Equipment
At Rowan, the following can be booked and checked out from the Journalism Department at 6 High Street:
T5i, Rode mic and tripod – For recording video interviews or capturing b-roll
Zoom audio recorder with mini-tripod – For recording podcasts or high quality audio interviews
GoPro – For recording action shots (see video about 4-foot law for bikes in Philly)
Box of Legos and green board – For building or for making stop motion
Cellphone tripod – For stabilizing your shots for video or stop animation. You can also attach this to a larger tripod.
Software and Tutorials
Smartphone Reporting
- Mobile Journalism Manual Tutorials
- 9 photo composition tips
- Top 5 Tips on Shooting Better Videos with your Smartphone
- Quick Tips for Mobile Journalism with Glen Mulcahy
- Smartphone journalism: Audio tips
Video
- How to capture a video clip from YouTube using QuickTime player
- How to add closed captions to YouTube videos
Final Cut Pro X (also similar concepts to iMovie
- Final Cut Pro X basics
- Final Cut Pro X Tutorial Beginners video
- Final Cut Pro X Tips and Tricks video
- How to add titles and graphics to Final Cut
- Import still images into Final Cut
- How to import an Animated GIF into Final Cut
Adobe Premiere Pro
- Five editing basics in Premiere
- Adobe Premiere basic editing techniques
- Adobe Premiere basics video
- How to add titles and graphics to Premiere
- How to import Videos and Images into Premiere
Podcasting
- Anchor FM – App that lets you record an entire podcast right from your smartphone
- Step-by-Step Audio: From Recording to Editing to WordPress
- Audio editing tutorial video for Audacity
- Adobe Audition for beginners
- SoundCloud.com – For posting audio to web
Animated Video Makers
- RawShorts (“Pink Tax” video made with this one)
- PowToon
- Animaker
Stop Motion
- Stop Motion Studio App for iPhone or iPad
- How to Make Stop Motion Videos – (start at 5:30 to get general concepts)
- How to Make Stop Motion Video with iMovie 10
Chart, Graph and Infographics
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