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Making Digital Presentations Live! Part 1: Recording tips and techniques
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Making Digital Presentations Live!
Part 1: Recording tips and techniques
Participants will learn basic recording tips and techniques in order to:
1) Start up a simple reader review recording project
2) Establish a foundation for springboarding towards other video projects
3) Discover how easy the video making process can be
I. EquipmentII. LightingIII. LocationIV. Background
o A digital camera with movie/video recording capability or a digital camcorder
o A tripod or other steady surface
o Choose a well-lit area.o Fluorescent lighting is
fine; try to stay indoors.o Manually setting white
balance is recommended, if possible.
o Set up a simple light next to or behind the camera if necessary; a bright background can result in a subject who’s too dark.
o Pick a quiet area that won’t record unnecessary background noise.
o Staff break area or other small room is an adequate choice; light and sound have fewer places to escape in contained areas.
o GET CLOSE!!!! Proximity is important for at least two reasons:1) minimalizes distractions, and2) maximizes what the
microphone is able to pick up.
o Pick or create a background that isn’t too busy or distracting.
o Make sure that there is less of it and more of your subject.
o Something other than solid white (or solid black) is recommended.
o Frame for head and torso shots; a full-body shot is too far, head and shoulders too close.
o Have the subject hold the item up (just to the left or right) so that it can be seen. If you don’t have a copy of the item, try a color printout.
o Try to keep each review under two minutes. If assembling reviews together, try to keep the final video somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-6 minutes.
o If they’d prefer to read from a script, position it as close to the camera lens as possible and out of view.
