By site editor Dan Chung:
Expert analysis, news and views, lively debate and maybe even the odd bust-up: that’s what we can promise you at NAB 2014 in Las Vegas.
The show opens its doors to the public this Monday and we are promised the event will be bigger, better and brighter than ever – much like the NewsShooter team that we are sending along this year. It’s our largest ever: an impressive volunteer crew of experienced shooters, photographers, editors and reporters will join Dan Chung and Matt Allard in Las Vegas.
Starting on Monday at 11AM PST we’ll be broadcasting our first live webcast from the Teradek booth on the show floor. This runs until midday and then we’ll be back in the afternoon at 3PM PST for another couple of hours.
We’ll have all the latest gear and gadgets to look at, plus lively panel discussions on topics including “4K – why bother?” “Is DSLR dead?” and “The challenges and creative possibilities of using unmanned drones”. Panellists will include the likes of Philip Bloom, Jason Wingrove, Steve Weiss, Andy Shipsides, Jem Schofield and many more. Don’t be surprised if things get heated.
A full live show schedule will be available by Monday.
Our pre-recorded interviews will start one day earlier on Sunday the 6th and run through the week. We have been promised some in-depth interviews with the major manufacturers including Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Arri and more. We’ll also be trawling the show floor to take a look at all the other cameras, lenses, lights, rigs, tripods, dollies, stabilisers, audio gear and whatever else catches our eye.
So this is our team:
Slavik Boyechko is a documentary filmmaker at Alaska Public Media, where he develops TV programmes and shoots and edits the PBS Digital Studios series INDIE ALASKA. Jonas Schönstein lives in Beijing, China making documentaries and corporate videos, as well as working for TV news, sports and fashion. Adrian Storey (a.k.a. Uchujin) is a filmmaker, editor and freelance photographer currently based in Tokyo. His work ranges from documentary to music video, including projects for Safecast and VICE. Mat Gallagher has been testing cameras since 2003. He now lives in China where he applies his journalistic skills to the magazine Time Out Beijing. Paul (Edi) Schneider has a back catalogue of more than 60 music albums for major Romanian record labels, as well as producing music videos and commercials, short films and documentaries.
Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou is a videoproducer/director from Sweden now based in Beijing. She is a graduate in multimedia journalism and has recently worked on documentary projects. Scott Karlins is a highly experienced cameraman based in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of the Newsshooter team since the beginning, Scott has covered past NAB and IBC shows. Chuck Fadley is an award winning shooter currently working at Newsday in New York. He has an enviable track record of investigative news and feature video stories and runs the newspaper video Yahoo group. Felix Clay is a multimedia shooter from the UK. He has been a contract photographer for The Guardian newspaper since 2006, but his work also includes video assignments for leading NGOs and other news organisations. Clinton Harn is a producer, filmmaker, session musician, drummer, and recording engineer. In addition to all that, he is also finds time to be lecture at the JMC academy and run his own production company.
The NewsShooter pre-recorded and live show reports can be found right here on the site every day during NAB 2014. I should take this opportunity to thank our generous sponsors in advance: Teradek, Atomos, Rode and Kessler. We look forward to your comments.
