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Ukrainian journalists in Berlin after leading #MobileJournalism workshops in Singapore, London and Sweden.

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:56:47 +0000

MOBILE JOURNALISM WORKSHOPS This summer I have been upgrading key pieces of my my mojo gear and testing them in the field. Testing new kit while hiking between Alpine mountain huts, kayak camping in Germany, and Cycling 400 kilometers to Prague over eight days. Travel adventure stories provide a broad palette of story forms to […]

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Best gear for Mobile Video Journalism and Mobile Filmmaking for TV

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:28:34 +0000

The best gear for mobile video journalism and mobile filmmaking for broadcast TV and film productions. Low cost solutions! Essential mobile video Gear This is the mobile video gear you first need for your smartphone to start filming professional video. It will last a long time and you won’t be spending a lot of money. […]

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Ukraine Mobile Journalism Workshops

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:31:38 +0000

I spent the last 15 days teaching Mobile Journalism to frontline journalists — reporters who were forced to leave their homes and now live and report from elsewhere in the country. It was an honor to serve these courageous journalists and upskill them in Mojo techniques. I was recruited for the “Improving Media Resilience in […]

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National Parks #MojoTrek films

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 02:56:43 +0000

A playlist of my USA National Park #MojoTrek videos. Shot and edited on smartphone while hiking the trails of epic nature areas in the western states. #mobilephotography #MobileJournalism #Mojo Edited in #Lumafusion.

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Build a low cost video studio in a spare room

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:08:02 +0000

The Smart Film School is building a new studio. I will be sharing photos and notes of how I am transforming this second room in a typical German flat into a proper project studio for film and broadcast. Stay tuned . . . This post will be updated as the project moves along.

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The moment when video journalism became mobile journalism

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:44:46 +0000

The dawn of Mobile journalism was first illuminated with these scenes shot for a global documentary film project called “Breaking the News.” I have stumbled upon some early #Mojo films I made before a time when we could shoot, edit and share with just our smartphones. In this video I demonstrate the ability to tell […]

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Mobile Journalism Training, Courses, Workshops and Awards

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:42:36 +0000

Mojo news update from Robb (There is a lot going on!) The Mobile Journalism Awards deadline is Feb. 10. There are three categories to enter and the winner of Best Documentary will be announced in Las Vegas at the NABshow in April. • See the categories JoCoUk Mojo Masterclass course starts Jan 24 The six-week […]

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Mobile Journalism Workshop

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:12:17 +0000

“How mobile journalists tell big stories with small cameras” The MOJO Workshop showcases the latest tech, tools, apps and techniques for field reporting with mobile gear. This perennial session always features fresh case studies and best practices of mobile journalism reports and documentaries from around the globe. Literally “from Smartphone to the Silver Screen.” This […]

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Mastodon: A Quick Start Guide for Journalists

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 19:27:33 +0000

“Greetings from the Solar Federation . . . “(forgive me if you have never heard 2112 by the Canadian Band Rush) Mastodon is the hot social media platform that journalists, (and many others) are fleeing to, now that the great #TwitterMigration is accelerating. This guide quick-start guide is here to help you get started with […]

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LumaFusion for Android and ChromeOS

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:22:24 +0000

Join the current public beta for LumaFusion.The developers of the Must-have mobile video editing for iOS has launched an open beta of LumaFusion for Android and ChromeOS devices. Download for one-time purchase of $19.99, 30% off the full price of $29.99. Be sure to scroll down for a free Lumafusion video editing tutorial in using […]

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Volcano Chaiten in Patagonia

Sat, 14 May 2016 19:28:19 +0000

A film by Robb Montgomery of the www.SmartFilmSchool.com. Filmed in Pumalin Patagonia in January,2016 with an Osmo cam and iPhone 6+ after a three-hour trek to the…

Souk Waqif: New market with 19th century charm

Sat, 14 May 2016 19:28:19 +0000

This souk looks like something you would see in an Indiana Jones movie, so I made a movie. Learn how to make movies with your smartphone: http://www.smartfilmschool.com

The black sand dunes of Chile

Sat, 14 May 2016 19:28:19 +0000

This scene from the black sand dunes in Chile. Learn how to make films like this at www.smartfilmschool.com

Sand dune cycling in Qatar

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:34:59 +0000

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Cologne - Am I Awake?

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:42:45 +0000

Dream sequences filmed in Cologne Germany. The music is by Brooklyn-based band They Might Be Giants who commissioned filmmakers to make a music video for their song…

GoPro goes skiing in Slovakia

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:49:35 +0000

I took my new Hero 3 cam skiing in Slovakia. Enjoy!

Baltic Sea time lapse sequences

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:49:23 +0000

The little goPro Hero 3 camera was lost on the last day of filming in the pounding surf. This video was made from some of the imported files that were brought in…

24 hours in Hong Kong

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:42:38 +0000

A short film produced for a speaking appearance at the Global Editors Network NEWS2011 summit in Hong Kong. All pictures were filmed within the first 24 hours…

Cologne, Germany

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:19:46 +0000

Visit the twin-steepled, Dom and a lover's bridge in Cologne.

Moscow: Preview scene from "Breaking The News"

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:19:28 +0000

A preview scene from the upcoming journalism documentary film "Breaking The News." MOSCOW: Interviews with two Moscow editors in Chief: Dmitry Surnim…