Podcast 3 took way less time than I expected. Granted I tried to make it considerably shorter than the photoshop one. I enjoyed the third podcast, I feel like I can make bootleg movies no problem now. No, but seriously it's getting easier to produce, edit and shoot these things. I tried to model this third podcast after "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" if you've never seen the show then check it out, it's on F/X and it's hilarious. Anyways, I just tried adding some humor to an otherwise boring video. Hopefully you can see what I am doing on the screen, but if not I try to talk you through the quick and dirty process of dropping text and export a pdf with InDesign. Let me know what you think and if anything should be improved.
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Scott,
Great podcast. I love the "It's Always Windy In Lubbock" mock of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia." The lighting on the opening shot of you is great and I like the "camera above looking down on you" angle. The framing could be a little tighter, mainly to cut out the yellow folder (or whatever it is) on the lower right of the screen and the bag (?) on the left side.
I like how you are using the screen capture software in your podcasts. It allows you to both explain AND show viewers how to use certain software, and in this case InDesign. I thought this was very informative, well explained and demonstrated. You might go through the steps a little slower and explain exactly how to get to certain tools/steps. For example "click file -> new -> book." I think you did this more on the Photoshop one, and to me, it would help someone more that has never used the software. You start doing in the beginning of this one, but then just start clicking and only telling what you are actually changing, not the steps to change. I don't know if that made sense, basically my point is that since InDesign has a lot more tools/abilities (not really sure if that’s the right way to say it) than Photoshop, it would be nice if you went through each step you do; just a suggestion. Another reason I say to actually explain what you do is because many of the tools and menus are hard to read.
Also, the “$1 Games” was still a little hard to read. You might want to try red or another color that will stand out from the black and white. Nice jump. Did you mean to leave Brandon’s “action” in at the end before you did your “jump for success” jump?
Good job and I look forward to seeing your next podcast and final paper/project.
Let the learner know what the objectives are for the tutorial. That will make it easier to follow and let the learner know whether or not the tutorial is a good choice for them. As I mentioned in the other critique, you need to zoom in a bit in some places. You may be able to do that in iMovie. You might want to talk a little more about what each tool does. Your narration was much smoother this time and the overall project has a more planned feel to it. Good that you had them save the file and export. You might explain why PDF is important. You might also go over the key concepts presented at the end a “here’s what you’ve learned today” kind of thing.”
Great podcast Scott! I love "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," so the take off of that was awesome. It was very informative, but like Rob said it might be a better to have covered each step a little more. I have worked in InDesign before so it was easy for me to understand, but for someone with no experience it might be hard to catch on.
I also like your use of the screen capture software. It would be nice to see up closer when you are selecting tools, since it is hard to see, but it allows for a clear view of what you are discussing.
All in all it is a great podcast. I look forward to your final project.
It was beautiful. It made the sometimes complex processes of InDesign seem relatively simple. I would have liked a little more vocal instruction, mostly because of the smallness of the screen. It's had to see what the buttons you press in the software look like, so some verbal instructions would have duck-tailed it nicely. Unlike Rob, I was not a fan of the opening camera angle. It was different, but made you look short and squatty, I thought. And you are neither. I did like the music and the "windy" joke. Good times. All in all, a better podcast than your last. You really do keep getting better!
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