Andy Loftin
Video is one of the biggest components the modern learner is drawn to. I have decades of video experience to draw on to help me create robust and engaging learning.
My passion for video started in high school when my friends and I used to create movies. In my twenties I turned that passion into a profession when I partnered with my employer, a local pizza company, to create some fun videos for their business. In my current job I have designed, shot, edited, and deployed dozens of highly technical videos.
I have played guitar for nearly 25 years, and because of my musical background I have been exposed to various recording software for almost the same amount of time. Currently, I use Adobe Audition to record and edit voice-over for eLearning at work, and I use Audacity for personal projects at home.
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PowerPoint is an underappreciated tool for video. It may not be flashy, but you can develop a nice slide deck, and add some well edited voice-over from Audacity. If you save the presentation as a movie, it's ready to be posted to a webpage, or uploaded to the LMS. Sometimes quick and effective is a far better option that overproduced. This technique is how I created my Personal Learning Philosophy video.
Word gets it done for writing scripts, sure, but there is no comparison when it comes to using a well designed script-writing software. My application of choice is Final Draft. While I do not use it much for work, I have written many scripts in Final Draft, both features and shorts. I also utilized it to write the script for my Intro to Guitar course pitch.
