GSTC Toolbox/Audiovisual
This is a list of tools and materials to consider for audiovisual creation. Please add more resources to improve this page.
Photography - Taking a picture[edit | edit source]
Taking a photo is something that most everyone has performed, quite often with mixed results. Taking a candid photo is a different skill than taking an eye-capturing subject-focused image like a professional photographer.
Basic concepts of photography[edit | edit source]
As you begin to explore the terminology of photography, greater explanations on settings, focal length (camera lens choice or zoom), depth of field (sharp or blurry background), and composition (does it draw your attention?) can be found here:
- The art and science of photography in hand surgery. - good overview of photographing a hand surgery with example or good photos to have ("shot list")
Camera's settings - the different modes and how to apply them[edit | edit source]
Focal length
- Understanding Focal Length and How to Use It
- What Is F-Stop & How to Use It for Photography
- Everything you need to know about the depth of field
- Simulate fake bokeh and depth of field effects with any phone
Composition - what will your picture look like?[edit | edit source]
Introduction to photographic composition
Backgrounds - what is the focus of the picture?
- Backgrounds: Choosing the Right Backdrop for Portraits
- How to make a backdrop
- How to make a backdrop stand
Panoramic photos - "extra wide" photos
Smartphone use[edit | edit source]
iPhone
- How to Take Professional-Quality Photos Using your iPhone
- Why a smartphone (iPhone) is good enough for photography
- How to improve your smartphone photographs
Editing (Post-processing)[edit | edit source]
Once you have captured your photos, some editing can occur by software (or phone app) manipulation. (Often, it is faster with better results “during the shot” instead of post-processed. It is great to make small changes; however, creating something from nothing in software is often more time-consuming than a physical retake.) Post-processing (software manipulation) still has its place for things like blurring the background, cropping an image smaller, or another quick task. For more information on post-processing software and apps:
Software for editing
- PIXLR - Free Photo Editor - download
- PIXLR Tutorials
- GIMP The Free & Open Source Image Editor - download
- GIMP Tutorials
Apps for smartphones
- Snapseed - Android download
- Snapseed - iOS download
- Snapseed Tutorial iPhone
- Snapseed Tutorial
- VSCO: Photo & Video Editor - Android download
- VSCO: Photo & Video Editor - iOS download
- VSCO Tutorial- iPhone
- VSCO Tutorial
- Adobe Photoshop Express Tutorial for smartphones
Tripods[edit | edit source]
Support your camera to stabilize (remove vibration) and provide a constant point of view.
How to make a phone tripod[edit | edit source]
Camera mounts[edit | edit source]
- How to make a Cheststrap & Headstrap to convert your Smartphone into an action camera - YouTube
- How to make a Head Mount for POV Shots
Lighting[edit | edit source]
How to add light to a picture or video (remove dark and make scenes even contrast)?
Techniques for lighting
How to control lighting?
- What is Split Lightning
- Understanding and Using Lighting Ratios
- 3 Essential Lighting Styles
- Exploring Lighting Options for Indoors
- 13 Lighting Techniques
Lighting gear
How to add light?
Diffusers/reflectors
How to redirect lighting or soften harsh lighting?
- Softboxes: Containing, Directing and Diffusing Light
- How To Use a Reflector: how to redirect lighting
- What Is a Flash Diffuser: how to soften lighting
- Macro photography light modifiers you can buy, or make yourself
- How to make a 2-in-1 reflector
- How to make a 2-in-1 foldable reflector
Softbox - diffused lighting
Video[edit | edit source]
Video clips are commonplace with social media and numerous phone apps. Taking video for sharing with friends is vastly different than trying to apply video as an educational tool. Video for education requires clear subject focus, deliberate lighting, and a clean background to draw attention to exactly where the education is occurring. Videography can be learned quickly with excellent outcomes since you get instant feedback as you change lighting, focus, position, and other items.
- Educational video recording and editing for the hand surgeon. - good overview of the entire video effort and equipment
Basics on video[edit | edit source]
- Breakdown how-to videograph - Youtube
- 10 Tips to Shoot Video Like a Professional Videographer
- 13-videography-tips-for-more-professional-looking-videos
- Videography Basics: Tips for Beginners
- 8 tips on recording professional video with a smartphone
- Guide to Easily Make Instructional Videos
Editing (Post-processing)
Once you have your video, editing sections together, trimming sections out, or adding items into your video can be found here:
Software
- Blender - Free Software - Download
- Getting Started with Blender for Video Editing - YouTube
- Using Blender to Add Images, Text, and Sounds to Video Clips - YouTube
- Blender for Video Editing: Picture-in-Picture (PiP) - YouTube
- Blender for Video Editing: Working with Landscape and Portrait Movies - YouTube
- Blender for Video Editing: Video Transitions - YouTube
- DaVinci Resolve - Download
- DaVinci Resolve training
Apps for smartphones
- iMovie - iOS Download
- Vimeo Create - iOS Download
- Quik - Video Editor -iOS Download
- FilmoraGo - Video Editor, Video Maker For YouTube - Android Download
- Movie Maker for YouTube & Instagram - Android Download
- Quik - Video Editor - Android Download
Audio[edit | edit source]
Audio is rarely a standalone function in today’s digital world. It is often coupled with video as an included “benefit” to video capture. However, audio that is for instruction is slightly different than that of social media. In an instructional setting, the audio should be clear without background distractions, loud enough for the listener to hear the dialogue (i.e., dedicated microphone), and potentially with subtitles for easier comprehension.
Guides on audio capture and presentation[edit | edit source]
- why-you-need-a-microphone-to-record-audio-on-your-camera
- 10 microphone tips to improve the audio quality in your videos
- How to Create a Clip-on Twitch
Screen capture[edit | edit source]
- OBS Studio is the open source tool that most people use for streaming.
Closed captioning[edit | edit source]
The use of closed captioning increase understandability, allow for more accessible translations, removes the ambiguity of a speaker's accent.
- Aegisub
- Captioning Guidelines - Talking Type Captions
- How to Write Closed Captions for YouTube
- Guide to Closed Captioning
Translation[edit | edit source]
Guide to translation services and best practices.
- Google Translate
- Process of translation and adaptation
- How to Translate a Foreign Language Video on YouTube
Audio editing[edit | edit source]
- Ocenaudio - Download - cross-platform, audio editor
- Audacity - Download - cross-platform audio software
- Descript - allows editing audio through an automatically-generated text transcript. This can speed up and simplify producing audio narrations.
Open-licensed content[edit | edit source]
You can search for images, audio or video footage to develop your learning materials in the Wikipedia:Public domain or under a Creative Commons license. If attribution is needed, you may create an attribution section for your module to list the authors and original content.
Images[edit | edit source]
- Wikimedia Commons —content can be used as native images on Appropedia.
- Creative Commons Search
- Example of content search on Appropedia
- Harvard Library public domain content guide
- Help:Finding open licensed images#Finding CC-licensed images
Audio[edit | edit source]
- https://freesound.org/
- https://freemusicarchive.org/
- https://soundcloud.com/freebmusic
- http://ccmixter.org/
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources/Sound
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources/Music
