Capture Video – To Script Or Not To Script

To Script Or Not To Script

There are two main categories of training videos.

The first type is to simply tape a training session in progress. Your trainer doing what they always do, with or without an audience. These are generally straightforward and they are already scripted. Your trainer already has her presentation created and perfected, that’s her script. The camera won’t really change how the training proceeds.

The second type is when you want or need to show something more to get your point across. This can sometimes be in the form of graphics, B-Roll footage, or dramatization. Graphics can include text or 2D or 3D animations. B-Roll can be showing footage of what your trainer is discussing as it happens in a live situation, or equipment being assembled, and a dramatization is often showing situations, sometimes with professional actors, that the person being educated may find himself in – and how to handle that situation or how not to handle that situation.

In the case of having a training video that involves more than just recording a trainer and their slides, it is advisable to have a script. That way, you can be sure all the information you need to get across is conveyed and all the footage and graphics you need will be captured or created. Just like writing a training program, a script helps provide the guideline to make sure your audience walks away having learned what you needed them to learn.

Capture Video has the experience to build a convincing story around your message. We’ve worked with everything from big businesses to prominent government agencies to create videos that engage and stay believable. Do you need a training video for your human resources department demonstrating what is, and is not, an inappropriate comment? You are definitely going to want a script written by someone with plenty of experience

Capture Video expresses your brand and supports your goals. Our video services cover every aspect of new media production, from concept to final cut on DVD, Blu-Ray or the Web.

We provide video productions services for Northern Virginia and the entire DC Metro area. Contact us today if you would like to have an effective, professional training video.