1. [email protected] | @CaitEmmaSmith Director of Outreach Dozuki
Cait Emma Smith
2. [email protected] | 805.464.0573 Lead Technical Writer
iFixit Andrew Goldberg
3. Gwendolyn Gay Video Hostess and Writer iFixit
[email protected] | @GwendolynGay
4. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Course
5. The Why: Videos In Guides Story Boarding: Where Does It Go?
Effective Videos vs Detrimental Videos Co-Directing With Co-Workers
The Equipment You NeedAnd Dont Need Workshop Roadmap Videography
Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse The Successful Set
Up Get With The Picture Andrew and Gwendolyns Take Aways
Questions
6. The Why: Videos In Guides Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
7. People are drawn to instructional videos. They mimic that
one-on-one, expert/apprentice relationship that we all crave when
learning something for the first time. Videography Tips and Tricks:
A Technical Writers Crash Couse
8. Johnny Appleseed Type a quote here. Videography Tips and
Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
9. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
10. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
11. Storyboarding Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical
Writers Crash Couse
12. Use an in-step video when a process or procedure is too
complex to show in pictures. Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
13. 1. Use videos to supplement your photos. Videography Tips
and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
14. Fill out your guide with photosthen add videos for greater
detail and elaboration. You can use the Dozuki guide to storyboard
itself. Fill in text as you develop the procedure, and photos as
you take them. Ensure that your procedure is clear and
comprehensive. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers
Crash Couse
15. 2. Be comprehensive. Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
16. Dont assume that your users are doing anything you havent
shown or told them to do. Even removing a piece of tape off-camera
can be confusing, when your device suddenly looks different from
the users. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
17. Effective Videos vs Detrimental Videos Videography Tips and
Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
18. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
19. {Effective Video} Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical
Writers Crash Couse
20. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
21. Keep it direct. Each video should be focused on a single
process or procedure. Users shouldnt have to pause and replay to
review your videos over and over again. Videography Tips and
Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
22. Keep it short. But not too short. Limit in-step videos to
30 seconds. Any longer and you might consider two separate video
steps. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
23. Use your words. Remember that video steps are accompanied
by text, just like photo steps. Your text and video should be able
to stand on their own and be able to fully describe the process
without the other. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers
Crash Couse
24. Co-Directing with Co-Workers Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
25. Friends dont let friends film steps alone. Videography Tips
and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
26. 1. Alone, you create extra work for yourself. 2. Trust the
experts. Ask the people who know the procedure best. 3. When youre
recording and directing, be the boss.* 4. When youre the star, be
the voice of reason.* Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical
Writers Crash Couse
27. When your recording and directing, be the boss. Your
filming subject cant see what they look like in the viewfinder. Its
your job to tell them when things look good and badand how to make
the video as clear as possible. Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
28. When youre the star, be the voice of reason. Youre the one
with your hands in the action, so its your job to check on the
procedure. When things dont make sense or feel out of order, speak
up and try something different. Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
29. The Equipment You NeedAnd Dont Need Videography Tips and
Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
30. Cameras and Smartphones Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
31. Lights and Flashlights Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
32. The Successful Set Up Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
33. Lighting Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers
Crash Couse In the studio: You get to control a lot more variables
in a studio, and maintain consistent lighting independent of the
time or day or weather. In the field: You may need to bring extra
lightingbattery powered LED lights or a few lightweight plug-in
fixtures can make a huge difference.
34. Johnny Appleseed Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical
Writers Crash Couse
35. Tripod Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers
Crash Couse In the studio and in the field: Tripods are essential
for both in an out of studio filming. Shaky footage is
unprofessional and distracting. And at worst can make a video
impossible to follow and ruin the shoot.
36. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
37. Get With The Picture Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
38. 1. Focus on what matters Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse
39. Johnny Appleseed Type a quote here. Videography Tips and
Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
40. Johnny Appleseed Type a quote here. Videography Tips and
Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
41. 2. Aim for first-person perspective Videography Tips and
Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
42. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
43. Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash
Couse
44. 3. Always be open Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical
Writers Crash Couse
45. Andrew and Gwendolyns Videography Take Aways Videography
Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse
46. Questions Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical Writers
Crash Couse
47. www.dozuki.com/answers/art Dozukis The Tech Writing
Handbook www.iFixit.com Videography Tips and Tricks: A Technical
Writers Crash Couse Additional Resources:
48. Taking Professional Photos with Miro Djuric 45 Minutes to
Better Writing with Julia Bluff Videography Tips and Tricks: A
Technical Writers Crash Couse Related DWS Episodes:
49. [email protected] @CaitEmmaSmith Director of Outreach Dozuki
Cait Emma Smith [email protected] 805.464.0573 Lead Technical
Writer iFixit Andrew Goldberg Gwendolyn Gay Video Hostess and
Writer iFixit [email protected] @GwendolynGay Videography Tips
and Tricks: A Technical Writers Crash Couse