/* File automatically generated by Parser/asdl_c.py. */ #include "asdl.h" typedef struct _mod *mod_ty; typedef struct _stmt *stmt_ty; typedef struct _expr *expr_ty; typedef enum _expr_context { Load=1, Store=2, Del=3, AugLoad=4, AugStore=5, Param=6 } expr_context_ty; typedef struct _slice *slice_ty; typedef enum _boolop { And=1, Or=2 } boolop_ty; typedef enum _operator { Add=1, Sub=2, Mult=3, Div=4, Mod=5, Pow=6, LShift=7, RShift=8, BitOr=9, BitXor=10, BitAnd=11, FloorDiv=12 } operator_ty; typedef enum _unaryop { Invert=1, Not=2, UAdd=3, USub=4 } unaryop_ty; typedef enum _cmpop { Eq=1, NotEq=2, Lt=3, LtE=4, Gt=5, GtE=6, Is=7, IsNot=8, In=9, NotIn=10 } cmpop_ty; typedef struct _comprehension *comprehension_ty; typedef struct _excepthandler *excepthandler_ty; typedef struct _arguments *arguments_ty; typedef struct _keyword *keyword_ty; typedef struct _alias *alias_ty; enum _mod_kind {Module_kind=1, Interactive_kind=2, Expression_kind=3, Suite_kind=4}; struct _mod { enum _mod_kind kind; union { struct { asdl_seq *body; } Module; struct { asdl_seq *body; } Interactive; struct { expr_ty body; } Expression; struct { asdl_seq *body; } Suite; } v; }; enum _stmt_kind {FunctionDef_kind=1, ClassDef_kind=2, Return_kind=3, Delete_kind=4, Assign_kind=5, AugAssign_kind=6, Print_kind=7, For_kind=8, While_kind=9, If_kind=10, With_kind=11, Raise_kind=12, TryExcept_kind=13, TryFinally_kind=14, Assert_kind=15, Import_kind=16, ImportFrom_kind=17, Exec_kind=18, Global_kind=19, Expr_kind=20, Pass_kind=21, Break_kind=22, Continue_kind=23}; struct _stmt { enum _stmt_kind kind; union { struct { identifier name; arguments_ty args; asdl_seq *body; asdl_seq *decorator_list; } FunctionDef; struct { identifier name; asdl_seq *bases; asdl_seq *body; asdl_seq *decorator_list; } ClassDef; struct { expr_ty value; } Return; struct { asdl_seq *targets; } Delete; struct { asdl_seq *targets; expr_ty value; } Assign; struct { expr_ty target; operator_ty op; expr_ty value; } AugAssign; struct { expr_ty dest; asdl_seq *values; bool nl; } Print; struct { expr_ty target; expr_ty iter; asdl_seq *body; asdl_seq *orelse; } For; struct { expr_ty test; asdl_seq *body; asdl_seq *orelse; } While; struct { expr_ty test; asdl_seq *body; asdl_seq *orelse; } If; struct { expr_ty context_expr; expr_ty optional_vars; asdl_seq *body; } With; struct { expr_ty type; expr_ty inst; expr_ty tback; } Raise; struct { asdl_seq *body; asdl_seq *handlers; asdl_seq *orelse; } TryExcept; struct { asdl_seq *body; asdl_seq *finalbody; } TryFinally; struct { expr_ty test; expr_ty msg; } Assert; struct { asdl_seq *names; } Import; struct { identifier module; asdl_seq *names; int level; } ImportFrom; struct { expr_ty body; expr_ty globals; expr_ty locals; } Exec; struct { asdl_seq *names; } Global; struct { expr_ty value; } Expr; } v; int lineno; int col_offset; }; enum _expr_kind {BoolOp_kind=1, BinOp_kind=2, UnaryOp_kind=3, Lambda_kind=4, IfExp_kind=5, Dict_kind=6, Set_kind=7, ListComp_kind=8, SetComp_kind=9, DictComp_kind=10, GeneratorExp_kind=11, Yield_kind=12, Compare_kind=13, Call_kind=14, Repr_kind=15, Num_kind=16, Str_kind=17, Attribute_kind=18, Subscript_kind=19, Name_kind=20, List_kind=21, Tuple_kind=22}; struct _expr { enum _expr_kind kind; union { struct { boolop_ty op; asdl_seq *values; } BoolOp; struct { expr_ty left; operator_ty op; expr_ty right; } BinOp; struct { unaryop_ty op; expr_ty operand; } UnaryOp; struct { arguments_ty args; expr_ty body; } Lambda; struct { expr_ty test; expr_ty body; expr_ty orelse; } IfExp; struct { asdl_seq *keys; asdl_seq *values; } Dict; struct { asdl_seq *elts; } Set; struct { expr_ty elt; asdl_seq *generators; } ListComp; struct { expr_ty elt; asdl_seq *generators; } SetComp; struct { expr_ty key; expr_ty value; asdl_seq *generators; } DictComp; struct { expr_ty elt; asdl_seq *generators; } GeneratorExp; struct { expr_ty value; } Yield; struct { expr_ty left; asdl_int_seq *ops; asdl_seq *comparators; } Compare; struct { expr_ty func; asdl_seq *args; asdl_seq *keywords; expr_ty starargs; expr_ty kwargs; } Call; struct { expr_ty value; } Repr; struct { object n; } Num; struct { string s; } Str; struct { expr_ty value; identifier attr; expr_context_ty ctx; } Attribute; struct { expr_ty value; slice_ty slice; expr_context_ty ctx; } Subscript; struct { identifier id; expr_context_ty ctx; } Name; struct { asdl_seq *elts; expr_context_ty ctx; } List; struct { asdl_seq *elts; expr_context_ty ctx; } Tuple; } v; int lineno; int col_offset; }; enum _slice_kind {Ellipsis_kind=1, Slice_kind=2, ExtSlice_kind=3, Index_kind=4}; struct _slice { enum _slice_kind kind; union { struct { expr_ty lower; expr_ty upper; expr_ty step; } Slice; struct { asdl_seq *dims; } ExtSlice; struct { expr_ty value; } Index; } v; }; struct _comprehension { expr_ty target; expr_ty iter; asdl_seq *ifs; }; enum _excepthandler_kind {ExceptHandler_kind=1}; struct _excepthandler { enum _excepthandler_kind kind; union { struct { expr_ty type; expr_ty name; asdl_seq *body; } ExceptHandler; } v; int lineno; int col_offset; }; struct _arguments { asdl_seq *args; identifier vararg; identifier kwarg; asdl_seq *defaults; }; struct _keyword { identifier arg; expr_ty value; }; struct _alias { identifier name; identifier asname; }; #define Module(a0, a1) _Py_Module(a0, a1) mod_ty _Py_Module(asdl_seq * body, PyArena *arena); #define Interactive(a0, a1) _Py_Interactive(a0, a1) mod_ty _Py_Interactive(asdl_seq * body, PyArena *arena); #define Expression(a0, a1) _Py_Expression(a0, a1) mod_ty _Py_Expression(expr_ty body, PyArena *arena); #define Suite(a0, a1) _Py_Suite(a0, a1) mod_ty _Py_Suite(asdl_seq * body, PyArena *arena); #define FunctionDef(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) _Py_FunctionDef(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) stmt_ty _Py_FunctionDef(identifier name, arguments_ty args, asdl_seq * body, asdl_seq * decorator_list, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define ClassDef(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) _Py_ClassDef(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) stmt_ty _Py_ClassDef(identifier name, asdl_seq * bases, asdl_seq * body, asdl_seq * decorator_list, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Return(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Return(a0, a1, a2, a3) stmt_ty _Py_Return(expr_ty value, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Delete(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Delete(a0, a1, a2, a3) stmt_ty _Py_Delete(asdl_seq * targets, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Assign(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_Assign(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) stmt_ty _Py_Assign(asdl_seq * targets, expr_ty value, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define AugAssign(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_AugAssign(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_AugAssign(expr_ty target, operator_ty op, expr_ty value, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Print(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_Print(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_Print(expr_ty dest, asdl_seq * values, bool nl, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define For(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) _Py_For(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) stmt_ty _Py_For(expr_ty target, expr_ty iter, asdl_seq * body, asdl_seq * orelse, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define While(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_While(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_While(expr_ty test, asdl_seq * body, asdl_seq * orelse, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define If(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_If(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_If(expr_ty test, asdl_seq * body, asdl_seq * orelse, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define With(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_With(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_With(expr_ty context_expr, expr_ty optional_vars, asdl_seq * body, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Raise(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_Raise(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_Raise(expr_ty type, expr_ty inst, expr_ty tback, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define TryExcept(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_TryExcept(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_TryExcept(asdl_seq * body, asdl_seq * handlers, asdl_seq * orelse, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define TryFinally(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_TryFinally(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) stmt_ty _Py_TryFinally(asdl_seq * body, asdl_seq * finalbody, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Assert(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_Assert(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) stmt_ty _Py_Assert(expr_ty test, expr_ty msg, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Import(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Import(a0, a1, a2, a3) stmt_ty _Py_Import(asdl_seq * names, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define ImportFrom(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_ImportFrom(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_ImportFrom(identifier module, asdl_seq * names, int level, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Exec(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_Exec(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) stmt_ty _Py_Exec(expr_ty body, expr_ty globals, expr_ty locals, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Global(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Global(a0, a1, a2, a3) stmt_ty _Py_Global(asdl_seq * names, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Expr(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Expr(a0, a1, a2, a3) stmt_ty _Py_Expr(expr_ty value, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Pass(a0, a1, a2) _Py_Pass(a0, a1, a2) stmt_ty _Py_Pass(int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Break(a0, a1, a2) _Py_Break(a0, a1, a2) stmt_ty _Py_Break(int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Continue(a0, a1, a2) _Py_Continue(a0, a1, a2) stmt_ty _Py_Continue(int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define BoolOp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_BoolOp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_BoolOp(boolop_ty op, asdl_seq * values, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define BinOp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_BinOp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) expr_ty _Py_BinOp(expr_ty left, operator_ty op, expr_ty right, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define UnaryOp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_UnaryOp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_UnaryOp(unaryop_ty op, expr_ty operand, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Lambda(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_Lambda(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_Lambda(arguments_ty args, expr_ty body, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define IfExp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_IfExp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) expr_ty _Py_IfExp(expr_ty test, expr_ty body, expr_ty orelse, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Dict(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_Dict(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_Dict(asdl_seq * keys, asdl_seq * values, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Set(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Set(a0, a1, a2, a3) expr_ty _Py_Set(asdl_seq * elts, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define ListComp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_ListComp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_ListComp(expr_ty elt, asdl_seq * generators, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define SetComp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_SetComp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_SetComp(expr_ty elt, asdl_seq * generators, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define DictComp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_DictComp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) expr_ty _Py_DictComp(expr_ty key, expr_ty value, asdl_seq * generators, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define GeneratorExp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_GeneratorExp(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_GeneratorExp(expr_ty elt, asdl_seq * generators, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Yield(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Yield(a0, a1, a2, a3) expr_ty _Py_Yield(expr_ty value, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Compare(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_Compare(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) expr_ty _Py_Compare(expr_ty left, asdl_int_seq * ops, asdl_seq * comparators, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Call(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7) _Py_Call(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7) expr_ty _Py_Call(expr_ty func, asdl_seq * args, asdl_seq * keywords, expr_ty starargs, expr_ty kwargs, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Repr(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Repr(a0, a1, a2, a3) expr_ty _Py_Repr(expr_ty value, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Num(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Num(a0, a1, a2, a3) expr_ty _Py_Num(object n, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Str(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Str(a0, a1, a2, a3) expr_ty _Py_Str(string s, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Attribute(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_Attribute(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) expr_ty _Py_Attribute(expr_ty value, identifier attr, expr_context_ty ctx, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Subscript(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_Subscript(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) expr_ty _Py_Subscript(expr_ty value, slice_ty slice, expr_context_ty ctx, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Name(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_Name(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_Name(identifier id, expr_context_ty ctx, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define List(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_List(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_List(asdl_seq * elts, expr_context_ty ctx, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Tuple(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_Tuple(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) expr_ty _Py_Tuple(asdl_seq * elts, expr_context_ty ctx, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define Ellipsis(a0) _Py_Ellipsis(a0) slice_ty _Py_Ellipsis(PyArena *arena); #define Slice(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_Slice(a0, a1, a2, a3) slice_ty _Py_Slice(expr_ty lower, expr_ty upper, expr_ty step, PyArena *arena); #define ExtSlice(a0, a1) _Py_ExtSlice(a0, a1) slice_ty _Py_ExtSlice(asdl_seq * dims, PyArena *arena); #define Index(a0, a1) _Py_Index(a0, a1) slice_ty _Py_Index(expr_ty value, PyArena *arena); #define comprehension(a0, a1, a2, a3) _Py_comprehension(a0, a1, a2, a3) comprehension_ty _Py_comprehension(expr_ty target, expr_ty iter, asdl_seq * ifs, PyArena *arena); #define ExceptHandler(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) _Py_ExceptHandler(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) excepthandler_ty _Py_ExceptHandler(expr_ty type, expr_ty name, asdl_seq * body, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena); #define arguments(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) _Py_arguments(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4) arguments_ty _Py_arguments(asdl_seq * args, identifier vararg, identifier kwarg, asdl_seq * defaults, PyArena *arena); #define keyword(a0, a1, a2) _Py_keyword(a0, a1, a2) keyword_ty _Py_keyword(identifier arg, expr_ty value, PyArena *arena); #define alias(a0, a1, a2) _Py_alias(a0, a1, a2) alias_ty _Py_alias(identifier name, identifier asname, PyArena *arena); PyObject* PyAST_mod2obj(mod_ty t); mod_ty PyAST_obj2mod(PyObject* ast, PyArena* arena, int mode); int PyAST_Check(PyObject* obj);

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.

Continue reading this post or look back at previous posts.

Do You Have Questions About Learning Video Skills?

If you would like to know more about our courses contact us and one of our training advisors will be happy to call you.

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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

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