Production Elements

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Production Elements

• Awareness of the
• On-Line Self

Beth Miklavcic Jimmy Miklavcic
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Video ComponentsBeth MiklavcicUniversity of
Utah CHPCMultimedia Specialist
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Points Covered

• Camera Angles
• Lighting
• Frame Simplification
• Performance Applications

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Variety of CameraAngles in a Meeting
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POV
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Cameras
Panasonic Mini-DV Camcorder PVGS50D
iSight
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Lighting
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Lighting
Natural Light
One Key Light
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Lighting
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Lighting
Desktop Lighting (Simplified Background)
Overhead Lighting
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Desktop Lighting
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Performance Application of Lighting Principles
and Camera POV
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Tea Party April 17, 2003
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Tea Party Oct. 10, 2003
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Audio ComponentsJimmy MiklavcicUniversity of
Utah CHPCMultimedia SpecialistDepartment of
CommunicationsAdjunct Assistant Professor
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Microphones

• Onboard Mics No echo cancellation
• Headset Mics Work well when used properly
• Echo Canceling USB Mics Best solution so far
• Large Room Mics Table, ceiling, handheld,
• lavelier (lapel or clip-on mics)

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On-Board Microphone
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Headsets
Motorola H500 Bluetooth
Skullcandy Bluetooth
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Echo Canceling USB Microphones
Duet PCS or Executive
Polycom Communicator
ClearOne
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Chat 150
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149 -199
Chat 50
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Echo Canceling Microphones
ClearOne AccuMic PC
550
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Large Room Microphones
Handheld lavelier mics
Table
Ceiling
ClearOne XAP800 EC Unit
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Microphone Placement
Headsets
On side Directly in front of you
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Microphone Placement
USB Mics
Directly in front of you On side Near noise source
The mic is placed to the side of the laptop, away
from the laptops exhaust fan.
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Microphone Placement
Large Room Mics
Table top mics - directly in front of
participants. Handheld best used for questions
in class room setting, turn off before handing
to next person. Lavelier (lapel) mics locate
the mic on the sternum.
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Speaker Placement
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Speaker Placement
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Audio Etiquette
Sharing head sets Mute audio before
passing. Chattering in background If you have
guests conversing in the background, please mute
their mic or your audio. Playing music in
background Dont do it unless you are having an
AG beer fest. Hmmmm...... Eating Not only
should you mute your audio, move out of the frame
of the camera. Miscellaneous noise Typing,
coughing, ringing phones, barking dogs, etc.
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Conclusion
Improve camera setup (where you put your camera
is where you put your audience). Find the best
lighting setup. Simplify the background. Find the
right microphone for the meeting. Find the best
microphone and speaker placement. Create a quiet
environment. Practice good video audio
etiquette.
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Acknowledgements
University of Utah Center for High Performance
Computing Supercomputing Global 2006 Another
Language Performing Arts Company Everyone in
attendance
Contacts
Beth.Miklavcic_at_utah.edu Jimmy.Miklavcic_at_utah.edu w
ww.anotherlanguage.org artgrid.chpc.utah.edu
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Another Language Performing Arts
CompanyInterPlay Nel Tempo di Sogno
ArtGridAIDS Awareness DayA Day Without Video
December 1, 2006
March 30 April 1, 2007
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Live Demonstration