Creating Videos in 10 Steps - Notes from PowerPoint

Creating Videos

Steps to making a video

1. Brainstorm
2.  Write a Script
3. Make a Storyboard
4. Film Raw Video
5. Edit Video
6. Create Title
7. Create Credits
8. Add Special Effects
9. Add VO and Music
10. Publish Video

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1. Brainstorm

•  Use to generate ideas
• Common Rules:
• Accept all ideas
• Avoid criticism
• Combine ideas
• Create outline

2. Writing a Script

•  VIDEO SIDE
• Describe the shot
• Framing
• Angle
• Where everything is located
• Any motion that takes place
• EVERYTHING YOU SEE
• AUDIO SIDE
• What actors say
• Any sounds that occur
• Voiceover / Narration
• Background Music
• EVERYTHING YOU HEAR

3. Creating a Storyboard

• Like drawing a comic strip
• 1 box for each shot in the script
• It’s a sketch not classical art

4. Filming the Raw Video

• Try different angles for the shot
• USE THE ZOOM
• Keep the camera on
• Repeat the shot three or four times
• Avoid pointing into the light
• Use a tripod

5. Editing the Video

• Cut out the bad parts
• Insert “stills”
• Trim it down to size

6. Create the Title

• Choose a template
• Write the name of the video
• Write your name
• You can make a custom template

7. Add the credits

• Use the same template as the title
• Name everyone who helped and what the did
• Appreciation helps

8. Add Special Effects

• Transitions between shots
• Filters over shots
• Don’t overdo it

9. Add Sound

• Add the Voiceover
• Add special sound effects
• Adjust the track volumes
• Add appropriate music

10. Publish the Video

• Save the whole thing as one
• Burn or Upload to a website
• Let others watch it
• The Critique