Category: Monthly Update

Congratulations to Smit and Lara on their graduation from Pace! We will miss them in and around the OLC, but they are both stepping into a new stage in their careers. Good luck to you both!

Media Production in May

• • 31 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Haub Law, Pace Online, School of Ed, and Seidenberg.
• • 15 videos produced (260 minutes total); 5 additional edited cuts.

Project Updates:

• – OLC staff attended Commencement to film testimonials and a special feature on Chris Jewell, this year’s NACTEL Founders Award recipient. See the video on YouTube.
• – Planning has begun for the Verizon Forward grant, a Pace partnership to prepare 6,000+ minority men and women to apply for jobs at Verizon. Stay tuned.
• – The OLC welcomes Ankit Komal as a Student Assistant, starting in June. Welcome Ankit!

Production Tip of the month: Did you know you can use your iPhone camera if you are using Zoom on a Mac laptop or desktop computer? In general, it is a much better camera that the native camera on your computer. See this FAQ for further information (note: your Mac must be on iOS Ventura or later).

• Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

Media Production in April

• • 14 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, Haub Law, Sands, and University Relations.
• • 20 videos produced (183 minutes total); 3 additional edited cuts.

Project Updates:

• – Brian presented on “Creating Engaging Multimedia for Your Courses” at the Instructional Development Day. The Pace community can view the presentation on Panopto.
• – Led by Pace faculty Nora Woolley and Ann Davison, Senior Showcase performances by Acting BA students wrapped up in the studio mid-April. Congrats to the graduates!
• – Production began on the 2024 Pace Online Commencement ceremony.

Production Tip of the month: Use a studio teleprompter to deliver your content flawlessly while looking directly into the camera.

• Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

Media Production in March

• • 26 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, Haub Law, ELI, Sands, Development, and Career Services.
• • 20 videos produced (213 minutes total); 5 additional edited cuts.

Highlights and Upcoming

• – Smit produced the 6th episode of SmitCast — featuring Career Services. This was a great collaboration with Mahindra and Jane!
• – Brian will present on “Creating Engaging Multimedia for Your Courses” at the upcoming Instructional Development Day (April 12th). The focus for all session topics will be on creating/improving student engagement.
• – The OLC team shared a rough cut of Marie Charles’ Nursing for Individuals with Physical and Developmental Disabilities. This was a 30-minute cut (down from 60 minutes from 4 individual interviews). Marie’s editorial team (now including Nan Solomons and Liz Berro) will review the cut and provide notes to OLC staff for possible revisions.

Production Tip of the month: Did you know OLC staff are equipped for field recording on both campuses? This means we can shoot video on-site to capture the content you need to tell your story.

• Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

Media Production in February

• • 31 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, ELI, Haub Law, and the School of Education.
• • 15 videos produced (353 minutes total); 4 additional edited cuts.

Highlights and Upcoming

• – OLC staff continued weekly recording sessions with Haub Law instructor Linda Martin to create asynchronous course content for the Health Law Seminar.
• – We published the final cut of the School of Ed’s “TOC II [Teacher Opportunity Corps]” video spotlight. This will be shared at an upcoming conference and then published online.
• – Brian and Joe Seijo (Instructional Design) began building a “best online design practices” repository to inspire new course design (and course refreshes) in Classes.

Production Tip of the month: Use the teleprompter and engage your students with eye contact.

• Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

Media Production in January

• • 27 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, ELI, Haub Law, Lubin, Pace Online, and the School of Education.
• • 24 videos produced (281 minutes total); 21 additional edited cuts.

Highlights and Upcoming

• – We began weekly recording sessions with Haub Law instructor Linda Martin to create asynchronous course content for the Health Law Seminar.
• – We produced several new promotional videos for ELI.
• – We created two introduction videos for the Pace Online Conference.
• – We continued collaborative editing on a grant project with nursing faculty Marie Charles.
• – OLC Adjacent: Brian is teaching “Introduction to Media Production” in the Communications and Media Studies program this semester. This course will give students hands-on experience with creative non-fiction video storytelling.

Production Tip of the month: Use the teleprompter and engage your students with eye contact.

• Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

 

Media Production in the OLC Studios

Over 70 faculty members from across all Pace colleges, schools, and divisions have produced video for their courses and projects in collaboration with OLC staff this year. We held 364 hours of collaborative work sessions and consultations (an increase of 50% from the previous year) and collaboratively produced 417 videos (a decrease of about 5% from the previous year – the Year of the Paralegal Certificate). With each video averaging about 6 minutes in length, this totals over 43 hours of instructional video. It was an innovative year  as well – we opened our studio in Pleasantville in March, and have collaborated with faculty on new software platforms as well.

We’re looking forward to new and diverse projects in 2024! See OLC Monthly Updates for project highlights (and video examples). As always, please contact OLC staff with your questions, ideas, or production needs.

Media Production in December

• • 33 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, ELI, Haub Law, Lubin, Pace Online, and the School of Education.
• • 24 videos produced; 13 additional edited cuts (265 minutes total).

Highlights and Upcoming

• – The OLC collaborated with Professor Marie Charles to create a video on Nursing Care of Patients with Disabilities. Covering both physical and intellectual disabilities, the four experts in this video share their amazing experiences. Look for this video soon on CHP’s website.
• – Brian will present on “AI in Video Production” at the Pace Online Conference (1/16). In addition to discussing current trends in AI tools, he will demonstrate using generative AI in Adobe Express.
• – The OLC will begin working with Haub faculty in January to create asynchronous course content.
• – The Paralegal Certificate Program has launched!

Production Tip of the month: Create background images for your lecture slides. Change the opacity to 50% so it’s not the focus, but still creates interest and provides visual context. This can also be a great way to show your sense of humor.

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  Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

Media Production in November

• • 36 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, Haub Law, ELI, and the School of Education.
• • 13 videos produced; 4 additional edited cuts (333 minutes total).

Highlights and Upcoming

• – We wrapped 5 days of shooting  Sands College seniors performing monologues and dialogues for industry auditions (“Senior Showcases“). This year, Professor Wendy Kurtzman flew in from LA to direct the sessions, and Pace alumni at Blue Oak Productions led principal photography.

What’s happening in December? This is a busy time of the year! Here are some current and upcoming productions:

• – Production will continue on the Writing for Diversity in Theater and Media Podcast, led by Professor Brian Jones and Colby Hopkins.
• – Pleasantville-based Lubin senior business majors will record career-themed “Elevator Pitches” with Professor Jim Davis.

Production Tip of the month: Adobe Express (an online application and part of Adobe Creative Cloud) is an online presentation/video-making software similar to Canva. Stock (free-to-use) graphics and easy-to-use animation tools help turn presentations into eye-catching videos.

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  Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

Media Production in October

• • 29 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Dyson, College of Health Professions, Haub Law, ELI, and the School of Education.
• • 12 videos produced; 2 additional edited cuts (245 minutes total).

Updates and Highlights

We recently hosted a webinar on “Creating Dynamic Video Presentations with Canva” (watch the session here) with over 30 attendees. There seems to be a lot of interest in using tools like Canva. Thanks to Nan Solomons (Health Informatics) for joining us and talking about our collaboration.

So, what’s happening in November? This is a busy time of the year! Here are some current and upcoming productions:

• – We are supporting the production of a multi-episode podcast for Brian Jones’ Writing for Diversity in Theater and Media grant.
• – Sands College “Spotlight”: This is the second year the OLC supported the production of the Senior Spotlight videos. This year, it is a weekend-long production, from Thursday through Monday in early December.
• – We continued production for the Health Informatics program, continuing weekly videos for HINF 610, using audio voiceovers with custom graphics and Canva animations.
• – OLC staff assist other Pace staff in developing and creating promotional videos. We are currently working on projects in Dyson (Dean’s Office and Biology), Haub (Development team in PLV), School of Education, HEASA, Continuing Ed, and the English Language Institute.
• – We are in preproduction for a Lubin (PLV) “Elevator Pitch” video project in collaboration with Jim Davis. Shooting starts in November.
• – We will work with Haub professor Jill Gross to begin developing video materials for law courses. Shooting starts in December.

• Production Tip of the month: Adobe Express (an online application and part of Adobe Creative Cloud) is an online presentation/video-making software similar to Canva. Stock (free-to-use) graphics and easy-to-use animation tools help turn presentations into eye-catching videos.
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  Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.

Media Production in September

• • 28 hours of consultations with faculty and staff in Sands College, Dyson, College of Health Professions, Haub Law, and Pace Online.
• • 13 videos produced (370 minutes total) and 3 edited projects.

Updates and Highlights

• – Brian is teaching “Podcasting: Non-fiction audio storytelling” this semester. This is a new offering in Dyson’s Communications and Media Studies program in NYC. Several current OLC projects are also will result in podcasts, including Brian Jones’ “Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media” grant project. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes on WPUB (Pace U’s radio station).
• – We continued production for the Health Informatics program, continuing weekly “smart presentations” for HINF 610, using audio voiceovers with custom graphics and Canva animations.
• – Paul Rink (Haub) and Dan Strahs (Dyson) have been recording weekly videos as asynchronous offerings for their current courses.

• Production Tip of the month:You can create podcasts in the OLC. We have several custom studio set-ups for recording solo or with guests. We’ll also help you edit your episode in Adobe Audition.
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  Please contact OLC staff to reserve studio time or collaborate with us.