Backpack Journalism in 2016 means running and gunning with smaller, better, faster, cheaper gear and workflow than ever before in the age of digital storytelling. During this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to produce video content using the smartphone. Participants will be exposed to basic techniques on gathering quality sound bites and shooting compelling B-roll and "selfie stand-ups." You will learn to edit those assets into a short video package that can easily and immediately be shared online — therefore beating the pants off fellow journos using more traditional approaches.

1. SMARTER
REPORTING
WITH
SMARTPHONES
JournCamp
Victor Hernandez
April 2016

2. VICTOR HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA INNOVATION
ACADEMIC FELLOW — WEARABLE TECH
EDITORIAL + TECH LEADERSHIP ROLES
@TOTHEVICTOR
#journcamp

3. Speaking of
Wearables
#journcamp

4. 4K DISPLAYS MAY BE SCARCE, BUT 4K CAMERAS
ARE EVERYWHERE
• iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, and iPhone SE
• Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Note 5, S7 and S7 Edge
• LG G4 and G5
• Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P
• Sony Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact, and Z5 Premium
http://lifehacker.com/everything-you-can-do-with-the-4k-camera-in-your-pocket-1769337531
#journcamp

5. TODAY’S STARTING LINEUP:
1. Welcome
2. Evolution
3. Determining Strategy
4. Mobile Devices
5. Peripherals
6. Video Apps
7. Photo Apps
8. Audio Apps
9. Videolicious
Extra innings: Exercise #journcamp

6. Yogi Berra
1925-2015

7. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.“
#journcamp

8. PLAY BALL!

9. #journcamp
THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING?

10. #journcamp

11. BY THE NUMBERS
•90% of American adults own a cell phone
•64% of U.S. adults have a smartphone
•By 2020, 5 Billion people in world will possess smartphones
•On average, parents give their child initial mobile phone at age 11
•People use 27 apps on average/month, spent $35 in 2015
#journcamphttp://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/report-each-u-s-iphone-user-spent-35-on-apps-last-year/636947 http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/01/us-smartphone-use-in-2015/

12. The average user now picks up
their mobile phone more than
1,500 times/week
•Average user first reaches for their
phone at 7:31 a.m.
•Daily average time spent using:
3 hours 16 mins. (Moment app for
IOS and Android)
•221 tasks each day (compared to
140 via desktop/laptops)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2783677/How-YOU-look-phone-The-average-user-picks-device-1-500-times-day.html #journcamp

13. SMARTPHONE FUNCTIONALITY
• voice
• email
• camera
• web
• social
• audio
• research
• gps
• editing
• hotspot
• mapping
• sensors
• publish
• curate
• gaming
• video chat
• texting
• streaming
• payments
• transmit
• translate

14. ‘Four-wire’ Satellite Live U/TV U Mobile Devices
The Mobile News Reporting
Evolution

15. You can observe a lot by just watching.“
#journcamp

16. “Choose Your Own Adventure”
• Approach
• Style
• Storytelling objectives
• Publishing
• Collaborative
• Equipment (costs)
#journcamp

17. http://documentally.com/2016/01/04/landscape-vs-portrait-video/
We’re working to get 100 percent of our videos vertical.
We find the engagement much higher. Users are more satisfied,
and there’s a higher completion rate on them.
Jon Steinberg,The Daily Mail
#journcamp

18. Now let us consider the near future.
The next generation of screens will be
wrapped around our eyes, projected
into goggles. Maybe even embedded
in contact lenses.
Our eyes are side by side.Virtual and
augmented realities are unlikely to be
in portrait.
Vertical videos may ‘look and feel
right’ on our devices. But for how
long? — Christian Payne
@documentally
http://documentally.com/2016/01/04/landscape-vs-portrait-video/
LANDSCAPE VS. PORTRAIT
#journcamp

19. CHOOSING
THE RIGHT
TOOLS
#journcamp

20. #journcamp
The global platform wars are over, even as smartphone adoption continues to rise
across various markets worldwide.Android and iOS were estimated to account for
97.3% of global platform market share in 2015, compared to 96.3% prior year.
http://www.businessinsider.com/global-smartphone-market-forecast-2016-3

21. #journcamp

22. Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.
“Mobile
#journcamp

23. Audio
Low cost
lav mic ($40)
Stick mic ($30)
Smart lav mic
adapter cable ($15)
Blue Mikey
stereo mic iOS ($80)
Rode mini-shotgun mic ($149)

24. Stands, Grips, Mounts
Lens Pro CamLite
mCase Mount ($150)
Table Dolly ($40) Gorilla Pod ($20) Selfie Stick ($20)

25. Lighting, Lenses, Adapters, Stuff
Mini LED Light ($25) Lens Kit ($100-200) Camera Shoe Adapter ($10) In-ear headphones ($100)

26. The future ain’t what it used to be.“
#journcamp

27. MOBILE
APPS
#journcamp

28. Video Production Apps
Videolicious
(freemium)
Video Crop (free)Filmic Pro ($10)
KineMaster
(freemium)
Hyperlapse
(free)
Steller
(free)
coming soon

29. Why buy good luggage, you only use it
when you travel.
“
#journcamp

30. Photography Apps
CameraPlus ($2) Snapseed (free) Photoshop Express (free) Dark Room (free)

31. You better cut the pizza in four pieces because
I’m not hungry enough to eat six.
“
#journcamp

32. Audio Apps
Ferrite (free) Video Record Pro (free) WavePad Audio (free) Cogi (freemium)

33. You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where
you are going, because you might not get there
“
#journcamp

34. Monty Davis,Video Editor at The
Kansas City Star, using an
iOgrapher mobile kit while
filming a Videolicious video in
Toronto. (kansascity.com)

35. VIDEOLICIOUS
1. Choose your shots.Tap to set the order.
2. Remember - horizontal shot media works best.
3. Tell your story.
4. Press record, then tap on the thumbnails to narrate over your shots.
5. Select theme music from royalty free song library.
6. Share with the world.
#journcamp

36. #journcamp
#ProTips
• Lightweight but sturdy bag is a must
• No. 1 rule for ‘mojos’ (and life) -- A.B.C.
• Can’t be all digital. Don’t forget notepad and pens.
• Try out new apps at home -- not in the field
• Get yourself organized! Use folders on your smartphone.
• Airplane mode is awesome when shooting (avoid interruptions)
• Best to zoom with your feet, not your fingers

37. It’s like déjà vu all over again.“
#journcamp

38. tinyurl.com/journcamp-yogi
#journcamp

39. It ain’t over till it’s over.“
#journcamp

40. Do we think they’re ready
to hit the field?
#journcamp