9781136033292

1136033297

9780240808482

0240808487

Roll! Shells fly overhead as night-scopes capture deadly fire fights with an eerie green hue, a category 5 hurricane devastates the Big Easy, hidden cameras enter a Cambodian village of brothels and a veteran journalist interviews himself throughout his own brain surgery. Part non-fiction drama, part trade publication, part text book, all woven together giving the reader a look through the viewfinders of the very best television photojournalists. As 19 experts weigh in with their candid, personal stories and photographic tips, it's as if you're over their shoulders, following their intuitions and hearing their thoughts as they shoot. The trade term for what they do is called ENG (Electronic News Gathering) and whether they're called Cameramen, Backpack Journalists, Television Photographers or any other moniker de jour, they're all paid to bring the world's events into living rooms around the world. These are the men and women who capture the bleeding edge of history - as it happens. Written in a smooth, unique interview style, this book is a necessary read for photojournalists, videographers and tv photojournalists. *Interviews with successful, professional TV photojournalists will inspire you *Lively tone conveys rich, practical know-how and peer advice from-the-trenches *Explains video shooting techniques within the context of the broadcast news profession *Loaded with hundreds of interesting photographs.

"Roll! gives you a look through the viewfinders of the very best television photojournalists and shows you how they do their work. As 19 experts weigh in with their candid, personal stories and photographic tips, it's as if you're looking over their shoulders, following their intuitions, and hearing their thoughts as they shoot. The trade term for what they do is called ENG (electronic news gathering) and whether they're called cameramen, backpack journalists, television photographers, or any other moniker de jour, they're all paid to bring the world's events into living rooms around the globe. These are the men and women who capture the bleeding edge of history - as it happens."--Jacket.

The History of Television Photojournalism

From the Beginning; John DeTarsio, A Storyteller's Story; Larry Hatteberg, The Chain Of Command; Eric Kehe, The Photographic Department

People and Equipment; The Language of Lenses; Stephen Hooker, Camera Techniques for Spot News; Christian Parkinson, General News

From Kings to Commoners; Ray Farkas: Interviews

Talking Heads and Voyeurism; Corky Scholl, Feature Stories, B-Roll, Sequencing and Great Moments; Lisa Berglund, Truth and Filmmaking, Objective and Subjective Camerawork; Ian Pearson, Legalities and Ethics

Do the Right Thing; Mitchell Wagenberg, Covert Camera

The Fangs of the Fourth Estate; Heidi McGuire, The One

Woman

Band; Greg Stickney, Live

What TV News Does Best; Sam Allen, Get Into the Game

Athletic Photography; Brian Weister, Editing

A Cut Above; Mike Elwell: Embed

War Coverage; Bart Noonan, World Coverage

From the Top Down; David Hands, Freelancing in TV News; Rustin Thompson, From News to Independent Documentaries; Kevin Sites, The Future of Journalism

Parting Shots; Appendix A Video Formats; Appendix B Setting Up a Video Monitor; Appendix C More on Lighting; Appendix D RCFP First Amendment Handbook;

Appendix E RTNDA Code of Ethics; Appendix F NPPA Code of Ethics; Appendix G Sound.