Event technical support - Video and projection

Teacher resource developed by The Arts Unit

Resource overview and purpose

Video and projection can be used to communicate with your school community. Some examples of different events and programs where this can be useful include:

school assemblies
presentation day
year group or stage meetings
student workshops
guest speaker presentation
parent information sessions
music, art, dance and drama nights
school concert
school musical
HSC music, dance or drama performances
visual art exhibitions
external performances for students.

How to use this professional learning resource

Select the area you need to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills and navigate to the information.

There are template documents provided as a resource for you to reproduce and use in your school.

For further assistance or inquiry please contact The Arts Unit.

Australian professional standards for teachers

6.2.2 Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.

Information for logging this into ETAMs towards your professional learning hours.

Activity name - TAU Event technical support

Activity type - Professional reading

PD Type - Teacher identified

Duration -

Standards - 6.2.2

How did this activity address the standard descriptors? - Developing knowledge on how to use technical production equipment effectively for a school assembly or arts event. The Arts Unit developed this resource to upgrade the knowledge and skills of teachers in the specific areas of safety, lighting, audio, staging ad video streaming.

Before you begin

When working with video on your event there are fundamental contextual questions you need to clarify:

What video and/or projection equipment is needed?
Who will be operating the video and/or projection equipment?
Where is the video and/or projection equipment being set up and used? (for example: specific venue type and size).
When is the video recording and or projection occurring? (for example: day or night).
Who is the audience for the video and/or projection? (for example: audience demographic and size).
What is the nature of the video and/or projection? (for example: video images or PowerPoint images from a computer).
What is the video being captured going to be used for?
If video streaming, what is the internet connection and service strength available at the time of video streaming?
If you are live streaming your video what streaming platform will you use (For example: Brightcove, YouTube, Facebook).

Video and projection equipment

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Video and projection guide

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Video production documentation

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Further resources

Additional support resources are available through The Arts Unit to improve the knowledge, understanding and skills of teachers to confidently and effectively manage all technical areas for school events.

Select the following resources to explore them further.