Introduction to Visual Journalism
Technical tips for making your story
A course by Gladys Serrano , Documentary Photographer and Videographer
About the video: Technical tips for making your story
Overview
“Now is the time to address what are the technical tools that can help us ensure that our results are of quality.”
In this video lesson Gladys Serrano addresses the topic: Technical tips for making your story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Visual Journalism. Learn to tell real stories and report everyday events through images, audio, and journalism techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Technical tips for making your story In this lesson I will tell you a little about the technical elements that I use to do my job. We will also see alternatives that anyone can have on hand to make a story. Cellphone It is a very good tool for doing journalism. depending on your phone you should know it very well, know what its specifications are, the quality and size of the image with which you can take pictures, record video or record audio. Every phone is different. It is important that you know yours and know very well how your phone responds under different light conditions. I can reco...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Visual Journalism
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Category
Photography & Video, Writing -
Areas
Audio, Communication, Digital Photography, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Photography, Storytelling

Gladys Serrano
A course by Gladys Serrano
Gladys Serrano is a documentary photographer and videographer. She studied a degree in public policy and has taken part in other educational programs like the Seminario de Fotografía Contemporánea at Mexico's Centro de la Imagen as well as a visual arts diplomacy at the Centro de las Artes de San Agustín. Her work won the 2020 Gabo Prize for best coverage, awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez foundation, she was a finalist at the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program, and was also selected for the Centro de la Imagen's 7th photography biennial, XVII Bienal de Fotografía.
She currently works for the Latin American edition of EL PAÍS producing multimedia coverage on a range of topics including violence, migration, the environment, politics, and culture.
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