Creating Videos: Steps Involved

The following are the steps I follow to create a video:

1. Plan
   1. Understand the requirement
   2. Identify the audience
   3. Create a storyboard
   4. Write the script
   5. Validate the “story” with the customer before getting into execution mode
2. Execute
   1. Shoot the video using a screen capture / recording tool
   2. Create animation slide (if applicable)
   3. Create Title and Summary screens
   4. Convert raw footage into a video project
   5. Record voiceover
   6. Edit and sync audio – this could be voiceover or background score or both
   7. Publish video in suitable format
3. Deliver
   1. Obtain feedback
   2. Develop final version

I use Camtasia from TechSmith to create my videos. So some of the steps or terms (like project) I use may be specific to Camtasia. However, irrespective of the tool you use, you will definitely have to complete the steps explained above. The terminology and sometimes the order in which you approach them perhaps may change depending on the tool(s) you use. For example, if you use a stand-alone application to record voice, you may not necessarily have to do that after creating the raw footage of the video as I have stated.
I will talk about each of these steps in greater detail in the posts to come.