Media Production
The TLC media production team collaborates with instructors to create engaging multimedia content for students and courses, including accessible videos, dynamic visuals, and immersive learning environments.
Overview
Engaging media is a key way to introduce concepts to students beyond the reach of the traditional classroom. Our Media Production team is here to support UCLA’s teaching community in creating impactful multimedia content, from a short video to a full course offering, that fully immerses students in course material.
The best way to begin your media production journey is to start with one lecture, class, or topic. Our team can help you identify where video may align with your teaching goals and enhance your existing content.
Connect with us to discuss your project ideas and learn how we can help bring your educational vision to life.
Example Content
View our demo reel to see recent projects by the Media Production team:
Why Media Production
By intentionally incorporating various media formats, instructors can create a dynamic class environment that engages different types of learners.For instance, video lectures, interactive presentations, and multimedia content can make complex concepts more accessible and engaging to students. Audio recordings and podcasts provide flexibility for auditory learners, while infographics and interactive diagrams can help others visualize key information. Additionally, incorporating tools like video quizzes and collaborative platforms allows for dynamic interaction and immediate feedback on learning. Using interactive multimedia to deliver content (i.e., “flipped learning”) frees up class time for hands-on activities and discussions. By thoughtfully selecting and combining media options, you can create a rich and interactive learning experience that meets the needs of all students.
Here are a few additional benefits for incorporating media:
- Shorter videos improve retention and engagement by focusing on specific learning outcomes.
- Use of graphics in videos can improve student attention and engagement, with callouts, arrows, changing backgrounds, and supplemental text.
- High-quality recordings can be reused across semesters, saving preparation time in the future.
- Dedicated instructional designers and media producers can help develop robust, sequenced videos that are easy to update when needed.
- Students can watch at their own pace, pause, rewind, or adjust playback speed to better understand complex topics.
- Recorded lectures allow students who miss class to catch up without falling behind.
- Captioned videos support diverse learners, including those with hearing impairments or non-native speakers.
Craft Effective Lecture Videos
Pre-recorded videos are an effective way to lecture and can take a full range of forms, from highly-produced videos that are recorded and edited at a campus studio to DIY videos you record at home to informal check-ins you record with your phone. A successful course could include a variety of these formats, depending on whether you intend to re-use the video for future offerings, your comfort with setting up your own studio, and your specific content.
Types of Media Productions
Screencasts / narrated slides
- audio voiceover recording while showing slides, notes, or drawings on a tablet/computer
- great for tutorials/demos, problem solving, website walkthroughs
- low effort – approximately 2 minutes per 1 minute of final video
One speaker recording
- recording of instructor or student speaking directly to camera
- great for community building, demonstrating skills, discussing ideas, and sharing video responses
- low-medium effort – approximately 2-4 minutes per 1 minute of final video
Interviews / panels
- recording of multiple speakers engaging with each other
- great for exploring diverse perspectives, sharing life experiences, debates, guest lectures
- low-medium effort – approximately 2-4 minutes per 1 minute of final video
Talking head videos
- Recording displaying both the speaker with a screen
- great for lectures and keynotes that benefit from speaker presence and visuals, review of texts, and providing detailed feedback
- medium effort – approximately 5 minutes per 1 minute of final video
Multimedia video
- Creating and/or recording multiple types of media to explain ideas, spark curiosity, or explore not easily accessible contexts or concepts
- great for highlighting important ideas with audiovisual cues or explaining difficult concepts (multidimensional, complex, highly auditory or visual, dynamic, etc.)
- high effort – approximately 20 minutes per 1 minute of final video
Other productions
- Podcasts, virtual reality, Scripted dramatizations or animations, virtual production, etc.
- Work with us on your goals and timelines
Interested in working with us on a project? Learn more about how we bring your vision to life.