Achieve your dreams with a Video Vision Statement

April 30, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

Do you have any personal or business dreams/goals you want to achieve? Instead of just writing them down, why not create a Video Vision Statement? A vision statement describes what is important to you and what you want to achieve.

You can keep your video on your computer to watch every day to keep you focussed on your dreams/goals. Your video will help you build and maintain the motivation and the focus to achieve your dreams/goals.

The following video provides gives some information on Video Vision Statements:

Here’s an example of a Video Vision Statement that focuses on Tranquility.

No, I haven’t started my personal Video Vision Statement yet. However, I plan to do so in the near future.

If you would like more information on Video Vision Statements, check this out.

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T-ball (Baseball) Songs for Video Scrapbook

April 29, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

I’m in the process of creating a video scrapbook for my son’s t-ball team. There’s lots of great baseball songs to choose from. I thought I would share some of them here.

  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame by Jack Norworth
  • Catfish by Bob Dylan
  • Centerfield by John C. Fogerty
  • Cheap Seats by Alabama
  • Glory Days by Richard Aberdeen
  • Life is a Ball Game by Sister Winona Carr
  • Play the Game by Dean Taylor
  • The Greatest by Kenny Rogers
  • Remember Me by Jim Gaudet
  • The Umpire by Mitch Miller
  • Right Field by Peter, Paul & Mary
  • Slide, Kelly, Slide by George J. Gaskin
  • The Old Ballgame by Ray Castoldi

    • The following list of songs aren’t particularly about baseball. However, they will work great for most videos.

  • Days Like These by Asia
  • Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses
  • Back in Black by AC/DC
  • Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
  • All Star by Smash Mouth
  • Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood
  • Shake, Rattle, and Roll by Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Tootsee Roll by The 69 Boyz
  • Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes
  • Let’s Get it Started by The Black Eyed Peas
  • Gonna Make You Sweat by C+C Music Factory
  • Charlie Brown by The Coasters
  • We Like to Party by Crazy Frog
  • Final Countdown by Europe
  • Rock & Roll, Part 2 by Gary Glitter
  • Let’s Get Ready to Rumble by Michael Buffer
  • Thank God for Kids by the Oak Ridge Boys
  • We Will Rock You by Queen
  • We Are the Champions by Queen
  • Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
  • Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones
  • Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf
  • Whoomp! There It Is by Tag Team
  • Pump Up The Jam by Technotronic
  • The Best is Yet to Come by Tony Bennett & Diana Krall

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    Take your best shot using these shooting techniques

    April 27, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

    There are six basic shots that professional videographers use. Using each of these six shots appropriately can help bring interest to your video scrapbooks. These shots include:

  • Establishing shot
  • Full shot
  • Medium shot
  • Medium close-up shot
  • Close-up shot
  • Extreme close-up shot

    • Check out this short video clip by Jim Shorts that gives examples of each of these shots.

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    Awesome video effect for the web!

    April 25, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

    Impress your friends with this awesome video effect for web pages! With the use of a blue screen or green screen, a person can appear to actually walk onto a web page and move around. Josh Anderson, president of Internet Business Ideas Inc., shows you exactly how to create this effect in his video tutorials.

    Click here to check it out!

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    Makeup tips for appearing on screen

    April 24, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

    Both men and women should use makeup sparingly when appearing on screen. Here are a few tips to consider when getting ready for a shoot:

  • Avoid exaggerated makeup. Natural is better.
  • Wear foundation to even out cover and to hide blemishes.
  • Apply powder to nose, forehead, and bald spots.
  • Wear a light blush.
  • Avoid makeup with glitter or frost.
  • Men should shave as closely as possible.
  • Get a manicure before the shoot.
  • Avoid dark or vibrant blue eye shadow.
  • Avoid glossy lipstick.

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    Tips for appearing on camera

    April 23, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

    When you’re in front of the video camera, you want to look your best. Here’s some tips on what clothing looks best on video:

  • Wear pastels, beige, green, brown, and/or blue.
  • Avoid wearing red or orange clothing. They sometimes “bleed” on television.
  • Avoid wearing contrasting light and dark colors, such as black and white, dark brown and white, and dark blue and white.
  • Wear black, dark brown, or blue alone or with pastel colors.
  • Avoid fine checks, stripes, and similar patterns. Solid colors work best.
  • Avoid metallic, sequined, or glossy clothing.
  • Avoid wearing shiny jewelry because it reflects too much light.
  • Avoid wearing a white shirt because it will reflect too much light.

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    Bluebonnets, Dinosaurs, and Sunshine

    April 16, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

    I put together this video montage this morning using some photos I took at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, Texas. Once I uploaded the photos to my computer, it only took me about 30 minutes to create using iMovie on my iMac.

    Here’s what I did:

  • Created the opening using Themes.
  • Inserted the pictures I wanted to include.
  • Inserted “Cross Dissolve” transitions between each picture.
  • Created scrolling text at the end of the video using the Title option.
  • Inserted music from iLife Sound Effects in the Audio tab.
  • Selected Quicktime from the Share menu and compressed the video for streaming media.
  • Uploaded the video to YouTube.

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    101 Fabulous Freebies

    April 2, 2007 by Kim · Leave a Comment 

    Check out these 101 fabulous freebies listed on PC World’s website. There’s all kinds of neat downloads such as a PDF Creator, a zip file creator, an online encyclopedia, a podcast organizer, etc.

    You can find it all here.

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