Select your camera set up. You can either set up a camera using a tripod or shoot directly from your computer's built in camera. If you have an extra set of hands someone could hold the camera for you.
Hook up a microphone if you have access to one. If you are working with a camera with only a sub par internal microphone you'll want to hook up an external mic. Most cameras will have some kind of Audio Input somewhere on the camera. Make sure you plug the microphone cord into the Audio Input so that the audio from the microphone is recorded into the camera's tape.
Light your scene well so that all of your viewers can see clearly what's going on. Depending on how complicated your scene is you might need more than just your basic lamp. If you want to avoid the headache of figuring out a complicated lighting situation try and stage your scene outside and during the day.
Open whatever editing software you have access to. Most new computers will come out of the box with some kind of editing software. Computers with Windows will often have Windows Movie Maker and Macs come with iMovie.
Upload your footage into the program. Most cameras and computers will be able to be linked up with a USB port. Some newer cameras actually shoot onto a USB that you can connect directly into the computer.
Cut and trim your shots that make up your video. Make sure you cut out any mistakes and trim off any excess video. People have short attention spans. It might do you some good to keep it short. Using a variety of different shots and intercutting between them is also a great way to keep their attention.
Adjust the coloring on specific shots if it is necessary. Again, it's important that your viewers can actually see every second of your video. If you end up shooting in a dark environment it might be helpful to increase the brightness of your video using your editing software.
Raise or lower the audio level of any shot if it's necessary. It's not only important that your viewers can hear your video but you want to make sure your audio levels are even through out the video. If your audio levels fluctuate a lot your viewers might have to adjust their television volumes constantly and that's going to get frustrated.
Save your edits. Depending on how you want to actually burn your DVD you can just save it in your editing program or you if you want the file to be easier to get to you can save it to your desktop.
Insert your blank DVD into your computer's disk drive that is connected to your DVD burner. Any type of DVD-R or DVD-RW should do the trick as long as they have enough memory space for your video.
Export your video onto DVD by using your editing software. Depending on what program you use you should be able to do this by simply clicking on either an export option or a burn disc option. Or...
Copy and drag your movie file into the DVD burner on your desktop. This will be a viable option if you've saved a copy of your video onto your desktop. When you insert a blank DVD into the disk drive an icon should pop up onto your desktop to indicate that you've inserted a new media. You can then simply drag your movie file that is already on your desktop into the DVD icon and then click save.