I finally finished editing the video I took at the 2019 Women’s March in Eugene, Oregon. I filmed it using my iPhone 5 camera, did the preliminary editing in iMovie, and then finished it in Adobe Premiere Pro. I’m happy with how it turned out, even though I kind of wish I’d used my Lumix …
The visual haiku is a video art form that follows the rules of haiku poetry: three short scenes, each a few seconds in length, that illuminate a moment in time. Traditional haiku finds its subject in the human experience of nature, but poets have written haiku about many other topics. At Girls’ Voices Matter, our students …
The split-screen effect is an easy way to add interest to a video. Below, we’ve created three sample videos using this technique. NOTE: we used iMovie to make these samples. Sample 1. Basic Split-Screen effect. Screen pushes from left to right. Sample 2. Split-Screen with right clip reversed, using “vintage” and “blast” filters. …
Three of my favorite video techniques are the mirror shot, overlays and see-through animated masks. I’ve added samples of these techniques for your review below. NOTE: I used iMovie and Adobe Premiere Pro to make these samples. Sample 1. The mirror shot. I added music and a fade at the end. Sample 2. Overlay. Light …
Telling stories and craft-making are two healthy, creative activities that benefit teen girls, helping them gain confidence in their abilities and encouraging them to try new things. One of the options we offer our students at Digital Storytelling of the Pacific Northwest is instruction in making the how-to or demonstration video. My video “The …
