Video Production: do’s and don’ts ¨ Center for Digital Education Patrick Jermann http://moocs.epfl.ch MOOC overview | January 2014
Aug 19, 2014
Video Production: do’s and don’ts ¨
Center for Digital Education Patrick Jermann http://moocs.epfl.ch
MOOC overview | January 2014
Applica'on
Editorial Comi1ee
Course Design
Course Produc'on
Course
Coordination and partnerships 3-6 month Next call: spring 2014
Evaluation
How to flip your class ? What assignments ? 3 month
Record videos Prepare assignments 3-4 month
Manage forums, assignments and face-to-face 7-14 weeks
Stud
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The M
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3 EMOOCs 2014 | January 2014
MOOC = Many different video formats
• Teaser. Promotional video. • Lecture. Annotate and comment a
slide presentation. • Demonstrations. Comment of a
technical setup / lab movie. • + Interview / Discussion.
N teachers discuss a topic, a student asks questions.
• + Hangouts. Live session which is streamed online.
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• The teachers are the drivers • We provide a template and
teachers prepare their slides • We coordinate the production • We setup the studio and
teachers record alone • Supporting “Presence” • Teachers’ image on the slides
at the beginning and at the end • Pointer and Invisible Hand Effect during
explanations • Inform design with research
Rationale
François Gallaire
5 EMOOCs 2014 | January 2014 Paolo Germano Yves Perriard
First of all, a human adventure
Bilan
Pierre-Yves Rochat Jean-Daniel Nicoud
Name of the lesson
Name of the course Prof. X & Prof. Y
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Welcome (Full Shot)
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● Salutation and Goodbye ● Split Shot with professor + content ● Look straight into the camera ● Use this shot when you address the audience
directly. For example when you salute, or when you say goodbye.
● You have to know your text by heart. ● Use it also to encourage, or for
transitions, to conclude an explanation.
Introduction / Summary (Split shot)
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Handwritten Content (Full shot)
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Production Coordination [ Gwenaël Bocquet ]
Number of studio sessions
Record 1.Edit 2. Review 3.Audio & Color 4.Upload 5.Sub'tles 6. Done
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Record
1. Edit
2. Review
3. Check
4. Upload
5. Sub'tles
6. Done
Capacity calculation
• 1 unit = 7-15 minutes • 1 unit => 1 hour studio • 1 unit => 4 hours editing
• 1 MOOC week = 5 units • 1 week = 5 hours studio • 1 week = 20 hours editing
• 1 MOOC = 7 weeks • 1 MOOC = 35 hours studio • 1 MOOC = 4 weeks editing
10 MOOCs to produce in 3 month 10 man/months editing => 300% editor FTE for three month
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Studio Design [ Gilles Raimond ]
15 EMOOCs 2014 | January 2014
• Silence • Away from any traffic • Insulating foam to absorb echoes • Ventilation
• Flexibility • Black, White, Green backdrops • Mobile workbench with tablet computer • Close to support team • Large enough to shoot full shot
• Preparation and debriebing space
Studio Layout
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3 Source Ingest Solution
Apple ProRes 422 (LT)
Softron
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Centralized storage editing
STORAGE (32 TB)EDIT (10 Ge)
Editing Station 1
Editing Station 2
Editing Station 3
Editing Station 4
BACKUP (32 TB)
Backup (Fibre)
ARCHIVE
1 MOOC 3TB
Final Cut Pro
18 EMOOCs 2014 | January 2014
• Currently using Canon XA25 • Small and unintrusive form factor • Easy setup • Good studio picture • SDI output • XLR sound
Cameras
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Prompter
• Advantages • Helps anxious presenters • Helps presenters with poor memory
• Disadvantages • Requires careful preparation of text • When prompter is too close
presenter is seen reading • Encyclopedic tone …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbe9B5l_VI
The Invisible Hand effect [ Jeremy Rieder ]
EPFL CEDE channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipzw_aFQOkg
EPFL CEDE channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmLcxftaU5Q
EPFL – CEDE Center for Digital Education http://cede.epfl.ch [email protected] +41 21 693 22 72
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