This document discusses video production for use in classrooms. It describes various purposes for classroom video production, such as digital storytelling and recording field trips. The video production process involves four stages: pre-production including planning and storyboarding, production which is the video/photo shooting, post-production such as editing and adding effects/sound, and distribution through websites like YouTube or DVDs. Resources needed for video production include camcorders, cameras, computers, video editing software, and storage devices. Common video formats are also listed.

1. Video Production
AC 230
Teaching with Multimedia
Technologies

2. Video Production in Classrooms
 For what purposes?
 Knowledge construction, self expression,
learning by doing
 What?
 Digitalstorytelling: http://www.distco.org/ds.html
 Video taping a field trip in a geology class
 Many more
 How?

3. Video Production Process
 Pre-production
 Production
 Post-production
 Distribution

4. Pre-production
 What is the goal of the video production?
 Scripting and storyboarding
 Getting to know your video editor
 Permission to shoot (locations, other
people who will appear in your video or
photos)

5. Creating Storyboard
Sequence: ___24___________________
Visual description: __Sarah is taking care of
her cat.___________________________
Estimated time of the clip: __10 s______
Notes: ____________________________
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6. Production
 Shoot video clips, take photos, create
images, create graphics
 Record voice
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7. Post-production
 Editing: selecting and combining shots,
photos, sequencing, etc.
 Recording or editing sound track
 Adding visual special effects (transitions)
 Adding title page, credit page
 Producing the video or movie
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8. Resources Needed
 Camcorder, camera
 Camcorder accessories such as tripod
 Computer with fast CPU, big RAM, large
hard disk space, speaker, microphone
 Video-editing software
 External storage: large external hard drive,
DVDs.
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9. Distribution
 DVDs
 Web:
 YouTube,
 iTunes,
 Vimeo,
 TeacherTube,
 More
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10. Video Formats
 Why so many video formats?
 Most common formats:
 MPG (MPEG)
 AVI
 MOV (Apple)
 WMV (Window Media Video)
 FLV (Flash Video)
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