Creating Video Resources for Learning & Teaching

What we will cover Weds Theory Planning Storyboarding Lunch Filming Thurs Voice overs Editing Production Lunch Review Accessibility / Copyright Q&A

Weds

Theory

Planning

Storyboarding

Lunch

Filming

Thurs

Voice overs

Editing

Production

Lunch

Review

Accessibility / Copyright

Q&A

Course Overview Why video Decisions (DIY / Professionals) Planning Visual Storytelling Scripting / Storyboarding Shooting (Editing) (Outputting)

Why video

Decisions (DIY / Professionals)

Planning

Visual Storytelling

Scripting / Storyboarding

Shooting

(Editing)

(Outputting)

Types of video (handout) Talking head Events Instructional Simulation (screen capture) Think aloud Fly on the wall Real life Drama / staged Type of video used? Why has the teacher used video?

Talking head

Events

Instructional

Simulation (screen capture)

Think aloud

Fly on the wall

Real life

Drama / staged

Video – 3 i’s framework* Magic lantern Film strip TV VHS Desktop video Multimedia Web media Streaming Image Interactivity Integration *Young and Asenio (2002)

Magic lantern

Film strip

TV

VHS

Desktop video

Multimedia

Web media

Streaming

3 i’s - value Image Interactivity Integration

Image Interactivity Integration

3i’s in practice Making group-work work - Carol Elston – skills centre

Making group-work work -

Carol Elston – skills centre

Decisions Professionals Access to professional equipment and support Stronger emphasis on aesthetic Create resources that will achieve aims DIY Quick Cheap Achievable Quality V Resource

Professionals

Access to professional equipment and support

Stronger emphasis on aesthetic

Create resources that will achieve aims

DIY

Quick

Cheap

Achievable

Examples from Leeds Mark Reed’s Vodcasts Rick Jones – Pathology (Health Informatics) Student created videos / DVDs Allows thinking about content and creation of first draft School of health ERA streaming video library Media Services http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/online_resources/video/case_studies.html

Mark Reed’s Vodcasts

Rick Jones – Pathology (Health Informatics)

Student created videos / DVDs

Allows thinking about content and creation of first draft

School of health ERA streaming video library

Media Services

http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/online_resources/video/case_studies.html

Stage 1: Planning and Pre-Production

Planning / decisions

Prior considerations Permissions Location Consent – get before hand Access Can you film what you want to show Is it realistic? Third party content Copyright clearance Platform for delivery DVD / Mobile / Streaming

Permissions

Location

Consent – get before hand

Access

Can you film what you want to show

Is it realistic?

Third party content

Copyright clearance

Platform for delivery

DVD / Mobile / Streaming

Topic Objectives Audience Appeal Type Project Task 1: Develop a Proposal

Stage 2: Scripts and storyboards What do you want to say? What do you want to show?

Video Voice 1: Scripts Give structure Link clips together Provide narrative Explain interviews Spoken parts / Voice over / Titles / Soundtrack Should outline dialogue, basic direction, location etc. Not appropriate for all types of video Sometimes can be written after filming Fly on the wall Interviews Accessibility

Give structure

Link clips together

Provide narrative

Explain interviews

Spoken parts / Voice over / Titles / Soundtrack

Should outline dialogue, basic direction, location etc.

Not appropriate for all types of video

Sometimes can be written after filming

Fly on the wall

Interviews

Accessibility

Video Voice 2: Titles Can be used to summarise visual information on screen Provide supporting facts for interviews Orientate the viewer

Can be used to summarise visual information on screen

Provide supporting facts for interviews

Orientate the viewer

Video Voice 3: Interviews / Fly on the wall Set up correctly; sound, position and light Hard to repeat situation Make the subject comfortable Brief the expert Explain your aims Ask them to repeat your questions back Spontaneous or staged? Interviews: prepare your questions, make them open & meet your learning objectives Fly on the wall – what are you wanting to show? Prepare to edit, listen for sound bites

Set up correctly; sound, position and light

Hard to repeat situation

Make the subject comfortable

Brief the expert

Explain your aims

Ask them to repeat your questions back

Spontaneous or staged?

Interviews: prepare your questions, make them open & meet your learning objectives

Fly on the wall – what are you wanting to show?

Prepare to edit, listen for sound bites

Storyboard Plan the shots to use Streamline filming and editing Ensure you film only what you need Can this be achieved? Moving / still images Add visual elements to a script Supporting shots for interview Combine elements; Video description / composition Length of shot Titles / subtitles Narration / other audio Location, notes etc.

Plan the shots to use

Streamline filming and editing

Ensure you film only what you need

Can this be achieved?

Moving / still images

Add visual elements to a script

Supporting shots for interview

Combine elements;

Video description / composition

Length of shot

Titles / subtitles

Narration / other audio

Location, notes etc.

Visual Storytelling Interviews Cutaways / Cut Ins Try to illustrate what is being said Use to cover edits in interviews

Interviews

Cutaways / Cut Ins

Try to illustrate what is being said

Use to cover edits in interviews

Camera Angles

Filming video - essentials Cameras , storage , battery Tripod Sound Lighting

Cameras , storage , battery

Tripod

Sound

Lighting

Tips Only shoot what you need Static shots are best Avoid the zoom At least five seconds for each shot Leave room either end of shot to edit Only shoot what you need

Only shoot what you need

Static shots are best

Avoid the zoom

At least five seconds for each shot

Leave room either end of shot to edit

Only shoot what you need

Exercise Design the storyboard mms://iss-video.leeds.ac.uk/SDDU/perfectbrew.wmv

Design the storyboard

mms://iss-video.leeds.ac.uk/SDDU/perfectbrew.wmv

3 rd party content Edina – Film and sound online BUFVC – Moving images gateway Newsfilm online Archive.org

Edina – Film and sound online

BUFVC –

Moving images gateway

Newsfilm online

Archive.org

Where now? http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/online_resources/video/index.php [email_address]

http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/online_resources/video/index.php

[email_address]

Project Task 2: Develop a Script / Storyboard What do you want to show? What do you want to say?

Video for streaming (HO) Keep short, if necessary chop larger sections into bite size pieces Avoid zooming / lots of on screen movement Remember compression will affect quality and size How can video be integrated with other resources Back to Planning

Keep short, if necessary chop larger sections into bite size pieces

Avoid zooming / lots of on screen movement

Remember compression will affect quality and size

How can video be integrated with other resources

Back to Planning

Interviews

Interviews Back to Visual Storytelling

Visual Storyboards

Factual storyboards