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