A sneak peek behind the scenes of our shoots, and how there's so much more going on behind the camera than you might think!
Last week, Kuro.pro was at the UP Diliman College of Science auditorium to film the first seminar of a 5-part series on psychological assessments and screenings. By the time we partnered with Psychconsult, the CPD Provider of these seminars, they were already at the last leg of the 2018 run. So to complete the series, Kuro.pro is back this year to capture the first three parts starting with last Saturday's seminar.
Our courses are either filmed in front of a live audience, or filmed in a studio. Each have their own pros and cons, but our experience so far has been in a live setting. These shoots are easy to organize, since the venue and speaker are confirmed and booked for a certain date. Naturally, CPD Providers tend to prefer this option. However, it also presents itself with several challenges with filming and then later on during the editing and production stage.
Once a seminar date is confirmed and the video crew is reserved for that date, we do an ocular of the site. We confirm the size of the room, the acoustic conditions of the room, and finally the kind of audio equipment available. We then prepare equipment appropriate for the venue: lights, camera lenses, and audio recording equipment.
"Clearly, capturing audio is a high priority for us! It is actually the most important thing to capture."
We shoot with two cameras. A "wide shot" provides view of the speaker and the entire stage. A "tight shot" is zoomed into the speaker's face and tracks him as he walks across the stage. These two shots, together with the slides, provides enough visual variety in the final edit so that our users don't get bored. The final outcome will be a very active video, kind of like a TedTalk!
The biggest technical difficulty with shooting a live seminar is that the speaker cannot stop his lecture if the film crew encounters problems. That's why we have several layers of fail-safes because problems do happen. For example, we record audio from three sources: directly from the venue's sound system, a small lapel microphone that we attach to the speaker, and as a last stand the on-board microphones on our cameras. Clearly, capturing audio is a high priority for us! It is actually the most important thing to capture. If all else fails, as long as the audio is intact then we can still do something about it.
The next step will be video editing and post-production. This actually goes through several phases of passes and approvals. Don't worry, we'll keep you updated with its progress in future blog posts. In the meantime, for Psychologists and Psychometricians, at least you know that we have a third online CPD course for you already in the works!
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