Hanan...you didn't say what is the purpose of the video. What did you  
hope to accomplish with it? What is the target audience? If you're  
trying to show young people how this works and illustrate certain math  
concepts, it seems to work fine for me. If you're trying to do  
something else then maybe not. Why not give your camera to some young  
people and have them shoot and produce the video? If young people are  
the target audience, telling the story from their perspective might be  
more effective.

Stan Orchard
Web Publisher
Pacific Science Center

On Jan 7, 2009, at 1/7/0912:21 AM, Hanan Cohen wrote:

> Shalom,
>
> First, please take a look at a short new video I have just uploaded to
> YouTube showing an exhibit at the Bloomfield Science Museum,  
> Jerusalem.
>
> http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=x7yDZd8oug0
> <http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=x7yDZd8oug0>
>
> It has very low production value.
>
> I shot it once, in sub-optimal lighting conditions, added some simple
> video effects, slapped opening and closing titles and added a  
> soundtrack
> I have downloaded from http://ccmixter.org/ <http://ccmixter.org/>
>
> This is one way of doing it.
>
> (The curator of the exhibition was very pleased with it.)
>
> Another way would have been to hire a video production company,  
> write a
> script, have multiple back-and-forth discussions with them and then  
> show
> it with fanfare.
>
> What I wonder is if online content, that "just does the job" but has  
> low
> production value, is the right path to take.
>
> Does it undermine the public image of the museum?
>
> Is accessible, fast and cheap, social media presence good for our
> outreach efforts?
>
> I am not sure where we should draw the line and invest in production  
> of
> online content.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hanan Cohen - Webmaster
> The Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
> http://www.mada.org.il
>
>
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