This video training workshop programme provides step-by-step support to produce engaging academic video content. It covers a full curriculum in video-creation, from script development to dissemination strategy. It equips participants with a powerful toolkit of production techniques and a creative foundation adaptable to a wide variety of projects – allowing participants to acquire transferable skills, highly relevant to the current environment.
With the guidance and feedback from peers and professionals from OxCo, participants will develop their skills while reflecting on how video can enhance their public engagement activities. Each participant will receive personalised support to design, create, and polish their own video. At the end of the training, participants will have the opportunity to showcase their work during a closing event; they will also be free to use their videos for their own purposes (e.g., social media accounts, grant applications, public events).
This series is aimed at social sciences researchers, who want to evolve their research into a visual format. Spaces are limited to 15 participants. We will aim to select one participant per Department within the Social Sciences Division and to represent a range of topics and career stages within the cohort. A selection of videos produced as part of this workshop series will be promoted by the Social Sciences Division.
Benefits:
Five 2-hour online modules, delivered by a multidisciplinary team, covering all aspects of video production, including video editing.
One in-person video interview conducted by OxCo's production crew with studio grade equipment
Access to the professionally graded footage of your interview and ability to use the footage for future projects.
A 12-month complimentary license for Adobe Creative Cloud, provided by Adobe.
A tutorial on editing your own interview footage using the Creative Cloud. • Access to content libraries featuring 99,000 royalty-free music tracks, 1.9 million stock videos, and 3.8 million stock photos, as well as access to Vimeo Pro.
Tailored support at every step to help you develop your own project, with feedback from peers, academics, communication specialists, and professional videographers.
Support for professional editing of your video by experienced editors.
Participation in the final showcase event.
Requirements:
Interest in public engagement;
Attending all six sessions and working on your video in between sessions is essential. The final dates of each session will be chosen in line with participants’ availabilities as far as possible.
The training is open to researchers from any Department within the Social Sciences Division including DPhils; however, priority will be given to research and academic staff.
Prior experience of making videos is NOT a requirement.
