MOJO or Mobile Journalism

I've been teaching multimedia journalism for many years now. One thing that I've debated many times is whether students are better off learning how to use professional/prosumer-level cameras and audio gear or if they would be better served learning mobile journalism with smartphones and lower cost peripherals.

Currently I'm leaning toward the MOJO route because of the high-quality video available on smartphones and the ease of access, as most students have smartphones. As I've researched, I found a number of great resources for mobile journalism that I share on this blog.

Mobile-storytelling.com

mobile-storytelling.com

One of the resources I recently discovered is the website mobile-storytelling.com. 

Mobile-storytelling.com a has many great examples of smartphone journalism (MOJO) as wells as information on apps, software and equipment.

LumaFusion / Professional Editor for iPhone & iPad

The link below will take you to information on the app LumaFusion. LumaFusion is a multi-track video editor for ipads and iPhones that goes for $19.99.
https://luma-touch.com/lumafusion-for-ios/

LumaFusion

Here is a sample of a video edited with LumaFusion. You get the timeline view as the video plays so you can see the interface. Very cool!