Anatomy of A Simple Course Intro Video - “Big ideas” and
essential questions for your course (see Understanding by
Design). - Patience and discipline to do step #1 first and do it
well… really. - An instructor with a rough script of how they
want to convey the big ideas for their course (it doesn’t hurt
to have a quirky/snarky hook). - Some good coffee and
friend/colleague/acquaintance/stranger who has a simple HD video
capture device (in this case an iPhone 4S). - A tripod and mount
(e.g., Studio Neat Glif Tripod Mount & Stand for iPhone 4 & 4S).
- A semi-solid background to shoot against. - A couple of
lights. - About 30 minutes to shoot the video, hopefully getting
it all in one take. - A bit of a tolerance for minor oratory
mistakes. - A simple non-linear video editing program (e.g.,
iMovie). - A bit of self-control on how much post-production you
want to do (not necessarily demonstrated in the example below).
- About one hour to edit the video, compress, and upload. - Some
students who will, upon enterin