Step 1: Planning Your Video Scrapbook

October 18, 2007 by Kim 

Step 1: Plan 

Video Scrapbooking 101Planning your video scrapbook well is the key to successful editing. If done well, you could save valuable time during the editing process. This step consists of everything that must be done before you start gathering items to include in your video. This step is commonly referred to as pre-production.

For Hollywood movies, this is a huge task that can take months or longer to complete. However, it is much simpler for a video scrapbook.

You can start by answering the following questions:

  • What type of video do you want to create? For example, will you be creating a graduation video, birthday video, memorial video, etc?
  • How long do you anticipate your video to be? Do you want it to be the length of a particular song or songs? Does it need to be a specific length, such as 5 or 10 minutes?
  • What title pages do you want to include?
  • What elements do you want to include? For example, do you want to include video footage, photos, memorabilia, music, narration, etc.?
  • Are you including video footage that you need to shoot? If so, write down what you want to shoot.
  • Are you interviewing someone? If so, write down the questions you want to ask.
  • What story do you want to tell?
  • What is the mood you want to create?
  • What will be your beginning, middle, and end?

Make a list of things you want to include. You may even want to draw up a storyboard. However, for most small projects, this won’t be necessary. Once you have a plan, you can move on to the gathering step.

Go to Step 2.

Related Posts

Create a Video Scrapbook in 5 Easy Steps
Step 2: Gather Items for Your Video Scrapbook
Step 3: Edit Your Video Scrapbook
Step 4: Share Your Video Scrapbook
Step 5: Archive Your Video Scrapbook

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