Video presentations Enna Audova 2012

Advantages of video presentations  you can use video clips  you can record the text beforehand  you can use music to create the atmosphere  you can change pictures and video clips smoothly  you can use text, subtitles, speech bubbles, etc.

Steps of making a video  set the goal of the video  do research (when making an educational video)  write the storyboard (piltlugu)  shoot the scenes  edit the video  present the video

Setting the goal  why are you making the video  what is the message of your video  who is your audience

Doing research  if you have to make an educational video, familiarize yourself with the subject matter  gather information on the internet  decide what to take and what to leave out

Writing the storyboard I Camera shots (võtteplaanid)  wide shot (üldplaan) object in its environment object in its environment to set the scene to set the scene

 medium shot (keskplaan) – most often used from head to waist from head to waist focuses on the subject, used for dialogues focuses on the subject, used for dialogues

 close up (suurplaan) enlarges one part of the subject enlarges one part of the subject to show details or emotions to show details or emotions

 cut-in (detailplaan) shows a detail of a subject shows a detail of a subject focuses on details focuses on details

Writing the storyboard II  the script (stsenaarium) of the video, illustrated with pictures  describes what happens in each scene  includes: camera shots (võtteplaanid) camera shots (võtteplaanid) text text pictures pictures

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Important!  storyboard is not the end product – do not waste too much time on drawings  the more precise the storyboard is, the easier shooting and editing

Shooting  equipment video cameras, cameras, phones video cameras, cameras, phones tripods location tripods location  location: setting, light  people involved  background noise

What is important when shooting a video?  watch the video: 6tWTPTmcE

Remember!  hold the camera stable  don’t shoot against the light  avoid background noises  check the background  use different camera shots  move the camera smoothly  don’t zoom in and out too quickly  check the material before final editing

Editing  edit your video using Windows MovieMaker  instruction: e/ /Video%20presentations e/ /Video%20presentations e/ /Video%20presentations  other web applications:

The video must include:  at the beginning: title title  at the end: the authors the authors music/other resources used music/other resources used year year

Presentation  upload your video on youtube.com or vimeo.com or …  be ready to defend your presentation

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Sources:  materials from the online course “Video koolielus” 2, created by Ingrid Maadvere and Siret Lahemaa  ics/shooting.htm

Have fun creating your own video!