Collaborative Video Production Book
About The Book
Collaborative Video Production: Management, Facilitation, and Best Practices
This book provides a detailed explanation of how CVP may be integrated into current teaching practices and includes specific practical aspects regarding each step of the video production process. Teachers’ personal experiences are shared to provide insight from real world CVP activities.

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the seven steps of the CVP process with detailed guidance and shared teacher experiences on implementing each step.
CVP is further emphasized in Chapter 2 with research supporting CVP influences on interest, engagement, and collaboration.
Chapter 3 details Step 1 of the CVP process: Establishing Collaborative Groups and Step 2: Creative Thinking and Decision-Making with suggestions for assigning and managing group member roles and implementing the planning stages of CVP.
Chapter 4 includes Step 3: Storyboarding and Script Writing and describes shot types, storyboarding, and script writing.
Students demonstrate consideration of the audience in their choices during the planning stage which are extended in Chapter 5 through Step 4: Scene Creation including shot location, props, effects, and lighting. Copyright laws and resources are shared to support working within copyright laws during production.
Most exciting for the students, Chapter 6 describes considerations for students as they begin Step 5: Shooting Video and Capturing Audio. Shot types are emphasized with a strong emphasis of shot composition. Audio considerations are also reviewed in this chapter.
Further emphasized in Chapter 7 with Step 6: Editing Video and Step 7: Presenting Video are considerations regarding cuts and transitions. Celebrating the work of the students with shared viewings motivate the students to see the impact of their work.
Expanding on the creativity and potential of the students’ productions, Chapter 8 details even more shot types, various colors of light, and seamless editing strategies. Students are encouraged to explore continuity of action, direction, and location to maintain the engagement of the audience and utilize methods of providing smooth transitions that say more through video than audio.
These chapters provide a comprehensive guide to implementing CVP in the classroom to establish collaborative learning environments that promote a deeper understanding of the content and application for students to share the content in creative ways.