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1/31/2013
Web Redesign for Community Colleges
Community colleges have long provided educational opportunities for a broad array of students As attendance at community colleges continues to rise, they are paying more attention than ever to their websites. As in any strategic web relaunch, community col
12/17/2012
Reel Deal Monday: Study, Steal, and Don’t Be Afraid
The final post in a series about how to produce good video on a budget.
Study and steal
Whether you call it theft or homage, much great art has been made by creative people appropriating and adapting each other’s ideas to make new work. So, pay attent
12/10/2012
Reel Deal Monday: Video Archive and Education
Fourth in a series about how to produce good video on a budget.
Keep a video archive.
One of the biggest challenges in video production is having enough B-roll. This is the supplementary footage that illustrates what the subject on the screen or the voi
12/3/2012
Reel Deal Monday: Get a Microphone and a Tripod
Third in a series about how to produce good video on a budget.
Microphone
Even a cheap video camera — or your phone — can take reasonably, decent looking video. The thing that immediately identifies “amateur” video is sound quality. That’s beca
11/26/2012
Reel Deal Monday: Have an Idea
Second in a series about how to produce good video on a budget.
Have an idea.
The more specific you are about what you want your video to look and sound like, and the messages you want it to convey, the easier it’s going to be to do something good, even
