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Using high quality images and sound to enhance messages

Saturday, November 2, 2013 : 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM

Gary R. Black, BA , Mecklenburg County Health Department, Mecklenburg County Public Information, Charlotte, NC
Video productions designed for the dissemination of health messages can suffer from the use of poor quality video and/or audio resulting in a lost opportunity to communicate with the intended audience. By taking advantage of certain tricks and tips for the creation and post-production of high quality imagery, video, and audio, health communication and health education practitioners can optimize their messages.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Communication and informatics
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
LIST two tips on how to improve imagery in video productions, two tips on creating high quality video DESCRIBE 2 methods of acquiring high quality audio through the use of hardware and 1 method of improving audio through the use of free software to enhance the quality of the messages.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Co-Founder APHA Film Festival, over 20 years experience in health communication at a local health department in Charlotte, NC. Award winning producer of health communication products.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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