Lightboard Rooms: Pre-Production
The Lightboard Studio is an innovative tool to record professional video presentations on a transparent glass surface. Take the time to study the instructions provided below. Understand how the equipment works and know how make adjustments that will improve the quality of the recording. We recommend reviewing the Lightboard Tips page before planning your session. This training reviews the Pre-production step. A good pre-recording plan assures a more successful production.
Complete the Available Training:
Obtain online and in-person training for using the Lightboard; including push-button recording and Zoom. You will only obtain a key to the Lightboard room once you have completed the in-person training.
Scheduling Your Session:
Schedule your Lightboard Studio appointment in advance. If you are scheduling multiple days out, you will need to schedule the reservation online. If you are scheduling the reservation for the same-day, you can use the scheduler provided outside the room.
Consider choosing a time of day that won’t have a lot of traffic noise outside the room to lessen background noise.
Preparing Your Presentation:
Before entering the Lightboard Studio, prepare a legible outline of your discussion points that begin with a statement of greeting and the purpose of the presentation. In your notes, distinguish between what will be verbal discussion and what will be written with markers.
Does your recording have a fixed length of time? Practice your presentation in advance with a timer. And keep in mind, if you make a mistake during a recording, you can edit that out later.
An ideal presentation is often broken up into several six to seven minute segments, each with its own objectives and learning outcomes.
Planning Your Visual Elements:
As your image is an overlay in front of a black backdrop, choose wardrobe that will not dissolve into the the background. Clothes with patterns and extremely bright colors may distract from your presentation or interfere with the chosen color of your marker. And as the Lightboard reverses the image (to correctly read the words written with the markers) a shirt with lettering will appear reversed in your final production.
Consider how you will be using the framed space. Will you have graphics on one side and writing on the other? Use an orientation that compliments being either right or left-handed.
Planning Your Recording:
The Lightboard studio provides three ways of recording.
In one method, you must bring a thumb drive with you and use the one-button device to record. There is a single record time limitation of two hours that requires a memory space of 4 gigabyte. A one hour recording will require 2 gigabyte of space. A thirty minute recording will require 1 gigabyte of space.
The second method of recording is through Zoom, where you can record directly to the Cloud. There is a PC computer in the room for you to include graphics, conduct a class, and/or record in Zoom. If you are unfamiliar with recording in Zoom, be sure to ask how to use the Zoom recording function when you are completing your Lightboard room training.
The third method, which is an advanced method of recording, can be accomplished through Panopto. This method requires a strong working knowledge of Panopto and a solid familiarity with the recording, publishing, editing, and sharing features of it.
As with any recording, you are always encouraged to complete a short test recording to ensure that everything is set up and working as intended before recording your main session.