Production How-To Guides
The Production How To Guides are a series of short documents and video tutorials that are designed to provide the students with some creative and logistical guidance about media production.
Video Editing Basics
Post-production is the process by which your video footage is edited into a completed visual story, and then is combined with the audio track of voice, music and…
Producing – Tips for the Video Shoot
This document is designed to help you prepare for your day of video shooting. There are a number of things you should consider bringing with you…
iMovie Introduction
The video editing software called iMovie is available for free download from the Apple website on any Mac. It allows you to create…
Producing – Time Management
Time management is the process of planning the amount of time to spend on specific activities. That is all it is: realistic and detailed planning. If you do this, you will…
Sound Recording Basics
To start off with the basics of sound recording, it is easy to assume that if the microphone on your video camera — most likely your smart phone — is working, your audio will be fine. However, sound always…
Creating Storyboards, Framing the Shot
Interviewing is a small art form unto itself. As an interviewer, your primary job is to extract really interesting information and stories…
Sound Editing Basics
In Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, there is a pivotal moment when the music tells us that Jack Nicholson has lost his mind. Jack Nicholson stays stationary for the…
Conducting An Interview
Interviewing is a small art form unto itself. As an interviewer, your primary job is to extract really interesting information and stories…