Beginner's Guide to Producing Video Microlectures in Education City, Qatar
In this Summer Course 2021 at Education City in Qatar, Dr. Marcela Pizarro guides participants on producing video microlectures. The course covers script writing, adding visuals, presenting, and composing shots. Participants learn about simplifying writing, incorporating rhetorical devices, and enhancing presentations with visuals. The emphasis is on engaging content creation for effective microlectures in an educational setting.
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Producing Video Microlectures A beginner s guide Summer Course 2021 | Education City | Qatar Dr. Marcela Pizarro marcela.pizarro@northwestern.edu
Summer Course 2021 Education City Qatar Day 1 INTRODUCTION TO COURSE INTRODUCTION TO CLASS MEMBERS START AT THE END: A MICROLECTURE GO TO THE START: HOW TO PRODUCE A SCRIPT
Summer Course 2021 Education City Qatar YOU HAVE 45 SECONDS TO TELL US WHAT IS YOUR NAME? WHERE DO YOU WORK? WHAT YOU DO? WHY ARE YOU HERE? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT VIDEO PRODUCTION? WHAT S YOUR FAVOURITE FONT? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE?
Lets take a look at an example of a video microlecture - and break it down Summer Course 2021 Education City Qatar
Elements A title sting Professor reading his script from an autocue Captions Presentation slides Images Summer Course 2021 Education City Qatar
Step 1 Script writing *BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PROCESS
Writing a script: Think: about your audience Condense: your thoughts Simplify: your writing Use rhetorical devices: questions, anecdotes, proverbs, quotes. Write: conversationally Cadence: think about how your text reads Summer Course 2021 Education City Qatar
Adding visuals to your script Ok. You have written your script. But you cannot have a someone talking to you for 5 mins! You need visuals to cover your voice: slides, captions, photos. Go back to the script and think about where you need to add visuals and note them down alongside your lecture text. Summer Course 2021 Education City Qatar
STEP 2 Presenting Composing your shot Basic presenting concepts Recording your presentation using autocue/looking at computer text Downloading your presentation ready for edit
Presentation skills How to frame your shot - composition, light, sound How to present to camera - eyeline and gestures How to think about your voice: it s cadence, the emphasis, the inflections, the speed, the volume, the clarity.
Assignment: Write your script for a max 2 minute piece and then record your presentation. You can choose ONE from the following: An introduction to a course An introduction to a concept A housekeeping lecture An introduction to yourself and your work *Make sure you use a google doc as shown in class.
Any questions? Good luck & see you next time! You are welcome to contact us: Marcela Pizarro: marcela.pizarro@northwestern.edu Farah Gomaa: farahgomaa2022@u.northwestern.edu
