J283 Video Reporting and Storytelling (Section 1)

This is a required course for all students who will continue on to the short form video or Documentary thesis concentrations. It will meet twice a week. The course is structured around 2 simultaneous modules: Module 1: Technical sessions designed to promote advanced proficiency in several technical production skills critical to the process of video…

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J285 Shortform Video Reporting

The course is a two-semester, second-year production seminar in which students develop, produce and direct work that comprises their Master’s Projects in TV reporting or video storytelling. The primary emphasis is on production of rigorously reported stories of high editorial and technical quality, intended for multi-platform distribution. Students hone their visual storytelling skills by crafting…

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J284 Documentary Production

Journalism 284 is the first part of a two semester year-long intensive documentary production workshop where second-year students develop and produce their Masters Projects. We work with the styles of writing, research, videography, lighting, sound, workflow, editing, and production management unique to documentary. Guest filmmakers may conduct master classes on various production skills.

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J282 Introduction to Video (Section 2)

This course serves as your introduction to video journalism. There is no question that the modern journalist requires a platform-agnostic mindset, along with a broad set of multi-platform news-gathering skills and fluency in the current tools while also upholding the timeless journalistic standards of news judgment, accuracy, fairness and truth. In this course, you will…

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J282 Introduction to Video (Section 1)

This course serves as your introduction to video journalism. There is no question that the modern journalist requires a platform-agnostic mindset, along with a broad set of multi-platform news-gathering skills and fluency in the current tools while also upholding the timeless journalistic standards of news judgment, accuracy, fairness and truth. In this course, you will…

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J285 Short form Video Reporting

This class is open to second-year J-School students only doing their thesis in short form video and have successfully completed J282 and J283 in their first year.

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J283 Video Reporting and Storytelling (Section 2)

This spring semester class meets twice a week and is required course for all first-year students who will continue on to the Short Form Video or Documentary thesis concentrations. You can sign-up for either section 1 or section 2. Meets Tuesdays in Rodriguez Room (127) from 9am–1pm Meets Thursdays in Production Lab (101) from 10am–1pm…

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J283 Video Reporting and Storytelling (Section 1)

This is a required course for all students who will continue on to the short form Video or Documentary thesis concentrations. Meets Tuesdays in Upper Newsroom (106) from 9am–1pm Meets Thursdays in Rodriguez Room (127) from 10am–1pm It will meet twice a week. The course is structured around 2 simultaneous modules: Module 1: Technical sessions designed…

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J219 MINI: Associate Producer (7 Weeks)

This class will run for six weeks, from February 2, 2023 to March 9, 2023. This course will train students in the basic skills needed to work on a professional Frontline production for national broadcast. With Frontline’s high journalistic and production standards for documentaries, these will be skills that students can take into any newsroom…

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