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Live video
15 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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StartMetrics, replays and followers
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StartSaving video
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StartG2 Shoulderpod grip
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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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PreviewBBC Reporter Live with Smartphone - Ukraine War coverage
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PreviewAt 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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$400 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.
Robb teaches mobile journalism at news organizations, media development programs, and universities worldwide.
He is the author of two books: Mobile Journalism and Smartphone Video Storytelling (Routledge – New York & London). Montgomery is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker and former newspaper editor (Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune).
He is a lead trainer for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, WAN-IFRA, Journalism Co UK and IREX and teaches the certificate course in Digital Storytelling for the public information officers of the United Nations.
He teaches journalists and TV correspondents in more than 30 countries for Reuters, CNN, IREX, The New York Times, Journalism Co UK, Mediacorp, Radio Free Europe, TVN, BILD, INTERNEWS, and VRT public broadcasters.
He leads courses in digital and mobile journalism at universities in Paris, Berlin, London, Cairo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Singapore.
His Smart Film School courses and textbooks are accredited by more than 100 schools and universities.
He holds a b.a. in Journalism (1990 - Eastern Illinois University).
He is @VideoJournalist on Twitter.