Promises and Potholes: Where we are and where we’re going in mobile

Where  are  we  on  the  road?  

Pressure  points  

A  journalism  of  tradeoffs  

A  solu8on?  

Tools  

[Acquisi8on  cost  is  down]  

[The  market  is  providing  incen8ves]  

[Three  developing  models]  

[HiBng  the  performance  ceiling]  

[The  expecta8on  game]  

[Flexibility  vs.  Depth]  

[Cost  vs.  Quality]  

[What  I  can  do  vs.  What  I  should  do]  

[Thinking  in  terms  of    what  it  isn’t]  

[The  things  we  carry]  

Judd  Slivka  Steve  Rice  

Missouri  School  of  Journalism  

Promises and Potholes: Where we are and where we’re going in mobile

Where  are  we  on  the  road?  

[Acquisi8on  cost  is  down]  

[The  market  is  providing  incen8ves]  

[Three  developing  models]  

Where  are  we  on  the  road?  

[Acquisi8on  cost  is  down]  

Canon  5d  Mk  III:  $3,300  ManfroWo  Tripod:  $150  MacBookPro  15":  $2,000  

Sennheiser  wireless  mic:  $600  BeachTek  preamp:  $439  

1  year  Adobe  Crea8ve  Cloud:$600  Total  cost:  $7,089  

     

5-­‐year  amor8zed  cost:  $1,898  per  year    

128GB  iPad  Mini:  $700  iOgrapher  mount:  $70  ManfroWo  tripod:  $150  

Sennheiser  wireless  mic:  $600    Lens  kit:  $150  

iRig  Pro  pre-­‐amp:  $150  Apps:  $100  

Total  cost:  $1,280      

 

Tradi8onal  Kit   Mobile  Tools  Kit  

5-­‐year  amor8zed  cost:  $256  per  year  

Where  are  we  on  the  road?  

[The  market  is  providing  incen8ves  for  third-­‐party  app  development]  

[Three  developing  models  of  mobile-­‐tool  journalism]  

Pressure  points  

[Expecta8ons  are  higher  than  the  performance  ceiling]  

[Early  adopter  problems]  

A  journalism  of  tradeoffs  

[Flexibility  vs.  Depth]  

[Cost  vs.  Quality]  

[What  I  can  do  vs.  What  I  should  do]  

A  journalism  of  tradeoffs  

[The  conundrum  of  mobile-­‐tool  news  gathering]    

The  more  produc8on  quality  we  add,    the  less  mobile  we  become  

A  journalism  of  tradeoffs  

Solu8on:  Embrace  flexibility  [ThingLink]   [Steller]  

[Storehouse]  [360  Panorama]  

The  things  we  carry  

[Video]   [Audio]   [Photo]   [Storytelling]   [Gear]  

Shoot:  FilMiC  Pro  

Edit:Pinnacle  Studio  

Enrich:  GifferPro  

Gather:  VoiceRecorderPro  

Edit:  Twisted  Wave  

Mix:  Voddio  

Shoot:  Camera+  

Edit:  SnapSeed  

Enrich:  360  Panorama  

iPhone:  Steller  

iPad:  Storehouse  

Enrich:  ThingLink