A Movie Viewing and Discussion on Best Practices for Creating Videos for International Students Jessica Ramirez Meghan Popick Graduate Student International Student Advisor University of West GA Georgia Tech
Dec 24, 2015
Cultural Transitions: A Movie Viewing and Discussion on Best Practices for Creating
Videos for International Students
Jessica Ramirez Meghan PopickGraduate Student International Student Advisor University of West GA Georgia Tech
● Emory’s Intercultural Interactions● Need for updated version ● Moving from live orientations to
online● Need to address topics not
covered in all-campus orientations
Why we made the movie?
● Where to start?● Time restraints● Priorities
*Internship Opportunity
Challenges
● Brainstorming● Script & Story Boards● GT Policies ● Production/Equipment Needs● Casting/Recruiting Students● Filming ● Editing & Captioning ● Budget
Getting Started
Pre-production1.Watching Old Version2.NAFSA - Cultural Transition
Topics3.Script and Storyboard4.GT Policies5.Production and Equipment
Needs
Brainstorming
It’s a Wrap…Scenes from the Video
Movie Premiere & Other Viewings
● GT Policies ● Pros and Cons of using student
volunteers● Editing took forever!● Length of video
What We Learned
● Academic TransitionsExample from Communications and Marketing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMVUY-f_NUY
Upcoming Videos at Tech
● Staying Safe and Healthy in the U.S.o Partnership with BCBS and GTPD
Upcoming Videos at Tech