The Introduction to Video Production category is an on-site contest for the Middle Level division. The BPA description of this event is as follows:
Create a one to two-minute video based upon the assigned topic.
Here are a few resources to help you with the Introduction to Video Production on-site contest:
- 5 Common Mistakes In High School Broadcasts
- 11 Tips for Creating Better Online Video from SmartBlogs.com
- 13 Steps for Creating a Student News Package
- How to Embed Video from Youtube to your WordPress site
- Broadcast journalism skills, objectives, and learning outcomes
- Broadcast journalism resources and training
- Uploading video to the web
- Audio is just as important, if not more, than the video
- Avoid copyright and use royalty-free music for video production
- Perspective: Why you shouldn’t use music in broadcast stories
- Alternatives to Copyright Music and Materials
- Mini-lessons for advisers when news cycles are slow: Natural Sound
- 5 Tips & Lessons for shooting B-Roll
- Video 101 Tutorial: How to Shoot Good B-Roll
- Shooting HD video with an iPhone 5s
- The Language of Video
- How to start shooting video
- Lighting for Video
- Use Storyboards to Plan Your Shoot
- Photography and Video skills are a must
- 5 tips to shooting great video
- The reaction in broadcast journalism is just as important (if not more) as the action
- Free storyboard solutions available for download
- Shooting for the Editor
- Mini-lessons for advisers when news cycles are slow: Shooting tips part two – WALLDO
- Mini-lessons for advisers when news cycles are slow: Shooting tips part one – BRoll
- Tutorial: Using Videolicious for mobile editing
- Making Editing Decisions for Broadcast News Packages
- Editing System Differences: Final Cut Pro vs Premiere Pro vs. Avid
- Kobre: 5 Things Missing From Most Online News Videos
- Starting From Scratch: Editing Software
- Editing Videos Online with the Youtube Video Editor
- Reporter Standups for Broadcast
- Write Voiceovers, Not Graphics for Newspackages
- Writing tips for Broadcast
BPA has events in a variety of categories. For the full event list, check out their website here: http://www.bpa.org/compete/eventlist. To see if there is a BPA chapter in your area, you can search here:http://www.registermychapter.com/bpamem/ZipSearch.aspx If there is not, you can check with your State Adviser found here: http://www.bpa.org/about/saac. If your state does not have a chapter, you can join a national virtual chapter. Information on that can be found here: http://www.bpa.org/membership/virtualchapter. While there are no chapter dues, there are annual individual member dues. Dues vary by state. Check with state and national BPA representative for all conference and contest dates.
Written By: Aaron Manfull
