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What do you need from this session? (think: assessment, yes, but also more broadly) AND/ OR What do you bring? 

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What do you need from this session? (think: assessment, yes, but also more broadly) AND/ OR What do you bring? 

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What makes you start to watch or read something? 

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What makes you start to watch or read something? 

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What keeps you there? i.e. what sustains your interest?

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What keeps you there? i.e. what sustains your interest?

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What makes things memorable or forgettable? 

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What makes things memorable or forgettable? 

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1. Before starting... Style considerations: audience, purpose and tone

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1. Before starting... Style considerations: audience, purpose and tone

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Harnessing and exploiting existing and emerging tech for UCL 2034

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nb. I use Zoom for videos like this which also generates an editable captions file

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Mobile phone footage might be sniffed at by marketing departments but there is an immediacy, convenience and humanising aspect to reversing your camera, addressing a topic or targetted individuals or groups of students and recording a message. There are a few things that can cut the rought edges off such an 'edupunk' approach and finding ways to get the footage from phone to shareable online space (WITH captions) does need thinking about and perhaps a little practice and guidance the first time. Below I set out a few bits of advice: (note: I am NOT a film-maker or in any way an expert on these things but the following is based on my own development and exposeure to folk who are expert- special thanks to former colleague Dr Jodi Nelson-Tabor on this front).

1. Know why you are recording a video! This sounds obvious but there are a few questions that may need answering first: is there a more efficient way of communicating this? Why is video better than, say, audio or an e mail?

2. 'Edupunk' philosophy humanises and is very forgiving! Most people I speak to hate seeing themselves on video and worry about faltering, coughing or things not being perfect. A 'rough at the edges' approach actually respects the virtues of this and can help us to embrace the flaws. It is in some ways a 'warts and all' approach that strengthens bonds between academnic staff and students. One way to show compassion is to show your humanity.

3. Know where and how to get video off the phone and somewhere useful- short vids can be WhatsApp or other social media (not Facebook) or attached to e-mails to self. Better is to use cloud storage or YouTube account. You can also upload directly to Media Central (UCL's video hosting platform) but record first to your phone. I use YouTube because it auto-generates pretty accurate and esily editable captions and if I want to upload to UCL's video hosting site I can generate .vtt (caption) files easily.

4. Make sure you have storage space and full battery on your phone.

5. Switch on 'Airplane mode' to avoid calls mid filming.

6. If indoors record, if possible, when there is minimal background noise. Mobile mics are omni-directional meaning they pick up everything.

7. If outside wind is likely to impact audio so try it first and listen back before spendfing too much time recording. There are, of course mics and methods to ameliortate this but we're focussing on being punks here not film-makers with expensive kit!

8. Filming yourself and without help often uses lower quality 'reverse' camera. Selfie cam likely uses a different mic too. Test this as it is in a position that can get very dusty and grubby (on Iphones at least it is where your ear goes when you make a call)

9. Stabilise! Even if it means propping camera somewhere. This is one investment consideration you may want to make if you are likely to do this sort of thing often. The goal is to not have a shaky camera or one where you are looking down which means your audience is looking up your nose!

10. The camera is not on the screen- it's hard not to look at yourself! Have practice addressing the camera rather than yourself and see how it changes the 'connection'.

11. Enable 'grid' on camera, consider framing and especially rule of thirds.

12. Consider lighting. Again, we don't need pro lights but if the light source is behind you you will likely be in shadow. if it's too strong to one side it will give an odd effect.

The first three videos below are of me illustrating some of these points (or trying to!) The final one is someone else's that brillianty explains the rule of thirds in the kind of non-technical way folk like me can understand!

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Mobile phone footage might be sniffed at by marketing departments but there is an immediacy, convenience and humanising aspect to reversing your camera, addressing a topic or targetted individuals or groups of students and recording a message.

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1. Not obligatory! Support each other.
2. See if you can enable 'grid' on camera (iphone= settings> camera> toggle 'grid' switch) (Android = varies but try in camera settings)
3. Reverse your camera, "landscape" it and record yourself while considering the 'rule of thirds' (points of interest intersect with the intersections of the grid lines)

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1. Narrative
2. Cinematography (Light, composition, angles, filters)
3. Mis en scène (staging, position of cast, scene, objects)
4. Sound
5. Production/ editing (titles, cutting, transitions)

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Mac users may find Imovie on their devices
All can use tools like 'clipchamp'

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Online video editor by Microsoft Clipchamp

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Create videos with royalty-free music and stock footage, use video templates, and export in up to 4K video resolution. Get started in-browser or download the Windows app.

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Unlisted!
Blurring
Trimming

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How to Edit Videos with the YouTube Video Editor! (Updated)

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YouTube Automatic Subtitles: How to Add Quick Closed Captions!

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What principles from our film-making discussions apply here?

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digital assessment ideas | Piktochart Visual Editor

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You can upload content via media central https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mediacentral/

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Guidance note on the use of images and videos under data protection law. Version 2, published 4th April 2019

This guidance covers the use of images of people, including photos and videos, for UCL's own purposes. It applies to images already stored on UCL databases, as well as to images captured in the future. The use of images in the context of Lecturecast is also considered.

Images and personal data

The right to object. Under data protection law, where personal data is processed by UCL, e.g. in relation to small group/individual photos, the individuals in those images will have the right to object to the use of their personal data, either before or at any time after the image is captured. If an individual has raised concerns before the photo is taken, you should not include them in the photo. Where objections are raised after the photo is taken then you should send the request to the data protection team at . The data protection team will consider the request and, where appropriate, remove the image and/or any identifiers.

There is no requirement to provide privacy information to all individuals in the image. However, even in relation to crowds, UCL's policy is that individuals should still be informed that photographs or videos are being taken. You should therefore consider making announcements about photography/videos at events and put up signs to inform event attendees that images will be captured by UCL.

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Guidance note on the capturing of images and videos in relation to data protection law

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Guidance note on the use of images and videos under data protection law. Version 2, published 4th April 2019 This guidance covers the use of images of people, including photos and videos, for UCL's own purposes. It applies to images already stored on UCL databases, as well as to images captured in the future.