telling stories with video session for lingos staff
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Telling Stories with Video Session for LINGOs staff. Erica Rothman Nightlight Productions . Introductions . Purpose of this session. 1. Help LINGOs start thinking about our stories to tell with video Id needs, knowledge, gaps, start thinking strategically, prepared to meet deliverables - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Telling Stories with VideoSession for LINGOs staff
Erica RothmanNightlight Productions
Introductions
Purpose of this session
1. Help LINGOs start thinking about our stories to tell with video– Id needs, knowledge, gaps, start thinking
strategically, prepared to meet deliverables2. Next step in preparing for a multi-session
virtual classroom workshop on video for storytelling for our members– Gain confidence in use of Elluminate for Erica– Get content and approach for workshop
Primary Audiences for LINGOs video are:Use text tools to write on whiteboard
Mark 3 PRIORITY Audiences with a dot:
The right technology for the project
Review of Flip cameras
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Panasonic-HM-TA1-Camcorder-Review-37913/Audio-amp-Other-Features.htm
Audio recorder to recommendhttp://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h4n/index.php
http://www.soundslides.com/example: http://weshallnotbemoved.net/stories/marshall-cooper/
video to watch http://mutinycompany.com/spec/idiot.mov
What does it mean to make a video?
• 3 stages+• Pre-Production• Production• Post Production
• Distribution..
The Art of cost-effective video story telling
• Steps to containing costs of video production (and post-production)
• Plan for long shelf-life• Leverage footage for multiple uses• Audience, Audience, Audience• The Elephant Traps – Poor Planning
LINGOs Strategy for use of video
• why use it? Why not?• Rationale of more low quality videos vs
fewer high quality?• How much (time, effort, money) needs to
be invested to make it EFFECTIVE?– Have seen lots of poor video, bad light, background,
poor audio, too long…
• Distribution Channel: benefits/limitations of YouTube vs Vimeo vs other?
Strategic Use of Video
Ready, Fire, Aim!
Next 60 days for LINGOs• What things can we/should we try and see
what works for us? • What Lessons do we need to learn?• What info do we need?
• Identify audience(s) • Identify message(s)/story(ies)• Try Soundslide• Identify photos to get• Audio recorder
Resources
• http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=568• http://www.independent-magazine.org/• http://www.der.org/• http://documentarystartshere.blogspot.com/
http://www.innovativeinteractivity.com/2010/06/21/multimedia-gear-kits/
•Specs for low-bandwidth audiences vs HQ higher bandwidth: Small screen resolution vs larger, •How much extra work/investment to get video in multiple formats for use in eLearning, on website, in reports, in ppts, etc•Video in eLearning: streaming vs downloading•Standard template/checklists for stories we want to tell different angles? (Project Mgmt (PM), Global Giveback, Commercial Partners helping, member impact).