The digital era has revolutionised the way we tell stories. We have so many new formats — 360 degree video, Virtual Reality, drone videography, the Stories format — and new mediums are popping up every year. And making video has never been more accessible. Here are our latest tips and tricks for making the most of your smartphone:
Join our online courses or offline workshops. Qisa Lab is a space for developing your storytelling skills and creating great multimedia content.
Introduction to mobile video
Learn about the possibilities for creating videos on a budget and start turning your Instagram stories and TikTok challenges into professional video packages.
Watch interviews we did with people across the journalism industry at the International Journalism Festival in 2019. The conference was not held in 2020 due to the global outbreak of COVID-19.
Qisa Lab also conducts in-person training. We’ve trained publications like Punjab Kesari, Outlook Magazine, Hindustan Times and for companies like Facebook and Wan-Ifra.
“The Facebook Journalism Project partnered with Qisa Lab to train over 200 journalists across India on how to create engaging digital news video. The members of Qisa Lab are true experts in mobile journalism, and worked tirelessly to collaborate on an innovative and interactive curriculum that resonated with our cohort. Their incredible work ethic, responsiveness, and deep knowledge made them great partners for this program.”
Catherine ColeFacebook Journalism Project
“The team at Qisa Lab represent the cutting edge of innovation when it comes to mobile storytelling by mobile phones and for mobile devices. They have both the experience of working in legacy news organizations like newspapers, but also disrupting the digital media landscape both in the journalistic space and also in the branded content and content marketing space. The team at Qisa Lab have an incredible understanding of both Indian and international audiences. And the ability to rapidly grow momentum behind whatever content they put their energy behind. They've also demonstrated the ability to develop unique intellectual property in the form of software apps toolkits to scale their mobile storytelling ideas. And they're perfectly primed to make the most of both the rise of video in India and across the world.”
Yusuf OmarHashtag Our Stories
“Qisa Lab is an unmatched content company. In a world where people celebrate metrics more than the creators, Qisa stands out because their team always puts the creators first. The energy of the young team is amazing and they are always responsive to thoughts and ideas from the creators. Our collaboration has been extremely seamless, due to the fact that there is mutual respect and admiration to share stories of first time content creators. Their keen willingness to showcase stories from areas which are seldom considered as the source of content is not only daring but also very encouraging. Their professionalism and timeliness adds icing on the cake. We're confident that Qisa will continue to push stories which you will seldom find on any other content platforms.”
Ankush VengurlekarAdivasi Lives Matter
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“The Facebook Journalism Project partnered with Qisa Lab to train over 200 journalists across India on how to create engaging digital news video. The members of Qisa Lab are true experts in mobile journalism, and worked tirelessly to collaborate on an innovative and interactive curriculum that resonated with our cohort. Their incredible work ethic, responsiveness, and deep knowledge made them great partners for this program.”
Catherine ColeFacebook Journalism Project
“The team at Qisa Lab represent the cutting edge of innovation when it comes to mobile storytelling by mobile phones and for mobile devices. They have both the experience of working in legacy news organizations like newspapers, but also disrupting the digital media landscape both in the journalistic space and also in the branded content and content marketing space. The team at Qisa Lab have an incredible understanding of both Indian and international audiences. And the ability to rapidly grow momentum behind whatever content they put their energy behind. They've also demonstrated the ability to develop unique intellectual property in the form of software apps toolkits to scale their mobile storytelling ideas. And they're perfectly primed to make the most of both the rise of video in India and across the world.”
Yusuf OmarHashtag Our Stories
“Qisa Lab is an unmatched content company. In a world where people celebrate metrics more than the creators, Qisa stands out because their team always puts the creators first. The energy of the young team is amazing and they are always responsive to thoughts and ideas from the creators. Our collaboration has been extremely seamless, due to the fact that there is mutual respect and admiration to share stories of first time content creators. Their keen willingness to showcase stories from areas which are seldom considered as the source of content is not only daring but also very encouraging. Their professionalism and timeliness adds icing on the cake. We're confident that Qisa will continue to push stories which you will seldom find on any other content platforms.”