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Live video
16 Lessons-
StartHow journalists are live streaming
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StartLive strategy
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StartBreaking News
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StartCASE STUDY: AJ Plus
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StartCASE STUDY: Fire in Berlin
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StartANALYSIS: What went right? What went wrong?
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StartGear for livestreaming
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StartLive on Facebook
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StartGetting started
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StartLive video quality
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StartWhat are you seeing?
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StartLive demo
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StartSaving video
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StartG2 Shoulderpod grip
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StartIMG_6091
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StartSetup for a Live shot.
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Interview techniques
14 Lessons-
StartStability
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StartBackground
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StartLighting
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StartFraming
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StartEye Level
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StartLook space
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StartAngles
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StartInterview Kit
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StartThe Trust Bubble
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StartPre-interview checklist
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StartInterview questions
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StartTips from a TV pro - Carol Marin
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StartCASE STUDY: Video story told entirely with sound bites
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StartWhen subjects don't answer your question
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Crisis reporting - When all you have is your phone
13 Lessons-
StartReporting in hostile situations
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StartEthical concerns for filming
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StartHow to protect your shots
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StartGoing undercover
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StartWhen is it better not to film?
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StartPeople try to stop you filming
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StartTips for Android users
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StartBehave like a tourist
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StartWinning trust
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StartSeek fairness
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StartBBC Reporter Live with Smartphone - Ukraine War coverage
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StartAt the scene of a mass shooting in the U.S.A.
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Start#MOJO: Large protest in Berlin
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Become a master of mobile Video
The complete masterclass for Mobile Journalism used by top broadcasters and journalism schools.
Become video literate
You will make 10 video story projects and build skills.
Learn from anywhere
On-demand learning with unlimited replays and access to the video tutorials for one year.
Use any device
Android, iOS tablet can all be used in this course.
Track your progress
You will earn a certificate when you complete the tutorials.
100+ lessons
Course includes a complete library of broadcast quality video tutorials .
Find your voice
Learn how to manage the microphone in various reporting scenarios.
Develop your style
By making 10 projects over six weeks you start to develop your own style for video reporting.
Commit to the course
Commit four hours per week to the study and assignments.
Course Curriculum
Course Pricing
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$500 USD
Certificate in Mobile Journalism
Buy Now - A portfolio of video story projects
Mobile Journalism Certificate Course
Make 10 types of news and feature video stories and earn a certificate. News videos for social, mini-docs and TV news packages.
Smart Film School
This course is taught by Robb Montgomery, an American Mobile Journalism expert, filmmaker and author.
Montgomery leads global training programs in mobile video reporting and documentary filmmaking for professional journalists. Based in Berlin, he recently served journalists in Ukraine leading several mobile documentary journalism workshops in Odessa and Ivano-Frankivsk.
He is the author of Smartphone Video Storytelling and Mobile Journalism textbooks and his documentary films have been awarded top prizes at film festivals in Berlin, Milan and Los Angeles.
Montgomery teaches journalists in more than 34 countries for Reuters, WAN-IFRA, IREX, InterNews, United Nations, U.S. State Department, Journalism Co UK, Mediacorp, SRMG, Radio Free Europe, Journalism Co UK, Middle East Broadcast Network, GIJN, International Journalism Festival, NABSHOW, and public broadcasters.
Montgomery developed the first mobile journalism training program for Radio Free Europe TV in 2011. As a visiting professor he has led courses in visual journalism at Northwestern University, Stockholm University, University of London, Singapore University, Danish School of Journalism, and Ohio University. He is listed in the U.S. Speaker program and presents workshops that are organized by U.S. Embassies cultural affairs officers.
His Smart Film School certificate courses are accredited by top media organizations and universities.
Montgomery holds a b.a. in Journalism (1990 – Eastern Illinois University)