creative media production session

Getting Creative: Developing Multimedia Resources

Photo by Chris Kelk

Chris Clow

need screenshot here

Chris Clow

This is where we could include a quiz here. Rather than us go over this, we can get people to think about this, and understand that this is an area we reinforce, as adhering to copyright laws is something a lot of people struggle to understand.

Chris Clow

So, as we have 90 mins, I do think this gives us a good change to take people through the way in which we train people. As it's focused on being creative, lets get our audience as active as possible. We can skim over things like composition, framing, copyright, etc. We can think of ways for our participants to think about why and what they are doing without understanding why. We can let people know what we would advise those learning after each task. What do you think?

Chris Clow

just checking we can write comments. If you can read this Tommy, lets use comments to through ideas around

In this session:

• 7 steps to multimedia production

•Video production

•Audio production

•Screencasting

• Resources available

• Help, advice and training

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Who we areCreative Media Team (CiCS), supporting all staff and students across the university in the creation of multimedia artifacts.

• Chris Clow

• Tommy Wilson

www.sheffield.ac.uk/cics/creativemedia

[email protected]

The Steps of Multimedia Production

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7 steps…

• Planning

• Recording

• Transferring

• Editing

• Exporting

• Uploading

• Embedding


PlanningRoland O’Daniel

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Planning• Plan your video as much as possible in advance

• Storyboarding, scripting, shot list

• Think about continuity

• Consider going on a location ‘scout’ beforehand

• Book equipment, interviewees, etc in advance


Video RecordingChelsea


Best practice

• Shot sizes

• Framing

• It takes time

• Things to beware of

• Using your own smart device

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4VhJvqRL7E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw9UnCUK5Ho&list=PLF8CD19A35B547DA3&index=3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mivFGhcWfnM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-std6zEj3I&index=4&list=PLF8CD19A35B547DA3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/journalism/article/art20130702112133395

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Things to remember!

• Batteries or locate mains power source

• Record the ‘practice run’

• Look at the background

• Be consistent / continuity

• Avoid backlighting

• Noddies / cutaways

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Things to remember!

Headphones

Demonstration of Recording Equipment

Practical task

Chris Kelk

• Choose an object in the room, and make a short (30s) video explaining why it was designed the way it was. What two things do you consider most important about it’s design?

• Plan before you shoot

• Edit ‘in camera’• Show the object in use, in a relevant situation /

background


Audio Recording


Things to remember

• Position of Microphone

• Be aware of your surroundings: • Room noise• Building work• Phones, alarms, alerts• the public

•Don’t be afraid to stop


Things to remember

Headphones

Demonstration of Recording Equipment

Practical task

Chris Kelk

● Talk about your favourite aspect of working and or living in Sheffield

• in under 1min

● In groups, take turn to record and be recorded.


TransferringPiutus

Practical task

Chris Kelk

● Demonstration

● Your turn -

Log in to a computer and review your recordings.


Editing


Making it easier for the editor

• Think about how the video will be edited when you’re shooting

• Shoot cutaways and “noddies” to cover over gaps left when cutting a longer sequence.

• If in doubt shoot it anyway – better to have too much footage than not enough (within reason)


Making it easier for the editor

• Consider going through your rushes and creating a log.

• Delete anything you will definitely not use.


Editing Applications

Available to use at the university -

• iMovie

• Adobe Premiere

• Windows Live Movie Maker

• YouTube


ExportingJeffrey B


Uploading Rego Korosi

Chris Clow

demonstration and then get those to chose one to do.

Chris Clow

video only to youtube, audio to soundcloud.

Practical task

Chris Kelk

• Demonstration of YouTube and SoundCloud

• Your turn -

• Create a YouTube or SoundCloud channel using your university account and upload one file.


Embedding Lisa Omerali

Chris Clow

lets not forget to say how we embed audio using Soundcloud.

Screencasting• Can be used for:

• Presentations

• Demonstrations

• Web searches

• Troubleshooting

• Can include voiceover and video

• Can be as polished as you like!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtRhu9zYsA&list=PLv0O25fDi3M5QhhXWJ6rE-_RBj7lRwbpC&index=7

Screencasting Applications

• Free online applications -• www.screencast-o-matic.com • www.screenr.com

• Software - •Camtasia•QuickTime


http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Practical task

Chris Kelk

• Demonstration

• Produce a 1 min screencast using screencast-o-matic (screen capture only)


qthomasbowerCopyright

Practical task

Chris Kelk

• Do you know how to adhere to copyright laws?

• Let’s put your knowledge to the test.


Creative media resources

Chris Clow

Need some more slides about what is available for staff and students

Chris Clow

Good to list what we have in bullet points

Resources available

• Editing suite and production rooms•audio, video, image, graphic and screen

• Recording equipment•audio and video


How can we help you or your students produce media

• Drop-in service

• Advice (including legal/copyright issues)

• Support

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Contact

• Drop-in service: 1pm – 5pm, Skills Suite, Level 1, Information Commons

• [email protected]

• www.sheffield.ac.uk/cics/creativemedia

Chris Kelk

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