Video Planning

Nearly every local WordPress community includes some people who have cameras and/or skills to operate them. When you’re planning how to video your WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. sessions, the first step is to invite your video-minded community members to contribute to WordCamp. Hiring a firm (and adding to your budget) to capture video should be a last resort.

Before the event

Start by publicizing your desire for a person to join the organizing team to be in charge of video as soon as you’ve nailed down your venue. Identifying one person to be in charge of getting great video early is a great way to keep ahead of the game.

If you need equipment and your event is in the US, Canada or Western Europe, email WordCamp CentralWordCamp Central Website for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each.. We can loan you a complete kit with everything you need, including an HD camera, tripod, wireless lapel microphone, and cables/adapters. See the full contents of the Foundation Camera Kits here.

You can also find documentation on this site for setting up and operating the necessary equipment, whether provided by the Foundation or sourced locally, so volunteers do not need to be professional videographers (though some background in video is obviously a big help).

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During the event

In addition to the video coordinator, you will also need at least one volunteer per camera to monitor the equipment during filming of the presentations. Operating the cameras is not very demanding and will leave the volunteer free to enjoy the presentations they are filming for the most part, so usually it’s easy to find volunteers to help with this job.

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After everyone goes home

If your WordCamp has a Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/., this is a great opportunity to get invite non-coders (or anyone who loves video) to help with processing, trimming, naming, and uploading files to WordPress.tv. (Mention the opportunity to help with video in your opening/closing remarks so even more people hear about it!) Video expertise is not needed, just a laptop and willingness to learn.

It is also possible to get help from the WordPress.tv moderator squad with post-production of your WordCamp videos. Email WordCamp Central for more info.

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No logos/sponsors in video

We have more information about the policy of logos in WordCamp videos in this handy guide.

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