Alexander Trowbridge

Filmmaker. @BBC contributor. Created @NiemanStory’s “Field Testing”. Previously @cnn, @colbertlateshow, @business, @CBSNews, @POLITICO. @UNCJschool & @Niemanfnd

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

I wanted to find new approaches to visual storytelling, take my skills to another level & help others to do the same. So I moved to a farm, began experimenting & compiled the results into a @niemanstory series called Field Testing. New ep out this week! https://t.co/fIyk5d9aoD

[Cal Flyn @calflyn]

I enjoyed taking part in the filming of this interesting @BBC_Reel on ghost towns, alongside Alan Weisman (The World Without Us). Created by @AlexanderTrow

https://t.co/Rg3iOcWmHK

[Natalia Guerrero @nnguerrero]

Watch: Hammocks: A higher form of camping

✨A brilliant video/love letter to the hammock by ⁦⁦⁦@AlexanderTrow⁩ https://t.co/nPYgfpF5gP

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

My latest video is currently on the BBC homepage.

Commissioning editor: @nnguerrero

Full piece: https://t.co/ZL29xLodj0

[REBUILD BY DESIGN @rebuildbydesign]

"It's a little bit like a monkey compared to the elephant in the room which is sea level rise combined with storm surges," says the great Klaus Jacob who always knows how to bring it back to the real issue. Thanks @AlexanderTrow @BBCWorld

https://t.co/vKfw1j7uAA

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

Attempted to live-switch an interview with Mom and it was distracting but luckily she has all the content covered. Happy early Mother's Day.

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

@blackoutpete Hi Peter! Hope all is well :)

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

This was my favorite episode to make, falls and all

[Nieman Foundation @niemanfdn]

Drone shots can set the scene. They add context — the kind of context you can only get 400 feet above the ground, reminding the audience that your story doesn’t exist in isolation.

https://t.co/tOlDcMl8uF via @AlexanderTrow

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

Humbled that the series I made with @niemanstory was chosen as a finalist for the Online News Association Awards in the category of Short Form Digital Video Storytelling. We're up against The Last Call, a powerful project by @frontlinepbs & @NewYorker: https://t.co/CHJfsO2Z1t

[Nieman Storyboard @niemanstory]

Congrats to @AlexanderTrow, whose Field Testing series has been named a finalist in digital video storytelling for the @ONA Online Journalism Awards!

Follow along the series' journey to demystify how, when and why to add video to your storytelling:
https://t.co/KalaoiWl6I

[Nieman Foundation @niemanfdn]

What working on a farm taught @alexandertrow about visual storytelling:

https://t.co/CiuGjFisr5

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

Big thanks to @LeahBecerra & @JacquiB for all the thoughtful notes and guidance helping me improve each episode and and for everything they did getting this series to an audience. And thank you @JamesGeary for pitching me the idea of a Nieman video column in the first place :)

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

The final episode of Field Testing is out today! Beyond grateful to @niemanfdn for making this series about multimedia innovation possible.

You can now binge the whole thing here: https://t.co/xAt9Ee2RG6

[James Geary @JamesGeary]

I wanted to share what I was learning with others so that they can expand their skill sets and in doing so expand their opportunities for collaboration. @AlexanderTrow @niemanstory https://t.co/McHoWKs50b

[Nieman Storyboard @niemanstory]

And finally, NEW TODAY, here's episode 5 of "Field Testing"🙌
https://t.co/nT2CV79swI

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

Flying a drone while skiing is not recommended.

(Full episode on @niemanstory: https://t.co/fIyk5d9aoD)
#MOJO #DJIMini2 #SoloProduction #dronephotography

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

How to create simple graphics when editing a video on your phone (w/ apps @Procreate Pocket & @LumaTouch's LumaFusion)

Full episode here: https://t.co/PU2DtRUi7Z #MOJO #MobileJournalism

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

If you're a journalist curious about video editing, I would highly recommend mobile editing as an entry point. It costs less, it's less complicated and you can do it from anywhere (which for me in this video was a barn): https://t.co/d2KNpm63yN

[Nieman Storyboard @niemanstory]

.@AlexanderTrow's mobile editing challenge proves you can produce great video anywhere ... even in a barn in the middle of winter.
https://t.co/ugGDVGYvsr

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

@davabel Thanks dude! Would love to connect.

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

Glad that part stood out :)

[Ann Marie Lipinski @AMLwhere]

Installment #2 of Field Testing, in which @AlexanderTrow demonstrates the storytelling wonders of drone footage, and dances on skies. https://t.co/Fyh4OYMoHF

[Alexander Trowbridge @AlexanderTrow]

@LeahBecerra @niemanstory Loving your gifs. So good!