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Check out this cute video my MM friend, Kelly McCausey, created on brainstorming. The beach ball is her new office toy. She calls it her weird version of a dream board because she has written some of her main business goals and life goals on the ball.

Great job, Kelly!

Sidenote: Kelly is the host of Work at Home Mom Talk Radio. She is also my business coach.

Marie Ynami of Mommy Community put together this great little video for a friend on how to cut up a chicken. This is a simple video without any bells and whistles. However, it completely serves its purpose. Marie did a great job of inserting titles and putting in disolves between scenes.

After watching Marie’s video, I realized this is an excellent idea for a video scrapbook. You’ve probably seen traditional scrapbooks with pictures of Mom or Grandma in the kitchen with their favorite recipes pasted next to their pictures.

Why not take this idea to the next level in a video scrapbook!

So grab your video camera and head to Grandma’s house. I’m sure she would love to make you your favorite dinner. Make sure you video each step of the process with Grandma narrating. At the end of the video, you could even create a slide of the recipe if needed.

In time, you could get several videos of her making different dinners and put them together on one DVD with scene selections of each meal. This would make an excellent Christmas present for family members.

I sure wish I would have gotten a video of my Granny Jo making her famous fried chicken, fried potatoes, and fried okra. Mmmmmm! I know that’s not possible anymore. I guess her great cooking is only left in my memory because she never even wrote down her recipes.

So take a peek at Marie’s video and be thinking about how you too can create a Cooking Video Scrapbook. If you have any ideas you would like to share, please leave a comment.

One of the most popular rules in videography and photography is the Rule of Thirds. When using the Rule of Thirds, you place the subject away from the center of the frame (off center), which results in a more interesting picture.

To do this, imagine a grid of two horizontal and two vertical lines in your viewfinder, dividing your view into nine equal parts. This is an option on some video cameras and digital cameras. To apply this rule, line up your subject with the grid lines, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, not the center.

Jim Shorts provides an excellent example of how to use the Rule of Thirds in his video tutorial. Check it out.

My kids were excited when they woke up Wednesday morning to find the ground covered (well… slightly covered) in snow. School was officially cancelled for the day!

So I bundled them up, grabbed my video camera, and off we went. They made snow angels, broke icicles off their Dad’s car, and had a big snow ball fight. Life was good.

I got some great shots. (Some weren’t so great because my hand was shaking because I was so cold. Where was my tripod?) After about 20 minutes of filming, I uploaded the video to my iMac and started editing it with iMovie. Then, I posted my 2 minute video on YouTube so our friends and family could share in their fun.

Here’s my final creation. It’s definitely not a professional job… but who cares. It’s a video that our family will treasure for years to come.

Have fun creating your legacy video. Remember, your video does not have to be perfect. The main goal should be to preserve your family memories for generations to come.

Israel (Izzy) Hyman, a weekend videographer, has some great interview techniques. Check them out and see if you can incorporate his techniques into your legacy video.

Video biographies (aka Legacy Videos) are a wonderful way of remembering those you love. With just a few tools (computer, camcorder, old photos, scanner, etc.), you can create a treasure for your loved ones for years to come.

Check out this awesome video that Cathy Weselby created in honor of her father.

I will be blogging more about Legacy Videos this month. So check back often for some great tips on how you can easily create your own video biography.

I created a Christmas video using the iSight camera on my Apple iMac desktop. I then edited it in iMovie. It only took me about 30 minutes to edit this project.

Here’s how to create a time lapse video.

To record the video:

1. Open iMovie.
2. Click the camera icon (below the viewing area) and select Time Lapse.
3. Click the Capture 1 Frame For Every ## Frames of Video check box.
4. In the ## area, select the appropriate number. For my video, I selected 20
5. Click OK.
6. With the camera icon selected, select Record With iSight. The camera will start recording.
7. When you are ready to stop recording, click Record With iSight again.

To add a title:

1. Select the Editing button.
2. In the top area, select the type of title you want to use.
3. In the text area, type the text for your title.
4. Click Add.

To add a voiceover:

1. Go to the part of the video for which you want to add a voiceover.
2. Click the Media button.
3. To start recording, click the red circle.
4. Start talking, singing, etc.
5. To stop recording, click the red circle again.

The time lapse feature can be a lot of fun. Just use your imagination and you can come up with some great videos. You can set it up to record at your next party, sporting event, etc. If you have any more suggestions on how to use the time lapse feature, please leave a comment.

A friend of ours is a wedding videographer. He put this special video together to announce the upcoming arrival of his son. Check it out.

Baby Announcement

I found the following Christmas Video Scrapbook on Google Video. This is a great example of how you can use title pages, music, transitions, photos, and video in your video scrapbook.

This Video Scrapbook shows the behind the scenes footage of the Collins 2006 Christmas card. Great job Collins family!

Have you thought about making a Christmas Video Greeting for your family and friends? Check out this video I found on Google Video. This video was created with 3D Photo Album and later edited with Pinnacle Studio software.