Engaged Researcher Online - Shooting And Editing Research Video Beginners
Why is YouTube popular? Because people love watching videos. A research video can be a great way to get your message across to your collaborators, your friends, and the wider world as well as being a condition of some funding bodies.
But it isn't easy to do well - and this is where this course will make a difference. Come along and learn the skills needed to plan, shoot & edit high quality footage for research videos so that your video can stand out from the crowd. You just need yourself, a camera phone and your enthusiasm!
- PhD students
- Post-docs
- Researchers
- Public Engagement Professionals
Number of sessions: 4
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 22 Oct 2020 10:00 - 11:45 | 10:00 - 11:45 | Phoenix 2, Phoenix Building, New Museums Site | map | Ryd Cook |
| 2 | Fri 23 Oct 2020 10:00 - 11:45 | 10:00 - 11:45 | Phoenix 2, Phoenix Building, New Museums Site | map | Ryd Cook |
| 3 | Mon 26 Oct 2020 10:00 - 11:45 | 10:00 - 11:45 | Phoenix 2, Phoenix Building, New Museums Site | map | Ryd Cook |
| 4 | Tue 27 Oct 2020 15:30 - 16:00 | 15:30 - 16:00 | Phoenix 2, Phoenix Building, New Museums Site | map | Ryd Cook |
Participants of this course will learn to:
- Use a phone camera to record video
- Shoot more professional video clips & photos
- Film themselves and present
- Plan a video/film
- Do more advanced video editing
- Upload a video online
- A fully charged smartphone with a camera and/or a digital camera capable of shooting video
- Laptop (plugged in or charged) or Desktop computer
- Headphones or earphones
- Phone’s &/or Camera’s USB cable to transfer footage
- Strong internet connection
- Da Vinci Resolve editing software. Follow this link, scroll to the very bottom to see a link to download the free version on the left: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve/
Please check it runs OK. If it does not, try https://fxhome.com/hitfilm-express
- If you have Adobe Premiere Pro, use this.
- Optional but very useful: Tripod that works with smartphone, tripod for your digital camera.
Ahead of the first session:
- Write down the most common question you get about your research. Or a question you’d like to answer & explain using video.
During the sessions:
- Wear headphones or earphones at all times during VC sessions.
- Mute your Mic when you’re not speaking.
Thu (session 1)
- 10am-11am VC Intro, Brief & Examples
- 1am-11.45pm VC Planning tips
- 1pm-2pm OT Small tasks: decide platform. Watch linked video clips (Ryd not available)
- 2pm-4pm OT Small task: make plans for film (Ryd not available)
Fri (session 2)
- 10am-11am VC Shooting tips
- 11am break
- 11.15am-11.45 VC Shooting tips 2
- 1am-4pm OT Shooting time. Transfer footage onto your computer (Ryd not available)
Weekend all day
- OT Shooting time. Transfer footage onto your computer (Ryd not available)
Mon (session 3)
- 10am-11am VC Video Editing
- 11am break
- 11.15am-11.45 VC How to export & upload
- 1pm-3pm OT Editing (Ryd available)
- 3pm-4pm OT Editing (Ryd not available)
Tue (session 4)
- 10am-12pm OT Editing/Exporting/ Uploading (Ryd not available)
- 2.30pm-3.30pm OT Editing/Exporting/ Uploading (Ryd available)
- 3.30pm-4pm VC Showcase and Q&A
If you have troubles joining the sessions or have any queries, please contact Selen Etingu-Breslaw (selen.etingubreslaw@admin.cam.ac.uk) or Diogo Gomes (dam74@medschl.cam.ac.uk).
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- Engaged Researcher - Animate your research
- Engaged Researcher Online - Introduction To Social Media Engagement
Booking / availability