SXSW rocks. Next on SXSW - Viewmagazine

SXSW rocks. Next on SXSW.

Apologies if at all for the effusive language. This morning, Sunday, I got up tired, groggy. It was 7.30. Urgh overslept.

I looked outside my window and I was on Danny Boyle's 28 Days film set. The streets were deserted.

What the h*** is going on. It's 7.30. It was irresistible. Within 4 mins I was on the street, jogging gear on, filming.

In this shot above I'm lying in the middle of the street: it's now 7.45 Other shots followed. I have got the nose for SXSW promo opening. Serendipity.

Yesterday on SXSW

After the event. Picture courtesy of Karyn Johnson

Meanwhile, I have completed a segment of yesterday's talk which you can find here and on viewmagazine.

Within the piece I make a number of references. This one to a Blue Print article is probably worth a read, insofar as the content is quite apt for its time. The article was however written in 2001.

No I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way. The article highlights the flux and energy of digital creativity. It's a continuum.

There's another goody on Viewmagazine.tv. One of the video's from Nato's War Games that I showed and made the point that as a swarm of VJs we could cover conflicts coordinating our shoots.

I have worked enough hostile and conflict areas in Africa to know its potential. The comparison and potential for live cine-videojournalism alongside BBC Newsnight's award winning concept: 10 Days to War, remains strong.

The point: that drama could be undertaken by VJs with strong direction. Did you know that 24 used the z1 camera? Slightly bigger than the camera I'm using.

BTW the Editor and commisioner behind 10 days... Peter Barron has since left Newsnight to become a senior figure in google, but I hope to interview him about the show soon.


David presenting at SXSW on IM Videojournalism from david dunkley gyimah on Vimeo.


Late afternoon yesterday Paul Egglestone , amazing guy from Sandbox (UK) and I did a couple of talks on camera about the event. I'll post soon. And I got an interview with Zoe Magolise who wrote the "top blog" : girl with a one track mind and was outed by a Brit Newspaper.

I'm hoping to turn those cuts over to student at Westminster.

Today on SXSW
Today I hope to put together a couple of interviews, so please if you see me do come up and lets have a chat.

An hours talk is sufficient time, but there's so much I can talk about how VJ shoots cross over into shows.

So on viewmagazine, you'll find a story shoot I did with

• A $ 300,000 Ferarri 599GTB
• Interview with Quincy Jones
• Constructung the International film show Filminute
• Deepe sea diving looking for a WWI wreck in Gallipoli
• Working with World Heavyweight boxer Lennox Lewis
• Creating a series of commercials

To everyone that has been so generous, I'm indebted. No point playing baseball in a public arena if you don't have crowd support. :)

David Dunkley Gyimah a senior lecturer and Phd Student at the University of Westminster was at SXSW explaining new work flows within digital media and video journalism

SXSW Interactive, Film, Music Festival Viewmagazine Dunkley Gyimah features at shows

On SXSW site the Salon.com describes it as

"SXSW is a great place to catch movies, directors and trends way out in the depths of the indie ocean, a long time before they reach the mainstream, if they ever do." Salon.com, 3/8/08

Couple of months ago they started their intense assessment programme picking those to present from a sizeable list and so I'm thankful to those that contributed, because a couple of days ago, the organisers rang up to say my session on IM Video Journalism had been chosen .

So if you're coming along what might you expect? Truth I haven't bolted anything down quite so solidly yet, but it would be a series of how tos.

How to make a video journalism piece [david's early definition here] that has that cine feel, so we'll deconstruct a piece and I'll show how aesthetic, sound, construction and camera can turn the piece around.


Mash up intro viewmagazine.tv from david dunkley gyimah on Vimeo.

I'll situate a piece how it would have been made working for an agency e.g. WTN, the BBC way, and the Channel 4, then the VJ gonzo.

I'll play around with the film arc and exposition to demonstrate the difference between narrative timeline and video driven pieces and show how you can turn a piece's momentum up using tagging and aggressive editing as well as posit interactive nodes at these points.


CAMP VIDEOJOURNALISM from david dunkley gyimah on Vimeo.


News people talk about neutrality in news making, however visual language [ non verbal grammar] can make subtle, but significant differences to your perception of the issues.

Then how I might attack any piece from a multimedia - video journalism perspective. That's the integrated multimedia video journalism way. A sort of 3rd way in my mind between video, cinema and motion graphics
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BBC Reportage from david dunkley gyimah on Vimeo.

The BBC's cutting edge network current affairs programme of the early 90s reporting youth matters. The style has much in common with Current.tv. This was one of the BBC's jewels in the crown for a younger audience. The report I have included is me reporting on the UK's expanding youth crime.