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video for researchshooting, editing, delivering

effective video for educational research

Chris PurdayKevin Walker

Institute of Education

23 March 2005

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planning your video project

• do you really want to shoot video?• do you want to shoot it yourself?• classroom, lecture, interview…?• the right camera for the job?• how long? (how much tape or space?)• do you need a script? shot list? prompting? rehearsal?• how will the video be used/delivered?• know your location• prepare your kit

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setting up

• where to put the camera(s)?• cords & cables• the importance of sound• adjust the camera settings• test everything

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shooting

• focus• zoom• composition

– how wide?– variety

• edit in-camera• get b-roll• make sure you’re recording• be inconspicuous

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capturing

• analog or digital?• have enough space?• Selective importing

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editing

• trimming• assembling• synchronising• fixing audio• Titles• advanced editing

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exporting/compression

• DVD• CD• web• streaming

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resources: shooting & capture• an overview:

http://cter.ed.uiuc.edu/JimL_Courses/edpsy490i/su01/streaming_media/resources.htm

• videography for educators: http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000019/

• tips for shooting: http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/howto/digitalmovie_tips/

• more shooting tips: http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/howto/pdfs/FilmingWithYourVideoCamera.pdf

• more shooting: http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/howto/pdfs/GettingTheRightFootage.pdf

• capture & editing: http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/howto/pdfs/ConnectingCameraCreatingProject.pdf

• streaming: http://smw.internet.com/video/tutor/streambasics1/index.html• editing: http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/editing/

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resources: Media Services & software• IOE Media Services contact information:

http://ioewebserver.ioe.ac.uk/ioe/cms/get.asp?cid=8615&8615_0=9585• Final Cut Pro tutorials:

http://www.apple.com/support/finalcutpro/http://www.evergreen.edu/computercenter/downloads/FCP4_part1.pdfhttp://www.evergreen.edu/computercenter/downloads/FCP4_part2.pdfPC editing software:Moviemakerhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspxPremierehttp://www.adobe.co.uk/products/premiere/main.html

• Compression software:PC http://www4.discreet.com/cleanerxl/Mac http://www4.discreet.com/cleanermac/

• DVD Creation software:iDVD http://www.apple.com/support/idvd/DVD Studio Pro http://www.apple.com/support/dvdstudiopro/

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resources: video analysis(from C. Jewitt)

• Lomax, H and Casey,N. (1998) ‘recording social life: reflexivity and video methodology’, sociological research online, 3(2) http://www.socresonline.org.uk/socresonline/3/2/1.html

• Rose, G. (2001) Visual methodologies: an introduction to interpreting visual objects. London: Sage.

• Van Leeuwen, T. and Jewitt, C. (2000) The handbook of visual analysis. London: Sage. (in particular Goodwins chapter 'Professional vision')

• Pink, S. (2001) Doing visual ethnography: images, media, and representation in research. London: Sage.

• Banks,M. (2001) Visual methods in social research. London: Sage.• Banks, M and Morphy, H (Eds) (1997) Rethinking Visual Anthropology, New Haven: Yale

University Press.• Prosser, J (Ed.) (1998) Image-based Research: A Sourcebook for Qualitative Researchers,

London: Falmer Press.• Emmison, M. and Smith, P. (2000) Researching the visual. London: Sage.• Norris, S. (2004) Analyzing Multimodal Interaction, London: RoutledgeFalmer.• R.Flueitt (2005 – October) Using video to investigate preschool classroom ineraction,

Visual Communication 4(3).