Am I ready to pod/vod/blogcast?
I bought one of those FlipHD Mino cameras a few weeks ago with the idea of doing more video projects. I thought I might use this really cool piece of equipment to direct some video podcasts for my district.
But, I am really hesitant about doing so! Not for any other reason than it is stepping out of my comfort zone and into a new spot that I have never done before. Sure, I have attended those Apple trainings on making Podcasts and Vodcasts with Garageband. I have attended several of them as a matter of fact!
I know Audacity as well and how to use various media editors.
But what is my real hold-back? I am not comfortable on film! I am not sure I am ready to start filming myself for these videos I want to do. I need to make my voice sound stronger too. When I watch or listen to the playback, I am not comfortable with the way I come across on the media.
Maybe this is just pre-film jitters? Anyone have ideas on what I can do to remedy this?
February 25th, 2009 at 12:55 am
I am in the same situation. I have the Flip Mino and although I have used it to record events and other items around the district, I have yet to sit down and create a vodcast. I just dont like seeing myself on video, its too weird. Its horrible, here I am conducting training and preaching the use of podcasts and vodcasts in the classrooms and I have yet to create one myself.
It almost makes you understand what most teachers are going through when we ask them to integrate technology in their lessons, they may have the tools to do just that, but its the process of them stepping out of their comfort zone that is holding them back.