ISO Courses to teach video productions skills for eLearning

Dec 04, 2019

My team is looking to develop internal video production capabilities and are looking for training that will get us started. Can you recommend any training that will help?

Thanks!

Melinda

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Judy Nollet

I don't have any specific courses to recommend. But I'm sure there are plenty of tips and trainings out there. I suggest focusing on these areas:

  • Camera movement. Or, more importantly, non-movement. Keep your videos steady by using a tripod or other method to stabilize the camera.
  • Audio. No one wants to strain to hear a voice, or to listen to background noise. So investigate and invest in good audio equipment and post-production software.
  • Lighting. The typical studio set up is to have key, fill, and back lights. But a lot of recording is done in other locations nowadays. The subject should be well lit. In most cases, you want to avoid dramatic/high-contrast lighting. Pay attention to highlights and shadows. For example, is the pattern of an office plant shadowing a person's face? Sometimes moving a lamp just a little bit can make a huge difference.
  • Framing.  Look at borders: the border of the entire frame, and the border around any person or item of focus. You don't want something in the background that appears to come out of a person's ear.

FYI: I find it helps to analyze the scene through the camera before recording starts. That flattens it onto the 2-dimensional viewfinder, which can make it easier to spot bad lighting and/or framing issues.

Good luck!

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