Librarian Brian Young interviews university retirees in STUDIOone
The University of Mississippi Libraries has launched STUDIOone, a one-stop video recording and editing studio in the J.D. Williams Library and available for all Ole Miss students, faculty and staff.
“We recognized that instructors are creating multimodal assignments and that students may want to use equipment outside of their phone or use editing software that may not be readily available,” said Brian Young, UM engineering reference librarian. “I have told colleagues that I am much more excited to see what the university community does with STUDIOone that I have not thought about.”
The studio’s concept was based on the Penn State One Button Studio model, a simplified video recording setup that can be used without any previous video-production experience.
“STUDIOone was designed to allow users to make high-quality videos in a controlled environment without having to know anything about video cameras, lighting or sound,” said Kevin Herrera, UM head of library information technology.
All users need is a flash drive to operate the video recording studio. The studio is equipped with a projector, which allows users to display visual presentations in their videos.
“Green-screen technology is one of the unique features available in STUDIOone,” Herrera said. “If users record videos using the green-screen option, they can later replace the green background with another background image or video. In addition to providing the equipment to record green-screen videos, the studio also provides a number of software packages for video editing.”
While video editing may not come naturally to some individuals, STUDIOone contains software for all user levels. The software ranges from quick editing tools to full eLearning packages for more complex programs. Users also can choose between Windows and OS X operating systems.
University members who are interested in using STUDIOone must first contact the library to make an initial reservation. After their first shoot, individuals can make additional reservations though an online system.
The studio is a helpful resource for faculty, staff and students because it affords them the option to practice for a presentation, complete a video assignment, present a research paper and even record a lecture.
“STUDIOone is helping students to integrate digital media into their course work, career planning and student life,” said Richard Forgette, UM professor of political science. “Faculty (members) are already beginning to make use of this resource with new class assignments.”
The studio was funded in part by the Office of the Provost, University Libraries and donations though an Ignite Ole Miss crowdfunding campaign, which included a generous gift from the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
For more information on STUDIOone, visit http://libraries.olemiss.edu/connect/studio-one.