Sample Videos / Tips
Delivering Preventative Health Care
Artist Interpretation / Impression
This video was created mostly for entertainment value but with the intent to show realistic possibilities of using newer technologies in an innovative way. This method could be used to
deliver health care to either remote or dangerous areas and would need trained pilots to accomplish it.
Method of Creation
This vision was created with various types of cameras and props. The movie idea was mapped out in storyboard format and a list of video scenes were created. The actors were
provided general directions and only a few scripted lines existed. The drone pilot actually used a glowing pen sticking out of a tape dispensor as the joystick to fly his shot delivery drone.
The movie was assembled with a Canon 60D SLR, a GoPro Silver, and a Mac using the included iMovie software. No children were hurt creating this movie and no injections were administered.
No More Lines
Artist Interpretation / Impression
RFID chips are becoming widely used today. They are used a lot to secure items in the shopping mall and some credit card companies now have used them as an alternative credit cards.
There has been rumors of them being integrated in future cell phones so people will not need to carry around a phone and credit card. This movie shows more possible uses of the technology
to make peoples lives more efficient. Computer skills may have to expand from just Word and Excel to be able to keep up with technology.
Method of Creation
The movie was shot entirely on an iPhone by my 6 year old son. He captured multiple scenes and the ones that worked were put together on a Mac using the free iMovie software.
Basic Guidelines for Making a Great Video / Tips
- The steadier you can hold the camera, the easier it will be for others to view your video. Consider using a tripod, or, if using a smartphone, brace yourself or lean against a wall or pillar.
- If you're shooting video with your smartphone, you will generally have the best results if you shoot horizontally, rather than vertically. Imagine watching your video on a TV – a video with a vertical orientation would leave giant black bars on either side of the video.
Turn your phone 90°
- Make sure that *everyone* who is supposed to be on camera knows their roles.
- Plan ahead to have some control over who can walk through the background of your video shoot.
- If possible, encourage anyone in your video to *not* say "bleep!" or something similar if they mess up their lines. Instead, have them just be silent for one second or two seconds, and then start again – you may be able to use easy in-camera editing tools to edit out the mistake.
- Do not shoot with bright light behind your subjects, like the sun or against a window. "Backlit" videos are almost impossible to use; at the same time, when you look through the camera people will not appear as backlit as they seem later when reviewing the video.
- Always try to do a 'dry run' of your video and then view it on a computer before doing a 'final' take. You'll often see details that you want to change.
- Many TV networks provide tips and tricks for amateur video news gatherers. CNN probably has one of the best sites with its iReport; here's a URL with very good video-gathering tips and tricks: http://ireport.cnn.com/toolkit-video.jspa
Copyright Free Music
Remember, you must not violate copyright law when making your video. Using coyrighted music without a license to do so is illegal. Buying a song on iTunes or purchasing a CD only allows you to play the music for personal use and not for personal gain (like using it to win a contest!). An alternative is to use copyright / royalty free music that can be used for commercial use. Here are some tips on finding royalty free music.
- If you use iMovie on a Mac there are some free sound effects and background music for your videos.
- Buy some royalty free music on Amazon
Additionally, here are some websites that offer copyright free music however, please look at the conditions closely since some may require attribution in some form or another. For example the artist may require a link back to his or her website or maybe just recognition to the artist. If you do use someone's royalty fee music provide attribution in the credits section of your movie.
- http://freemusicarchive.org
- http://audionautix.com
- http://jewelbeat.com/free/free-background-music.htm
- http://dig.ccmixter.org/free
- http://ccmixter.org/media/tags/attribution
- Free Production Music by Jason Shaw
- http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/
- http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos
- http://www.freestockmusic.com/
Video Editing Software
Editing your video is definitely not a requirement. If you can shoot your movie in one take that would be pretty impressive however, editing makes things a lot easier and sometimes fancier. There are many editing applications out there and for many years Final Cut Pro has been the standard. However, if you don't want to spend $300 on editing software (and who does?) or you are just learning you have many choices. Here are just few options to get you started:
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iMovie (mac version) |
Pre-installed or free with Mac Purchase / Pay for Upgrades |
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iMovie (mobile version) |
$4.99 |
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Video Editor 8.1 |
$1.49 |
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OSnap! Lite |
Free |
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Videoshop- Video Editor |
Free |
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Windows Movie Maker 2012 |
Free |
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VivaVideo |
Free |
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Stop Motion Maker |
Free |
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