Being a journalist nowadays is not easy. Aside from the fact that we are living in the fake news era, a journalist should learn how to tell a story not only using words but using visual and audio pieces as well.
The Rule of Thirds may be the most famous key for a good photograph. The Digital Photography School defines it to be a basic principle, imagining breaking an “image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts.” Journalists should know how the rule of thirds works in order to collect good visuals for their written pieces, but photograph is not the only way to obtain visuals in a story. Recording a video might be essential for a better understanding of your piece, especially if you want to get it published on social media. Youtube and Facebook are two huge social media platforms used mostly for the upload of videos, but there are some tricks to make your video more “comfortable” for the public to watch, and even Facebook have posted a few tips to rotate your video when uploaded to their platform in their help desk. One of them is always recording horizontally. I have an iPhone and I know it is easier to start recording vertically, especially because that´s the way we use our phone when texting, but a good journalist will never record like that. I´ve tried to record a few videos for some reporting pieces in the past, but I´ve failed. I did not provide a good angle neither recorded horizontally. Well, now I know how to properly record a journalistic video and will never do it wrong again. The Gainesville Black Professionals are the key for one of the stories I´ve been working on for a couple of months now, and I´m trying to collect videos, audio and pictures to create a special report. So far, I believe I´ve improved my photography skills, but I´m still working on my video ones. Practice is essential for something to work. I know that if I want to become a good journalist, I need to put my skills into action and try as much as I can to provide the best written and visual pieces now to improve them in the future. But first, horizontally, please…
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AuthorGiovanna Kubota is a 22-year-old Brazilian pursuing a master's degree in Communication at the University of Central Florida. |