The Role of Background in a Video Project


Being "on location" links the real world to the world of text and desks in your classroom. Just one image or only one or two minutes of video makes a significant difference in the perspective of the learner. If you are puzzled as to where to stand as you plan a video or even a still image project, consider the wide range of possibilities displayed below.
 
 
 

1. rock in river

2. kitchen table

3. living room.

4. University Center lounge

5. county waste collection center

6. knee deep in campus stream

7. computer workstation

8. mountain top with valley view

9. residence hall

10. campus bushes

11. wall poster of solar system

12. campus yard

13. backyard deck

14. bank office

15. any wall with props

16. knee deep in stream

These images were taken directly from videotape at the Instructional Technology Center in Killian 268. The Apple Video Player on the Macintosh computers was used to capture the still images from the tape and save them to diskette. The GIF Converter program was then used to change these files from PICT format to JPEG format.  A few of these images were also converted to GIF format and combined in the GIF Builder application to make the animation (slideshow) on the previous web page.

Making a Movie: Analog Video Production page | webauthor: Houghton