Smartphone Video Workshop for Researchers

Course description

NOTE: There are limited places for this session. If you are unable to attend, please unenrol so others on the waiting list can be contacted.

Video is now a vital component in telling the stories of research. This session will teach you how to plan, shoot and edit video using only a smartphone.

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then, at 25 pictures per second, video is a priceless tool for communicating in the booming online world. No longer just the domain of TV, online media uses video, graphics and animation to grab attention, help explain complex ideas, and to share stories through social media channels. In addition, journal publishers are increasingly asking for video abstracts to accompany research papers.

As demand for video has soared, it’s become easier than ever for researchers to produce footage and professional-quality film can now be created using a smartphone.

This two-hour in-person workshop led by Dr Joe Milton from the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) will teach you:

• The kind of visual materials the media are looking for and how you can use this knowledge to communicate your research to the public
• How to use a smartphone to shoot professional-quality video
• How to edit your footage to put together a finished video package.

To get the most out of this session you might like to download the following:

• Filmic Pro (free for a one week trial, then subscription-based on iOS and Android) or Open Camera (free - Android only) for filming.
• For video editing, you should download iMovie (free - iOS only) or Kinemaster (free, watermarked version available - iOS and Android).

This session will be run in-person at Alere South Function Centre, L2, Student Hub, Bedford Park.

Please email researcher.development@flinders.edu.au if you have any questions

Type of course

Workshop