Screencasting Tips & Tricks
Gavin Brockis
• Cost• Formats & delivery• Production skills
Barriers
Opportunities
• Access & Engagement• Re-usability• Consistency
1.Map your Workflow
2.Design for Context
3.Keep it Short (and sweet)
4.USB Microphones = Simple + Consistent
5.Use the Pause...
6.Save time and look good with a Template
7.Organize your Archive
1. Map your Workflow
• Learning Objectives • Target device / channel
• Audience - beginner or expert?
What constraints will these place on format and design?
2. Design for Context
3. Keep it Short (and sweet)
Compact & bijou Death by screencast
(longer resources can often be divided up)
vs
4. USB Microphones
• self-sufficient - no soundcard required• consistent sound
- on different systems• plug & play
- easy to configure• good sound quality
- if used correctly
good mic technique pays dividends !
5. Use the Pause...
Shelly Blake-Plock using Jing for feedback
6. Template - look good + save time
• Standardize for team / institution
• Define shared settings & materials
• Avoid duplication of tasks
6. Template – ESU template
7. Organize your Archive
• Archive your master screencasts
• Archive projects for future use & re-use• Self-contained archives for collaborators
• Tagging and Metadata• Audio tagging (slate) is a
quick way to record production details and contributors
Results of good practice:
• Concise, well planned screencasts
• Format, size & length suited to • users• content • target device(s) and context
• Action is fluid and easy to follow.
• Audio is good quality, natural and clear
• Consistency in quality, look & feel
• Archive enables future use & re-use