{"id":56,"date":"2020-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knorish.com\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2024-09-27T06:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T06:20:55","slug":"how-to-make-engaging-videos-for-online-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knorish.com\/blog\/course-creation\/how-to-make-engaging-videos-for-online-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Engaging Videos For Online Courses?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Video is fast becoming the preferred mode of data consumption. Based on an excerpt from the latest trends report by Forbes, over 500 Million people watch online videos daily, and video traffic would constitute 80% of all consumer internet traffic in the next four years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video content has become essential in online courses for an online course\u2019s success. An engaging video is key to building trust with the participant. Trust that the content is high quality and worth the participant\u2019s time and effort. <\/span>Videos capture learners’ attention and help build interest in the content. It enables brainstorming, encourages forum discussions and catalyzes learning.\u00a0<\/span>An image of a diagram, pictorial, and text-based learning are all good learning tools; however, video-based learning has proven to be faster and aids assimilation. With the entire online content being video, the learner\u2019s expectations have risen manifold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s where the most significant challenge lies. Rising expectations from video presentations have made it highly difficult for online course creators. A common mistake that many course creators end up making is the direct conversion of an entire 60 minutes lecture into a video.\u00a0<\/span>By doing this, the video loses its essence, and learners become bored, stop watching, and end up getting distracted.<\/span><\/p>\n

After deciding which course to create and what to teach, creating great videos is the next step. This article aims to act as a guide to show you how to create videos for online courses. Let\u2019s quickly look at some great ways of creating a video:<\/span><\/p>\n

Outline<\/b><\/h3>\n

An outline of the video is the first step in creating great videos. Even before you sit down to record the video, you need to decide on an outline that defines what you are going to talk about, how you are going to do it and what all visuals will be required. A brief outline directs the video and helps build visual cues while writing the narration\/Voice for the video.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Match your Video content.<\/b><\/h3>\n

The next step is to decide how to integrate the video into the course most effectively, so it serves the end learning objective or learning goals. Simply making an entertaining video would grab the attention but would fail to go beyond that.\u00a0<\/span>Videos can be used for the introduction to the course, as a summation tool or even during the course for detailed discourse. However, it should never be an afterthought. Like in scriptwriting, where a writer writes the script keeping the end in mind, one needs to keep the videos in mind while writing down the structure of the course.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can start creating the video once the structure is ready. You should <\/span>record professional quality HD videos <\/a><\/strong><\/span>with no background noise, perfect Lighting, seamless editing etc. This might seem like a daunting step. However, it is easy if you break it down into smaller steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scene Setup<\/b><\/h3>\n

You need a space with the least amount of distractions. A place with solace so to speak, where you can be your best and has great visual appeal. If you don’t have access to such a place, a simple neutral colour background will do as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you plan to edit the video via video editing software, a green-coloured standee is preferred as it makes video editing easy, and you can change the background as you choose. Ensure you don’t wear anything green or blue as the Green and Blue colours in outfits are also picked up by the software during video editing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lights<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The 3-point Lighting is an industry standard for video shooting. The 3 Point Lighting highlights the face and helps the Camera capture facial expressions and other visuals beautifully. The first light aims directly at you, and the other two fill in the shadows that objects create.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the 3-point Lighting is relatively easy to set up, 3 warm lights aiming heat at you can be discomforting for some. Hence even a 2 Point light setup can do the trick as long as it’s set up well to avoid shadows being captured prominently by the Camera. The Camera loves Lighting; it also makes you look great on-screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video Creation<\/b><\/h3>\n

There are primarily 3 types of videos that can be used for the online learning experience.<\/span><\/p>\n