Alex and Geoff at EduPOV have sent me this great little kit for recording Point Of View video. Meaning, hands free – strap the lense somewhere and get in there and do it video. They have the lense glued to saftey glasses, but I reckon a head torch is better. The head torch enables me to finely adjust the angle, and if need be I have a light source for those dark corners I get myself in to. I'm going to have a lot of fun with this little rig over the next month. Demo videos, adventure videos, love videos, you name it 😉
First thing is to get it onto the head torch.
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February 15, 2009 at 1:22 pm
leighblackall
Not sure what’s happening with audio. The native format of the recorder is 3GPP and plays in QT. Maybe the Flash conversion is still in progress, or maybe it didn’t go too well. Might have to convert the video to MP4 before uploading it.
February 15, 2009 at 1:32 pm
leighblackall
converted to MP4 and uploaded it to replace the 3GP
February 15, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Geoff Lubich
Hi Leigh
You just hit the nail on the head.
Hot melt gluegun. Thats how you glue the camera to pretty much anything you want. here is how it is glued to a pair of safety glasses
I love the idea of mounting it on a torch body
Or even as i have done, with lacky bands to glasses
As to the audio, its there, i had to play through twice to get it
I am looking forward to seeing some interesting video
February 15, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Graham Wegner
Leigh, I really like what Alex and Geoff are doing here. In my own setting, I immediately two great uses for this technology. One is from my own POV as I interact with the class, who I generally capture in my field of vision, and where I wander to around the room. I could play it back on the interactive whiteboard to the class to show them my POV and how their participation looks, maybe for them to see who is participating in discussion, who’s holding back and who’s disengaged. Another use is to have it worn by a variety of students to capture their POV. I can imagine the different perspectives from the focussed kid who does well regardless and virtually looking at how they tackle tasks to the hard-to-focus kid who is distracted easily. The latter would be good to see how I could reduce the distractions for them and how my own delivery of instruction is or isn’t hindering their learning. Even playing back to the students so that they realise that the way they see the world isn’t the only way. So much could be gathered to improve the classroom environment – perhaps I’d better ask for a kit too? I’m not sure about the glasses either – I think a shoulder mount on the preferred side might be less intrusive and less obvious for those who the POV camera is recording. Even on a pen stuck behind the ear might work but I haven’t seen the equipment fully – only a sample Alex showed me last year in Adelaide.
February 15, 2009 at 4:49 pm
leighblackall
Awesome ideas G! Awesome. I reckon video feedback would make a huge difference in class for all involved. I have seen it done before – but for surveillance and evidence gathering – very negative application by a few teachers at their wits end. Your ideas are so much better.
The pen behind the ear is a good idea too.. it kind of needs to be on the head so it captures as much a POV as possible – that is for demonstration videos. A mount frame from the shoulder would be best I think – because it captures you in the picture, but the frame would be a distraction to the kids in class.. and you too. I think the pen would work.
The lens is abut 1.5cm cubed with a 4 mil cable coming from it. I reckon an alligator clip glued to it would give the most versatility. A clip with a hinge so that the angle can be fine tuned once attached to something.
February 16, 2009 at 1:30 am
alexanderhayes
Hi Leigh…..
It’s an interesting journey you’ve just embarked on.
Just thinking of what trades would benefit from having a shite load of short , sharp mp4’s delivered to their iPods’…..bakery, plumbing, horticulture, carpentry, plastering…..
I wondering what Selena Chan or Gary Sewell are up to ?
Maybe when your over here you could link the two.
Graham needs a kit . Perfect for primary school kids as it’s only their voice being exposed and they can really drill down into steps for creation etc. without stressing about “appearance”
So many things to explore…..more POV gear coming your way.
🙂
February 16, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Chris Harvey
rofl
March 6, 2009 at 5:40 pm
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