Comments on: Beating boring TV-style video on Black Friday

By: Will Sullivan

Will Sullivan — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:22:39 +0000

Hey Cyndy,
I’m sorry if I offended you. I agree not all TV stories are boring and 1-2 print photos definitely isn’t engaging, but it is what it is. Or they are what they are. …?

I’m not trying to throw out cheap shots, or if I am, they’re being thrown at everyone for being complacent and just copying traditional quick TV video. I know there are many great vjs at TV studios, just as there are many great multimedia photographers (? Videographers? what do we call them now?) at newspapers around the country.

I was just trying to say “Yay thinking a bit more creativity with visuals” when telling a rather boring story.

Cheers,
Will

P.S. Love your blog, btw.

By: rhernandez

rhernandez — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:10:19 +0000

cindy,
i didn’t post this, but most print photos ARE stagnant as tv news. i agree in this case in generalities. i don’t see it as a cheap shot, but a call to do better work, realize the majority of both our industries have been on auto-pilot for a while.

By: cyndy green

cyndy green — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:51:25 +0000

Richard…
Not all TV stories are boring, anymore than most print photos are stagnant. Maybe the problem is with the channel you watch. The example by Dai is great – and I’ve seen equally good stuff by TV VJs. Let’s move beyond cheap shots.

By: Josh Meltzer

Josh Meltzer — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:19:15 +0000

Another great video story on Black Friday, by Evelio Contreras of The Roanoke Times can be found here. A funny take shot through the night before the stores opened. Evelio, a writer turned full-time video photographer, is doing a great job with storytelling.

http://www.roanoke.com/multimedia/video/wb/140861