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So I have this idea, and I'd love to get some input on it!
I'm thinking of starting a sort of a sort of a youtube vlog. I hate the word vlog... umm.. video series? About cool topics in paleontology.
There are all kinds of great reasons for this.
-- For one, I need to overcome my camera phobia. With a media-friendly adviser like mine I am probably going to find myself on TV sooner or later. I want to welcome the opportunity instead of being petrified like I would be if it happened tomorrow!
-- I am a BIG fan of popularization of good science. And there is so much FREAKING COOL stuff in paleontology that I just want the whole world to know about. Dinosaurs get all the buzz (and they'd get their share of screen time) but there's so much other awesome stuff out there!
-- I love to teach about paleontology. I want to make a career out of it, so I'd better! This will be great practice. And a great discover what catches people's interest and what doesn't.
-- It will also make me research all kinds of random topics in paleontology, instead of getting tooo lost in my thesis, and ending up with too narrow a repertoire. If one week I talk about synapsids, and the next week (2 weeks? month? who knows how often I'll have time for these) I talk about crinoids, after awhile I'll have a nice, broad knowledge base.
-- Plus I'll naturally acquire some video editing skills. Can't hurt!
-- If I get good at this, it could be GREAT on a resume when I start applying for professor jobs someday.
So yes, that's the goal! Anyone have any experience with video editing who could point me in the right direction of how to get started?? Will need software to put together video of me talking and images and probably subtitles and visual effects.. all kinds of stuff. I think it'll be fun though!
Would you watch this, if I keep it from being too technical? I think it'll be fun and interesting trying to strike that right balance between educational and entertaining. It's going to be very outside my comfort zone, but that's half the point!
Anyone have any input/suggestions?
Decided to cross-post this to my facebook too. ^_^
I'm thinking of starting a sort of a sort of a youtube vlog. I hate the word vlog... umm.. video series? About cool topics in paleontology.
There are all kinds of great reasons for this.
-- For one, I need to overcome my camera phobia. With a media-friendly adviser like mine I am probably going to find myself on TV sooner or later. I want to welcome the opportunity instead of being petrified like I would be if it happened tomorrow!
-- I am a BIG fan of popularization of good science. And there is so much FREAKING COOL stuff in paleontology that I just want the whole world to know about. Dinosaurs get all the buzz (and they'd get their share of screen time) but there's so much other awesome stuff out there!
-- I love to teach about paleontology. I want to make a career out of it, so I'd better! This will be great practice. And a great discover what catches people's interest and what doesn't.
-- It will also make me research all kinds of random topics in paleontology, instead of getting tooo lost in my thesis, and ending up with too narrow a repertoire. If one week I talk about synapsids, and the next week (2 weeks? month? who knows how often I'll have time for these) I talk about crinoids, after awhile I'll have a nice, broad knowledge base.
-- Plus I'll naturally acquire some video editing skills. Can't hurt!
-- If I get good at this, it could be GREAT on a resume when I start applying for professor jobs someday.
So yes, that's the goal! Anyone have any experience with video editing who could point me in the right direction of how to get started?? Will need software to put together video of me talking and images and probably subtitles and visual effects.. all kinds of stuff. I think it'll be fun though!
Would you watch this, if I keep it from being too technical? I think it'll be fun and interesting trying to strike that right balance between educational and entertaining. It's going to be very outside my comfort zone, but that's half the point!
Anyone have any input/suggestions?
Decided to cross-post this to my facebook too. ^_^