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- Cameras
- Cannon video camera available for checkout from the BU Library
- Camera apps on smartphones
- For webcam recordings
- Windows Camera App
- Quicktime (Mac)
- See Tips for Recording Audio for suggested microphones
- Editing
- iMovie (Mac and iOS)
Setting
- Ensure that the place you are shooting will remain quiet
- Avoid settings that easily echo
- Static backgrounds make cuts between clips less distracting
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- Find a quiet room to record in
- Record during a quiet time of the day or night
- Avoid other voices, traffic noises, barking dogs, kitchen noises, etc.
- Mute phones and other devices with alarms or audible signals
- Select a room that has a significant amount of "softness" which will reduce echos. This includes items like:
- carpeting
- drapes
- furniture upholsetered upholstered with fabric
- bedding
- clothing
- pillows