Creating Video for Teachers and Trainers - Producing Professional Video With Amateur Equipment

Informationen zum Autor Timothy W. Spannaus is instructional technology program coordinator and senior lecturer at Wayne State University in Detroit. He teaches classes in interactive technologies including web design, multimedia, digital video and message design. In addition he directs the Certificate in University Teaching program. Klappentext Creating Video for Teachers and TrainersThis practical resource will help teachers and trainers produce professional quality training videos, even while using less than professional quality equipment and software. Author Timothy Spannaus shows how to use professional techniques with consumer-grade equipment to produce videos that work and tell the intended story, minimizing defects that get in the way of improving learning and performance. The end result is a video that can be used in classroom or labs, distributed on the web, packaged for use in learning management systems, or shared on social media sites.Praise for Creating Video for Teachers and Trainers"This is a practical, immediately usable resource, filled with concrete and creative ideas and tips. For those of us wanting to know how to plant our feet and not stumble when venturing into designing and making great videos, it's a godsend." -Len Scrogan, digital learning architect, Future-Talk Blog"The perfect roadmap for instructional professionals new to video production. Includes evidence-based guidelines on the when, why, and how of video for training purposes."-Ruth Clark, president, Clark Training and Consulting"In my 20-plus years working in the television, training, and corporate communication industry, Tim's book is the first to provide a practical and budget-conscious approach to video production for the learning professional. Comprehensive in its scope, the book's realistic examples, combined with a systematic roadmap, arms you with the tools to kickstart your videos with a quality and efficiency that we all dream about in the learning profession."-David Shulkin, Video Operations and Instructional Technology Catalyst, Bloomfield Hills Schools Digital Media Services Zusammenfassung Incorporating advice from message design and multimedia research, this practical guide helps trainers plan, produce, edit, and distribute compelling, professional video, using inexpensive or free consumer-grade equipment and software. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii Section I: Planning and Managing Video Projects 1 Chapter one: why Video? Why Now? 3 Demonstration of Procedures 4 Presentation by an Expert 4 Introduction to a Case Study 4 Excerpt of a Dramatic Production 5 Show a Process 5 Virtual Tours 6 Why Video? 6 Low Cost of Equipment and Software 7 Reduced Expectations of Quality 8 Traps for the Unwary 8 Chapter Two: One Time through the Process-A 30,000-Foot View 11 Treatment 13 Media Specification 14 Prototypes 16 Script Site 17 Concurrent Work 18 Shot List 19 The Shoot 19 Edit 20 Site Construction-HTML Pages 21 Final Assembly and Test 22 Launch and Distribution 22 Chapter Three: Planning 25 Goals and Objectives 25 ID Considerations-First Principles, Solving Problems 26 Integrating Video with Other Media 29 Story and Character 31 Chapter Four: Writing the Script 35 Organization 36 Treatment 36 Format 37 Writing 39 Write in Active Voice 40 Personalize the Writing 40 Think Visually 41 Style Guide 41 Integration with Other Media 42 Script Breakdown 42 Chapter Five: Other Ways to Produce Video 45 Webcams 45 Screen Recorders 47 After Capture, You Will Want to Edit 48 Ad...

Table des matières

Acknowledgments xv
 
Introduction xvii
 
SECTION I: PLANNING AND MANAGING VIDEO PROJECTS 1
 
CHAPTER ONE: WHY VIDEO? WHY NOW? 3
 
Demonstration of Procedures 4
 
Presentation by an Expert 4
 
Introduction to a Case Study 4
 
Excerpt of a Dramatic Production 5
 
Show a Process 5
 
Virtual Tours 6
 
Why Video? 6
 
Low Cost of Equipment and Software 7
 
Reduced Expectations of Quality 8
 
Traps for the Unwary 8
 
CHAPTER TWO: ONE TIME THROUGH THE PROCESS--A 30,000-FOOT VIEW 11
 
Treatment 13
 
Media Specification 14
 
Prototypes 16
 
Script Site 17
 
Concurrent Work 18
 
Shot List 19
 
The Shoot 19
 
Edit 20
 
Site Construction--HTML Pages 21
 
Final Assembly and Test 22
 
Launch and Distribution 22
 
CHAPTER THREE: PLANNING 25
 
Goals and Objectives 25
 
ID Considerations--First Principles, Solving Problems 26
 
Integrating Video with Other Media 29
 
Story and Character 31
 
CHAPTER FOUR: WRITING THE SCRIPT 35
 
Organization 36
 
Treatment 36
 
Format 37
 
Writing 39
 
Write in Active Voice 40
 
Personalize the Writing 40
 
Think Visually 41
 
Style Guide 41
 
Integration with Other Media 42
 
Script Breakdown 42
 
CHAPTER FIVE: OTHER WAYS TO PRODUCE VIDEO 45
 
Webcams 45
 
Screen Recorders 47
 
After Capture, You Will Want to Edit 48
 
Adobe Flash Animations 48
 
Single Frame Animations 49
 
CHAPTER SIX: MANAGING VIDEO PROJECTS 51
 
Complexity 51
 
Defining the Project 52
 
Planning 53
 
Tasks/Activities 53
 
Roles 57
 
Resources 58
 
Adjusting the Schedule 58
 
Executing 60
 
Monitoring 60
 
Reporting and Controlling 62
 
Delivering and Closing 62
 
CHAPTER SEVEN: YOUR ASSIGNMENT 1 65
 
Plan 65
 
Script 65
 
SECTION II: ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT 67
 
CHAPTER EIGHT: CAMCORDERS 69
 
Video Formats 69
 
Lens 71
 
Sensors 74
 
Resolution and Size 74
 
Storage Media 74
 
Necessary Features 75
 
CHAPTER NINE: USING THE CAMCORDER 77
 
Composition 77
 
Common Shots 78
 
Camera Movement 83
 
Zooms 84
 
CHAPTER TEN: LIGHTS AND LIGHTING 87
 
Color and Intensity 87
 
Basic Lighting Equipment 90
 
Basic Lighting Setups 94
 
Lighting Problems 97
 
CHAPTER ELEVEN: MICS AND SOUND 101
 
The Importance of Sound 101
 
Kinds of Mics 102
 
Mic Setups and Use 107
 
Voice-Over vs. Sync Sound 108
 
CHAPTER TWELVE: YOUR ASSIGNMENT 2 EDIT IN CAMERA 111
 
Plan 111
 
Shoot 111
 
SECTION III: PRODUCTION 113
 
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: SELECTING AND SURVEYING LOCATIONS 115
 
Back to the Script 115
 
Location Survey 116
 
Shots and Camera Angles 116
 
Lighting and Electrical Power 117
 
Specific Locations: Offices 117
 
Specific Locations: Homes 118
 
Specific Locations: Factories, Shops, Warehouses, and Labs 119
 
Exteriors 120
 
Commercial and Retail Locations 121
 
Location Releases 121
 
Green Screen--Any Location, Any Time 121
 
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: PLANNING THE SHOOT 123
 
Props 123
 
People 126
 
Equipment 126
 
Schedules 1

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Spannaus, T Spannaus, Tim Spannaus, Timothy W. Spannaus, Spannaus Tim
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 22.05.2012
• EAN: 9781118088098
• ISBN: 978-1-118-08809-8
• Pages: 350
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Droit, profession, finances > Formation, profession, carrière; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie, didactique, méthode; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Gestion; Personalentwicklung, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Training u. Personalentwicklung / Präsentationsfähigkeiten, Training & Human Resource Development / Presentation Skills