Video Illumination
Yay Hoorah; I Went and Made a Video Today
My first foray into the Illumination video vault — I went all instructional
I have to admit to being a tad resistant to Dr Mehmet Yildiz‘s exhortation that we writers and editors consider making a video to add to the Illumination YouTube Channel.
I have made just a couple of videos for either school or for work and I can’t say that I have quite caught the video bug. But I finally succumbed to peer pressure today and made my first Illumination video.
Initially I wanted to do a sort of “sketch along” piece where I draw while I talk. I still want to do something like that, but my suspicion is that it is a lot like walking and chewing gum, and I will have to practice a bit before I go public with any sort of stunt like that.
Instead I figured I could channel some of my process-oriented talents into a video that walks folks through the method I take when working through the draft submissions for publication in Illumination.
I figured it might be good for writers that wanted to take a little peek behind the curtain, and also might be mildly informative for new editors to just go over the process. We have had a few new editors come on lately and of course their first question (and it was mine too) is, “What do I do?”
It’s pretty simple once you do it a time or two but might seem a little foreign at first.
It isn’t flashy. I didn’t cut in or out, simply displayed my desktop and did a voiceover. In my many years in the fire service I was told numerous times that I have a “good radio voice”. Personally, I think I sound a little strange, and won’t blame you if you think the same.
That said, I do think there are some nuances that get captured much better even with a voiceover and a screenshot, so I will leave it to you to see if you agree. Or not.
For you viewing and listening pleasure, I present:
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Timothy Key spent over 26 years in the fire service as a firefighter/paramedic and various fire chief management roles. He firmly believes that bad managers destroy more than companies, and good managers create a passion that is contagious. Compassion, grace and gratitude drive the world; or at least they should. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and join the mail list.
