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feedback, 122–125 • A • identifying, 117–120 activist vlogs, 361 interactivity, 118 activity filming, 158–160 model user profile, 119 actors predefining, 118–119 credits, 327 small business promotion, finding, 162–163 vlogging as, 129 prepping, 166–167 targeting, 120–122 Adjust colors effect, 233 videoblog directory listing used to build Adobe your, 122 Premiere, 21, 79 audio. See also audio added after video has Premiere Pro, 79 been shot; editing soundtrack; music Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies ambient noise, reducing, 239–240 (Underdahl), 219 clapstick, use of, 241 advertising editing soundtrack, 247–251 RSS subscription tracking, 342 external recording equipment, 240–243 in your content, 273 iMovie, synchronizing audio and video advertising vlogs, 362 with, 241–243 Aged Film effect, 233 improving quality of, 238–243 all-in-one hosting and vlogging, 277 microphones having noise-canceling alternative formats and options, posting feature, 240 with, 295–296 overview, 237 ambient noise, reducing, 239–240 positioning camera for, 238–239 analog tape transferred to camcorder, separation of audio and video, 240–243 97–98 software and budget, 21 announcement vlogs, 362 sound clip, editing, 248–249 Apple. See also iMovie (Apple); iTunes sound used for branding, 135 Music Store; QuickTime (Apple) sound-effect clips, adding, 248–249 described, 15 Timeline Viewer, 248–249 Final Cut Pro, 77–78 audio added after video has been shot iPod, 53–56 importing audio, 244 QuickTime Pro, 21, COPYRIGHTED78–79, 267 music, MATERIAL adding, 246–247 art as reasons for creating videoblogs, overview, 243 18–19 voiceovers, recording, 244–246 artificial light, 214–215 Audio FX Ask A Ninja (vlog), 347 Bandpass effect, 251 Atom, 36 Delay effect, 251 attention spans and length of video, 224 Graphic EQ effect, 250 audience Highpass effect, 251 demographics, 118 Lowpass effect, 251 e-mail used to build your, 121 Noise Reducer effect, 251 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 368
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Audio FX (continued) blocking out backgrounds, 201 overview, 250 Blogger, entry template in, 137–138 Pitch Changer effect, 251 Blogging For Dummies (Hill), 108 Reverb effect, 250 blue-screen technology and on-camera using, 250 comfort, 156 audioblog, 15 Bluetooth used for transferring videos to AV cable, 56 cellphone, 61 .avi files, 28, 254 blurring backgrounds, 200–201 away from computer while videoblogging booms, 21 with iPod, 53–56 branding overview, 52–53 creativity, 136 using cellphone to watch vlogs, 59–61 described, 131 using FeederReader on PocketPC, 57–59 digital photo used for, 133 using PlayStation Portable (PSP), 57 graphics used for, 132–133 awstats, 338 logos used for, 132–133 music used for, 135 overview, 131–132 • B • sound used for, 135 background props, 183 still graphic used for, 133 backgrounds video logo used for, 134–135 blocking out, 201 Brightness and contrast effect, 233 blurring, 200–201 Browning, Beverly A. (Grant Writing For emphasizing, 200 Dummies), 85 outdoor shots, 200 browser-only play, 81 overview, 199–200 Bryant, Stephanie (videoblogger), 308 shot composition, 199–201 budget backlighting, 215–216 audio software, 21 backpacking student disguise used for batteries, extra, 21 stealth, 157 camera, 20 Bandpass effect, 251 camera cases, 21 bandwidth options, 274 computer, 21 batteries, extra, 21 editing software, improved, 21 Bebak, Arthur (Creating Web Pages funding for videoblogs, 84–85 For Dummies), 290 Internet connection, 20–21 Beer Note, 320 overview, 20 behind the scenes vlogs, 363 second cameras, 21 Billow transition, 231 sound hardware, 21 BitTorrent tripods, 21 described, 297 upgrades, 21–22 downloading .torrent files, 297–298 using what you already have, 82–83 syndication with, 299 videoless vlogs, 83 uploading .torrent files, 298–299 Budgetweb, 276 BKMS plugin, 235 Building a Web Site For Dummies Black & White effect, 233 (Crowder), 190, 340 black-and-white video, 203–206 built-in microphones, 69–70 blip.tv, 277 Burns, Ken (filmmaker), 227–229 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 369
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business promotion as reason for creating causes of vid fright, 147–148 videoblogs, 17 CCD (charge-coupled device), 64 business videoblogs Cellflix film festival, 84 activist vlogs, 361 cellphones advertising vlogs, 362 features of, 67–68 announcement vlogs, 362 overview, 66–68 behind the scenes vlogs, 363 transferring videos, 61 disclaimers and disclosures vlogs, 363 used to watch vlogs, 59–61 educational vlogs, 364 characteristics of videoblogs, 10 games and contests vlogs, 364–365 characters media delivery vlogs, 365 children, 189–190 overview, 361 described, 188 promotional vlogs, 366 pets, 189–190 sneak preview vlogs, 366 portraying people as, 188–189 primary characters, 188 reality TV-style vlog, 192 • C • secondary characters, 188 cable, transferring movies over, 90–91 talking head syndrome, 193 camcorder. See also moving a camera tertiary characters, 188 analog tape, transfer from, 97–98 charge-coupled device (CCD), 64 budget, 20 Chasing Windmills (vlog), 348, 359 editing with, 219–220 cheat sheets, 178–181 equipment needed for videoblogs, 20 Cherub (videoblog), 25 importing clips from, 220–222 children Macintosh, transferring video to, 93–95 as characters, 189–190 transferring video from, 93–98 permission to film, 318 Windows, transferring video to, 95–96 choosing a story to tell, 170 camera cases, 21 chroma-keying, 185 camera equipment chronological order, process or procedural CCD (charge-coupled device), 64 videoblogs told in, 173 cellphones, 66–68 Circle Closing/Opening transition, 231 digital camcorders, 64–65 citizen journalism as reason for creating digital cameras, 65–66 videoblogs, 18 overview, 20, 63 clapstick, use of, 241 UV lens filter, 65 click-throughs, avoiding, 343 camera shake, 64 closing tags, 289 camera to computer transfer Code Project RSS Feed Creator, 281 camcorder, transferring video from, 93–98 codecs (coder-decoders) digital camera, transferring movies from, described, 30, 254 90–93 DivX, 258 overview, 90 H.264, 258 camera-mounted light, 214–215 overview, 258–259 CamStudio, 209 RealVideo, 259 card reader, transferring movies with, 91 Sorenson Media, 259 Carp Caviar, 320 3ivx, 259 cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen, 209 XviD, 258 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 370
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collaboration Congden, Amanda (videoblogger), 184, 188 Beer Note, 320 consistent file types, using, 343 Carp Caviar, 320 content EvilVlog, 320 concept per vlog entry, limiting yourself Green Thing, 320 to one, 194 Halloween, 320 editing length of vlog, 195 inviting people to participate in, 320 goals of vlog, determining, 193–194 mashups, 319 hosting your video files, 273 MS Yes, 320 purpose of vlog, determining, 193–194 overview, 319, 319–320 content planning for videoblog remixing video, 321–322 low-tech tools, 25–27 time budget, 23 outlines, 26–27 We Are The Media, 320 overview, 23 color planned vlogs, 23–25 adjusting, 202–203 reality vlogs, 23–24 black-and-white video, 203–206 storyboards, 27 iMovie, adjusting color in, 203, 205–206 video journal, 25–26 lighting, 202 contests overview, 201–202 as business videoblogs, 364–365 setting, 183 funding for videoblogs, 84 shot composition, 201–206 continuous viewing of videos, 39 switching from black and white in iMovie, controlling subscription downloads, 205–206 341–343 switching to black and white in converting video file to 3G file format, 60 iMovie, 205 converting videos for iPod (Apple), 55 comfort level in front of a camera lens, cookies used to track visitors, 340 determining your, 148–152 copyright violations, 323 comments, 41, 122–123 Crash Test Kitchen (videoblog), 25, 348 common file types, using, 343 creating videoblogs, 27–28 compatibility issues, 28 Creating Web Pages For Dummies (Smith computer and Bebak), 290 budget, 21 creating your own RSS feed, 280–281 equipment needed for videoblogs, 19 Creative Commons license, 17 FireWire port, 75 creativity hard drive, 75 in branding, 136 hardware considerations, 74–75 in setting, 183–184 monitors, 75 credits overview, 74 for actors, 327 RAM (random-access memory), 75 for crew, 328 time budget, 22 end-reel credits, 327–328 video card, 75 for interview subjects, 327 video digitizers, 75–76 interview subjects, introducing, 326–327 computer microphones, 73 for location, 328 computer viruses disguised as .swf for musical performers, 327 files, 36 overview, 326 concept per vlog entry, limiting yourself to for songwriters, 328 one, 194 for visual artists, 328 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 371
