Creating video for teachers and trainers : producing professional video with amateur equipment / Timothy W. Spannaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spannaus, Timothy W. (Timothy Wise), 1946-

Series:

Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video tapes in education.

Video recordings--Production and direction.

Video recordings.

Digital media.

Education--Audio-visual aids.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Producing professional video with amateur equipment

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Pfeiffer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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. Paralleling the work process a teacher or trainer would follow, the guide shows how to "tell a story" that will engage an audience and enables trainers to create instructional videos for a wide variety of uses and traditional and digital media"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Creating Video for Teachers and Trainers; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I: Planning and Managing Video Projects; Chapter One: Why Video? Why Now?; Demonstration of Procedures; Presentation by an Expert; Introduction to a Case Study; Excerpt of a Dramatic Production; Show a Process; Virtual Tours; Why Video?; Low Cost of Equipment and Software; Reduced Expectations of Quality; Traps for the Unwary; Chapter Two: One Time Through the Process-A 30,000-Foot View; Treatment; Media Specification; Prototypes; Script Site; Concurrent Work; Shot List; The Shoot; Edit

Site Construction-HTML PagesFinal Assembly and Test; Launch and Distribution; Chapter Three: Planning; Goals and Objectives; ID Considerations-First Principles, Solving Problems; Integrating Video with Other Media; Story and Character; Chapter Four: Writing the Script; Organization; Treatment; Format; Writing; Write in Active Voice; Personalize the Writing; Think Visually; Style Guide; Integration with Other Media; Script Breakdown; Chapter Five: Other Ways to Produce Video; Webcams; Screen Recorders; After Capture, You Will Want to Edit; Adobe Flash Animations; Single Frame Animations

Chapter Six: Managing Video ProjectsComplexity; Defining the Project; Planning; Tasks/Activities; Roles; Resources; Adjusting the Schedule; Executing; Monitoring; Reporting and Controlling; Delivering and Closing; Chapter Seven: Your Assignment 1; Plan; Script; Section II: Essential Equipment; Chapter Eight: Camcorders; Video Formats; Lens; Sensors; Resolution and Size; Storage Media; Necessary Features; Chapter Nine: Using the Camcorder; Composition; Common Shots; Camera Movement; Zooms; Chapter Ten: Lights and Lighting; Color and Intensity; Basic Lighting Equipment; Basic Lighting Setups

Lighting ProblemsChapter Eleven: Mics and Sound; The Importance of Sound; Kinds of Mics; Mic Setups and Use; Voice-Over vs. Sync Sound; Chapter Twelve: Your Assignment 2 Edit in Camera; Plan; Shoot; Section III: Production; Chapter Thirteen: Selecting and Surveying Locations; Back to the Script; Location Survey; Shots and Camera Angles; Lighting and Electrical Power; Specific Locations: Offices; Specific Locations: Homes; Specific Locations: Factories, Shops, Warehouses, and Labs; Exteriors; Commercial and Retail Locations; Location Releases; Green Screen-Any Location, Any Time

Chapter Fourteen: Planning the ShootProps; People; Equipment; Schedules; Chapter Fifteen: The Day of the Shoot; Set Up; Blocking and Walkthrough; Camera Rehearsal; The Actual Shoot; Ambient Sound; Tear Down; Chapter Sixteen: Your Assignment 3 Plan and Shoot; Plan; Shoot; Section IV: Post-Production; Chapter Seventeen: Video Editing; Essential Software; A Simple Event Shoot; A Planned Instructional Video; Cut-Ins and Cut-Aways; Intercutting; Green Screen; Chapter Eighteen: Audio Editing; Cleaning Up Camcorder Sound; Voice-Over Narration; Sound Effects; Music; Wild Sound

Chapter Ninteen: Effects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613648648

9781280671715

1280671718

9781118223451

1118223454

OCLC:

780161682