http://daveleejblog.com/2008/09/whats-the-difference-between-online-and-broadcast-video/ Fresh ideas for online journalism Sat, 19 May 2012 18:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://daveleejblog.com/2008/09/whats-the-difference-between-online-and-broadcast-video/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Henry Clarke Price Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:30:31 +0000 http://www.dave-lee.org/jblog/?p=376#comment-1033 Interesting thought about the piece-to-camera, and I'm not sure I agree. Yes, it is true that in an on-demand world where websites can serve up raw footage and accompany video with copy, "filler" or "variety" techniques like the piece-to-camera seem redundant. But by relying solely on VO, don't we risk making video journalism robotic and impersonal, like EuroNews? Isn't it important to maintain and build on a rapport with an audience, now that personal blogs and one-(wo)man operations like Gnooze rule the roost? Interesting thought about the piece-to-camera, and I’m not sure I agree. Yes, it is true that in an on-demand world where websites can serve up raw footage and accompany video with copy, “filler” or “variety” techniques like the piece-to-camera seem redundant. But by relying solely on VO, don’t we risk making video journalism robotic and impersonal, like EuroNews? Isn’t it important to maintain and build on a rapport with an audience, now that personal blogs and one-(wo)man operations like Gnooze rule the roost?

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