Video+Instructions

=Video Instructions=

The first step is to sign up for your Video Topic. The second step is to develop your storyboard. A storyboard is a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for your video. Take a look at [|this website] for some ideas on how to develop your storyboard. You may print storyboard templates from [|THIS SITE] to assist you in organizing your storyboard. The art does not have to be professional; however, the storyboard needs to give a clear idea of how you plan to tell the story in your video. Once you have completed your storyboard (due end of class December 2), you will begin creating your video. I urge you to use your own video cameras for this as you will need to record much of your video outside of class. You are welcome to bring your cameras into class as well. Remember to bring your connection wires with you when you are ready to upload your video from your camera to the computer. You will also need to request and complete an outsource video. Your will work with your instructor to complete/request/receive outsource video clips.

Once you've uploaded all your raw video footage to your computer and received your outsource video, you will begin post-producing the video. We have Windows MovieMaker on our lab computers. It is a great resource with a small learning curve--it is sufficient to help you post-produce your work. You may use Publisher to help create any ancillaries you need. If you need help with ancillaries, let me know. Remember that there are a number of online resources that you can utilize to help you create a dynamic, award-winning video. Here a just a few: [|PilotPen Handwriting], [|BigHugeLabs], [|Voki], [|Xtranormal], [|Picnik], [|Wordle], [|UrbanFonts] [|MusicSites]. When you discover new sites, please share them with me so that I can add them to the list!

If you need to convert videos from one type to another (like from AVI to WMV), use either MediaConverter or ZamZar to help you. Additionally, utilize the ProjectHelp to assist you in retrieving and converting your received outsource video clips. Our version of MovieMaker accepts AVI files, so that's a big plus.

The last step is to upload your video to the Ning and then embed the video onto your country's Video Page.

Need some inspiration? Check out these award-winning videos!