/* datetime.h */ #ifndef DATETIME_H #define DATETIME_H #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif /* Fields are packed into successive bytes, each viewed as unsigned and * big-endian, unless otherwise noted: * * byte offset * 0 year 2 bytes, 1-9999 * 2 month 1 byte, 1-12 * 3 day 1 byte, 1-31 * 4 hour 1 byte, 0-23 * 5 minute 1 byte, 0-59 * 6 second 1 byte, 0-59 * 7 usecond 3 bytes, 0-999999 * 10 */ /* # of bytes for year, month, and day. */ #define _PyDateTime_DATE_DATASIZE 4 /* # of bytes for hour, minute, second, and usecond. */ #define _PyDateTime_TIME_DATASIZE 6 /* # of bytes for year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and usecond. */ #define _PyDateTime_DATETIME_DATASIZE 10 typedef struct { PyObject_HEAD long hashcode; /* -1 when unknown */ int days; /* -MAX_DELTA_DAYS <= days <= MAX_DELTA_DAYS */ int seconds; /* 0 <= seconds < 24*3600 is invariant */ int microseconds; /* 0 <= microseconds < 1000000 is invariant */ } PyDateTime_Delta; typedef struct { PyObject_HEAD /* a pure abstract base clase */ } PyDateTime_TZInfo; /* The datetime and time types have hashcodes, and an optional tzinfo member, * present if and only if hastzinfo is true. */ #define _PyTZINFO_HEAD \ PyObject_HEAD \ long hashcode; \ char hastzinfo; /* boolean flag */ /* No _PyDateTime_BaseTZInfo is allocated; it's just to have something * convenient to cast to, when getting at the hastzinfo member of objects * starting with _PyTZINFO_HEAD. */ typedef struct { _PyTZINFO_HEAD } _PyDateTime_BaseTZInfo; /* All time objects are of PyDateTime_TimeType, but that can be allocated * in two ways, with or without a tzinfo member. Without is the same as * tzinfo == None, but consumes less memory. _PyDateTime_BaseTime is an * internal struct used to allocate the right amount of space for the * "without" case. */ #define _PyDateTime_TIMEHEAD \ _PyTZINFO_HEAD \ unsigned char data[_PyDateTime_TIME_DATASIZE]; typedef struct { _PyDateTime_TIMEHEAD } _PyDateTime_BaseTime; /* hastzinfo false */ typedef struct { _PyDateTime_TIMEHEAD PyObject *tzinfo; } PyDateTime_Time; /* hastzinfo true */ /* All datetime objects are of PyDateTime_DateTimeType, but that can be * allocated in two ways too, just like for time objects above. In addition, * the plain date type is a base class for datetime, so it must also have * a hastzinfo member (although it's unused there). */ typedef struct { _PyTZINFO_HEAD unsigned char data[_PyDateTime_DATE_DATASIZE]; } PyDateTime_Date; #define _PyDateTime_DATETIMEHEAD \ _PyTZINFO_HEAD \ unsigned char data[_PyDateTime_DATETIME_DATASIZE]; typedef struct { _PyDateTime_DATETIMEHEAD } _PyDateTime_BaseDateTime; /* hastzinfo false */ typedef struct { _PyDateTime_DATETIMEHEAD PyObject *tzinfo; } PyDateTime_DateTime; /* hastzinfo true */ /* Apply for date and datetime instances. */ #define PyDateTime_GET_YEAR(o) ((((PyDateTime_Date*)o)->data[0] << 8) | \ ((PyDateTime_Date*)o)->data[1]) #define PyDateTime_GET_MONTH(o) (((PyDateTime_Date*)o)->data[2]) #define PyDateTime_GET_DAY(o) (((PyDateTime_Date*)o)->data[3]) #define PyDateTime_DATE_GET_HOUR(o) (((PyDateTime_DateTime*)o)->data[4]) #define PyDateTime_DATE_GET_MINUTE(o) (((PyDateTime_DateTime*)o)->data[5]) #define PyDateTime_DATE_GET_SECOND(o) (((PyDateTime_DateTime*)o)->data[6]) #define PyDateTime_DATE_GET_MICROSECOND(o) \ ((((PyDateTime_DateTime*)o)->data[7] << 16) | \ (((PyDateTime_DateTime*)o)->data[8] << 8) | \ ((PyDateTime_DateTime*)o)->data[9]) /* Apply for time instances. */ #define PyDateTime_TIME_GET_HOUR(o) (((PyDateTime_Time*)o)->data[0]) #define PyDateTime_TIME_GET_MINUTE(o) (((PyDateTime_Time*)o)->data[1]) #define PyDateTime_TIME_GET_SECOND(o) (((PyDateTime_Time*)o)->data[2]) #define PyDateTime_TIME_GET_MICROSECOND(o) \ ((((PyDateTime_Time*)o)->data[3] << 16) | \ (((PyDateTime_Time*)o)->data[4] << 8) | \ ((PyDateTime_Time*)o)->data[5]) /* Define structure for C API. */ typedef struct { /* type objects */ PyTypeObject *DateType; PyTypeObject *DateTimeType; PyTypeObject *TimeType; PyTypeObject *DeltaType; PyTypeObject *TZInfoType; /* constructors */ PyObject *(*Date_FromDate)(int, int, int, PyTypeObject*); PyObject *(*DateTime_FromDateAndTime)(int, int, int, int, int, int, int, PyObject*, PyTypeObject*); PyObject *(*Time_FromTime)(int, int, int, int, PyObject*, PyTypeObject*); PyObject *(*Delta_FromDelta)(int, int, int, int, PyTypeObject*); /* constructors for the DB API */ PyObject *(*DateTime_FromTimestamp)(PyObject*, PyObject*, PyObject*); PyObject *(*Date_FromTimestamp)(PyObject*, PyObject*); } PyDateTime_CAPI; #define PyDateTime_CAPSULE_NAME "datetime.datetime_CAPI" /* "magic" constant used to partially protect against developer mistakes. */ #define DATETIME_API_MAGIC 0x414548d5 #ifdef Py_BUILD_CORE /* Macros for type checking when building the Python core. */ #define PyDate_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_DateType) #define PyDate_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyDateTime_DateType) #define PyDateTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_DateTimeType) #define PyDateTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyDateTime_DateTimeType) #define PyTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_TimeType) #define PyTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyDateTime_TimeType) #define PyDelta_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_DeltaType) #define PyDelta_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyDateTime_DeltaType) #define PyTZInfo_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_TZInfoType) #define PyTZInfo_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyDateTime_TZInfoType) #else /* Define global variable for the C API and a macro for setting it. */ static PyDateTime_CAPI *PyDateTimeAPI = NULL; #define PyDateTime_IMPORT \ PyDateTimeAPI = (PyDateTime_CAPI *)PyCapsule_Import(PyDateTime_CAPSULE_NAME, 0) /* Macros for type checking when not building the Python core. */ #define PyDate_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->DateType) #define PyDate_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->DateType) #define PyDateTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->DateTimeType) #define PyDateTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->DateTimeType) #define PyTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->TimeType) #define PyTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->TimeType) #define PyDelta_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->DeltaType) #define PyDelta_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->DeltaType) #define PyTZInfo_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->TZInfoType) #define PyTZInfo_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->TZInfoType) /* Macros for accessing constructors in a simplified fashion. */ #define PyDate_FromDate(year, month, day) \ PyDateTimeAPI->Date_FromDate(year, month, day, PyDateTimeAPI->DateType) #define PyDateTime_FromDateAndTime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, usec) \ PyDateTimeAPI->DateTime_FromDateAndTime(year, month, day, hour, \ min, sec, usec, Py_None, PyDateTimeAPI->DateTimeType) #define PyTime_FromTime(hour, minute, second, usecond) \ PyDateTimeAPI->Time_FromTime(hour, minute, second, usecond, \ Py_None, PyDateTimeAPI->TimeType) #define PyDelta_FromDSU(days, seconds, useconds) \ PyDateTimeAPI->Delta_FromDelta(days, seconds, useconds, 1, \ PyDateTimeAPI->DeltaType) /* Macros supporting the DB API. */ #define PyDateTime_FromTimestamp(args) \ PyDateTimeAPI->DateTime_FromTimestamp( \ (PyObject*) (PyDateTimeAPI->DateTimeType), args, NULL) #define PyDate_FromTimestamp(args) \ PyDateTimeAPI->Date_FromTimestamp( \ (PyObject*) (PyDateTimeAPI->DateType), args) #endif /* Py_BUILD_CORE */ #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif

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