STARTING A VIDEO PROGRAM IN YOUR LIBRARY

Otherwise known as “What Was I Thinking?”

In the Beginning

■Sixth Grade Social Studies Project Analyzing Primary Sources

■Recording was an issue■Brainstorming- how do we address this?

Next Steps

Scout for location within the libraryDiscuss idea with the principal, Mrs. KirbyResearch other school studiosVisit the North Kingstown High School media studio and confer with the NK staffCompile a resource wish list and research pricing

Next Steps

Meet with Brien Jennings, NES librarian to discuss type of equipment neededWith the NPS technology coordinator, price out the equipment and agree on final listPresent pricing to principal who requested the funding from the PTO

5 Canon HF R500 HD Flash camcorder 249.00$ 1,245.00$ 2 Kodak PIXPRO SPZ1 Digital Camcorder 139.99$ 279.98$ 1 Blue Snowball USB Mic/Stand/Accessories 54.00$ 54.00$ 5 Audio-Tichnica Pro 24 Stereo Condenser Microphone 54.95$ 274.75$ 5 Canon SC-A80 Soft Carrying Case 23.95$ 119.75$ 2 Magnus DXM-250 4 Section Monopod 13.46$ 26.92$ 3 Velbon Videomate 607 Aluminun Tripod 79.95$ 239.85$ 4 Impact Empty Saddle Sandbag - 5lb 13.95$ 55.80$ 1 CL-4900 4900 Watt Softbox 5 light kit with boom 431.21$ 431.21$ 1 Dell Optiplex 7010 Desktop 1,070.21$ 1,070.21$ 1 BenQ GW2750HM 27in 20M:1 HDML LED Monitor 228.92$ 228.92$ 7 Memorex 32GB Micro SDHC Travelcard 20.66$ 144.62$ 2 Seagate 4TB Expansion USB 3.0 desktop hard drive 169.99$ 339.98$

Total Cost$4,510.99

Wish List (still wishing) Work Around

Teleprompter Typed script taped to tripod, white board, large sheets of paper with script taped on walls

Green Floor Green sheets of construction paper placed on floor

News Desk Covered a small table with green cloth

Green suit so student looks like a floating head

Really?

Learning Curve

■Adobe Premier is difficult to learn■Filming is a science■Basics such as keeping the camera steady, types

of shots, wind, noise etc.■How to interview, developing open ended

questions

Storyboarding

■Storyboarding is crucial to a video production■It helps the students develop a concept and think

about how to achieve their vision■Students like to use different types of storyboards,

so we provide them with several choices

Challenges

■Scheduling ■ Students need to be supervised. Teachers often cannot accompany groups of students leaving the library staff responsible

■ Studio sign up sheet on-line

Video

■Best practice- Following filming, immediately download the video to the students file, with an appropriate name

■Good enough- Check the camera in and out to the student even for a short period of time so you can locate the correct camera and video to download at a future date

■Disaster- Filming with multiple cameras and classes and not knowing which camera was used

Clip Location

■All media clips for the specific project must be saved in the same folder

■This allows Premier to create a path to the clips.■Following screen shows what happens when files

are not properly saved

Equipment

■Studio gets very hot which is hard on the students and the equipment

■Funding for replacement bulbs etc comes from the library budget

■If there are too many students in the room something will break!

General Tips

■Students should not wear green when filming■Check for spelling and grammar■Always watch video on the big screen to see how

it projects

Finally

■Be kind to yourself, this is a big undertaking