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: 6

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.

Wed 13 (session 1)

• 10am-11:25am Intro, Brief & Examples
• 11:25am-11.45pm Planning tips

Fri 15 (session 2)

• 10am-11:45am Shooting tips

Sat 16 - Wed 20 (independent work) Make plans for film, shoot, and transfer footage onto your computer (Ryd not available)

Thu 21 (session 3)

• 10am-11:45am Video Editing

Fri 22 or Tue 26 (optional 30-min mentoring)

Wed 27 (session 4)

• 3.30pm-4pm Showcase

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 thirty-minute mandatory group/plenary session, and one optional thirty-minute one-to-one session with the trainer.

• Engaged Researcher Online - Research Storytelling Introduction
• Engaged Researcher Online - Photography To Communicate Your Research
• Engaged Researcher - Animate your research
• Engaged Researcher Online - Introduction To Social Media Engagement

• Communication
• Public Engagement