// * This makes emacs happy -*-Mode: C++;-*- /**************************************************************************** * Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * * * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including * * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, * * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell * * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included * * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS * * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF * * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. * * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, * * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR * * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR * * THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. * * * * Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright * * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the * * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written * * authorization. * ****************************************************************************/ /**************************************************************************** * Author: Juergen Pfeifer, 1997 * ****************************************************************************/ // $Id: cursesapp.h,v 1.12 2011/09/17 22:12:10 tom Exp $ #ifndef NCURSES_CURSESAPP_H_incl #define NCURSES_CURSESAPP_H_incl #include <cursslk.h> class NCURSES_IMPEXP NCursesApplication { public: typedef struct _slk_link { // This structure is used to maintain struct _slk_link* prev; // a stack of SLKs Soft_Label_Key_Set* SLKs; } SLK_Link; private: static int rinit(NCursesWindow& w); // Internal Init function for title static NCursesApplication* theApp; // Global ref. to the application static SLK_Link* slk_stack; protected: static NCursesWindow* titleWindow; // The Title Window (if any) bool b_Colors; // Is this a color application? NCursesWindow* Root_Window; // This is the stdscr equiv. // Initialization of attributes; // Rewrite this in your derived class if you prefer other settings virtual void init(bool bColors); // The number of lines for the title window. Default is no title window // You may rewrite this in your derived class virtual int titlesize() const { return 0; } // This method is called to put something into the title window initially // You may rewrite this in your derived class virtual void title() { } // The layout used for the Soft Label Keys. Default is to have no SLKs. // You may rewrite this in your derived class virtual Soft_Label_Key_Set::Label_Layout useSLKs() const { return Soft_Label_Key_Set::None; } // This method is called to initialize the SLKs. Default is nothing. // You may rewrite this in your derived class virtual void init_labels(Soft_Label_Key_Set& S) const { (void) S; } // Your derived class must implement this method. The return value must // be the exit value of your application. virtual int run() = 0; // The constructor is protected, so you may use it in your derived // class constructor. The argument tells whether or not you want colors. NCursesApplication(bool wantColors = FALSE); NCursesApplication& operator=(const NCursesApplication& rhs) { if (this != &rhs) { *this = rhs; } return *this; } NCursesApplication(const NCursesApplication& rhs) : b_Colors(rhs.b_Colors), Root_Window(rhs.Root_Window) { } public: virtual ~NCursesApplication(); // Get a pointer to the current application object static NCursesApplication* getApplication() { return theApp; } // This method runs the application and returns its exit value int operator()(void); // Process the commandline arguments. The default implementation simply // ignores them. Your derived class may rewrite this. virtual void handleArgs(int argc, char* argv[]) { (void) argc; (void) argv; } // Does this application use colors? inline bool useColors() const { return b_Colors; } // Push the Key Set S onto the SLK Stack. S then becomes the current set // of Soft Labelled Keys. void push(Soft_Label_Key_Set& S); // Throw away the current set of SLKs and make the previous one the // new current set. bool pop(); // Retrieve the current set of Soft Labelled Keys. Soft_Label_Key_Set* top() const; // Attributes to use for menu and forms foregrounds virtual chtype foregrounds() const { return b_Colors ? static_cast<chtype>(COLOR_PAIR(1)) : A_BOLD; } // Attributes to use for menu and forms backgrounds virtual chtype backgrounds() const { return b_Colors ? static_cast<chtype>(COLOR_PAIR(2)) : A_NORMAL; } // Attributes to use for inactive (menu) elements virtual chtype inactives() const { return b_Colors ? static_cast<chtype>(COLOR_PAIR(3)|A_DIM) : A_DIM; } // Attributes to use for (form) labels and SLKs virtual chtype labels() const { return b_Colors ? static_cast<chtype>(COLOR_PAIR(4)) : A_NORMAL; } // Attributes to use for form backgrounds virtual chtype dialog_backgrounds() const { return b_Colors ? static_cast<chtype>(COLOR_PAIR(4)) : A_NORMAL; } // Attributes to use as default for (form) window backgrounds virtual chtype window_backgrounds() const { return b_Colors ? static_cast<chtype>(COLOR_PAIR(5)) : A_NORMAL; } // Attributes to use for the title window virtual chtype screen_titles() const { return b_Colors ? static_cast<chtype>(COLOR_PAIR(6)) : A_BOLD; } }; #endif /* NCURSES_CURSESAPP_H_incl */

