Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Holborow, and welcome to Computing.

I'm so pleased you've decided to join me for the lesson today.

In today's lesson, we're going to be investigating the common features of videos, and identifying the steps needed to make videos.

Welcome to today's lesson from the unit "Video Production." This lesson is called "What Is Video?" And by the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to identify the process for making videos.

Shall we make a start? These are the keywords we'll be using throughout today's lesson.

Shall we take a look at them? Video.

Video, a recording of moving images.

Feature.

Feature, an important part of something.

Live footage.

Live footage, a video recorded in real time.

Look out for these keywords throughout today's lesson.

Today's lesson is broken down into two parts.

We'll start by identifying common features of video, and then we'll move on to, identify the steps needed to create videos.

Let's make a start by identifying common features of videos.

A video is a recording of moving images.

When you record a video, you create live footage.

Watch the video of the dog.

This is live footage.

Where do you see videos in everyday life? Maybe pause the video here while you have a think.

Did you come up with some examples? Let's see if you've got any of these.

Maybe on television programmes, via streaming services, on apps or websites.

Maybe you've seen videos or movies at the cinema, or maybe on digital billboards whilst you're out and about.

Did you have any others? Aisha says, "I created a news report with my friends in class.

My friend recorded me speaking to create some live footage.

When we watched it back, it didn't look like the news clips you see on TV.

Something was missing." Perhaps we can help Aisha identify what the problem was.

Once you have recorded a video, you can edit it to add features such as, text, images, audio, and animations.

Videos can contain text such as animated text, titles, captions and credits.

Credits often come at the end of the video, and they have the name of the people who've created or starred in the video.

Videos can contain images such as photos or graphics.

Videos can contain audio such as voices, music, and sound effects.

Videos can also contain animations.

Here are a couple of examples.

Time to check your understanding.

Watch the video, which of these features does it contain? A, text.

B, audio.

Or C, animation.

Watch the video and then answer the question.

Did you spot them? Yes, the video contained text and animation.

Well done.

Watch this video.

Which of these features does it contain? A, text.

B, live footage.

Or C, animation? Watch the video and then answer the question.

Did you spot it? Yes, the video contains text and animation.

Sometimes a video can look like it's live footage, even though it's not.

Watch this video.

Which of these features does it contain? A, text.

B, live footage.

Or C, animation.

Watch the video and then answer the question.

Did you spot them? Well done, the video contains text and live footage.

Great work.

Okay, we're moving on to our first task of today's lesson, Task A, and you're doing a fantastic job so far, so well done.

Imagine you are going to create a video tour of your school.

Explain how you would create your video using the following words, text, audio, images, and animation.

Pause the video here whilst you complete the task.

How did you get on? Did you manage to explain how you would create the video? Well done.

Let's have a look at Aisha's example together.

Aisha says, "First I would have a photo of the front of my school with texts showing the name of the school.

I then add some video footage of my favourite parts of the school.

I'd add text captions on the bottom to explain what each area is for.

I'd like to add audio, and I think I will add music." That's a great description of how you'll create the video.

Well done, Aisha.

Did you have something similar? Okay, so we've identified common features of video, we're now gonna move on to identify the steps needed to create videos.

When you produce your own video, you need to learn about the video production process.

The video production process starts with planning your video.

You then record your video.

Maybe considering different filming techniques, And then you edit your video.

Planning your video.

When you're making a video, it's helpful to plan what you want your video to be about first.

It's a bit like any piece of work, it's useful to plan before you actually start creating.

You may want to plan out what characters, or people you are going to use in your video.

You may want to think about the settings.

Is the video going to be set in or outside? Is it going to be in a particular room or place? And then also what you want to say, the story or information, or even possibly if you're going to have any musical sound effects.

This means you will have everything ready when you come to actually record your video.

Recording your video.

You can record videos using a range of digital devices.

For example, tablet computers, laptops, and mobile phones.

Once you have recorded some videos, you can sequence them in a timeline to make one longer video.

So this example shows four shorter video clips, which have been put together to create one longer video.

Filming techniques.

You'll also need to consider different filming techniques.

For example, the lighting you may use.

Framing shots in different ways.

And also moving the camera, which is called panning.

Editing your video.

Once you've recorded your video, you may want to make some changes.

You could trim the length of the video to cut out any mistakes.

Reorder the clips.

Just because they've been filmed in a set order doesn't mean that they need to be in that order in the final video.

You may want to add text, or even add music or sound effects.

Time to check your understanding.

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence using the words provided.

When you plan your video, you need to think about the characters and script.

Once you have planned your video, you can it, using a digital device.

When you have recorded all of your live footage, you can your video to add text, images, audio and animations.

Pause the video here whilst you think about the answers.

How did you get on? Did you manage to fill in the gaps correctly? Well done.

Let's go through the answers together.

When you plan your video, you need to think about the characters, settings and script.

Once you have planned your video, you can record it using a digital device.

When you have recorded all of your live footage, you can edit your video to add text, images, audio and animations.

True or false? Once you've recorded some videos, you can merge them together to make one long video.

Pause the video here whilst you have a think.

That's right.

It's true.

You can put your videos into a sequence using a timeline to make one long video.

Okay, we are now moving on to Task B of today's lesson, and you've done a fantastic job to get this far, so well done.

Think back to your video tour.

Explain the steps you'll go through to create your video using these words, planning, recording, filming techniques and editing.

Consider these questions in your answer.

What would you do first? Which places would you include in your tour? Which filming techniques would you use? How would you edit your finished video? Would you use text, audio, images, or animations? Pause the video here whilst you complete the task.

How did you get on? Did you manage to identify the steps you needed to take to create your video? Well done.

Let's have a look at Aisha's example for her video tour.

Aisha says, "First I will plan my video and decide which places I will include in my tour.

Then I'll record different areas in the school.

I'll need to think carefully about lighting as some places in school are quite dark.

Once I have all of the videos, I'll try to stitch them together.

I'd like to add a photo and text at the front and some credits at the end to say who created the video?" That's a really detailed example of the steps needed.

Well done, Aisha.

Did you have something similar? Remember, if you need to pause the video here and go back and add any detail to your answer, you can do that now.

Okay, we've come to the end of today's lesson, "What Is A Video?" And you've done a fantastic job, so well done.

Let's summarise what we've learned together.

Videos have common features such as text, images, audio, and animation.

There are a number of steps to create a video.

You start with planning, then you record your video and consider filming techniques.

Once your video is recorded, you can edit and make any necessary changes.

I hope you've enjoyed today's lesson, and I hope you'll join me again soon.

Bye.