Book Survey

Rich Underwood is working on a new book titled "Roll! News Shooting Techniques, Ethics & the Video Journalist's Intuition" and he needs input for his research.
So we ask you to help by filling the form below (no personal information is collected)

Short Sample Preface "When we think about our recent world history and talk of events ..... our minds play back the images we’ve seen on television. The images that we conjure were first recorded by TV News Photojournalists. These cameramen and women stand on the front lines, engulfed in the moment, their skill and visual sensitivities working to capture history on the fly.
How we see our world - was first viewed by them". Click to read more

Where are you based?
Country
City
State
Do you work Local, Regional or Worldwide?
What is the size of your crew? (Select the most appropriate)
Camera/reporter (1 Person)
Camera with Reporter/producer (2 Persons)
Camera with sound and reporter/producer (3 Persons)
More than three persons
What is the average pay in your market / field per year? (US$)
What is the average pay in your market / field per year in your own currency
What other jobs in your market pay the same?
E.g. in Cleveland, a cameraman earns $35,000, same as the Cleveland Zoo head monkey trainer
Do you think your job is healthy?
Rate 1-5, being hard on health, 5 being easy on health
Job Satisfaction,
Rate 1-5. 1 being the worst , 5 the best.
Rate happiness in your personal life
Rate 1-5, 1 being "what personal life?, 5 as a king/Queen
What title to you use to identify what you do
If you work alone, what title to you use to identify what you do
Name (Optional)
Email (Optional)
Thank You

Rich Underwood is an accomplished DP, a Focal Press writer and he teaches Advance Cinematography at San Diego University. Click for his CV

The book will be published by Focal Press. Click for the Press Release