{"id":916,"date":"2015-02-23T12:30:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vision.wettintv.de\/?page_id=916"},"modified":"2022-04-12T13:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:19:12","slug":"making-a-video-collage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vision-videoschool.eu\/?page_id=916","title":{"rendered":"Making a video collage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction<\/b><\/h2>\n

A video collage is a combination of photos and \/ or short video clips set to music. It’s an\u00a0easy\u00a0and effective way of showing a place, documenting an event or presenting a project. And it’s the simplest way of making a video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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  1. Use a variety of\u00a0framing, composition, and camera positions and movements when you film or\u00a0take photos.<\/li>\n
  2. Find a good opening and ending shot \/ photo.<\/li>\n
  3. Think about what you want to show\u00a0and film\u00a0up to 5 different shots of one activity\u00a0or location. You don’t need hours of material so don\u2019t\u00a0film too much or it will be hard to choose the best shots \/ photos when you start editing.<\/li>\n
  4. Try not to miss important shots:\u00a0\u00a0a\u00a0speech at a community event, the opening ceremony at a festival, the cake at a birthday Party.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
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Equipment and tools<\/h2>\n

The basic equipment you need to make a video collage is a camera. A tripod and additional lights will\u00a0help if you want to\u00a0experiment with your shots.\u00a0You’ll also need\u00a0a computer and\u00a0a simple editing programme.<\/p>\n

Main section<\/b><\/h2>\n

Making a video collage is a simple and cheap way\u00a0of focusing on\u00a0a\u00a0particular subject matter. It can also be something that you do just for yourself; you can produce something nice very quickly and have a lot of fun with it.<\/p>\n

Video collages\u00a0are often used to make\u00a0family videos\u00a0and holiday films, but they are also very useful in\u00a0presenting projects, places and events. Photos or video clips\u00a0are combined with music, and sometimes\u00a0a voice-over or\u00a0graphics that give more information.<\/p>\n

It’s important to get the best\u00a0visual material you can; every clip\u00a0or photo you use has to be good.<\/p>\n

Knowledge of the\u00a0basic concepts of editing and some idea of staging can help to make the final product better. But even if you don’t have\u00a0specialist skills\u00a0you can still make a good\u00a0video collage simply using your\u00a0intuition.<\/p>\n

You can use\u00a0free photo- and \/ or video-editing programmes\u00a0like Picasa and Movie maker to create\u00a0a video collage, including adding\u00a0titles and music. There are many free editing programmes,\u00a0but there are\u00a0limits to what they can do, and they’re not suitable for more complex\u00a0productions.<\/p>\n

To make a visually interesting video collage, apply the\u00a0basic principles of:<\/p>\n