Tutorial Four & Five - Video Production Sessions

In these tutorials we looked at video production looked at filming techniques, how to use a video camera, the use of a storyboard to plan a video and finally editing the shots to make a complete and effective video.

In tutorial 4 we got to play with editing on the computer. Several scenes of a monkey walking the corridors needed to be cut and blended together to make a realistic and good short video that had consistency. We also uploaded a soundtrack to it.

Once we had learned how to use a film camera and practiced filming shots we got to have a go at creating a short video about overcoming adversity.

Before we started filming, we drew up a storyboard to assist with the filming. A storyboard is a shot by shot plan of the video you wish to create. This helped us to draw out the entire video and each individual shot. This meant that we weren't spending a long period of time filming as we had already decided on the shot. What the shot was going to be of and whether it was going to be a close up, panning, etc. This is also meant that editing became easier because everything was in sequence.

We created a short video about 'overcoming adversity.' After we edited the video we converted it into a Quicktime file so that we could upload it to Youtube. Youtube is an online community where people can upload videos onto the net via this site. People can share the videos whether they be music, comedy, educational or whatever your heart desires so long as it is within the realm of Youtubes terms and conditions. People can rate your video out of 5 stars and can see how many times it has been viewed. Youtube also allows you to share these videos to other online communities such as facebook and myspace.

If you wish to view the video you it can be viewed in the previous post or by going to Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H7U-QdTLK4

Enjoy!