RE-INVENTING THE TELEVISION NEWS BUSINESS*

A revolution in video storytelling

Creating entirely new & cost-effective production methods

From the world leaders in video production training and the creators of Character Driven Storytelling™

*and every other business that uses video

WHAT WE DO

Over the past 35 years, we have designed, built or restructured some of the most powerful news and journalism companies in the world.

We replace the traditional TV news ‘crew’ with one highly trained journalist, working alone with nothing but an iPhone.

No more TV news ‘crews’, no editors and no field producers.

This is television news done the way newspaper journalism is done – one reporter with their electronic pad and pencil.

In doing this, we can cut the cost of production by as much as 75% while increasing ratings and audience engagement.

In the place of conventional TV news ‘packages’ – ie, reporter stand up, interview, b-roll, man on the street, we marry great journalism with Netflix and Hollywood storytelling.

It’s a combination that works.

We have taken most of our clients to #1 in their respective markets.

And it’s not just for news. Any company, any profit, any NGO and anyone else who is online needs to tell their story in compelling yet cost-effective video. We can teach you to do that. Either in person or virtually.

EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CAN TEACH YOUR STAFF TO PRODUCE

ITAY HOD

Itay Hod, MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2018.

Because he works alone, with only an iPhone, he was able to embed himself with a homeless family.

Here’s the story he produced in a one-day turn.

KIET DO

Kiet Do, an MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2021.

Here is a story he produced, all on his own, with only an iPhone and in a one-day turn.

TAYLOR SCHAUB

Taylor Schaub, an MMJ with Spectrum News 1 in LA, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2023.

Here is a story he turned in only one day, using only an iPhone. It was the first video story he ever did and it was nominated for an Emmy.

THE BOOTCAMP

How do we convert stations and whole networks to working in this way?

Since 1988, we have run intensive 5-Day Video Storytelling Bootcamps

We have done these all over the world.

These are hands-on bootcamps, and participants learn an entirely new way of creating TV news stories.

-We shoot at a 3:1 ratio or lower, so turnaround times are fast.

-We go directly from camera to timelilne and edit – no written scripts. We work in the medium of pictures and sound.

-We are entirely character-driven.

-We are driven by pictures and real events.

-We are focused almost entirely on ’the viewer experience’.

Since 1988, more than 70,000 journalists around the world have taken our bootcamps, either in person on virtualy.

Case Studies

CBS News

We have started to work with CBS News, bringing our ideas of character-driven storytelling to one of the most successful and biggest networks in the United States. Since beginning to work with them ratings have climbed and more importantly, audience engagement is through the ceiling.

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New York Times Television

We started New York Times Television in 1990 and it was the first paper to be brought into the world of TV. It quickly became one of the most successful non-fiction production companies in the United States. The series and documentaries we produced won many awards including multiple Emmys.

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The BBC

We have been working with the BBC since the year 2000 helping to convert their national news network to our visual storytelling technique. Most recently we have trained teams from their sports, documentaries, and comedy divisions to make character-driven stories using only smartphones.

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Spectrum News

For the past five years we have worked with Spectrum News to introduce and train their journalists on visual, character driven storytelling using smartphones helping to create a different kind of local news for their network of 24-Hour News Stations across the United States.

