SciComm FOCUS | Science in the Spotlight – Video Production with Smartphone

A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center

Breaking down complex scientific topics for a broader non-academic audience is often a challenge. But, especially YouTube has shown us for years, that there are millions of viewers, who enjoy learning more and understanding things. In this workshop you will learn how to produce, shoot and edit good videos.

In-person Workshop

Thursday, February 20, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, February 21, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monday, February 24, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Trainer

Denis Nasser

Language

English

Location

Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47*

Target Group

Doctoral students, postdocs and research managers

Track(s)

Research, Research Management

Certificate

24 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus or Careers plus certificate

* The premises are not barrier-free. Please contact the Bonn Graduate Center if you need assistance.

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.

Description

Breaking down complex scientific topics for a broader non-academic audience is often a challenge. But, especially YouTube and YouTube Channels like Mark Rober, Today I Found Out, AsapScience, Numberphile and many more, have shown us for years, that there are millions of viewers, who enjoy scientific information. And even if you do not want to necessarily start your own YouTube channel, your homepage and social media will benefit from well done videos. For example, search engines will rate websites with videos higher, it will give you a more professional look and also your targeted audience will easier connect to you and your work – text can seem daunting, when videos suggests an effortless approach. The best thing about all that is, with your Smartphone and a Laptop (PC or Mac), you probably may already have everything you need to make well done videos all by yourself!

In this workshop you will learn how to produce, shoot and edit good videos. Only requirement is a modern smartphone and a (fast) Laptop, PC or Mac able to run DaVinci Resolve in its latest version. Resolve is a free editing software.
For further information and download, please check https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/de/products/davinciresolve.

Content

Basic film language
Evaluation of videos
Production of videos
Shoot of videos on smartphone
Editing on DaVinci Resolve

More science communication?

This workshop is part of SciComm - our qualification offerings within science communication. The workshops are offered in three different levels of competence: SciComm BASICS | SciComm FOCUS | SciComm ADVANCED.