2019 - 08 - 29 - Basic Steps In A Video Project

One of my favorite mediums for instructional design is video. Which I suppose isn't a huge surprise. And when working on instructional video there are some familiar steps to ensuring there is a quality product. These steps fall into Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, and Distribution phases. Pre-Production is typically everything that happens between project approval and when the cameras come out. This includes scripting, storyboarding, any location scouting, and generating a few lists such as the talent list, the image/graphic list, shot list (which includes any B-Roll), the prop list, and the equipment list. Production is the phase where you are recording and all that goes into that process such as ensuring your sound and lighting is correct and that you are systematically going through the shot lists to get everything you need. Post-Production is what happens back in the office, editing the video, adding any soundtracks, images, graphics, special effects, as well as any needed corrections such as color corrections or audio corrections. Then finally there is Distribution or Delivery. This may be anything from driving over a physical copy, uploading to youtube, or ensuring the video is properly loaded on a client LMS system or integrated into a larger eLearning project.