Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Low-Budget Video Production: Visual Communication for Small Charities
This online course explored the strengths and weaknesses of video as a medium of communication and then how to produce a short video for an organisation using minimal time and money. Topics covered in the course included working through the editorial decisions that help a video deliver its message effectively and stand out, creative thinking and visual storytelling, using easily available technology such as smartphones and apps, shooting different visual styles, and tackling a basic edit.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dave Hall
University Secretary
The Open University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the strengths and weaknesses of video as a medium of communication, where and how to use it to powerful effect
- Investigate how to plan and structure a low budget production with available team skills and resources
- Develop a range of practical skills in low budget production using readily available technology
- Apply creative thinking and visual storytelling skills
Syllabus
Week 1. Understanding the medium
- The strengths of video – powerful human stories
- Potential online and offline uses of video for small charities
Week 2. Planning a production
- Editorial decision making
- The production team and resources
Week 3. Practical production skills
- Realising a range of visual styles using your phone
- Interviewing
Week 4. Making your video count
- Editing and distribution
- Reflections
Issued on 3rd March 2023
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