Video Production

As promised, I am following up on a previous post about video production. The last post was about video podcasting--a basic how-to. The info here is more focused on the production side of things. I know that I don't want to watch something that is rather poorly done, so why would anyone else want to see my bad video?

http://websitevideoguide.com/29/7-tips-for-better-videos/

http://websitevideoguide.com/video-production/add-quality-to-your-videos/

The first of these links provides some quick tips on "how to make it look and sound good," whereas the second offers some advice on how to add some production flair. Much of it is basic stuff, but if you don't know to think of it in the first place...

These basics can really boost the quality of your movies or video podcasts.

Podcasting. Great, but how?

Most of us have at least a vague sense, if not a solid understanding of what a podcast is, though this, like everything else in information delivery spheres, is in a constant state of change. Podcasting, in a brilliant illustration of this phenomenon, quickly moved from voice-only to video podcasting (though both maintain strengths in certain areas).

As I think the quality of a podcast truly lies in the production, I will look for a solid yet simple digital video production resource for a future posting. For now, let's focus on the nuts-and-bolts of how to create and publish a video podcast.

A pretty good (in that it keeps thing simple), though slightly dated resource can be found at streaming media http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=9314

While this tutorial is rather mac-centric, the sense of process remains the same, and pc's are given some press time, too.

A gem at the end (pg 4) of the article is a list of video podcasting resources. Now where is that camera...