This project was a great personal challenge. I found the concept of creating a documentary very daunting. I felt that I had so little experience with the video medium, that the idea of creating a ten-minute video, on a topic for which I could initially find very little material seemed impossible.
To get the project started in a realm of comfort, I first researched and wrote the script. When I was comfortable with its outline and much of the content I started working on the video. iMovie seemed daunting to learn in a short turnaround time. I had some familiarity with VideoScribe, but 10 minutes seemed far too long and had too much content for my abilities with the program. I was beginning to get frustrated and wondered why I couldn’t use my favourite presentation program, PowerPoint. Then I was pointed toward Camtasia and all the pieces fell into place. I have created an animated PowerPoint presentation that I hope is mildly amusing at times and brings some entertainment value to the academic work. Working with Camtasia was much easier than I thought, and I am happy with the final project.
I hope you enjoy it.
Here is a link to the video: https://youtu.be/ChpbjAeaPsI
Here is the PDF script: The Origin of Silent Reading
sally bourque
July 9, 2018 — 4:56 pm
Hi Carri-Ann,
I wish you could read all my audio-books from now on! You have a really expressive and enjoyable way of narrating! I loved it!
You’ve made me wonder about the silent voice inside my head as I read and type…I never really thought about it before.
What a challenging topic to create a narrative video for! It was very interesting!
Carri-Ann Scott
July 9, 2018 — 6:33 pm
Sally, thank you for your kind words. Like many of us, I am not a fan of my own voice when it is recorded. However, I do love a good read aloud, and usually manage to keep my students’ attention.
It was fun to do the voiceover……which is probably why it went over the time me limit 😉