Filmmaker. @BBC contributor. Created @NiemanStory’s “Field Testing”. Previously @cnn, @colbertlateshow, @business, @CBSNews, @POLITICO. @UNCJschool & @Niemanfnd
Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2009
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I wanted to find new approaches to visual storytelling, take my skills to another level & help others to do the same. So I moved to a farm, began experimenting & compiled the results into a @niemanstory series called Field Testing. New ep out this week! niemanstoryboard.org/tag/fie…
My latest video is currently on the BBC homepage.
Commissioning editor: @nnguerrero
Full piece: bbc.com/reel/playlist/sustai…
Attempted to live-switch an interview with Mom and it was distracting but luckily she has all the content covered. Happy early Mother's Day.
This was my favorite episode to make, falls and all
Drone shots can set the scene. They add context — the kind of context you can only get 400 feet above the ground, reminding the audience that your story doesn’t exist in isolation.
niemanstoryboard.org/stories… via @AlexanderTrow
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Humbled that the series I made with @niemanstory was chosen as a finalist for the Online News Association Awards in the category of Short Form Digital Video Storytelling. We're up against The Last Call, a powerful project by @frontlinepbs & @NewYorker: youtube.com/watch?v=DqOeiQkU…
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The final episode of Field Testing is out today! Beyond grateful to @niemanfdn for making this series about multimedia innovation possible.
You can now binge the whole thing here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
Big thanks to @LeahBecerra & @JacquiB for all the thoughtful notes and guidance helping me improve each episode and and for everything they did getting this series to an audience. And thank you @JamesGeary for pitching me the idea of a Nieman video column in the first place :)
Flying a drone while skiing is not recommended.
(Full episode on @niemanstory: niemanstoryboard.org/tag/fie…)
#MOJO #DJIMini2 #SoloProduction #dronephotography
How to create simple graphics when editing a video on your phone (w/ apps @Procreate Pocket & @LumaTouch's LumaFusion)
Full episode here: niemanstoryboard.org/stories… #MOJO #MobileJournalism
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If you're a journalist curious about video editing, I would highly recommend mobile editing as an entry point. It costs less, it's less complicated and you can do it from anywhere (which for me in this video was a barn): youtu.be/f_2ZRMxpEq8
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How the app @LumaTouch and a mobile contraption I’m calling the “field editor” allowed me to edit a full news video on my phone (in the barn where it was filmed): niemanstoryboard.org/stories… via @niemanstory
A detailed description of the lengths to which I went to film myself (and how you can do the same): youtu.be/ZWX3XgPEIPI
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New Field Testing episode! My favorite part: an interview with Dalziel Lewis, founder of Dig Deep Farm in Maine. Tools used: an elaborate selfie rig & @FiLMiCPro's DoubleTake app, which records footage from your phone's front & back cameras simultaneously. niemanstoryboard.org/stories…
Glad that part stood out :)
Installment #2 of Field Testing, in which @AlexanderTrow demonstrates the storytelling wonders of drone footage, and dances on skies. niemanstoryboard.org/stories…
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Yesterday was my last day at @colbertlateshow, after two and a half years working for a personal hero and with a group of people I already miss. Grateful for this time I had and excited for what’s to come.
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Congrats to the @colbertlateshow digital team for nabbing our first ever Emmy nomination for Outstanding Interactive Program! Huge day. m.emmys.com/awards/nominees-…
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I’m so excited, honored and humbled by this!
Meet the Nieman class of 2020! These 27 talented journalists from around the world will begin two semesters of study at @Harvard this fall. Dedicated, curious and talented, they report across all platforms. Welcome to all. nieman.harvard.edu/news/2019…
Big day for the @colbertlateshow digital team. Nominated for three Webby Awards, including best video series (The Dossier Speaks by the great @aaronnemo): vote.webbyawards.com/PublicV… and best live streams: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicV… Please vote!
This piece I made with @StatusKuoberto & @garyJackson is nominated for a Webby! Please vote here: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicV…