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Basics of Digital Video Production. AC230. Video in the Classroom. Video content is a highly engaging and effective teaching tool. Good at representing procedural & imagery knowledge: E.g., operate a machine: take a virtual tour of York College A safe and rich learning environment:
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Video in the Classroom • Video content is a highly engaging and effective teaching tool. • Good at representing procedural & imagery knowledge: • E.g., operate a machine: take a virtual tour of York College • A safe and rich learning environment: • Role play in a virtual hospital; Swim Demo • Adaptive to individual student’s learning pace • Replay, zoom, and slow the motion • Producing videos doesn’t require fancy equipment anymore!
Equipment/Resources (wrap-up) • Camcorder, or digital camera/mobile phone (with built-in video features). • Computer with software for editing • Mac: iMovie, Final Cut Pro • PC: Movie Maker (free), Premier • External storage • Tape, CD, DVD, Flash/USB, Hard drive, etc. • Accessories (e.g., tripod, remote control)
Video Production Processes • Plan — establish goals, create storyboard • Collect primary sources • Video/Audio • Images • Script • Edit • Publish/Distribute
Example 1: Global Warming • What is it? • What’s the impact? • What could be the cause of it? • Cite various points of view • Take a position and support your viewpoint with reasons, facts, and examples. • Actions that should be taken.
Example 2: A place you last visited • Where is it? • Its history, population, & industry • Food, culture, or place of interests • What did you do, see, hear? • Do you (dis)like it? Why? • Recommendations or suggestions to future visitors.
Video Editing Processes • Transfer video to computer • Select desired components from clips stored on computer • Order clips • Add other media – audio/narration/picture • Create transitions • Save in a desired format
Movie Maker • A free video editing tool (Windows) • What it can do: • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/possibilities.mspx • How to produce your first movie: • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/1stmovie.mspx • How to add special features (title, music, narration, transition, picture): • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/polish.mspx • How to save your movie to different formats • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/formats.mspx
References • How to make a storyboard?http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/starttofinish/storyboarding/ • Movie Maker Tutorialshttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/default.mspx • Other video editing softwarehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_editing_software