Video Group

James, Chris, Chen, Amanda, Vanita, Salima

                           Video " Video is the technology of electrically capturing, recording, processing, storing transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion."(http://www.wikipedia.com) "A recording produced with a video recorder (camcorder) or some other device that captures full motion".(http://www.webopedia.com) 

                          Key terms: Frame Rate refers to the number of static frames displayed in a set amount of time Resolution  refers to the number of pixels in a given number of space on the screen.Colour Depth refers to number of different colours that can be displayed for a single pixel on the screen Video format refers to storage formats for moving pictures. eg. Blu-ray Disc, QuickTime, MPEG-4 etc. 

  

 

   

             When is Video used?  • Demonstrate the product, service, or an

event effectively.•  Share the experience.•  Put a face on depicting reality.•  Engaging  the audience.

                           Video 

    Subtle difference between          Animation and VideoAn animation is an animated drawing, cartoon, etc. A Video is a live recorded motion picture.

Although "video" is often used to refer any kind of audio/visual recording, an animation is never referred to a live recording.

 What is the line between             Animation   and Video??        

Video Conferencing

What is video conferencing?Video conferencing can use high definition. Large video display system or dedicated computer-sized screens.Another type of video conferencing is using desktop computers coupled with commonly accessible technology like a web camera and speakers.

Why Video Conference?

Video conferencing usage

-Content creation becoming more accessible-Cost effective-Connecting to new + neat Places   

Video Conference Videos

http://www.cosi.org/educators/videoconferencing/surgical-suite/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRQjYG4u-U   

How are videos used in Education?

• Video Conferencing• Formative Asssessment - snipits• Feedback to parents and students• Student Projects:

 www.animoto.com  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiWbIh_hlOw http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html 

Video Games

Source: http://www.vgchartz.com/home.php

Early Video Games (Pong, 1972)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong

Video Games in 2011

Video Game Categories

Casual Games

MMORPGs Edutainment

First Person Shooters

Implications for Video Games in EducationKatrin Becker

http://www.minkhollow.ca/becker/doku.php?id=serious_games

Becker explores these questions:

1. What is it about games that makes them so engaging?

• How can we transform that into games for learning?

• How can we design GOOD games for learning?• How important is it to know how the technology

works, if you want to design artifacts that use it?

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/mouth/testmay.html

http://www.socialimpactgames.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=2&topic=&allstories=1

Best Practices Cinematic  1. Use a tripod with your camera. Especially if you are having camera movement (tilt,

pan, etc)– Use a microphone if possible. Ensure that the sound is clear and that the volume is

consistent for the entire video.– Use a dolly if possible when moving the camera.– Use effective lighting. Remember that lighting from behind can cause a silhouette

effect while too much lighting from the front can cause over exposure. Different types of lighting have varying effects on different materials.

Best Practices Technical  1. Make sure that the video has a properly descriptive and distinct title.– Make sure the video is properly tagged.– Try to keep the file size as low as possible without sacrificing quality.– Take the time to edit and review your video. Have at least one other person watch it

and make suggestions.– If the video is being shared on a site such as youtube, enable comments so that

people can respond to the video.

Best Practices

 Dramatic

1. Dress appropriately to the message you are trying to deliver. (NY Governor's Debate vs Jimmy McMillan)

– Try to have a professional looking set or background. 

Best Practices Literary

1. Avoid offensive content such as racist remarks, cursing, sexism, etc.– Avoid shameless self promotion.– Be accurate and precise. Work hard to make sure that the things you say are accurate

or else your video will be heavily criticized in the user comments.– Keep it as short as possible.– Do not interrupt the video with commercials or pointless comments.– Be creative. (Walking on Water) – Avoid anything annoying like bad music, interruptions, pop ups, embedded links,

etc.

Legal & Ethical Issues  • Privacy concerns • Copyright infringement vs. fair use (Venomfangx Example)

o D.C.M.A. and filing false complaints • Free speech vs. slander, hate speech, threats, etc (

Star Wars Kid Example)• F.O.I.P.• Location choices• Censorship vs. Free Speech vs. National Security (

Wikileaks Example)

Videos and Social Change

Consider: • How has video affected who has a global

voice?• Has who has a voice changed in the last

20 years?   • How has video on the web changed the

way we think, learn, act, and debate? 

Videos and Social Change

• "Would you consider watching community media as part of the news you consume? Would you prefer to watch a news report about, say, an earthquake in Pakistan, by someone who had lived through that earthquake, or by a professional journalist?"(http://blog.ted.com/2011/01/14/fellows-friday-with-jessica-mayberry/)

 • Jessica Mayberry is founder of 'Video

Volunteers' who's mission is to empower people through the use of video

Video Volunteers

• Are an organization that gets the developing world to tell their stories. 

• Train locals to use film making to drive social change• This has promoted huge improvements in villages and

slums• Network of 150 people working in slums and villages

on this project (50-60 films in last 3 or 4 years)• The locals create films on water, sanitation and health• 8-10 Community Video Units per village (full time

salary)•  Show films to 300-400 people per night- generates

discussions around solutions. 

Image from: http://tedconfblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/cvu-screening1.jpeg

Film sharing in the villages • All of the films

have promoted concrete instances of social change and people taking action against human rights issues and corruption 

 

Video Volunteers Mission

• "Is to empower the world’s poorest citizens to right the wrongs they witness by becoming players in the global media revolution. Video Volunteers provides disadvantaged communities with journalistic, critical thinking and creative skills, teaching people to articulate and share their perspectives on the issues that matter to them – on a local and a global scale." (http://www.videovolunteers.org/)

• Steven Lang- Villain Colonel in Avatar, "believes the camera is a stronger weapon than the gun" (http://www.videovolunteers.org/)

Web Video Empowering- Promoting Global Innovation Three aspects promote innovation: • Crowd- Bigger the crowd the more potential innovators

(group of people with common interest)• Light- Visibility of what the best people in that crowd are

capable of• Desire- If you can do something that goes viral then you can

be seen by the equivalent of stadiumsVideo on the web allows all three of these innovation drivers to be at their maximum http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/955l

Task

www.livestream.com

                               ReferencesThe Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. Retrieved February 05, 2011, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/video Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video Retrieved from:http://www.manifest-tech.com/links/video_terms.htm#Digital        Retrievedfrom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZMTY4V7Ts               http://www.storyofstuff.com/         Retrieved from:  http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/video.html         Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU