video authoring

This page contains links that may be helpful during the Bok Center Learning Lab's Video Workshop for GENED1001 Stories From the End of the World.

For those who weren't able to attend, here is the video from the workshop:

TOOLS

• Cameras
• Archival and Found Footage
• iMovie and Final Cut Pro
• Adobe Premiere and After Effects
• Davinci Resolve
• Adobe Spark
• Some thoughts on navigating Fair Use

MODELS

The following videos were shared in the workshop linked above. Below each video you'll find a photo of the timeline for each completed video to give you a sense of the overall composition.

Style 1 - Video Diary

This is an attempt at creating an intro to a post-apocalyptic video, all recorded with a smartphone and edited in Final Cut Pro X

And here is a view of the completed timeline in FCPX:

Style 2 - Found Footage

This video makes use of archival and found footage to tell an apocalyptic story.

Another exmaple of this style is the opening sequence of The Americans:

Here are some other opening sequences that use stock footage that might be useful!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• archive.org has a bunch of newsreel footage you can use.
• Fair use guidelines.
• Quick tips on audio with smartphones

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions after the workshop, or at any time during the production of your video project, feel free to reach out to use at help.learninglab.xyz and we will put together a customized tutorial for you.