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crew, credits for, 328 digital video tapes, recording over, 220 Cross Dissolve transition, 231 direct linking, 273 cross-fade, 249 directional lights, 214–215 cross-linking with other vlogs, 313 directional microphones, 68–69 cross-platform capability, 254–255 directories. See also FireANT; iTunes Music crowd, shooting a, 150–151 Store; Mefeedia Crowder, David A. (Building a Web Site For Google Video, 14, 305–306 Dummies), 190, 340 Internet TV networks, 14 CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen, 209 listing your videoblog in, 302–306 Crystallize effect, 233 overview, 302 cue cards, 178–181 Pod Lounge, 302 PodcastAlley, 302 videoblog directory listing used to build • D • your audience, 122 Dailymotion, 277 Vlogdir, 13, 302 Dan Slagle’s iMovie FAQ plugin, 235 Vlogmap, 13, 302 dashboard of car, mounting Yahoo! Video, 14, 306 camcorder to, 213 discarding script, 190–191 Dedman, Jay (videoblogger), 349 disclaimers and disclosures vlogs, 363 Delay effect, 251 Disintegrate transition, 231 deleting videos, 41 distinctive, making common settings, 184 demographics, 118 distractions and setting, 182 denouement, 176 DivX, 258, 267 desktop client used for uploading files, documentaries, 354 284–285 Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of dialog Best Practices in Fair Use, 323 natural (-sounding) dialog, capturing, dolly used for moving a camera, 210 191–192 donations and funding for videoblogs, 84 reality TV-style vlog, 192 downloadable files as part of script, discarding your, 190–191 videoblogs, 10 talking head syndrome, 193 downloading .torrent files, 297–298 difficulty in using hosting service, 273 downloading videos diffuser, 215 FireANT, 38–39 digital camcorders, 64–65 iPod (Apple), 53–55 digital cameras downloads folder, 40 cable, transferring movies over, 90–91 DTV, 48 card reader, transferring movies with, 91 Macintosh steps for transferring files from, 92 • E • overview, 65–66 Earthquake effect, 233 transferring movies from, 90–93 Edge Work effect, 233 used for stealth, 157 Edges effect, 233 Windows steps for transferring files editing from, 93 first videoblog entry, 98–101 digital photo used for branding, 133 videoblogs, 28 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 372
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editing content essential items for off-camera attention spans and length of video, 224 videoblogs, 159 camera, editing with your, 219–220 event filming, 158–160 importing video into iMovie, 220–224 EvilVlog, 320 “killing your darlings,” 224–225 examples of story, 170 length of videoblog, 226 expectations, questioning your, 127–128 overview, 224 experts, 124–125, 163–164 photo effects, using, 227–229 exporting for PocketPC, 264–265 photos, adding, 226–227 exporting for the Web in Windows Movie raw footage, editing, 224–225 Maker, 263–264 special effects, 231–235 exporting iPod-ready video on a transitioning between clips, 229–231 Macintosh, 262 editing length of vlog, 195 exporting MPEG-4 file on a Macintosh, editing software, improved, 21 259–262 editing soundtrack expressing yourself, 125–126 Audio FX, 250–251 exterior shots, 184 cross-fade, 249 external microphones, 70–73 overview, 247 external recording equipment, 240–243 sound clip, editing, 248–249 extracting audio in iMovie, 193 sound-effect clips, adding, 249–250 Timeline Viewer, 248–249 editing video • F • with iMovie, 98–100 Fade In/Out transition, 231 on Macintosh, 98–100 Fairy Dust effect, 233 overview, 98 family videos, 353 in Windows, 100 fans, 164 with Windows Movie Maker, 100 fast downloads, 343 educational vlogs, 364 Fast/Slow/Reverse effect, 233 Electricity effect, 233 fast-start QuickTime videos, creating, 262 elevator permissions speech, 324 featured site or podcast, becoming, 308–310 e-mail feed, 36, 277 audience building with, 121 feedback uploading files with, 284 audience, 122–125 e-mail signatures, 121 comments, 122–123 embedded video, posting, 110–111 from experts, 124–125 emphasizing backgrounds, 200 FireANT used to leave, 41 enclosures, 10 MeFeedia used to leave, 52 end-reel credits, 327–328 overview, 122 enthusiasts, 164 vlogger community, checking in with, entry planning and time budget for 123–124 videoblogs, 23 FeedBurner equipment needed for videoblogs. See also troubleshooting, 279 camera equipment used to create RSS feed, 278–280 computers, 19 FeederReader used on PocketPC, 57–59 Internet connection, 20 Feedforall, 280, 281 video-editing software, 20 FeeVlog, 14 video-viewing software, 20 fiction vlogs, 359–360 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 373
