De slides van Ben Kreimer over drone- en sensorjournalistiek tijdens de Meet the Master sessie op 9 oktober in de SWITCH in Hilversum.

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ben.kreimer@buzzfeed.com
New Tools
New Perspectives

2. Journalism Technologist
Beta Fellow for
BuzzFeed’s Open Lab
for Journalism, Technology and the Arts
BuzzFeed

3. The Future of Storytelling With:
-Drones
-Weather Balloons
-Aerial Photography/Videography
-3D Environments/Digital Reconstruction
-360 Degree Immersive Video
-Mobile Devices
-Virtual Reality
-Sensors
-Social Media

4. In the beginning…

6. The Platte River from 118 meters/390 feet, taken Oct. 5, 2012

11. I can’t work in the United States*

19. The Technology and the
Story

20. More subtle…

22. Africa’s First Drone Journalism Team
africanskycam.com

24. My Focus:
Exposing and telling stories in new ways
through the unique perspectives and visual
experiences unique to drones.

28. The Technology and the Story

36. Hosted at sketchfab.com/benkreimer
(Free)

37. Agisoft PhotoScan (Standard Version)
€160

38. Why 3D Reconstructions:
-These are real places, digitally reconstructed
-Places the user/media consumer into a space
-Encourages interaction and exploration
-The consumer is no longer just an observer of
content

40. Hosted at sketchfab.com/benkreimer
(Free)

48. DJI Phantom 2

51. Canon SX260

53. DJI Ground Station iPad Interface

54. DJI Phantom 3 Professional

56. Wouldn’t a bigger, more professional looking drone
with a bigger camera be better?

59. These DJI Phantom systems:
-Are autonomously or manually Operated
-Cost about €1800
-Fit in a backpack
-Look friendly
-Are reliable (in the right hands)
-Are simple to operate!

60. 🎈
🏃

66. €3000

67. My Camera System: €900

71. Six Stock GoPros (€1850) +
Drone (€2435) + Camera
Mount (€500) = €4785
Two Modified GoPro 3+ Black
Cameras (€880) + Drone
(€440) + Camera Mount (€15)
= €1335

72. GoPro Odyssey (Sixteen
Cameras, 6.8 kg) = €13,350
Two Modified GoPro 3+ Black
Cameras (€880) + Drone
(€440) + Camera Mount (€15)
= €1335

75. Software for 360 Degree Video
Stitching:
Autopano Video Pro 2 by Kolor
(€599)
and
Autopano Giga by Kolor
(€199)

76. Why 360-Degree Videos?

77. A couple quick drone safety tips:
-Never leave a LiPo battery fully charged for
more than a week. Store them at about 40%
-Never run a battery lower than 20% of full
capacity

80. 2014/05/29
16:33:32|26.20|70.80|3.88|3.22|7.37|181.05|299.09|5268
2014/05/29
16:33:32|26.20|70.80|4.47|-­‐0.08|9.30|183.26|295.86|3548
2014/05/29
16:33:32|26.20|70.80|2.86|3.61|7.81|184.13|292.44|6648
2014/05/29
16:33:32|26.20|70.80|3.10|3.45|7.26|185.56|289.68|5072
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|3.77|2.75|7.85|186.68|286.88|5536
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|3.84|3.88|8.12|187.21|283.87|7840
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|3.06|4.39|7.53|187.95|281.62|7156
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|4.00|2.67|7.34|189.53|279.88|5176
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|3.57|4.67|7.53|190.61|277.42|7964
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|2.35|6.08|7.37|194.10|276.89|8704
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|3.80|3.30|7.18|198.24|276.17|5296
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|3.77|4.39|7.49|202.66|275.79|6000
2014/05/29
16:33:33|26.20|70.80|5.61|1.49|7.34|206.77|275.13|4156

81. 4.7 G (46.06 m/s2)

82. A 4 foot/1.2 meter drop

86. Coming Up Next

93. -Crowdsourced platform
-Public engagement
-Mobile
-Longterm data acquisition
-Not actionable data, but indicative
-Vast potential for stories

94. 🎈
🏃
Ideas? Projects?
Collaborations?
Let’s talk!
benkreimer.com | @benkreimer
ben.kreimer@buzzfeed.com