Transcript Creating Your Own Library Video

You Too Can YouTube!
Highland Rim Regional Library
Murfreesboro, TN
Betty Jo Jarvis, Director
Things You’ll Need
Digital Camera (recommend using a video camera)
Tripod
Video and Audio editing software
Computer
3 Stages
Filming – Gathering Your Footage
Editing – Assemble Your Footage
Posting – Showing your video to
the World
Filming
Techniques
Camera angles (ex. Zooming in and
out) Search the web for ideas and camera angles.
Adapting to problems (ex. Using a
rubber band to smoothly move tripod)
Don’t film patron faces without written
permission
Film MORE than you need
Editing
Editing
Transfer video from your camera
Import your videos into your editing software
(Camtasia, Windows Movie Maker), assemble your video
Edit Audio (Audacity)
Import Audio into video
Save your video
Tips for finding Music
Use royalty free music
Instrumental music is better because
lyrics do not distract from the video
Search the web for sites that allow
you to download music for free.
Posting
Uploading to YouTube
Create or Log into your YouTube Account
Use descriptive Tags
Getting the Word Out
Link the video to your library website, Twitter or
Facebook account
Send out your video link through the
statewide listserv
Advertise through local media and in your own
library
Cannon County Library System
Chamber of Commerce Recognition
Sites
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/piano.html
http://freeplaymusic.com/
http://www.last.fm/music/+free-music-downloads
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Contact Information
Troy Yost:
[email protected]
Wendy Jones:
[email protected]
Betty Jo Jarvis:
[email protected]
Highland Rim Regional Library
2118 E. Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130
615.893.3380