First Day – Guardian Media Academy Bootcamp in London


“DNMTFC!”

Today, we kicked off the first day of our 4-day intensive video literacy bootcamp at The Guardian in London.

The paricipants run a wide range, from a former Airline Pilot (Ken Craig) who is also an NYVS member to Helen Lewis from the UK Dept of the Treasury to Holly Graham from the Cooking Channel to Heleen van Berkel from The Netherlands and many others.

It’s an interesting mix.

What we find the most interesting is that most of these people have been sent by their employers to learn to make video for their websites.  They are tired of hiring ‘professional’ production companies – companies with big budgets and big overheads.

It’s not surprising.

Today we did ‘cut the carrots’, but we’ll keep you posted on how folks are doing.

If you’re in London, come by and have a cup of coffee with us.

Glad to see you.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 35 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.