The two hour session will provide an introduction to the basic skills and tools required for preparing video content in relation to PhD research and presentation. Students will receive an overview of video and editing equipment required for generating content, with examples provided, and advised on what can be accessed through the academy and the UL Library Makerspace, and the procedures which will optimise the use of these facilities. We will also explore both technical and aesthetic considerations for their respective areas of research and artistic practice.
1) Introduction
- Tutor introduction
- PhD Introduction, area of study, tech experience, individual equipment
2) Equipment Requirements
- Headphones, wired with jack adapter for mac lab
3) Mac Lab
- Computers, logging in, keyboards
- Software options – DaVinci / iMovie
- No bluetooth or wifi for file transfer or headphones
- Wired headphones with jack adapter
- Storage, wiping over the summer, keeping files on one computer.
- Induction for access
- Contacts and procedures
- Space Rental
- Equipment rental
- SD Cards
- Computers – Audio & Adobe Suite
5) Equipment Examples
- Camera Options – Camera or Smartphone
- Camera considerations – Stabilisation, recording limit, file size & transfer, audio input, audio monitoring, manual setting options.
- Camera Settings to find – Resolution, frame rate, audio sample rate, DaVinci Settings
- Audio Options – Shotgun mic, wireless go, zoom recorder
- Audio Considerations – To camera or separate recording, mic pattern, ease of movement, mic placement, sample rate if external recorder
- Stabilisation – Tripod, gimbal, internal
6) Individual Areas of Interest
- Technical Considerations
- Preferences for additional 2hour tutorials