We’re working to create engaging video content, BUT due to COVID-19 we need you to shoot the videos! Don’t worry, we’ll handle adding your name, trimming the bad parts, and of course making you really, really good looking.

1. Come up with a video idea.
2. Shoot the video with your cell phone; if you get something wrong, just keep recording!
3. Shoot a few takes, we need some extra material to make editing possible!
4. Install the iPhone or Android Box app, and log in with your MyBama username/password.
5. Upload your video to Box.
6. Share the video with Greg Randall – greg.randall@ua.edu
7. We handle the rest!

When you start shooting:

• Make sure there are no patients or PHI in the video you shoot!
• Stay focused on your topic, if you mess up, no worries, just start over.
• If you specialize in what you’re talking about, be sure to mention it. We want the community to know you are an expert!
• Mention sources of information you use during the video — CDC, WHO, The Lancet, etc. Send us a link to the source and we’ll add it to video’s description.

Start every video by hitting record, wait a few seconds so you’re in frame, and then introduce yourself. If you worked at UMC you might say something like this:

“Hi, my name is [First & Last Name] and I am a [Job Title] at University Medical Center. Today, I would like to talk to you about [Topic].”

Watch our short video of video tips, or just read this short list:

• Keep your phone horizontal
• Minimize background noises
• Have good light
• Don’t shoot outside, there’s too much noise and the light is too variable.
• Make eye contact with the camera
• Don’t wear anything too crazy (or orange)
• Have a non-distracting background