How To Produce Video On A Budget

Journalism.co.uk currently features a series providing advice for newsrooms looking to branch out into video production.

The three-part offering from digital journalism teacher Andy Dickinson outlines the best hardware buys for staff who want to create their own video packages and provides info for newspapers on a budget as well as on “Web video approaches to get you looking like a pro”.

Part one covers budgets of up to £150, part two goes up to £300 and the final instalment reaches “pro level kit” beyond £300.

The University of Central Lancashire lecturer recommends: “If you want to take the plunge and have a go at video in your newsroom or to add another content string to your bow, you don’t have to break the bank.

“Start small (and cheap) and you can try out the process before you commit to more expensive kit.”

He adds: “There are millions of iterations of kit but the most important thing is that it’s got to fit the way you work.”

Dickinson is course leader for Digital Journalism Production at the university and writes an online reporting and video blog.