Video Production Tips
From Iskomunidad
These are tips intended for video production done by DILC.
Studio Setting
For resource persons and talents:
- Confirm way in advance your schedule for video shoot
- No green wardrobe please. The background screen is already green. Blue and white are not encouraged. Other plain natural colors are most suitable for the camera.
- Avoid wearing clothes with patterns.
- Please avoid wearing glasses, as they might reflect studio lighting.
- Wear some make-up.
- Bring your presentation materials. Better still, send them to DILC in advance for comments.
- Highly recommended: practice with your script and slides. Time yourself.
- To simulate looking at the camera, practice in front of the mirror (more on the point of practice)
Live Lecture
- Use monitor facing the speaker so s/he doesn't have to turn to the screen to check or read the slides.
Slides
Slides will be incorporated into the video. We suggest that the slides will have the ff:
- title fonts between 38-44 pts. If you expect your slides or video to be projected in a large hall, use even bigger fonts
- body font between 30-34 pts
- high contrast pictures and letters
- make charts, graphs and the likes occupy the whole slide
- If the slides are so numerous, group them into 20-minute long segments or parts. Recommended: introduce each segment or part in relation to other parts and the overall topic.
- save presentation file as .ppt or .pdf and send it to DILC way ahead of time.
- Choose an appropriate color scheme
Also get some tips on slides preparation (and some more tips).