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The United Nations

In 2006, we were approached by the United Nations. Rather than rely on news outlets, it would be much easier to train the field operatives to produce their own stories. We spent two years working with the UN, training more than 100 of their staff in bootcamps in Geneva and Nairobi.

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The Newark Star-Ledger

We trained 50 print reporters at the paper to shoot and tell their own stories, in conjunction with their print work. We built a TV newsroom in their existing print newsroom – you could not ask for a better set and they began to live stream their stories in conjunction with their print work.

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Mcgraw Hill

We spent two years with McGraw Hill, training more than 150 of their staffers, making them completely video literate. McGraw/Hill media properties we transit included Business Week, Aviation Week, (what was the name of the architecture magazine), and JD Power and Associates.

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Voice of America

In 1990, we were approached by The Voice of America, the official broadcasting agency for the United States Government. When we met with VOA, they were only a short wave radio broadcaster, but working with them, we took them into television, launching VOA-TV.

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Oyster Yachts

British based Oyster Yachts makes some of the finest yachts in the world. Like every other company, they had to find a way to feed the never-ending video demands of social media – sites like Instagram and TikTok. We trained the Oyster staff to tell their own stories, using only iPhones.

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Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

We were approached by SEPA, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency because they had to continually find a way to ‘feed the media beast’. The result was that SEPA was able to tell their own stories, whenever they wanted, and at almost no additional cost.

Learn More

Michael on Media

Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.

He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.

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RE-INVENTING THE TELEVISION NEWS BUSINESS*

A revolution in video storytelling

Creating entirely new & cost-effective production methods

From the world leaders in video production training and the creators of Character Driven Storytelling™

*and every other business that uses video

WHAT WE DO

Over the past 35 years, we have designed, built or restructured some of the most powerful news and journalism companies in the world.

We replace the traditional TV news ‘crew’ with one highly trained journalist, working alone with nothing but an iPhone.

No more TV news ‘crews’, no editors and no field producers.

This is television news done the way newspaper journalism is done – one reporter with their electronic pad and pencil.

In doing this, we can cut the cost of production by as much as 75% while increasing ratings and audience engagement.

In the place of conventional TV news ‘packages’ – ie, reporter stand up, interview, b-roll, man on the street, we marry great journalism with Netflix and Hollywood storytelling.

It’s a combination that works.

We have taken most of our clients to #1 in their respective markets.

And it’s not just for news. Any company, any profit, any NGO and anyone else who is online needs to tell their story in compelling yet cost-effective video. We can teach you to do that. Either in person or virtually.

EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CAN TEACH YOUR STAFF TO PRODUCE

ITAY HOD

Itay Hod, MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2018.

Because he works alone, with only an iPhone, he was able to embed himself with a homeless family.

Here’s the story he produced in a one-day turn.

KIET DO

Kiet Do, an MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2021.

Here is a story he produced, all on his own, with only an iPhone and in a one-day turn.

TAYLOR SCHAUB

Taylor Schaub, an MMJ with Spectrum News 1 in LA, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2023.

Here is a story he turned in only one day, using only an iPhone. It was the first video story he ever did and it was nominated for an Emmy.

THE BOOTCAMP

How do we convert stations and whole networks to working in this way?

Since 1988, we have run intensive 5-Day Video Storytelling Bootcamps

We have done these all over the world.

These are hands-on bootcamps, and participants learn an entirely new way of creating TV news stories.

-We shoot at a 3:1 ratio or lower, so turnaround times are fast.

-We go directly from camera to timelilne and edit – no written scripts. We work in the medium of pictures and sound.

-We are entirely character-driven.

-We are driven by pictures and real events.

-We are focused almost entirely on ’the viewer experience’.

Since 1988, more than 70,000 journalists around the world have taken our bootcamps, either in person on virtualy.

Case Studies

CBS News

New York Times Television

The BBC

Spectrum News

The United Nations

The Newark Star-Ledger

Mcgraw Hill

Voice of America

Oyster Yachts

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

Michael on Media