Creating a video with your iPad Mini

First, you might want to think about what is required to create a good video:

Appreciation of good practice for video creation
Storyboarding skills
Research and analysis skills
Verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
Knowledgeable of video software
Creativity (Use of still images, expert or patient interviews, quotes, etc.)

Three steps

There are generally three steps to creating a video:

Planning
Recording
Editing

Please review the brief notes below.

Planning

The first and most important step is planning. If you get that right, it will make step 2 and 3 much easier and quicker.

What is the title of your video? What is your key message?
Who is your audience?
Are there any requirements (time limit, etc.) for the video assignment or learning outcomes that need to be demonstrated?
What impacts are you aiming to have on the audience? Think about their experience, knowledge and feelings that will change when watching your video.
Try to keep it simple. There are multiple advanced options available when video recording and editing. They don’t necessarily make your video significantly better but can consume a lot of time. Perfection is the enemy of good.

Storyboarding

Storyboarding helps you to structure and plan your video. During the process you will decide what kind of content you want to cover and in what detail, what tools or additional media you need, how it will flow. You can use PowerPoint to create your storyboard, each slide representing one scene.

Recording

Before you start your actual recording, you might want to test your equipment and environment with a short recording:

Is the audio picking up well?
Is the lighting ok?
Are there background noises?
Is my presentation or still image (poster) recorded through screen share picked up well?
Do I need a script or prompts?

There are several options for recording:

QuickTime: You can use an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch connected to your Mac (web guide) to capture what you are seeing on a connected device.
Record with your camera: Take videos with your iPad camera (web guide). This is suitable when you don't have a presentation but want to demonstrate an exercise, practice or a place, for example.
Record in a Teams meeting: Start an instant meeting (web guide), start the recording (web guide), share your PowerPoint slides (web guide), select the Standout presenter mode (web guide) for yourself to appear in the recording.
Narrate a PowerPoint and export to video for videos based on presentations:

Editing

Before you start editing, make sure that you saved the original recording separately in case you need to start all over again.

There are two tool options for editing:

QuickTime: If you have recorded your video with QuickTime and only want to make small changes, you can trim, rearrange, rotate and split your movie right in QuickTime.
iMovie: If you want to make more advanced edits, you can use iMovie on your iPad Mini. Take a look at the iMovie User Guide (web guide).

Editing your video can be much easier on a bigger screen, however. Store your recording in iCloud to access it on other devices. You can use the iMac in the Biomed grid on campus, for example. You also have access to the iMac suite in the Life Sciences computer room ('The Orchard').

Before you share or submit your video, make sure that you watched your video from start to finish.

Filming with the Go Pro Max

We now have a limited number of Go Pro Max devices available for filming.

Editing Go Pro footage

If you have access to a PC install GoPro PlayerLink opens in a new window to process and make simple edits.

On iPad Minis install GoPro Quik appLink opens in a new window to provide remote control of the camera and complete simple edits.

CoLab of Curiosity

We are developing a dedicated recording and creative space for staff and students. This will be known as the CoLab of Curiosity and is to be located on Gibbet Hill Campus.

Further details coming soon!
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