309 Creating High-quality Training Videos on a Tight Budget
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday, June 8
Design
310/311
You could buy a midsize house with the amount charged for training by some video production companies. So how do you produce a professional-quality training video on a nearly nonexistent budget? A video that you can be proud of, that “represents”? That includes on-screen talent and a technical demonstration at the same time?
In this session, you will learn how training developers at Cisco created a professional video using personal equipment, office supplies, basic video editing software, and on-staff talent. You will learn how you, too, can create a customer-facing video to represent your company and product like a pro. Finally, you will learn how it can all be done on almost no budget with some extra elbow grease—and a few laughs!
In this session, you will learn:
- How professional-looking video is being done at Cisco
- How cheaply it can be done
- About the required equipment and office supplies
- Methods to use to produce your own video on a budget
- How to bring it all together with standard video editing software
Audience:
Intermediate and advanced designers,
developers, and project managers.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Mobile device to shoot video, Adobe Fireworks (or
graphics editing program) to prepare screenshots, and Adobe Premiere or iMovie
to edit video and effects.
Leila Ortega
Training Video Developer, On-screen and Voice Talent
Cisco Systems
Leila Ortega is an award-winning multimedia instructional designer and project manager at Cisco with an MA in multimedia. Over the past 10 years, she has created dozens of award-winning educational videos, with extensive experience in teaching and eLearning development from analysis through implementation. She has proven expertise in video shooting and post-production, script writing, animation, graphic design, and sound editing. Prior to her tenure at Cisco, she was an associate professor of multimedia at a number of colleges in the Bay Area and Sacramento for seven years.
Jason Bramlette
Project Manager, On-screen and Voice Talent
Cisco Systems
Jason Bramlette, the project manager for on-screen and voice talent for Cisco Systems, has 20 years of experience in the training development and web design industry, working with clients to identify instructional, marketing, and support strategies that support their organizational objectives and initiatives. He has a thorough understanding of current and future trends of eLearning, focused on top-shelf eLearning experiences. He has managed, created, programmed, and directed all aspects of eLearning projects, working with clients such as Ascend Communications, Lucent Technologies, and Avaya Communications. He holds a BS in instructional technology from California State University–Chico.
