Assignment: Create a video lesson using actual real life teaching, video editing software, and a camera to create a video that supports instruction.
Time spent: 10 hours (this would have been less if I had followed instructions better)
Tools Used:
Process and Reflection
It is difficult to accurately express how excited I am about this project. While I am proud of some of the technical accomplishments it represents, there is also personal growth as a learner and video producer. I kept trying to find a shortcut or an easy way through it. Professor Challenger nudged me back to the expectations and directions of the assignment. I went through several drafts of script until my format was correct and it represented something possible to accomplish in the given time. This forced me to really think about what to include and what to cover. I got good support and a couple of suggestions. I learned to listen better and get beyond my own hubris that "I teach this stuff"; even though I knew I was full of hot air, it took some doing to get on track.
In terms of technological accomplishments, it was exciting to deliver a line of my script from in front of my comic strip, done with a green screen. The quality is fuzzy, and I clearly have learning to do in color key use, but it served the video well. Another new technique I used was Auto Dialog Replacement. When you see me on camera, the audio you hear was recorded at a different time. I used Adobe Premiere to use cleaner audio than the video clip. This is something I've been wanting to try for myself and teach to my students.
Time spent: 10 hours (this would have been less if I had followed instructions better)
Tools Used:
- iPhone 6s
- Canon Camcorder
- Adobe Premiere
- Blue Snowball Microphone
- Green screen sheet hung on Impact background stands
- Softbox lighting
Process and Reflection
It is difficult to accurately express how excited I am about this project. While I am proud of some of the technical accomplishments it represents, there is also personal growth as a learner and video producer. I kept trying to find a shortcut or an easy way through it. Professor Challenger nudged me back to the expectations and directions of the assignment. I went through several drafts of script until my format was correct and it represented something possible to accomplish in the given time. This forced me to really think about what to include and what to cover. I got good support and a couple of suggestions. I learned to listen better and get beyond my own hubris that "I teach this stuff"; even though I knew I was full of hot air, it took some doing to get on track.
In terms of technological accomplishments, it was exciting to deliver a line of my script from in front of my comic strip, done with a green screen. The quality is fuzzy, and I clearly have learning to do in color key use, but it served the video well. Another new technique I used was Auto Dialog Replacement. When you see me on camera, the audio you hear was recorded at a different time. I used Adobe Premiere to use cleaner audio than the video clip. This is something I've been wanting to try for myself and teach to my students.