This document provides an overview of a video workshop that covers creating and editing video content. The workshop is split into two parts: 1) video, which introduces elements of video production and guides participants through planning, recording, and editing a video, and 2) screen casting, which demonstrates the Jing screen recording tool. Key elements of video production discussed are pre-production including planning and storyboarding, production involving recording footage, and post-production such as editing and publishing. Considerations for effective video like planning, audience, consent, context, and audio/video quality are also addressed. The document lists various video formats and their advantages and disadvantages. Links to example instructional videos and additional resources on video production

1. Video Workshop
Gráinne McGrath & Sharon Flynn,
Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2. Overview
Part 1: Video
• An introduction to video
• The elements, considerations and guidelines for
creating video
• Plan and storyboard a video
• Record our footage
• Edit and publish our video footage
Part 2: Screen casting
• Demo using Jing

3. Over 35 hours of video is being uploaded to YouTube every minute
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com

4. 3 key elements
• Pre-production
– Preparation, testing, planning, storyboarding
• Production
– Recording your video footage
• Post-production
– Editing video footage, publishing your video
Keep it simple!

5. Considerations and guidelines
• Always plan and storyboard
• Keep your audience in mind
• Get consent from participants
• Think of the context
• Test your video equipment
• Location, location, location
• Audio quality
• Lighting
• Choose your output file/video format

6. Equipment

7. Video formats
Video format Advantages Disadvantages
.avi Superb video quality Large file size
25GB for 60 min of video
MPEG-2 Good Quality Large file size
Can burn onto DVD disc Can vary but 4.7GB for 2 hours of
video approx
DivX (MPEG-4) Good Quality with reasonably Not considered a standard format
small file size, editable
MPEG-1 Standard video format for Video quality is not as crisp as MPEG-2
making Video CDs (some DVD players do not support)
Real video - Small file size, - Compressed format
- Good picture quality - Needs specific playback program
- Ideal for web transmission - You cannot edit
.wmv - Small file size Compressed format
- Good picture quality
- Ideal for web transmission
Quicktime - Good picture quality Larger file size (compare to other
- Ideal for web transmission streamable formats)

8. Some interesting videos...
Derek Molloy’s YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DerekMolloyDCU
Microbiology at NUI Galway on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teV7rlBkpQU
Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Irene McCormick:
http://vimeo.com/39274294

10. Storyboarding

12. Lets get started with our own video...
Choose a topic, for example:
An interview on any topic of interest
or
A promo piece for your library
or
A report on today’s event

13. Post-production - editing our video
files using Windows Movie Maker
Live
1. Connect our Flip cam to the laptop via the usb
2. Save our video files in My Computer
3. Launch Window Movie Maker
4. Import our video files in Windows Movie
Maker
5. Edit our video files
6. Save our project (in case we would like to re-
edit)
7. Save our edited movie
8. Export/Publish

14. Links to videos and websites...
• http://thinkingabout.nuigalway.ie/spotlight/
• http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7043.pdf
• http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/11/great-scott-over-35-hours-of-video.html
• http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/movingimages/advice/basic-guide-to-the-flip
• http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/movingimages/advice/using-video-in-teaching-and-learning
• National Digital Learning Resources – www.ndlr.ie
• HEAnet media hosting - http://media.heanet.ie/
• Video tutorials from online Media College - http://www.mediacollege.com/video/
• File formats - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_file_format
• Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education -
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html
• Flip Cam quick start guide - http://www.lesley.edu/elis/docs/flipguide.pdf

15. Screencasting
Guide to Screencasting Tools
http://enhancingteaching.com/2012/06/01/guide-to-screencasting-tools/