I thought I’d compile a brief list of video-making styles that are perfectly feasible with ordinary equipment like
a. a video camera, iPad camera, smart-phone camera, Go-Pro, or web-cam on your computer
b. basic editing software (iMovie, editing within YouTube, Moviemaker, WeVideo, other…)
KEEP IN MIND: your video style should be “do-able” for you personally AND reflect your own unique talents (e.g. artists might wish to draw, paint or sculpt; musicians and singers/rappers might wish to perform, etc.)
SOME EFFECTS/ ELEMENTS:
1. Use of cards, signs, post-its
2. Use of sped-up film (great for drawing!)
3. Use of voiceover (this is SOOOO much better than recording yourself talking with feedback from the environment. I recommend a SNOWBALL MICROPHONE- I have one you can borrow or you can check one out from the Ideas Lab) ***recording in the bathroom or car helps, too.
4. Use of friends or little kids- everyone likes to see both and it provides a different perspective.
5. Use of your own photography (there are a lot of photographers among you- schedule a shoot!)
6. Use of an inanimate object as your “star” (think metaphorically) http://graceqiu.posterous.com/pages/projects
7. Use of black and white- not often done, but quite effective.
8. Use of kinetic typography – let the text tell your story symbolically.
9. Stop-motion animation….great for making objects come to life (iMovie recommended for this)
10. “Common Craft” style (e.g.
OR
11. “RSA Animate” style (e.g.
OR the original
12. · Camera insert with live screenshots of desktop (e.g.
13. · “Choose Your Own Adventure” on YouTube using the Spotlight tool to have other vids hyperlinked within the video
OR SEE: http://www.knewton.com/blog/edtech/2010/12/15/how-to-make-an-interactive-lesson-using-youtube/
14. Ken Burns Effect (pan and zoom) on own artwork
15. Paint on glass like Picasso
16. A Google Search Story-type
OR see Danny’s: http://danbraun.posterous.com/pages/projects
17. Use of a Go Pro camera
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