Tutorials
Your Group Project & Social Distance
by Mark Basse | Mar 24, 2020 | Tutorial
Here are some ideas on how to manage your group video project while still maintaining social distancing... which is another way of saying online. This first video gives an overview of the workflow we'll be working with.In the next video we'll start working with a...
Video Editing with Camtasia
by Mark Basse | Apr 1, 2019 | Tutorial
Here's a series of tutorials on video editing with Camtasia. If you're in a hurry, make sure you at least watch Part 1 (managing your assets and files) and skip down to Part 7 (where I edit a short video from the start). Part 2: Explores the Camtasia editing...
Slideshow Top Ten Tips
by Mark Basse | Aug 28, 2018 | Tutorial
Here in the lab we work with students who need to create slideshows for their class projects. Whether it's a Powerpoint, Keynote or Google slides project, there are some common techniques you can use to make your presentation more engaging for your audience. Here is a...
Green Screen for Two
by Mark Basse | Jun 12, 2018 | Tutorial
I recently expanded the size of the green screen corner of the small studio in McGowan. This allowed just enough cover to have two guests on camera for an interview piece using chromakey technique to fill in the background in editing (or post-production). Barry...
Online Course Welcome
by Mark Basse | Feb 3, 2018 | Tutorial
Moyara Ruehsen requested some studio time to help her create a 'Welcome' video for her online course on Proliferation Financing. She had written a short script which I loaded into the teleprompter ahead of time and I reminded her to not wear anything green, as we...
Skype on Steroids
by Mark Basse | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
We've adopted a workflow that I've dubbed 'Skype on Steroids' where we use create a broadcast quality studio set up and fool an iMac into thinking it's just a webcam. The result is much better image and sound for our webinars or 'Skype' calls to media outlets. Here's...