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.
Sky’s New Broadband Experiment in England – Dan Salisbury-Jones
Last week we ran an intensive bootcamp for the new VJs for Sky’s experimental broadband local news site – Tyne&Ware in Newcastle, UK. This piece was shot, edited and produced in one day by VJ Dan Salisbury-Jones. As...
Read moreSky’s New Broadband Service Tyne & Wear – First Bootcamp Results
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROOdCXqdPKc[/youtube] Andy Hughes, former newspaper reporter. Never shot or cut video before. Looking good.
Read moreIn Newcastle, The Sky’s The Limit
Back to Newcastle This week Lisa and I are running a VJ bootcamp with Sky, the UK broadcaster. We’re in Newcastle, in Northern England where Sky is going to launch a local broadband based television (if that’s the right...
Read moreKodak and Cambodia – Nothing Lasts Forever
Also the set for Raiders of the Lost Ark This week we are in Angkor Wat, near Siem Reap in central Cambodia. The first time I was here was in 1992 with David Kennerly. We were shooting one of...
Read moreHow To Make Millions As A Journalist
And why not??? I am writing today’s blog in conjunction with the Carnival of Journalism , Dave Cohn’s ongoing journalism project. If you feel like participating, please do. The issue I wanted to write about for some time is Journalism...
Read moreWhen The Old World Collides With The New in Thailand
Hmong village near the Burmese border in Thailand Lisa and I have come to Thailand for New Year’s. Tomorrow we are off to Angkor Wat in Cambodia before returning to the UK. I shot this yesterday in a tiny...
Read moreHow To Make Great Sports Video – It’s More Than The Scores
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS–9cu3MJo[/youtube] After travel videos, sports is probably the biggest subject most people like to shoot And there’s a huge market for sports videos, and like much else in the video world, we are only getting started. I screen lots...
Read moreCritique’s Corner – Time Travel by Martell
Lots to work with in this one! OK Hope everyone had a happy holiday! We are in England on our way to Hong Kong, but I wanted to pick up the thread of the blog by critquing a few...
Read moreWe’re In The Money – Old Events, New Reveues
We’re in the money! The game of baseball was being played for a long time before networks started to put it on TV. It was something that was simply ‘there’, and the ability to see it was limited to...
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