Engaged Researcher Online - Shooting and Editing Your Research Video Beginners
Why is YouTube popular? Because people love watching videos. A research video can be a great way to get your message across to your collaborators, your friends, and the wider world as well as being a condition of some funding bodies.
But it isn't easy to do well - and this is where this course will make a difference. Come along and learn the skills needed to plan, shoot & edit high quality footage for research videos so that your video can stand out from the crowd. You just need yourself, a camera phone and your enthusiasm!
You will have the opportunity for a one-to-one 30-minute session with the trainer where you can discuss your ideas and questions and get project specific help.
The course will be led by Ryd Cook. Ryd is a multi award winning film director, actor and mentor. His fiction and documentary films have screened in film festivals around the world. He has 15+ years of experience, filming, editing and producing a range of films. He has also been teaching practical filmmaking for over 10 years for all ages. He currently works as a director, cameraperson, actor and mentor.
- PhD students
- Post-docs
- Researchers
- Public Engagement Professionals
Number of sessions: 5
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
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1 | Fri 6 Jan 2023 10:00 - 11:45 | 10:00 - 11:45 | Online | Ryd Cook |
2 | Fri 6 Jan 2023 15:00 - 16:45 | 15:00 - 16:45 | Online | Ryd Cook |
3 | Fri 13 Jan 2023 09:00 - 10:45 | 09:00 - 10:45 | Online | Ryd Cook |
4 | Fri 13 Jan 2023 13:00 - 16:00 * | 13:00 - 16:00 * | Online | Ryd Cook |
5 | Wed 18 Jan 2023 13:00 - 13:30 | 13:00 - 13:30 | Online | Ryd Cook |
Participants of this course will learn to:
- Use a phone camera to record video
- Shoot more professional video clips & photos
- Film themselves and present
- Plan a video/film
- Do more advanced video editing
- Upload a video online
- A fully charged smartphone with a camera and/or a digital camera capable of shooting video
- Laptop (plugged in or charged) or Desktop computer
- Headphones or earphones
- Phone’s &/or Camera’s USB cable to transfer footage
- Strong internet connection
- Da Vinci Resolve editing software. Follow this link, scroll to the very bottom to see a link to download the free version on the left: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve/
Please check it runs OK. Any version is fine, older computers may be limited to using 16. If it does not run, try https://fxhome.com/hitfilm-express
- If you have Adobe Premiere Pro, use this. Other editing software for computers or phones is fine too, but please let trainer know.
- Optional but very useful: Tripod that works with smartphone, tripod for your digital camera.
Ahead of the first session:
- Write down the most common question you get about your research. Or a question you’d like to answer & explain using video.
During the sessions:
- Wear headphones or earphones at all times during VC sessions.
- Mute your Mic when you’re not speaking.
Fri 6th Jan (session 1)
- 10am-11:45am Intro & Examples/Planning
Fri 6th Jan (session 2)
- 3pm-4.45pm, Shooting tips
Fri 13th Jan (session 3)
- 10am-10:45am, Editing
Fri 13th Jan (Mentoring)
- 1pm-4pm, 10min slots
Wed 18th Jan (Showcase & Critique)
- 1pm-1.30pm
If you have troubles joining the sessions or have any queries, please contact Selen Etingu-Breslaw (selen.etingubreslaw@admin.cam.ac.uk).
Three one hour and forty-five-minute mandatory group/plenary sessions, one optional ten-minute one-to-one session with the trainer and one, one and a half hour mandatory group showcase and critique session.
twice yearly
- Engaged Researcher Online - Research Storytelling
- Engaged Researcher Online - Photography To Communicate Your Research
- Engaged Researcher - Animate your research
- Engaged Researcher Online - Introduction To Social Media Engagement
Booking / availability