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Camp VJ is a hands-on and very practical three day video journalism workshop designed for reporters carrying video cameras. http://campvj.com
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What equipment do I need to bring?
Bring your camera, laptop and editing software of choice. Also bring a tripod and any of the chargers and cables needed for your gear. Camp VJ students have brought everything from Flip cameras to Sony Z1Us and edited with everything from MovieMaker to Final Cut Studio. It is more important to learn on the gear you will be using in your job rather than on a foreign camera or editing system. Even simple DV cameras with good microphones can make compelling movies.
Students need to test their systems and verify that they can import files from their cameras into their editing program. Contact Robb Montgomery if you have questions about what to bring.
What video editing software should I use?
Final Cut is a favorite video editor of many Camp VJ students and instructors. There are two versions of Apple's Final Cut and the less expensive $199 Final Cut Express version is ideal for most video journalism tasks.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What equipment do I need to bring?
Bring your camera, laptop and editing software of choice. Also bring a tripod and any of the chargers and cables needed for your gear. Camp VJ students have brought everything from Flip cameras to Sony Z1Us and edited with everything from MovieMaker to Final Cut Studio. It is more important to learn on the gear you will be using in your job rather than on a foreign camera or editing system. Even simple DV cameras with good microphones can make compelling movies.
Students need to test their systems and verify that they can import files from their cameras into their editing program. Contact Robb Montgomery if you have questions about what to bring.
What video editing software should I use?
Final Cut is a favorite video editor of many Camp VJ students and instructors. There are two versions of Apple's Final Cut and the less expensive $199 Final Cut Express version is ideal for most video journalism tasks.
iMovie is OK for learning basic techniques and on the PC side Adobe Premier is a stellar video editing application that students enjoy using.
It more important for students to bring whatever software they are comfortable with. You can certainly use Windows Media Maker if that is what you like using. The instruction will be shown in Final Cut Pro, which is the editing program most students come to learn.
Here are some other options - free trial versions some other PC software to try:
- Sony Vegas -- http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudio
- Videospin by Pinnacle -- http://www.videospin.com/
Download the free version and test with footage from your camera. Make sure it works with your gear.
Will you hold a Camp VJ in my town?
With your help, yes. We have had many requests to produce Camp VJ in a number of locations: From Edinburgh to Orlando. Visual Editors partners with many leading journalism associations and schools and if you are willing to host a training event in the future - please contact Robb Montgomery for sponsor details.
What will I learn?
Reporters will learn how to set up their cameras and audio gear to produce professional reports from the field; How to shoot and edit sequences, conduct interviews for film and practice with the editing workflow, story editing and principal technologies.
Working in small groups and using their cameras and editing tools, students will get hands-on experience gathering the elements to put together a news video for the Web.
More about the video equipment
It is impossible to support all the possible camera and video editing software combinations, so students must bring a camera and a laptop with working editing software. Students are responsible for making sure their system (camera and laptop) works before packing it along. Most important: Make sure that your software can import your camera's footage. Groups will need one system for every four students.
CAMERA: A small video camera (Or a point and shoot that can capture video at 30FPS)
EDITING SOFTWARE: Any of these will work: iMovie, Avid, Pinnacle, Vegas, Premier, Final Cut Studio or Windows Movie Maker . . . but Final Cut (Either Express roro Pro version) is the most compatible with the training.
Will this training help journalism faculty?
The answer is, of course, yes. Camp Video Journalism students have included Pulitzer-prize photographers, professors and directors of journalism schools. Every Camp VJ has attracted journalism faculty who come to learn how to tell video stories better.
Can I help teach?
By all means, please submit your interest and CV. The training experience is enhanced with more perspectives and lessons from experienced VJs. The Camp VJ instructor roster includes journalists with world wide print and video journalism training backgrounds. Passion is a plus and the charity encourages volunteerism.
Is there a student rate?
There is for full-time college students and it is even less expensive than the early-bird rate. Remember, Visual Editors doesn't charge for membership or any of the online resources it provides. Off-line training is what keeps the charity operating as an all-volunteer effort.
Want to help more student journalists?
Visual Editors has applied for a grant to pay tuition costs for a few students to attend future camp VJ events. Wish us luck and if you know of any sponsors or grant makers who fund such educational initiatives, please contact the Visual Editors Foundation at www.visualeditors.org.
