Rob Kirk Log

Hi –

Saturday 3/16/13

At 3:50pm I set out on a Test Assignment to create a 1.5 minute video to explain how to build a model of a GVCS component.

An important goal for me in this process is to learn to navigate the OSE wiki system. First I want to start my Work Log. I stumbled upon "Rob Log" that is already set up but it requires a login.

I’m not experienced with using a wiki, so I’m very curious how quickly I can get this going. This may be important as I’m not sure all OSE users will be experienced in this process either.

It’s now 4pm and I’ve scouted around... but I’d sure love to see a clear “laymans” page on how to get started!

In “Join” I’ve found the Wiki Contributors section. Let’s see...

4:15... I'm in! Open ID has nice instructions.

Back to the assignment. On Tuesday, March 12th I first received info on the assignment. I clicked around to get a sense of it. Lot's of interesting elements here.

My instinct is to approach this like any video or television project. There are three stages... Pre-production. Production. Post-Production. Pre-production planning is critical to the success of any project. Pre-production starts now.

In this stage I'll learn the topic, create my production plan, write a preliminary script and gather the necessary tools.

I use a standard two-column script format for these kinds of project. The two columns are Audio and Video. I also include a thin 3rd column for numbering. (I'll work on embedding an example.)

I'm very intrigued with reviewing and testing open source editing software. Hopefully I can find one that's user friendly.

10:15 PM Spent several hours with open source editing tools... at first look I'm worried they may actually be a barrier to editing for the "non-welder" but I'll reserve judgement until I get more data. -- This is important. It will be first up in the morning.