Plan to shoot more videos from home

[rrrutledge]

We'd like to continue to shoot more training videos around InnerSource. Since we're in time of lockdown, we'd need these recordings to be done in the home.

@claredillon brought up the idea home video production kits that can be mailed to presenters for self-filming in their own home. We should investigate this idea further and come up with a realistic plan of how this would work.

[claredillon]

Status Update: Have compiled a list of equipment needed for 650 EUR. Issue at the moment is high def camera availability (shortage of 1080 webcams). I am going to purchase to test set-up over next few weeks (dependent on availability/delivery times). Will share results. Propose if results are satisfactory, we can put together 'recording kit in a box'.

[rrrutledge]

Sounds great. How much are shipping costs? Do we need a set for North America and a set for Europe because of trans-Atlantic shipping costs?

[rrrutledge]

Also, Clare, can you attach or link to the specific items that would be in the kit (and their cost)?

[claredillon]

Here is my current working list (work in progress). I will edit as I check availability and get feedback on alternatives. If anyone has alternative suggestions or additions - be great to include.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12picMGF3mPBXztTGHtvGzA9dbLAA2Pv1XbZso21ckj0/edit?usp=sharing

[claredillon]

Sounds great. How much are shipping costs? Do we need a set for North America and a set for Europe because of trans-Atlantic shipping costs?

Sounds great. How much are shipping costs? Do we need a set for North America and a set for Europe because of trans-Atlantic shipping costs?

I would say yes to having set in each region. We can estimate shipping costs once I get everything together (and weigh them! ;). The bulkiest items are the lights/backdrop. Also will have to look at getting a case or something to protect them in shipping. But first step will be to make sure the set-up does the job.

[claredillon]

No news here - will update as soon as kit arrives and has been tried out.

[rrrutledge]

Next step is to catalogue equipment and start creating a tutorial on how to shoot videos.

[rrrutledge]

Hi, @claredillon, in our last meeting there was interest from a community member in starting on another training segment. Nothing's happening immediately tomorrow, but we wanted to ask again about your progress in being able to provide a home filming kit for community members to use to create more training content.

[lenucksi]

There used to be a good, public instructional video on video-shooting by O'Reilly. Does anyone remember where it used to be?

[rrrutledge]

Here is the video, @lenucksi

[Danese]

In re equipment...I have been gifted three separate USB cameras in the past few months (because it's often a gift for keynote speakers). The quality of the image varies WIDELY between cameras sold by the same brand. My favorite is my LogiTech BRIO HD, which lists in Europe for ~€280 but is often backordered at that price. You can easily find one for ~€480 atm... I also own two other Logitech cameras, and neither of them produce a better picture than the ambient camera in my new MacBook Pro 13 (so it's not worth using them).

For microphone, most folks I know have a Blue Yeti. They are durable and easy to use. They do not have a speaker, so you must use computer audio out or headphones of some type..

For lighting, GitHub sent me a fancy LED (so programmable for color) scatter light that was designed to be placed just behind a monitor to cast light on the face. I shoot it at the ceiling and get reflected light (much kinder).

[rrrutledge]

Great! I am thinking that @claredillon will take in all of this and then produce a kit with instructions that can be mailed to commons participants so that they can shoot more videos for the #learning-path from their home.