Infographic Tips

Infographic Tips + Best Practices Infographics are a great way of visualizing data from sources like reports, white papers, articles and more in order to make information more readily accessible to a wide audience. Media Commons has been publishing infographics as a...

Scripting

Scripting Scripting, or writing a script, is a very important piece to the multimedia production process. Similar to preparing for a presentation, scripting helps you to organize your thoughts, determine what you want to convey and create a flow for your narration. In...

Media Critique

Media Critique Media critiques dissect popular film, television, novels and other forms to explain to a broad audience how, in academic terms, these cultural artifacts can be reflective of social issues, evidence artistic accomplishment, offer critical voice to power...

Public Service Announcement

Public Service Announcement A PSA (Public Service Announcement) is a short informational clip that is meant to raise the audience’s awareness about an important issue. PSAs may include interviews, dramatizations, animations and many other types of video and audio...

Interviewing

Interviewing Checklist Decide if an interview is an appropriate asset for your project. Choose what style of interview is most appropriate. Brainstorm potential interview subjects. Contact your interview subjects and plan interview logistics. Write your questions....