Video Game Journalism

I have been studying journalism since September and it has been an interesting challenge to say the least. One take away if how I look at things now for example Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty were video game journalists I followed for years on the popular site IGN. They worked there for years and last year they quit and started their own company with two video producers who also left IGN. Now I lack an actual interesting in video games to go as far as to say I would like to be a journalist following it but on a recent episode of Colin and Greg's Playstation podcast a emailer asked how to get into video game journalism and some interesting things came up.

Colin and Greg no longer see themselves as journalists in the industry they are instead critics or personalities for a lack of a better term. With places like Game Trailers and other outlets closing down they noted that it seems video game journalism is changing people are no longer seeking big websites for reviews but instead these personalities rule the space.

Not to say sites like Kotaku, one of the few video game websites I would describe as journalism, are going away but instead the internet has changed the landscape for those interested in video game journalism. Instead of writing a detailed piece about a game people would rather just watch someone play the game to get to understand it and better yet they want to watch a personality they feel they can know.

I think this is an interesting trend as major video game journalist like a Colin Moriarty or a Jim Sterling who had a trusted name are instead seeing the success of streamers and thinking "Man I can combine what they do with what I do then maybe I could work for myself and make more money."

Here is a link to the email and episode of PS I Love You XOXO which sparked this post.
https://youtu.be/VjvjrffhXYk?t=1h24m19s

Basement Show?

For the last couple of months me and my roommates have spent a good number of evenings locked away in our basement, no light even reaches there due to snow drifts now, practicing covers and talking about originals. In the new year I have started practicing bass it has been a uphill battle to say the least and now the clock is ticking as Richard, one of those roommates I mentioned, was intent on making a "GIG" poster and happily dated it March 26th.

Here's a video I shot of him for class making the poster and hopefully I can get my act together and learn how to play a bass in  little over a month.

the HINDENBURG continues!!!

the HINDENBURG is seriously a passion project you cram three, and in the case of the most recent episode four, friends into a room and let them talk, rant and even argue. The past few weeks we have been bringing one less song in hopes that we are getting better at on air chatter. Our goal is simple we wish to have a podcast were instead of bringing songs we bring topics to discuss. Until then though I hope you enjoy the great tunes and the banter.

http://thehindenburg.bandcamp.com/track/episode-10

Environmental Portrait - Jeff Brake

Mixed Martial Arts or MMA has always been a passion of mine and last weekend Jeff Brake the owner and operator of Brake's Gym the MMA gym located in Corner Brook NL was kind enough to allow me to come over after hours and shoot him and his sporadic sparring partner Anshuman Pandey get some late night work in. They beat each other up until 2am and even discussed the difference in nerves when training the moment the camera was a part of the activity.

Here are some of my favorite picks from the night, I hope to get a little more skill and maybe a video camera to try to do another shoot cause I just didn't have the means to capture some of the faster techniques.

- JH

The HINDENBURG Music Hour

Below you will find the link to a couple of our past few shows you should check it out especially if you enjoy a couple of friends having some chats and listening to some fairly random music. The plan is to get comfortable on the mic enough that we don't need to the songs to save us and instead we can record full length podcasts. We have thought about just going for a longer two hour music show and editing out the songs for the podcast version but we'll take this one show at a time but soon The HINDENBURG Music Hour will become The HINDENBURG Podcast.


http://thehindenburg.bandcamp.com