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How To Captivate Your Audience

Dr Geoffrey Einon

ICT Department

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T189 VT Acknowledgements

Video Tutorial Creation– Joe Mills– Chris Hartley– Kevin Quick

Tutorial Presenters– Stephen Peake– Georgy Holden– Stephen Garner– Jon Rosewell– Karen Cham

LTS: Jane Bromley, Jamie Daniels

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Examples

• Cropping

• Colour cast removal

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Video Tutorial (VT) Strategy

• Get novice users up and running with Adobe Elements 5

• Support on-line teaching with examples signposted from web pages – recorded by authors

• Motivate interest by illustrating ‘whizzy’ digital image processing procedures

• Support procedures required for ECA submission

• Access via Course Web pages or DVD

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VT Strategy

• Introduce Adobe Elements 5 Upload images from camera Familiarize with workspace Show some of what is possible Image organisation and workflow

• Illustrate procedures/processes How I do it – take note! Tips and tricks

• NOT intention to teach Elements 5

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Example:Elements Organiser

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How?

• Four phase production process1. Recording

1. ‘Chunk’ into sequence of coherent stages2. Repeat recording of each chunk until OK

2. Editing1. Add on-screen highlights 2. Clean up audio3. Assemble into complete sequence4. Add introduction screens and copyright ‘tail’

3. Compile: produce file in SWF format4. Distribution

1. Handover to LTS

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Doing It

• 3 Work Styles Capture extended sequence

• Edit and voice-over commentary

Capture chunk with voice capture until OK• Select• Edit• Compile into sequence

Capture chunk with voice capture until OK• Edit • Capture next chunk• Compile into sequence

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Kit

• Laptop

• Large Tablet (pen or mouse driven)

• Software Captivate 2 Audition 2 Premiere Pro

• Dynamic microphone on stand

• Pre-amp

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The Editing Process

• Clean up audio• Add highlighting etc• Assemble sequences • Add Powerpoint introduction and music• Check for continuity• Compile (pray!)• Check for compilation errors• Convert to .avi format

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Results

• 47 Video tutorials

• Total running time: ~ 5 hrs

• Production time: ~ 2hrs / minute

• Quality Video: OK Audio: mixed

• Playability: mixed

• Student verdict: unknown

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Post Mortem

• Use for teaching? Can’t use simultaneously with software

• Use by individuals Yes …… but!

• Would we do again / differently?

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Post Mortem (contd)

• Additional roles Use for sorting out presentation problems –

illustrate topics causing difficulty? Describe and familiarise with process e.g.

ETMAs and ECA submission? Support for Faculty / Cross Faculty initiative

e.g. Library and Information literacy? Use by ALs for group activities / support?

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