by bob.sacha | Feb 3, 2012 | bob sacha, commerce, issue, story, unfolding action, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
Great video stories have surprise. I was surprised this morning when I read this WSJ review of the documentary Windfall . I mean, who isn’t for renewable energy? So watching the trailer was a surprise because it told me something new, something that challenged...
by bob.sacha | Feb 1, 2012 | bob sacha, story, What's New? the Blog
My favorite radio show makes science sexy and intriguing. Not only do they take science, which heretofore has been boring, and they manage to make it exciting. They also combine stories and create storytelling that is remarkable. If they can do that for science,...
by bob.sacha | Dec 8, 2011 | bob sacha, interview, place, story, What's New? the Blog
Ice Cube talks about the architects Charles and Ray Eames. No formal interview here and some really nice surprises too. “It’s not about the pieces, it’s about how the pieces work together.”...
by bob.sacha | Nov 7, 2011 | bob sacha, music, no interviews, story, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
Here are two stories told without a single word: First, an Indian barber shop in New Delhi… Tom Pietrasik, who made the short, provides some insight into his tools and also gives an interesting description of what it was like to obtain the rights to the music....
by bob.sacha | Oct 24, 2011 | bob sacha, story, What's New? the Blog
A short film about Occupy Wall Street by Ed David with a nice use of music....
by bob.sacha | Oct 23, 2011 | bob sacha, story, unfolding action, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
I know you’ve heard my mantra: “A person is not a story” This week I was a multimedia coach at the Mountain Workshops where my mantra should have been: “An assignment is not a story.” Maya Sugarman proved my mantra by taking a slip of...
by bob.sacha | Oct 10, 2011 | bob sacha, issue, no interviews, story, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
Alex Mallis + Lily Henderson have. Here’s what they saw, Right Here, All Over. No snark from CNN anchors or New York Times style columnists dropping by for an afternoon…no narrators…. just voices of the people, slice of life.....
by bob.sacha | Oct 10, 2011 | bob sacha, commerce, interview, story, What's New? the Blog
Maybe ask Google?… the company, not just the search engine. They sponsored this short video story. A simple story, no narration, effective. One minute, 30 seconds. Nice use of music too....
by bob.sacha | Oct 4, 2011 | bob sacha, music, no interviews, sequence, story, What's New? the Blog
A nice, short video story told without any words in 1.30. Remember, one of the remaining two assignments must be done without an interview.So watch the sequential storytelling here. ...
by bob.sacha | Sep 22, 2011 | bob sacha, interview, still photos, story, What's New? the Blog
I love the radio show On The Media, hosted by Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield. It’s a show about us! I also enjoyed the story Brooke Gladstone tells to explain her book, The Influencing Machine.. Remember, great radio is about pictures....
by bob.sacha | Sep 22, 2011 | bob sacha, no interviews, sequence, story, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
One of your assignments is a story told without an interview. Here’s a short story told without an interview and told with very few...
by bob.sacha | Sep 16, 2011 | bob sacha, interview, issue, story, unfolding action, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
Tuesday night I watched If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” on PBS’ POV. Why is this a gripping film? Because Marshall Curry, the film maker, was able to witness an unfolding action: the film allows us to live with defendant Daniel...
by bob.sacha | Sep 2, 2011 | bob sacha, interview, sequence, story, What's New? the Blog
Thanks to your classmates from last semester, part of this class has become easier.And thanks toy your classmates from last semester, part of this class has become a little tougher. Because people relied too much on the interview and not enough on the images to tell...
by bob.sacha | Aug 29, 2011 | bob sacha, sequence, story, What's New? the Blog
Your first assignment, which you will accomplish with a partner in class on Wednesday, will be shooting a simple sequence in close up with the Canon 60d. We won’t worry about sound for this first exercise. I’m including this short video story by William...
by bob.sacha | Aug 29, 2011 | bob sacha, story, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
There was a nice story in the Media Decoder column in the New York Times today about G.E. and Cinelan’s plans to produce thirty 3-minute stories about innovation. Got one? In the meantime, check out Cinelan’s site where they specialize in telling stories...