Using this guide, teachers and media specialists can help their students increase their visual literacy, particularly media literacy and information literacy. This work takes the novice and intermediate user step-by-step through the elements that make up a quality video production, using the most current information. It covers all aspects of video production from the selection of hardware and software, understanding digital compression, pre-production, production and post-production tips and sharing the video in a variety of formats. It describes topics in a simple, straightforward manner, complete with index, glossary of terms and additional resources, both online and print.
Print publication date: 01/01/2005
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Table of Figures.
About the Author.
Aknowledgments.
Introduction.
1: Visual Literacy in Education.
2: Impact of Media on Student Learning.
3: Communication Skills in Video Production.
4: Applying Student-Produced Digital Video to NET Standards.
5: Applying Digital Video to the Information Literacy Standards.
6: Ethical and Legal Issues of Student-Produced Videos.
7: Selecting Hardware.
8: History of Video and the Conversion from Analog to Digital.
9: Selecting Camcorders.
10: Selecting Video Capture Cards.
11: Selecting Cables and Connectors.
12: Selecting Microphones.
13: Selecting Tripods.
14: Selecting Lights.
15: Selecting Lens Filters.
16: Selecting Computer Systems—PC, MAC, and Turnkey Systems.
17: Selecting CD and DVD Burners.
18: Selecting Additional Computer Hard Drives.
19: Selecting Hardware: Summary.
20: Selecting Editing Software.
21: Choosing Video-Editing Software.
22: Audio-Editing Software.
23: Selecting Editing Software: Summary.
24: Organizing a School Media Production Area.
25: Setting Up a School Video Studio.
26: Setting Up a Media Production Room.
27: Media Distribution Unit.
28: Organizing a School Media Production Area: Summary.
29: Pre-Production.
30: Pre-Production Checklist.
31: Storyboards and Scripts.
32: Obtaining Taping Permission for Individual Students.
33: Obtaining Taping Permission for Locations.
34: Preparing and Organizing Students as Videographers.
35: Pre-Production: Summary.
36: Selecting Distribution Formats.
37: Choosing Platforms and File Formats.
38: Transferring Your Desktop onto a VHS Tape.
39: Transferring Video to CD-ROM.
40: Video Conversion.
41: Inserting Digital Video into PowerPoint Presentations.
