A LIST OF BASIC TIPS TO GET STARTED WITH MOBILE JOURNALISM

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                                                                                                                          Dublin, 2015

Just a week ago the first ever mobile journalism conference mojocon finished in Dublin. It was a two-day event, with sessions discussing key areas in the field followed by masterclasses and workshops on the second day.

All workshops were very enthusiastic specially ''mobile journalism on iOS, Android and Windows Lumia''. I got valuable skills from there. I've tried to make a list of basic tips to help anyone to get started with mobile journalism. 

Mobile video expert and former BBC video journalist Mark Egan covered the basic tips 

1. Keep your phone on airplane mode.
   
2. Check the video settings. Always use the highest video resolution for the best video quality, but BBC's March Settle said, 'highest quality is great but not if file becomes too large/ slow to send'
3. Clean your lens as Phones are always put in pockets.
   
4. Hold your phone horizontally. No vertical video, must be horizontall
   
5. Use the largest memory card your phone can handle. Video requires a lot of storage.
6. Zoom with your feed. ( for good quality and audio)
   
7. Hold it steady. Try not to move the camera so much. Make sure your shoot is stable.
   
8. Start off with a wide shot to establish the scene; then get closer to subjects ( make moneyshots ). Physically move towards the subject rather than using your camera's zoom.
   
9. Use the light. Never shoot into the light ( except for effects)
   
10. Move as little as possible, no pans.
    
11. Know where the microphone on your phone is. Keep it clear. Make sure your hands aren't blocking the microphone.
    
12. Position your subject a little bit of-axis.
13. Look focus and exposure. Do framing, check sound and light.
    
14. Bring all necessary acccesories with you.
    
15. To get good quality audio, use a externel mic or headset.
    
16. Film variety of shoots, angels and sequences, which really help you to tell the story.
    
17. Check the audio just after recorded, if it's not useable, do it again. Because sound in radio and TV is really important.
    
18. Check your footage at the scene, if it's bad, do it again.
    
19. There are plenty of options for mobile journalism apps. Some of the iOS staples are “Filmic pro” for shooting and “iMovie” for editing. For Android device, try “Camera FV-5” for filming and “Kinemaster” for editing.
    
    

Are there any helpful tips that I missed? 

# Source: workshop on mobile journalism on iOS, Android & Windows Lumia, Mojo Con, 28 March 2015, Dublin