Quality-Digital+Video

Let's discuss high-quality digital video products here.

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Criteria of a Quality Digital Video Project
A digital video (DV) project is a 21st Century way of communicating information or telling a story using multimedia. It may include still images, video clips, background music, voice-over, text and special effects applied to these media types. When producing one of these projects, work toward these goals:
 * Image Communication
 * Still images (from the web or digital photos) and Ken Burns effect
 * Images enhance the message or main idea of the project.
 * Images are clearly focused and framed to enhance the script or storyboard
 * Ken Burns effect is used judiciously to enhance the project.
 * Video (original student-shot video clips)
 * All shots are steady, clearly focused, and well framed.
 * Digital effects, such as pans and zooms, are used appropriately.
 * Transitions are used to assist in communicating the main idea and smooth the flow smooth the flow from one scene to the next.
 * Audio Communication
 * Background music (see also, Copyright/Fair Use)
 * Music is appropriate for the message/mood of main idea/topic
 * Music is balanced and allows narration to be clearly heard
 * Music fades in or out rather than abruptly starting or stopping.
 * Narration (or voice-over)
 * Narration is clearly enunciated.
 * Narration proceeds at an appropriate rate of speed.
 * Narration is audible and contains minimal interference from microphone or background noise.
 * Other Digital Communication Skills
 * Communication with text
 * Font style, size and color enhance to the overall presentation.
 * Pacing and direction of text is easy to read.
 * Text is free of spelling and other mechanical errors.
 * Final editing: special effects, transitions, etc.
 * Editing enhances the main idea of the video.
 * Special effects improve the overall quality of video and audio clips.
 * Editing and special effects help to communicate a uniform message.
 * Responsible use of media (Copyright/Fair Use/Creative Commons)
 * Project follows Fair Use guidelines (copyright) for all music, sound effects, still images and video clips.
 * Final project is the original work of the student(s), or non-original media is used with proper permission of creator.
 * Appropriately formatted (APA) citations are included within the project (most likely as scrolling end credits using the Scrolling Block style).
 * Acceptable citation for images from the Internet is the URL of the image.
 * Audience awareness (?)