Hoewel de True Stories conferentie van Stichting Verhalende Journalistiek die zou plaatsvinden op 15 mei 2020 niet door kan gaan, weerhoudt ons dat er niet van jullie online inspireren met verhaaltechnieken die collega-journalisten uit binnen- en buitenland gebruiken. Want juist nu is de tijd om meer te leren over verhalende journalistiek van getalenteerde makers. Zodat we straks vol nieuwe ideeën weer aan de slag kunnen gaan. We beginnen met een unieke kijk in de podcast 'keuken' van de Amerikaanse podcastmaker Andy Mills (o.a. bekend van Caliphate en The Daily).
Ware verhalen beklijven: ze nemen je mee, tillen je op, schudden je wakker of openen je ogen. Wil je graag leren hoe je ware verhalen vertelt? Stichting verhalende Journalistiek organiseert een jaarlijkse conferentie over verhalende journalistiek: een dag vol lezingen, workshops en netwerkmomenten van inspirerende journalisten die je alles vertellen over verhalende journalistiek. We begrijpen dat het overbrengen van verhaaltechnieken het beste werkt als je elkaar ook in het echt kunt ontmoeten. Zodra het kan, willen we weer iets organiseren waarbij we elkaar weer kunnen zien.
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True Stories: Independently producing a visual story – Behind the scenes with Ilvy Njiokiktjien
How did photographer Ilvy Njiokiktjien make her long-term project Born Free a success? In 2012 Ilvy Njiokiktjien, together with journalist Elles van Gelder, won the first prize in the Digital Storytelling Contest at World Press Photo with their multimedia story “Afrikaner Blood”. This story about a command camp for ultra-right-wing youth in South Africa is part of a long-term project about the 'born frees'.
Njiokiktjien continues to work on the project with the aim of showing how young people are doing in South Africa after the abolition of apartheid. The project, completed in 2019, resulted in an interactive long-read, various international publications, an exhibition in Museum Hilversum, a documentary by the VPRO and a self-published publication.
In a conversation with photography and media consultant Evelien Kunst Njiokiktjien take a closer look at what it takes to independently create a long-term visually driven story and publish on multiple platforms. Njiokiktjien talks about how rule number one is to have a genuine interest in your story. How important it is to spend time with your subjects and gain their trust. But also about how experimenting and collaboration can enrich your storytelling. She furthermore talks about the importance of organizing yourself and expanding your network. The necessity to overcome your own shyness and introduce yourself, and your work, to editors and other people. As Njiokiktjien puts it: 'The main struggle is not the making of the project. The main struggle is that you have to sell it.’ A podcast worth listening to, if you have ambitions, and, if you are about to embark on your own long-term project.
Credits
Research, host and interview: Evelien Kunst
Editing, mixing and sound design: Wederik de Backer
Executive producers: Brecht van der Meulen and Laura Das
Senior production: Evelien Kunst
Music: Chad Crouch
Audio excerpts: from the short documentary Afrikaner Blood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFWEtdZ5TWA) by Elles van Gelder & Ilvy Njiokiktjien; from the short documentary Born Free (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP3jge_-TFM) by Ilvy Njiokiktjien and with thanks to the Nelson Mandela Foundation for the use of the Nelson Mandela quote.
This True Stories online podcast was made for the Narrative Journalism Foundation which aims to support Dutch journalists who want to improve their skills in working in a narrative form (verhalendejournalistiek.nl/conferentie-2020). The Narrative Journalism Foundation receives support from the Democracy and Media Foundation, Pictoright, Lira Reproright, the University of Amsterdam and the Evens Foundation. For the Born Free project check www.bornfreegeneration.com.
17 Jul 2020
Teaser - True Stories: Independently producing a visual story – with Ilvy Njiokiktjien
Soon at True Stories online: Photographer Ilvy Njiokiktjien, member of the international acclaimed collective VII Photos, talks to Evelien Kunst about her long-term project Born Free. During this conversation, Kunst and Njiokiktjien take a closer look at what it takes to independently create a long-term visually driven story and publish on multiple platforms.
3 Jul 2020
True Stories: Writing bestselling non-fiction – Behind the scenes with Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe shares the ins and outs of writing his bestselling non-fiction novel Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland. Of the four years he spent on the book, he claims 90 percent went into research and outlining and only 10 percent into the actual writing. So what did that process look like? In a candid conversation with Dutch journalist Inge Oosterhoff, Patrick Radden Keefe talks all about the best way to tell a true story and how to arrange the truth into a compelling narrative that reads like a novel. He explains why he believes access is overrated, why footnotes offer creative freedom, and how he came to terms with the understanding that there were stories he didn’t need to tell.
An insightful look behind the scenes of book-writing with Patrick Radden Keefe. He will teach you about the eight big beats and how screenwriting helped him to outline and sequence the story. How compression, juxtaposition and cutting can help you to keep the momentum of the story going and your audience engaged. As Radden Keefe puts it: ‘You don’t always have to finish the thought.’ A podcast that is a true must-listen for anyone with ambitions to write a non-fiction bestseller!
Credits
Host and interview: Inge Oosterhoff
Editing, mixing and sound design: Wederik de Backer
Research: Inge Oosterhoff, Roos van der Lint, Evelien Kunst
Executive producers: Judith Eigeman and Laura Das
Senior production: Evelien Kunst
Music: Chad Crouch
Audio excerpts: Penguin Random House audio and the radio documentary ‘The Chaplans Diary’ by Lorelei Harris for RTE Radio 1.
This True Stories online podcast was made for the Narrative Journalism Foundation which aims to support Dutch journalists who want to improve their skills in working in a narrative form (verhalendejournalistiek.nl/conferentie-2020). The Narrative Journalism Foundation receives support from the Democracy and Media Foundation, Pictoright, Lira Reproright, the University of Amsterdam and the Evens Foundation.
3 Jul 2020
Teaser - True Stories: Writing bestselling non-fiction – Behind the scenes with Patrick Radden Keefe
Soon at True Stories online: An insightful look behind the scenes of book-writing with Patrick Radden Keefe (known for his bestselling book Say Nothing). He will teach you about the eight big beats and how screenwriting helped him to outline and sequence the story. How compression, juxtaposition and cutting can help you to keep the momentum of the story going and your audience engaged. As Radden Keefe puts it: 'You don't always have to finish the thought.' A podcast that is a true must-listen for anyone with ambitions to write a non-fiction bestseller!
15 May 2020
True Stories: Making a podcast - Behind the scenes with Andy Mills
How can talking in a chipmunk voice help to make a breathtaking, award winning podcast? Andy Mills, audio producer for the New York Times, shares strange and wonderful insights, and shameful mistakes, that led to the creation of Caliphate, winner of a Peabody award for best podcast. In a conversation with podcast producer Jair Stein, Andy Mills takes a deep dive into making a narrative podcast. He talks about the necessity and the perils of audio experimentation, and lessons he learned from podcast heroes like Brian Reed (S-Town), Robert Krulwich (Radiolab) and Ira Glass (This American Life).
Produced by Jair Stein
Research by Inge Oosterhoff and Randy Vermeulen
Executive production by Judith Eigeman and Laura Das
Senior production by Evelien Kunst.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
This True Stories online podcast was made for the Narrative Journalism Foundation which aims to support Dutch journalists who want to improve their skills in working in a narrative form (verhalendejournalistiek.nl/conferentie-2020). The Narrative Journalism Foundation receives support from the Democracy and Media Foundation, Pictoright, Lira Reproright, the University of Amsterdam and the Evens Foundation.
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