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Flip Videos Go Beyond Your Family Vacation CRS JWBG. Name: Mariane Mathia M&E Project officer. Training Objectives. CRS/JWBG Staff have a clear view of the Procedure and Policy in using the flip video CRS/JWBG Staff know how to write a proposal for a flip video
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Flip Videos Go Beyond Your Family Vacation CRS JWBG Name: Mariane Mathia M&E Project officer
Training Objectives • CRS/JWBG Staff have a clear view of the Procedure and Policy in using the flip video • CRS/JWBG Staff know how to write a proposal for a flip video • CRS/JWBG Staff are able to shot Flip videos with a flip video device
Schedule Part (1): PowerPoint Presentation Part (2): Hands on Technology
Project Background • Sectors: Humanitarian Assistance, Safety Net, Advocacy and M&E • Problem to be Addressed: • 5-Minute Attention Span: The 15 – 20 minute professional produced project video is too long for Face Book and YouTube audiences. • Now: Expectation information be near-real time • No Budget: FV provide a simple and low-cost solution for CRS internal use.
ICT Solution • Flip Ultra HD Video Camera • Hardware: Flip ]]ik9\ Video Camera - Black, 8 GB, 2 Hours ASIN: B0040702HA Item model number: U32120B • Software: Flip Share and Subtitle Workshop
Think Beyond Flip DO NOT BE FIXATED ON FLIP. CHOOSE A MINI-CAMERA THAT IS AVAILABLE!!!!
ICT Solution • Vendor: Any major retailer in the US, including Amazon, Best Buy, etc • Programming requirements: 1 day to pilot 3 – 4 minute video without subtitles and 3 days with subtitles. • Technology support time: Minimum
Key Challenges • Staff wish to “shoot everything and then put it together”. • Poor quality shoots are taken. • Translations are not clear or subtitles are misspelled • Inappropriate or poor quality videos are posted.
Video Proposal • Proposal consists of: • Audience • Objectives • Duration of the entire video • Production schedule • Script/Storyboard
Lessons Learned • Use Drop Box to share videos internally • Know where to save the flip videos. • One person have video editing software installed on their computer and the ability to post approved videos on the Internet. • CRS has a CRS Technical Production Channel that can host videos
Summary and Close • CRS/JWBG does not film for wide external audience. Primarily for M&E and management. • Know your policies. • CRS Media Relations Handbook • CRS Agency Identify Manual: • Media Relations: PPM-EME-GEN-012 • Use of Catholic Relief Service’s Name and Logo: PPM-EME-GEN-004
Summary and Close • CRS Flip Video References • PQSD Technical Video Handbook • CRS/JWBG Lessons Learnt from the Use of the Flip Video September 9, 2010 (posted on M&E SharePoint) • CRS JWBG Flip Video Training PP (posted on M&E SharePoint) • Plenty of YouTube Tutorials • Insight Into Participatory Video
Handbooks and Handouts • Handbooks • Insight into Participatory video • PQ video Book • Handouts • Flip video Strategies
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