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Selling my Canon XH A1

Glen Canning — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:55:53 +0000

Selling my Canon XH A1. Great condition. Has only been used with Panasonic AY-DVM63AMQ tapes. Never used as a deck. Low hours (my guess less than 30 tapes have gone through it). Includes extra battery, cables, manual, PortaBrace rain cover, Magna Case bag, and ten tapes. Shipping depends on location but it will be whatever Fed-Ex charges.

Asking $2,700 Cdn. Will ship internationally on receipt of payment.

Video journalism in Africa

Glen Canning — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:53:05 +0000

Ruud Elmendorp, whom I’ve posted on before, is a video journalist working in Africa. Ruud wrote about his experiences in the job for the Online Journalism Blog.

A good read for sure.

What Happened with the Docs at Oscar 2010?

Glen Canning — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:34:01 +0000

Independent journalist Tom Roston writes his thoughts for PBS on what went wrong at the Oscars for the documentary genre. If you watched you saw Music by Prudence director Roger Ross Williams get interrupted by his producer Elinor Burkett who made a complete ass of herself.

When The Cove won you could feel the joy for producer Fisher Stevens but the speech turned to disaster as ABC cut the mic when Ric Barry flashed a “Text ‘dolphin’ to 4144″ sign. That was nonsense and shame on them. Roston put it best, “it’s much more attractive to tear up and say, “You like me, you really like me,” than it is to say, “Make this world a better place.“”

The Cove

Glen Canning — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:14:54 +0000

As a big fan of The Cove documentary film I was very disappointed in the way ABC cut them off at the Oscars. Documentaries are by their nature political and controversial. There should have been no surprises.

Another beautiful day

Glen Canning — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:12:20 +0000

Spring is on the way! It’s a bright sunny day in Halifax and I so love shooting when it’s warm out.

Videojournalist Tips

Glen Canning — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:50:31 +0000

I’ve updated the VJ Tips page and plan to add much more in the coming weeks. If you have a favourite tip please share it. I’m going to make this the featured topic on videojournalist.ca for now. I’m also going to be adding some how-to video’s to the tip page. Plus I made up some camera checklist for the SONY DSR390, PD150, and the Z1U. I’ll have a couple made up for the Canon XH A1 and the JVC GY-HM100U soon.

Video Journalism: Past and Future

Glen Canning — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:53:09 +0000

Huffingon Post writer and NYU Journalism Professor Joe Peyronnin shares his views on the past and future of videojournalism.

“Fifty years ago the railroad companies struggled until they recognized they were in the “transportation” business rather than the train business. Network news organizations are in the “video journalism” business. Reporters should think of themselves as “video storytellers,” not just television reporters. While they should embrace new production tools, they should master three essentials: original reporting, great writing and quality storytelling.

“Journalism students at New York University, as well as other universities around he country, are learning how to be self-sufficient video journalists. They do all the research, reporting, shooting, writing and editing for each of their own pieces. They are passionate, bright and motivated by their love of video journalism. Many of them are certain to be among those who drive the future evolution of video journalism.”

Video Journalism: Past and Future

VJ Vaughan Smith with the Grenadier Guards

Glen Canning — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:54:13 +0000

Video journalist Vaughan Smith, a former army captain, was in Afghanistan embedded with the Grenadier Guards. This is his remarkable close-up account from behind enemy lines in Afghanistan shot for the UK’s Channel 4 News.

Videojournalist Jose Iglesias shares Haiti experience

Glen Canning — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:21:43 +0000

Videojournalist Jose Iglesias had never been to Haiti, but he was familiar with stark images of the impoverished island-nation from his years as a photo editor.

Still, the death and destruction he witnessed following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake last month was beyond anything he could imagine.

“The magnitude of the earthquake didn’t hit me until we got to the hotel and I opened the door of the car and I saw bodies, dead bodies. And one of the dead bodies I saw was that of a child. He must have been around 13, 14 years old,” said Iglesias.

“At that point, I said, `what have I gotten myself into?’ It was just something I’d never seen before.” Iglesias shares his story with the Miami Herald.

Iranian video wins journalism prize

Glen Canning — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:29:19 +0000

A citizen video that captured the death of 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan during the 2009 Iranian election protests has won a prestigious George Polk Award for Journalism.

It is the first winner in a new category for videography created by Long Island University, which bestows 13 George Polk Awards annually.

Shot by anonymous citizens and posted on the internet, it allowed the world to witness the shooting death of the young woman amid protests against the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It is the first time the award has been given to work produced anonymously.

CBC Report.