This document provides guidance on producing digital content for educational purposes. It discusses setting up equipment like cameras and microphones, preparing materials like presentation slides and timed lecture notes, and formatting the video with frames for text and footage. The document emphasizes preparing both consistent content that won't go out of date as well as variable cutaway sections and links to address changing information. It concludes by recommending discussing plans with support staff to ensure the technical setup, content, and time investment are feasible.

1. Digital Content
a practical demo of producing for your unit

2. Introduction
 MMC – Purpose of this video
 Why?
 What?
 Tech. Set Up
 Preparation
 ‘The Look’
 Abilities
 Graphics, Links, Updating

3. Why?
 Students learn through screens
 Contact hours can be more about interaction
 New capabilities with video
 …maybe.

4. The Set Up
 A Camera… or two.
 Microphone
 Basic Lighting Set Up
 Stand/Laptop/Teleprompter
 Timer

5. Preparation Materials
 Novice Lecturer
 PowerPoint Presentation
 Pre-timed Lecture Notes
 …including planned Videos/Cutaways

6. Basic Look
 Frame A: Room For Text
 Frame B: Centre Footage Beside
 As casual or as formal as you wish…
 … with constant eye on the time

7. Cutaways
 Slides
 Images
 Videos
 Links

8. Updating
 What About Outdating Material?
 Some content will remain constant
 As for changing content/current examples…
 Cutaways
 Cut outside
 YouTube has made ‘amateurish’ editing completely
acceptable

9. Preparation (Summary)
 Constant Sections vs. Variable Sections (Future-Proofing)
 Visual Components
 Timing

10. In Conclusion…
 Technical Set Up
 The Look
 Abilities of Digital Content
 Investments of Time
 Talk to MMC to ensure your plan is executable