- I am an outdoor lifestyle photographer and filmmaker based in Seattle WA. I love to push the envelope with my work and I enjoy sharing what I learn along the way.
This blog will show both current work as well as how-to's and insight on becoming a better photographer and DSLR filmmaker.
- Kirk Mastin
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Category Archives: citizen journalist
Hyper-local journalism in the Czech Republic
The nitty gritty:
FUTUROOM is an experiment in hyper-local and Social Media news reporting on a national level in the Czech Republic.
This is a story of how a national news organization was built from the ground up, based on hyper-local journalism and social media.
The finished film will be posted as soon as it is done.
Technical details:
This film was story-boarded and shot in four days.
I used a Canon HF100 camcorder, a Sennheiser Evolution G2 wireless lavaliere kit, a Manfrotto Modo tripod, and for some sequences, a Sony T500 point and shoot camera.
Total value of my equipment: $1350
Is this truly lo-fi? In this case I would say yes. This is the cheapest I could make this type of film: HD, great sound and steady shots with a tripod.
This entire setup fit inside of my small laptop bag. I had a portable shooting/editing setup wherever I went, and it was incredibly discreet and convenient.
I hope to shoot many more projects with this same setup.
-Kirk
Also posted in Canon EOS 5D, Featured, video
Tagged Abroad, Add new tag, cell phone video, Czech Republic, Embassies and Consulates, Government, hyper, hyper-local journalism, hyperlocal, Journalism, journalists, local, lofihistyle, Media, news, News agency, Prague, social media, user generated content, video
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The Future (?) of Journalism in the Age of Youtube
The amateur IS the journalist and the amateur is everywhere. All the time.
January 15th, 2009, a plane crash lands in the Hudson River. Less than ten minutes after the crash, a man named Janis Krums snaps a photo of the downed plane and uploads the photo to Twitpic. As the ferry boat heads to the crash site to pick up survivors, Krum’s photo becomes the defining photo of this event, running on the front page of newspapers around the world.
So who is Janis Krums? Who is this person who has captured one of the most important breaking news stories of 2009?
Janis Krums is your competition. And this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Also posted in Featured, tips
Tagged Apple, BBC, citizen journalism, Flixwagon, Hudson River, Journalism, Media, Mobile phone, San Francisco, Services, Steve Jobs, Television, YouTube
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NAB 2009: TV Production in the Age of YouTube
This year I had the fortunate opportunity to speak at the 2009 NAB Convention in Las Vegas.
I spoke specifically to the Broadcast Education Association at a panel called The Pedagogy of Television Production in the Age of YouTube.
Also posted in Featured, Presentations, video
Tagged Broadcast, Business, Filmmaking, Journalist, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada, Marketing, Media, Media Production, Point-and-shoot camera, Sony, Television, Vimeo, YouTube
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iPhone + Cycorder= future of journalism?
Over the last few days I have come to re-affirm a deeply held belief:
The end of the newspaper era is the beginning of decentralized news reporting, where ‘timeliness over quality’ is the rule of the day.
I have always believed in the Media Singularity which is the ultimate outcome of increasingly cheaper technology combined with ever expanding online distribution. I just never thought it would come so soon.
Also posted in iphone, tips
Tagged Camcorder, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, citizen journalism, citizen journalist, Flip Video, iphone, Mobile phone, photojournalism, ugc, Uploading and downloading, user generated content, Video camera, Vimeo, YouTube
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A Fire Runs Through It.
As originally written by the Flickr photog:
“(Taken on my Apple iphone, straight from phone cam, no computer enhancement, my Nikon D50 is broken. Location is Artesian Road in Rancho Santa fe; Highest position on explore was #2; this photo was also picked up by the front page of yahoo news which resulted in the 80,000 views)
Also posted in iphone, tips
Tagged Apple, Flickr, Handhelds, iphone, Mobile phone, Nikon D50, Smartphone, Smartphones, Society and Culture, United States, user generated content, Web 2.0, Yahoo
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