This document discusses advantages and disadvantages of creating video summaries and provides tips for editing video summaries. Some key points include: Creating video summaries allows one to effectively communicate messages without extensive writing, while also adding personality. However, disadvantages include feeling cringe about oneself being online and challenges with new editing technologies. When creating videos, it is important to plan and make the presentation as engaging as a TV show in order to keep the audience interested. Simple editing techniques like adding music, transitions, titles and cutaway footage can help engage viewers without needing to be on camera. Proper planning through a paper edit can also save time and improve the final video.

1. Video Summaries
(WTF!)

2. Advantages/disadvantages
• Make a list

3. Disadvantages
• Cringe!
• Editing! (I.e. new technology)
• Video of yourself on the net!

4. Advantages
Effective way to get your message across without having to
write something else!
Put some personality in your work
Reach an audience that might not necessarily read your work
Get instant feedback on social networks etc.
Give your marker a treat!

5. Lectures/seminars
• Compare your presentation to a TV show
• Would you make it as entertaining/engaging as you can?
• Television quiz – why explain something when you can point it
it!

6. tips
• Plan
(paper edit)
It can always change

7. tips
• Use software that is easy/easy to learn
• Imovie (MAC)
• Windows Live Moviemaker (PC)
• Corel VideoStudio
• (free trial)

9. Tip: simple edit
• CLTAD 1 http://youtu.be/_LLAWtiLKgw
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10. Tip: simple edit with flashes

12. Tip: simple edit with flashes!
• CLTAD 2 http://youtu.be/oQXIhDyXgIg

13. Tip: edit with footage
• Either cutaways
• Other footage
• Graphics
• Good if you don’t like seeing yourself on camera!

15. Tip: edit with footage
• CLTAD 3 http://youtu.be/0layrZiEPWI
• When filming, film cutaways + wildtrack.

16. Tip: add music bed
• It “lifts” monotonous voice over
• Simple non-distracting
• NO VOCALS
• Royaltyfreemusic.com

17. Tip: add transitions and titles
• Keep it simple (dissolves fade in/ fade out)
• Experiment

19. Tip: add transitions and titles
• CLTAD 4 http://youtu.be/Y-pxchBd6vU
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20. Plan
• Paper Edit
• (olden days) paper edit saved time and money
• Find an example of something you like (YouTube)

21. Paper edit http://youtu.be/8Q5mG3BVnRg

22. Questions?