Jarvis on pro-shoots vs. amateur video
Steve Safran December 20th, 2006
Jeff Jarvis has put together a video documenting his experiences with professional crews who shot interviews with him. His point? How many people it takes to do a network shoot vs. how he produces video by himself.
Writes Jeff: “The difference between big TV and small. A demonstration of what I blogged about earlier here. This one involves shoots for big TV — ABC 20/20 and PBS Frontline — and smaller TV — CNBC.com — and the smallest TV, my own.”
4 Comments Add your own
1. Tom K. | December 20th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
Yeah, and his stuff looks terrible. It looks like an 8-year old shot it.
And it’s not TV.
2. 7odd | December 20th, 2006 at 7:49 pm
Yeah, but I’ve seen stuff on my local news that looked like an 8 year old shot it. As a TV professional I’ve been trying to wake people up in this business to the fact that it really doesn’t matter what quality it is, all that matter is people are watching. Which company would you rather own - the one with the “all-professional” crew that gets 500 viewers and loses $1 million a year or the company with a few guys with handheld cameras and a laptop that gets 1000 viewers and makes $1 million?
It’s extreme to make a point, but TV broadcasters need to get real. I’m sure the last guy selling horseless carriages thought they were far superior to the clunky, smoky unreliable automobiles.
3. Jeff Jarvis | December 21st, 2006 at 12:42 pm
Tom,
Yes, it does. But give me a week, and it’ll look like I’m 10. I’m learning. So help teach me.
4. Sam | January 18th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Wow, thanks for the excellent information!
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