by bob.sacha | Oct 16, 2012 | bob sacha, editing, interview, story, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
Really loved everything about this story, sent our way by CUNY VSW alum Mary Shell. this story has an amazing character who is thoughtful, reflective and very well spoken and who gives us some surprisng insights into what seems like a violent sport. The story has a...
by bob.sacha | Oct 8, 2012 | bob sacha, issue, story, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
I was heading down the stairs at school the other day when someone called out “Anika’s watching a video and she’s getting all teary eyed.” And so Anika sent me the video. And I got teary eyed too. To me it’s a wonderful story and an even...
by bob.sacha | Sep 5, 2012 | bob sacha, future, no interviews, story, unfolding action, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
David Mamet is an amazing writer, known for his award winning plays, screenplays, books and televisi on shows. He’s also a director and he has a quite famous rant in the form of a letter that he wrote to writers of The Unit, a TV show since cancelled. It shows...
by bob.sacha | Sep 4, 2012 | bob sacha, story, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
I’ve never read William Zinsser’s classic book: On Writing Well but I clearly should. In part, it’s because one of his 5 tips on how to become a better writer is a huge central concept of how to become a better visual storyteller: take me on a...
by bob.sacha | Apr 20, 2012 | bob sacha, place, story, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
About once a year people in class respond to a rough cut spontaneously, instinctively. The rough cut from the second assignment was due in Video Storytelling for the Web class this Thursday.The assignment was a story about a place. This rough cut, shot by Kenny...
by bob.sacha | Mar 12, 2012 | bob sacha, interview, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
I’m often complaining about 60 minutes because while they do great journalism, I’m not sure they do good tv; their mantra often seems to be “tell, don’t show.” But I thought they did a good job with a 60 minutes Overtime about Sanjay...
by bob.sacha | Mar 7, 2012 | bob sacha, still photos, unfolding action, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
this morning I was chatting with Andrew Devigal, the NYTimes Multimedia editor. He told me about judging the POYi contest for multimedia. He also sent a link to one of his favorite pieces, Afrikaner Blood, the first video on this list. He told me he thought the piece...
by bob.sacha | Feb 7, 2012 | bob sacha, still photos, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
Two examples of cinematic storytelling in a long form non-fiction story, both on the same story from Esquire and from GQ, both in the same month. Notice how details build the anticipation and power of the opening, especially in the Esquire piece. That’s one...
by bob.sacha | Feb 4, 2012 | bob sacha, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
One a sweet time lapse from space, the other a short film about Hong Kong honey sponsored by a phone company…. http://www.vimeo.com/21746934 ...
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 | Dec 10, 2011 | bob sacha, music, unfolding action, What's New? the Blog
This should have been boring: a short film about a guy making a drawing. But shooting sequences helps add visual variety. Nice motion graphics too....
by bob.sacha | Nov 19, 2011 | bob sacha, issue, unfolding action, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
For the first few minutes, this story looks like super slick Nike commercial about a mixed marshal arts fighter, complete with a slightly overdramatic voice over. But around the 2 minute mark, it takes a very sharp left turn into “Wow!” territory. Just...
by bob.sacha | Nov 14, 2011 | bob sacha, no interviews, unfolding action, Video Storytelling, What's New? the Blog
You can talk all you want about how words are important but you are never, ever going to string together a sentence that can capture what this video shows starting at the 30 second mark. http://www.vimeo.com/31158841 Never....
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 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...
