites
Best shots
Best sounds
Most compelling facts

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Transform
the clips into
a “shot list”

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A mobile journalism school
in your pocket.
SmartFilmSchool.com
Self-directed courses can be
taken in as little as 45 minutes.
Structured learning makes it
easy to find and focus on the
tasks at hand.
The lessons are always on
your phone.

11. These new courses are being used to train correspondents at
CNN and The New York Times in mobile storytelling methods.

12. Robb Montgomery
Randy Hendricks
“Once I started the course, I
could not quit until I had
completed it. Each segment
was interesting, informative,
creatively presented and
edited with precision. I loved
the course and learned a lot
from it.Thank you, Robb!”
★★★★★
Stephan Hendricks
“I liked the way this course
flowed from topic to topic.
Bite size chunks of useful
information that made it easy
to understand. Definitely
worth the time invested in
studying.”
★★★★★
Ioanna Iliadi
“As a professional journalist I
need to know how to use my
mobile as a tool in my job.
This course is like a guide
step by step to make video
using your smartphone.”
★★★★★
FIVE STAR REVIEWS FROM STUDENTS

13. Robb Montgomery
The Smart Film School is a collection of certificate courses that teach filmmaking,
video journalism, content marketing and mobile journalism to professionals.
We teach:
Mobile filming and editing fundamentals
Multimedia stories and apps
Short form video
Video content marketing
Camera and filming
Gear and apps for mobile journalism
Mobile reporting methods
Interview techniques
Script writing
Narration and piece-to camera
Multimedia content creation
Story planning and scripting
Video editing

14. Robb Montgomery
All courses are available at a volume discount for
organizations wanting to give the same training to their
entire staff. For example, newsrooms, schools and
universities are buying these courses in bulk to make
high-quality training affordable and accessible for all.
Media houses and educators are buying site licenses for
these quick courses to train their entire staff on the
latest methods and technologies.

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Design your own course
We have several clients who are choosing to build their
own courses from our library of more than 125 lessons.
Site license pricing makes your custom training program
affordable.
Contact Robb Montgomery for details.

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smartfilmschool.com
The video school in your pocket.