Week 2

Audio equipment and gathering tools:

B&H Guide to Recorders Probably one of the better sources to buy gear from, be it audio or cameras.
Transom: What Mic Do I Get? Transom is a really good resource for audio techniques and equipment guides.
Two Mics you should know about - Dan Blank blog

Tutorials from B&H - News Videographer blog (You should add this RSS to your reader.)

Audacity audio editing program. This is a free program for either platform. Stay away from the beta for now.
Switch audio file converter program. You can use it for free but they have a pay version with more utilities.
SoundSlides is the program to build your audio slide shows in on the cheap or use full-use demo for free. You can use Final Cut Pro/Express if you wish, but SS is going to be much easier to learn and use.

Audio gathering info and guides:
MediaStorm Tips on multimedia gathering. This tends to go a bit overboard on some notions, but there is some real sound advice in there. Read all the parts and look at some of the productions they have created.
Audio Ethics are still of the utmost importance. Just as we do not alter or fake photos, we must take the same approach and cautions in audio.

James Nachtwey at TED


And his TED wish: XDRTB.org



Platon's talk at Eddie Adams Workshop.