Multimedia Storytelling Tutorials and Resources
Multimedia Storytelling Tutorials
Multimedia storytelling is a rapidly and ever-evolving arena that is essential for marketing and communications today. These tutorials are created to help partners around the college stay current with new trends and best practices in the field, including for photography, video production, and video creation using low-, med-, and high-fi methods. Please check back as the resource library grows.
Best Practices and Production Standards
Photography Tutorial
Simple guidelines for capturing better and more engaging photographs with any camera, including phones.
Video Tutorial
Best practices for video production including appropriate video resolution, color correction and white balance, broadcast standard exposure, audio recording, setting up, conducting and capturing strong sit-down interviews.
Tips for Low-, Med-, and High-Fi Approaches to Media Production
Best practices for video production including appropriate video resolution, color correction and white balance, broadcast standard exposure, audio recording, setting up, conducting and capturing strong sit-down interviews.
Virtual Zoom Sessions
Live Q&A Tips
It is very common to hold live question and answer sessions during certain Zoom events. A chance for the audience to engage the hosts, presenters and guest speakers with direct questions regarding the content of the session. To keep your Zoom session secure, and allow for a more efficient Q&A session, there are several steps outlined in this tutorial that you can take.
Sprout Social’s Always Up-to-Date Guide to Social Media Video Specifications
Social Media Video Specs Guide
Posting video content natively to one’s social media channels is a great way to boost video views and engagement. To do so, it is important that one uses the correct video specifications and sizes in order to ensure a positive user experience. Sprout Social has developed a guide with all the pertinent information for various social media platforms in one place.
Multimedia Services
The Office of Communications, Marketing & Public Affairs (OCMPA) provides multimedia production services such as scripting, filming, video production, and animation for use in social media, digital marketing, institutional communications, and special events. Submit a multimedia request form to initiate a project.
For faculty audio/visual assistance needs, instructional support for video-production classes, and videography for special events, please contact BCTC-Instructional Technology/Media Services.