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Role of the Visual Information Manager

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Recognize the knowledge and skills to keep your VI products effective, organized and aligned with DoD policy.
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Protect Your Camera in Extreme Conditions

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Explore protection for your camera and gear when weather and environmental conditions are challenging.
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Standard Contingency Documentation Plan

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Review themes, interest items & operations to prepare for your mission when guidance or PAG is not available.
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Lifecycle Management of Released VI Records

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Determine the disposition of your visual information products that are cleared for public release.
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Combat Camera Across the Services

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Compare unique missions & specialized capabilities of units supporting COMCAM within the branches of service.
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Optimize storytelling and image quality using camera angles, continuity, culling, close-ups and composition.
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Review what executive writing is and how to plan and write executive products.
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Explore helpful techniques used by copy editors like mumble, verify or duck, chop fearlessly and recheck.
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Coach writers to develop their skills, so there's less editing in the future.
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Watch Marco Franco from Snap Language explain what questions to ask when determining fact or opinion.

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Isreali Defense Forces (IDF), Sgt. Yuval Italiano, left, and Sgt. Ofir Holzman, assigned to IDF Combat Camera Company, listen to instructions from Spc. Samantha Schaffling, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), in “Technical Lanes” event, during the 2023 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 24, 2023. The annual multi-day competition tests the physical, tactical, and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Noah Martin)

Mission Strategy Worksheet

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Fill out this worksheet with the strategy and assets needed to ensure visual imagery is successfully captured.
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Watch how to use three motion-tracking techniques in After Effects for text, callouts and screen replacement.
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How to Create 3D Text with Adobe After Effects

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How to Create Your Own SOP Document

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Follow these simple steps to author any standard operating procedure or SOP document.
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Watch how to use Adobe After Effects to develop motion-based graphics and animation.
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Visual Information and Video Production Plan

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Use this template to craft a comprehensive VI Plan for the imagery and video strategy of your next mission.

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