Comments on: 5 Tips for Video Taping Others

By: Jon Miller

Jon Miller — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:15:39 +0000

If the person being taped is nervous, make a show of “testing” the camera and tape yourself. Take 10-20 seconds and walk through the motions of a changeover. If you can somehow screw it up a bit, like a blooper reel, it can help relax people. Letting them visualize first how it will look in film can also help them feel more comfortable.

By: Adam Zak

Adam Zak — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:32:13 +0000

Five simple, and yet when combined together, powerful suggestions.

We video some executive interviews and I’ve learned to do a sound and light check before we actually start the interview. Just run the camera for 10-15 seconds and then playback. You’d be surprised how many times just a minor adjustment will make a big difference in the finished product.

By: Penny R.

Penny R. — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:50:17 +0000

I will share one tip – we did a SMED project which involved several maintenance people working on the machine simultaneously. We had 4 video cameras, clocks all synchonized. The plant manager actually invested in 4 small TVs, and we watched all 4 tapes simultaneously. Powerful! The mechanics figured out very quickly that they could pair up on some tasks or help one another prep during idle time. Results? 70% reduction in set up time for the line.

By: Brian Buck

Brian Buck — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:17:13 +0000

Great piece. I really like the colleague taping. We do not use video much (yet) but this inspires a new idea for me in regards to stop-watch timing and other gemba activities.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:36:38 +0000

Other Tips:-
Take more than one video
Make sure batteries are charged
Have spare battery / film / disc

Cheers
Ian

By: Bill Spohnholtz

Bill Spohnholtz — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:56:58 +0000

My biggest tip is plan on filming the process at LEAST twice. The first time you’ll only end up finding out all the things you wish you would have recorded. SMED events are very fun.

-Bill

By: Panu Kinnari

Panu Kinnari — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:28:54 +0000

Just got delivery of video camera last week. So this post is right on time

All good points. One that I hadn’t thought about was letting another operator run the camera. That’s worth considering.

I am planning on using the camera initially to film certain manual steps for later MTM2 analysis to get correct time value for them. And also longer sequences to use as reference material when I prepare initial work instructions for new plant. My great plan is to use only pictures in them, no or at least very few written words so that people of any language can understand them.

By: Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) | Lean Six Sigma Academy

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) | Lean Six Sigma Academy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:42:44 +0000

[...] extremely valuable tool to help with this step is the video camera! Be careful though as in some countries video cameras can get you hot water with work unions, etc. [...]