Video program in the library

1. STARTING A VIDEO PROGRAM IN
YOUR LIBRARY
Otherwise known as “What Was I Thinking?”

2. In the Beginning
■ Sixth Grade Social Studies Project Analyzing Primary
Sources
■ Recording was an issue
■ Brainstorming- how do we address this?

3. Next Steps
Scout for location within the library
Discuss idea with the principal, Mrs. Kirby
Research other school studios
Visit the North Kingstown High School media studio and
confer with the NK staff
Compile a resource wish list and research pricing

4. Next Steps
Meet with Brien Jennings, NES librarian to discuss type of
equipment needed
With the NPS technology coordinator, price out the equipment
and agree on final list
Present pricing to principal who requested the funding from
the PTO

5. 5 Canon HF R500 HD Flash camcorder 249.00$ 1,245.00$
2 Kodak PIXPRO SPZ1 Digital Camcorder 139.99$ 279.98$
1 Blue Snowball USB Mic/Stand/Accessories 54.00$ 54.00$
5 Audio-Tichnica Pro 24 Stereo Condenser Microphone 54.95$ 274.75$
5 Canon SC-A80 Soft Carrying Case 23.95$ 119.75$
2 Magnus DXM-250 4 Section Monopod 13.46$ 26.92$
3 Velbon Videomate 607 Aluminun Tripod 79.95$ 239.85$
4 Impact Empty Saddle Sandbag - 5lb 13.95$ 55.80$
1 CL-4900 4900 Watt Softbox 5 light kit with boom 431.21$ 431.21$
1 Dell Optiplex 7010 Desktop 1,070.21$ 1,070.21$
1 BenQ GW2750HM 27in 20M:1 HDML LED Monitor 228.92$ 228.92$
7 Memorex 32GB Micro SDHC Travelcard 20.66$ 144.62$
2 Seagate 4TB Expansion USB 3.0 desktop hard drive 169.99$ 339.98$
Total Cost
$4,510.99

6. Wish List (still wishing) Work Around
Teleprompter Typed script taped to tripod, white board,
large sheets of paper with script taped
on walls
Green Floor Green sheets of construction paper
placed on floor
News Desk Covered a small table with green cloth
Green suit so student looks like a
floating head
Really?

7. Learning Curve
■ Adobe Premier is difficult to learn
■ Filming is a science
■ Basics such as keeping the camera steady, types of shots,
wind, noise etc.
■ How to interview, developing open ended questions

8. Storyboarding
■ Storyboarding is crucial to a video production
■ It helps the students develop a concept and think about
how to achieve their vision
■ Students like to use different types of storyboards, so we
provide them with several choices

9. Challenges
■ Scheduling ■ Students need to be supervised.
Teachers often cannot accompany
groups of students leaving the
library staff responsible
■ Studio sign up sheet on-line

10. Video
■ Best practice- Following filming, immediately download the
video to the students file, with an appropriate name
■ Good enough- Check the camera in and out to the student
even for a short period of time so you can locate the correct
camera and video to download at a future date
■ Disaster- Filming with multiple cameras and classes and
not knowing which camera was used

11. Clip Location
■ All media clips for the specific project must be saved in the
same folder
■ This allows Premier to create a path to the clips.
■ Following screen shows what happens when files are not
properly saved

13. Equipment
■ Studio gets very hot which is hard on the students and the
equipment
■ Funding for replacement bulbs etc comes from the library
budget
■ If there are too many students in the room something will
break!

14. General Tips
■ Students should not wear green when filming
■ Check for spelling and grammar
■ Always watch video on the big screen to see how it projects

15. Finally
■ Be kind to yourself, this is a big undertaking