About this project
What is a lightboard?
This lightboard is a tool for video. In any video that requires writing, a presenter has two options: film your hand with a marker, or turn your back to the audience. The lightboard is superior to both of these options, and allows for entirely new avenues in video. The lightboard is simply a transparent writing surface, so you can face the camera, write, and still be seen by the audience. In addition, the glass of the lightboard is flooded with light from below by a row of LEDs, so the writing shows up very clearly with almost any background. The video for this campaign has attempted to demonstrate the use of the lightboard in "Mustaches with Gavin."
Lightboards already existed before this project. However, this version is smaller, more convenient to move and use, and much less expensive than any other. The main alternative location for buying lightboards charges $5000 for a similar setup. The quality of this lightboard is at least as good, if not better, and we charge a mere $600.
One major use we anticipated for this lightboard is for teachers and professors to create content for flipped classes. But anyone who presents information in a video form can use this tool to improve the viewing experience. We hope to never see a video with a disembodied hand after this campaign!
Details
- The lightboard is 3 feet wide, 2.5 feet tall, and the base is 12 inches deep. 3/8 inch glass is used.
- Use Neon Expo Markers for writing, wipes off with a cloth or whiteboard eraser.
- Plugs in to a standard outlet for power to LED's.
- Write normally while filming. To change the writing to your audience's perspective, either film yourself off a mirror, or mirror the footage in a video editor.
- This lightboard comes apart into two pieces for ease of transportation: the wooden base and the glass sheet. There are also handles installed to allow easier transportation of the lightboard.
- If you want, the LEDs change color, which illuminates the writing differently.
Risks and challenges
If there is a flood of orders, it may be difficult to fulfill them as early as March, 2017. Otherwise, the risks are extremely minimal since the current product functions beautifully.
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