A screencast is a digital video and audio recording of what occurs on a presenter's computer screen. It can be used to create sophisticated, information-rich multimedia presentations. In a screencast, the presenter records all the screen activity and images continuously to complete a designated task. Audio can be recorded simultaneously or afterwards in postproduction along with sound effects and music tracks.
Storyboarding helps in organizing content and a script helps to produce the best audio by allowing you to avoid mistakes or saying um or uh. Having a scene list is also helpful so that certain segments can be recorded before and after.
Try to keep videos to ten minutes or less. If videos go much longer than it is difficult to keep the students engaged. If the material does go over 10 minutes, it is best to divide the videos in several parts.
Adding closed captions to videos is a basic requirement to meet accessibility standards.
Have adequate lighting. Particularly, try to have more light in front of you than behind you. Otherwise you may be shadowed badly.
Set the position of the camera properly at the eye-level. Do a quick test recording to make sure the settings are set correctly.
Record in a quiet location since microphones pick up nearby noises. Most office areas have a lot of background noise that you may or may not notice.
Clean up your browser and desktop by closing or removing all nonessential applications, toolbars, and desktop icons. Also, a plain background on your desktop is better than a busy wallpaper image.
Record in a quiet location since microphones pick up nearby noises. Most office areas have a lot of background noise that you may or may not notice.
Talking with your hands helps to keep the energy up and feels more natural for the speaker and audience. Sometimes cracking a tiny smile as you're reading lines will help to keep the tone light and conversational.
If you make a mistake, shake it out and try it again as it’s not a big deal. It’s okay to do multiple takes. Trust that what you shoot will get edited. So read the line until it feels right.
If you need further assistance in creating multimedia for the the course, schedule a meeting with one of the Multimedia Instructional Developers.
