Video for contest
April 28, 2011 1:06 AM Subscribe
I've designed a pretty awesome piece of software. There's an industry contest I wish to participate in, and I need a video. Help me make it good.
The software / concepts behind the software are well-suited for screencasts, there's lots of interesting stuff happening (we're talking about image processing..). The target audience is a bunch of engineers, none of them particularly knowledgeable about the specific topic; so I need some advertising (not too scammy though :-)) and tech explanations.
I've googled a lot, but I've yet to find websites that cover the creation of such videos beyond technical details. I do have good cams, screencasting software, someone to work on my audio, someone to work on my English, but I've got no clue what makes such videos good. Can you give me some ideas, or point me to a resource?
THanks.
The software / concepts behind the software are well-suited for screencasts, there's lots of interesting stuff happening (we're talking about image processing..). The target audience is a bunch of engineers, none of them particularly knowledgeable about the specific topic; so I need some advertising (not too scammy though :-)) and tech explanations.
I've googled a lot, but I've yet to find websites that cover the creation of such videos beyond technical details. I do have good cams, screencasting software, someone to work on my audio, someone to work on my English, but I've got no clue what makes such videos good. Can you give me some ideas, or point me to a resource?
THanks.
(f) should read f)Some striking demonstrations of the application of your program
posted by Gyan at 3:53 AM on April 28, 2011
posted by Gyan at 3:53 AM on April 28, 2011
Write out the script, work on it a lot, then get a very good editor to clean it up. Get a great voice if yours is not.
posted by sammyo at 4:25 AM on April 28, 2011
posted by sammyo at 4:25 AM on April 28, 2011
If you can afford it, I'd suggest spending a little effort on the "extras":
1) Decent art direction for title graphics / logo / etc
2) Decent music beds (royalty free if you plan to distribute it) as intro / outro, etc
Maybe spend a few hours grazing youtube for product demos, and look very specifically at the mechanics of their productions?
posted by jenkinsEar at 8:29 AM on April 28, 2011
1) Decent art direction for title graphics / logo / etc
2) Decent music beds (royalty free if you plan to distribute it) as intro / outro, etc
Maybe spend a few hours grazing youtube for product demos, and look very specifically at the mechanics of their productions?
posted by jenkinsEar at 8:29 AM on April 28, 2011
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2)You'll need a narrative to structure the film e.g.
a)Identify and illustrate the problem (that your program solves)
b)Talk about why solving the problem is valuable
c)Talk about & show the shortcomings of existing approaches to solve that problem
d)Present your solution with a brief description & brief illustration.
e)Elaborate a bit on theory & special cases (if any)
f)Some striking demonstrations of the application of your problem
g)Summary
3)Keep it around 5-7 minutes in length.
Good luck.
posted by Gyan at 3:51 AM on April 28, 2011