J219 Videography

This course is designed to supplement J219 Picture and Sound, with advanced topics in documentary videography and lighting. The weekly meetings alternate between lecture/demonstrations, workshops, and guest presentations. We will explore topics such as green screen videography, backgrounds, shooting in extreme environments, composition, shooting in wet and cold environments, car rigs, time lapse, lighting and…

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J284 Documentary Production

An intensive documentary workshop in which second year Journalism students develop and produce their Masters projects. We work with the styles of writing, shooting, lighting, sound, editing, and production management unique to documentary. Guest filmmakers will conduct special sessions on various production skills including lighting, shooting, sound recording, and archival research.The Course Material fee for…

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J219 Picture and Sound

J219 is a required course for all second year long-form TV and documentary students. Classes are a combination of lecture and in-class exercises, and grades are based on attendance and quizzes. There are no outside assignments. This class is required for second year TV/Doc Students.

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Free Berkeley Journalism Showcase at BAMPFA January 22

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🎥 📺 📷 Special Invitation: Free Berkeley Journalism showcase at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive with Edward Wasserman, Monica Lam, Richard Koci Hernandez & Ken Light Jan 22 6:30PM. Come be inspired by the power of visual storytelling: RSVP: http://bit.ly/2BuCN1u. https://bampfa.org/event/visualizing-world-new-reporting-uc-berkeley-journalism-school

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Serginho Roosblad named Marlon T. Riggs Fellow

A man with curly hair and a beard, named Serginho Roosblad, smiles at the camera. He is wearing a black shirt, and the background appears to be a blurred indoor setting with wooden elements.

Photo: Raffi Roy (’18) A multilingual international student and former radio reporter has been awarded one of Berkeley Journalism’s top honors. Serginho Roosblad (’18), a documentary film student whose most recent work focuses on telling stories about homelessness and displacement, is winner of this year’s Marlon T. Riggs Fellowship in Documentary Filmmaking. Named for the…

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J219 Associate Producer

This class is four weeks long: Feb 8, 15, 22, March 1 The Associate Producer is a crucial job in any documentary and television magazine production. The AP is called upon to fulfill a wide range of duties: reporting, logistical planning, budget management, archival acquisition, organizing deliverables, and managing personalities—and each one has to be executed with…

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