Category: Studio Tips

Whether you’re teaching a course for the first time or the twentieth, it’s a great idea to create fresh videos that support your learning goals. And with the support of the Online Learning Center, it’s easy!

Short videos keep students engaged, both online and in person. Here are some common approaches to creating video for courses:

• • Introducing topics
• • Capturing multimedia presentations
• • Live demonstrations (with a screen, whiteboard, or software)
• • Editing existing videos

An example of our work: OLC staff worked with Professor Marty Cohen to create 15 short videos (5-10 minutes each) for his asynchronous summer course. To accomplish this, Professor Cohen prepared by creating notes on each “chapter” module of his course, and spoke extemporaneously to introduce each chapter in an informal and engaging way. In total, recording these videos took 3 hours in the studio, and then the files were uploaded to his course.

Ready to plan your project? Book studio time or request a studio tour by emailing OLC staff at olc@pace.edu. Use our online calendar to check availability for upcoming dates.

When the subject of a video is poorly lit for the camera, resolution and color is lost. In general, more light is better (low lighting can be great, but the camera has to be up to the task!). We’re always working against the inverse square law of light, so keep this in mind when calculating the power and placement of your lighting.

To better light our subjects and sets, we’ve acquired a new set of lights:

You’ve never looked better in the OLC!

This short video on making instructional videos is worth watching. I think he gets the “energy” piece exactly right–and it’s hard to do in practice.,