Register for a CampVJ course.
"I really recommend this training for true beginners. People who haven’t yet picked up a video camera and don’t know what an editing system looks like."
--> Angela Grant, a Camp VJ instructor and multimedia producer for the San Antonio Express News.
Terms and conditions
All travel, accommodation and incidental costs are the responsibility of the participants
In the event the minimum number to start the class is not attained, Visual Editors reserves the right to cancel the workshop and course fees will be refunded.
Registered participants can be substituted; Registrant may request a refund up to 14 days in advance of the event start date. Refunds will be made minus a $50 processing fee. Cancellations within 14 days of the event start date are not eligible for refunds.
Visual Editors, NFP reserves the right to change the venue, cancel, alter in character, shorten or extend the duration of this course at any time without incurring any liability whatsoever to the participant due to circumstances outside Visual Editor's control including but not limited to war, embargo, civil unrest, legal proceedings or government regulations that make it impossible or impractical, for Visual Editors, in their absolute discretion, to hold this course.
Will you hold a Camp VJ in my town?
With your help, yes. We have had many requests to produce Camp VJ in a number of locations: From Edinburgh to Orlando. Visual Editors partners with many leading journalism associations and schools and if you are willing to host a training event in the future - please contact Robb Montgomery for sponsor details.
What will I learn?
Reporters will learn how to set up their cameras and audio gear to produce professional reports from the field; How to shoot and edit sequences, conduct interviews for film and practice with the editing workflow, story editing and principal technologies.
Working in small groups and using their cameras and editing tools, students will get hands-on experience gathering the elements to put together a news video for the Web.
More about the video equipment
It is impossible to support all the possible camera and video editing software combinations, so students must bring a camera and a laptop with working editing software. Students are responsible for making sure their system (camera and laptop) works before packing it along. Most important: Make sure that your software can import your camera's footage. Groups will need one system for every four students.
CAMERA: A small video camera (Or a point and shoot that can capture video at 30FPS)
EDITING SOFTWARE: Any of these will work: iMovie, Avid, Pinnacle, Vegas, Premier, Final Cut Studio or Windows Movie Maker . . . but Final Cut (Either Express roro Pro version) is the most compatible with the training.
Will this training help journalism faculty?
The answer is, of course, yes. Camp Video Journalism students have included Pulitzer-prize photographers, professors and directors of journalism schools. Every Camp VJ has attracted journalism faculty who come to learn how to tell video stories better.
Can I help teach?
By all means, please submit your interest and CV. The training experience is enhanced with more perspectives and lessons from experienced VJs. The Camp VJ instructor roster includes journalists with world wide print and video journalism training backgrounds. Passion is a plus and the charity encourages volunteerism.
Is there a student rate?
There is for full-time college students and it is even less expensive than the early-bird rate. Remember, Visual Editors doesn't charge for membership or any of the online resources it provides. Off-line training is what keeps the charity operating as an all-volunteer effort.
Want to help more student journalists?
Visual Editors has applied for a grant to pay tuition costs for a few students to attend future camp VJ events. Wish us luck and if you know of any sponsors or grant makers who fund such educational initiatives, please contact the Visual Editors Foundation at www.visualeditors.org.
Register for a CampVJ course.
"I really recommend this training for true beginners. People who haven’t yet picked up a video camera and don’t know what an editing system looks like."
--> Angela Grant, a Camp VJ instructor and multimedia producer for the San Antonio Express News.
Terms and conditions
All travel, accommodation and incidental costs are the responsibility of the participants
In the event the minimum number to start the class is not attained, Visual Editors reserves the right to cancel the workshop and course fees will be refunded.
Registered participants can be substituted; Registrant may request a refund up to 14 days in advance of the event start date. Refunds will be made minus a $50 processing fee. Cancellations within 14 days of the event start date are not eligible for refunds.
Visual Editors, NFP reserves the right to change the venue, cancel, alter in character, shorten or extend the duration of this course at any time without incurring any liability whatsoever to the participant due to circumstances outside Visual Editor's control including but not limited to war, embargo, civil unrest, legal proceedings or government regulations that make it impossible or impractical, for Visual Editors, in their absolute discretion, to hold this course.
Last updated by Robb Montgomery Jan 2.
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