Videography is the process of making a video. The depth of history, technique, and process behind the medium is great, which lends a lot of opportunity to utilize it in the classroom. People can make videos for a variety of reasons; entertainment, public service announcements, documentation, and promotion. In classrooms, videography can be easily conducted, can give students a voice, and can teach concepts in art.
Videography has evolved from copying images onto a film strip to recording images digitally. Being able to work with a digital medium provides options for tools that could be used for filming. A student could use their own phones or cameras, and classroom iPads or cameras to film their ideas. Because of the many kinds of filming devices, the clean up for making is much less than it would be for painting, which gives students more time to develop their process. In addition, students would be able to edit their work on various platforms. If they are using their phones, there are many applications they can choose from for the post production of their film. They could also upload their video to a computer so they could use better software for editing. Furthermore, students can share their work with others easily. In a classroom, they can easily conduct a critique by sharing their video on Google Classroom, or sending it to the main classroom presentation computer. Students can also share their videos on social media to reach a larger audience. Having the ability to share increases students communication and analytical skills.
Through the use of videography, students will have the chance to share their point of view with others. While this can also be done through the use of a painting or photo, a video gives students multiple dimensions to work with when showing their story. Students can factor in aspects of sound and multiple perspectives that other mediums cannot.
The process of making a video can be broken down by the dimensions of the plot, the pre and post production, and the division of job titles. All of these aspects of videography gives opportunities to practice and learn about story/plot, dialogue, scene sequence, mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, sound, and analysis. These components are also related to other concepts in art such as composition and color theory. Through videography, students can put their knowledge of art and video together to represent ideas.