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Author: Josef Brett

Filming ‘for real’ in the new normal

Microphone on a stand.
15th July 202024th November 2020
Josef Brett
Creating Content, News

Today, (14th of July) for the first time in over four months, my colleague Sofy Bazzini and I had a real video shoot, in a real location, with real people and real cameras… and it was… odd! This may sound

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Choosing the right Video platform for your content.

wall of video screens
27th April 202029th April 2020
Josef Brett
News

So, you have your video. What next? Chances are you probably want to add it to a course page or VLE. Currently, Blackboard isn’t the best at hosting video directly. You might get away with adding a short video, but

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BVE 2019 – the unexpected trend towards AI

3d rendering humanoid robot with AI text in circuit pattern.
26th March 20191st December 2020
Josef Brett
News

The end of February was the annual Media Team trip to the British Video Expo (BVE) at ExCel in London. In the past, we have used the event to investigate new equipment, chat to other industry experts and learn new

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Writing for video

Close up of a video camera.
13th March 20182nd May 2019
Josef Brett
Creating Content

Writing for video is a different skill to creating a lecture or a presentation. Videos tend to be shorter than both of the aforementioned and, as such, require a more focused presentation of information. Focus on key ideas One way

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Good quality sound to hear those Pipers piping!

12 Posts of Christmas. An image of an iPad surrounded by presents. Text on the iPad says 11 sound recordings.
18th December 20172nd December 2020
Josef Brett
News, Tech tips

What makes a good video? Nice lighting, pretty pictures, interesting content? These all contribute, but something that is often overlooked is sound. There is a saying that states ‘50% of good video, is good audio’. It sounds so simple when

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12 Days of Christmas – Wirecast Play for Live Streaming

iPad with the words '8 live streamed sessions' on it.
13th December 20171st December 2020
Josef Brett
News, Tech tips

We deliver many online courses, both open and private. In these courses, we have always thought that synchronous activities add value to the course. We cannot overuse them, because one of the points of making it online is that it

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