Planning and Producing Videos: A Two-Part Workshop on Writing Scripts & Making Videos @Your Library Part I Planning

Use of Video in Library Instruction Videos designed to meet a specific instructional need

Videos designed to meet a specific instructional need

Impact on Library Instruction Effective in explaining complicated concepts Provides flexibility

Effective in explaining complicated concepts

Provides flexibility

Planning is Important Spend 70% -80% of your time planning Get approvals during planning

Spend 70% -80% of your time planning

Get approvals during planning

Needs Assessment Phrase as a response to a need in a specific group “ Let’s make a video about Library Services” “ Incoming students need to know how to find a government publication”

Phrase as a response to a need in a specific group

Audience Analysis Gender, age, education Level of experience with subject Level of interest

Gender, age, education

Level of experience with subject

Level of interest

Objectives What will the audience know, believe or be able to do after viewing?

What will the audience know, believe or be able to do after viewing?

Content Outline All material to be covered Not necessarily in order No stylistic concerns Leave plenty of white space

All material to be covered

Not necessarily in order

No stylistic concerns

Leave plenty of white space

Treatment A description of the creative concept At least opening scene, sound, key images and tone. Let the objective and audience drive the decision

A description of the creative concept

At least opening scene, sound, key images and tone.

Let the objective and audience drive the decision

Script Which comes first, narrative or visuals? Two column format works well

Which comes first, narrative or visuals?

Two column format works well

Storyboard Need not be “professional” (stick figures OK) Show: Framing Relative size of objects Camera direction

Need not be “professional” (stick figures OK)

Show:

Framing

Relative size of objects

Camera direction

Planning Exercise (10 minutes) Complete preliminary planning worksheet: needs statement audience analysis objectives treatment

Complete preliminary planning worksheet:

needs statement

audience analysis

objectives

treatment

Scriptwriting Exercise (30 minutes) Prepare a script and/or storyboard Use the two-column script pages Refer to Scriptwriting tips and Camera Shot handouts

Prepare a script and/or storyboard

Use the two-column script pages

Refer to Scriptwriting tips and Camera Shot handouts

Before You Go… Additional resources and contact information available at: http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/loex/2008/index.shtml THANKS!

Additional resources and contact information available at:

http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/loex/2008/index.shtml