Resources and Tutorials for Video Production

A knowledge base article about Resources and Tutorials for Video Production provided by the UC Berkeley IT Service Hub - Knowledge Portal

This content is no longer being updated. Please refer to the DIY Media web site for help with general questions about video production. (For Kaltura questions, refer to the Kaltura Knowledge Base.)

This is a step-by-step explanation of how to create a video.

Production

Production is the actual video shoot. This is where you get to go out and have fun!

That said, there are still many elements to production, and your video will benefit greatly from familiarity with them. In addition, your production will go a lot more smoothly if you have planned out your shoot first in the pre-production stage. For more info see: Video Production: Pre-production and Planning.  

Production consists of the following elements:

Let's approach each of these topics separately after a brief Best Practices section.

Best Practices

Video 101: Shooting Basics This video and article on Vimeo is a succinct and useful overview of some best practices for production

accesscontent.berkeley.edu Best practices and resources for making course content accessible

Camera

The camera is what this is all about. Consequently, there are a great many different elements involved. Click on each concept for a description and more info.

Shot Composition & Framing

Camera Operation

Lighting

 

Important Accessibility Information

Instructors are encouraged to reference accesscontent.berkeley.edu for best practices and resources for making course content accessible. In particular, you should refer to http://accesscontent.berkeley.edu/resources/help-guides/video-captions-transcripts

and http://accesscontent.berkeley.edu/resources/help-guides/adding-descriptive-audio to ensure that your content will be accessible to all students who may be in your course (now and into the future). Keep in mind that it is harder and more expensive to make content accessible after-the-fact. Also, know that you are required to ensure your content is accessible if it will be made available to the public or if you have been notified by DSP that student accommodation is required.