CRIBS - This past summer during our summer Masters in Educational Technology (MAET) program we (the instructors) decided to shoot a quick MTV style cribs video for our participation in the last installment of the student run weekly news. It has been a tradition for the instructors to contribute a small segment in the last week of the news, and since we weren't about to disappoint we grabbed my camera and started filming.
One of the challenges that our students face consistently in their professional capacities is making the most of the equipment they can get their hands on. In many public schools this means doing what you can on a shoestring budget. So in the spirit of leading by example we used an minimalist kit to shoot this video. While we didn't go super low-tech we did keep it very simple, no lighting kits, only one camera, one lens and some creativity. This video was shot entirely on a Nikon D300s DSLR with the 18-200mm VR Nikor Lens and a single Sony wireless lapel mic. The video was all hand held, with the occasional shot being held steady by attaching the camera to a tripod and holding the legs of the tripod against out bodies.
Overall, the shoot took us about 1 1/2 hours to film (including all the goofing around) and then a quick overnight editing job. Given the fact that we started filming around 7pm the night before the video was due we were very pleased with the final result.
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