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file management framing a shot FireANT, 40–41 hands in the way of a shot, 208–209 iTunes, 46–48 overview, 206–207 files rule of thirds, 207–208 enclosed in your feed, 281–282 shot composition, 206–209 iMovie video imported from, 222–224 free blog account, obtaining, 108–109 size, using common, 343 free hosting services, finding, film festivals, 84 104–105, 272–274 filming on location, 316–317 Free Video Codes, 289 Final Cut Pro (Apple), 21, 77–78 Freevlog, 14, 348–349 Final Cut Pro HD For Dummies (Kobler), 219 front of the camera, placing yourself, finding videoblogs, 13–14 149–150 Finkelstein, Ellen (Syndicating Web Sites FTP used for uploading files, 286–288 with RSS Feeds For Dummies), 281 funding for videoblogs FireANT budget, 84–85 comments, leaving, 41 contests, 84 continuous viewing of videos, 39 donations, 84 deleting videos, 41 film festivals, 84 downloading new videos, 38–39 grants, 85 downloads folder, 40 in-video advertising, 84 feedback, leaving, 41 iTunes Music Store, 84 file management, 40–41 overview, 84 new videos, playing all, 39 sponsorships, 84 overview, 13, 37–38, 302 subscriptions, 84 resizing, 40 Web-site advertising on your blog, 84 subscribing to a vlog in, 38 viewing videos, 39–40 FireWire cable, 20 • G • FireWire port, 75 games and contests vlogs, 364–365 FireWire support in Windows, 95 GarageBand first videoblog entry adding music from, 247 editing, 98–101 described, 21 frustration in creating, 113 Garfield, Steve (videoblogger), 188, 350 posting, 104–113 Gee Three Slick iMovie Plugins, 235 saving your movie as, 101–104 Ghost Trails effect, 234 you as subject for, 87 Glass Distortion effect, 234 Flash effect, 233 goals of vlog, determining, 193–194 Flash (Macromedia) gonzo camerawork, 162 browser-only play, 81 gonzo journalism (Thompson), 162 file formats, 30 goodwill, generating, 312–313 interactivity, 81 Google Video overview, 79–81 described, 14 Flash Player, 35–36 listing in, 305–306 Flip4Mac, 255 Grant Writing For Dummies (Browning), 85 Fog effect, 234 grants as funding for videoblogs, 85 format and time budget for videoblogs, 23 Graphic EQ effect, 250 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 374
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graphics used for branding, 132–133 hot-linking, 273 Green Thing, 320 H.264, 258 green-screen technology humorous vlog, 354–355 on-camera comfort, 156 hyperlink to video, posting, 111–113 setting, 185–187 green-screen technology plug-in for iMovie, 185–187 • I • IceNRye’s Geocaching Videoblog (videoblog), 25 • H • identifying audience, 117–120 Halloween, 320 image-based Web-stat service, 333–334 hands in the way of a shot, 208–209 image-stabilization, 210 hard drive, 75 iMovie (Apple). See also importing video hardware considerations, 74–75 into iMovie Harry Fox Agency (music copyrights), 126 Adjust colors effect, 233 height for shooting, 159–160 adjusting color in, 203 hero’s journey, 171–172 Aged Film effect, 233 Highpass effect, 251 Audio FX feature, 250–251 Hill, Brad (Blogging For Dummies), 108 Billow transition, 231 Hipcast, 277 BKMS plugin, 235 historical locations, 182 Black & White effect, 233 historical vlog, 354 Brightness and contrast effect, 233 hobby vlog, 355 Circle Closing/Opening transition, 231 Hodson, Ryanne (videoblogger), Cross Dissolve transition, 231 24, 154, 349 Crystallize effect, 233 horizontal stripes, reason not to wear, 156 Dan Slagle’s iMovie FAQ plugin, 235 hosting service, 271 Disintegrate transition, 231 hosting your video files Earthquake effect, 233 advertising in your content, 273 Edge Work effect, 233 all-in-one hosting and vlogging, 277 Edges effect, 233 bandwidth options, 274 editing video, 98–100 content of videoblog, 273 Electricity effect, 233 difficulty in using hosting service, 273 extracting audio in, 193 direct linking, 273 Fade In/Out transition, 231 free hosting services, finding, 272–274 Fairy Dust effect, 233 hot-linking, 273 Fast/Slow/Reverse effect, 233 overview, 271 Flash effect, 233 paying for hosting service, 275–277 Fog effect, 234 pop-up ads, 273 Gee Three Slick iMovie Plugins, 235 pre-existing hosting service, using your, Ghost Trails effect, 234 274–275 Glass Distortion effect, 234 remote loading, 273 green-screen technology plug-in, 185–187 requirements for hosting services, 273 importing audio, 244 spammers, hosting service which sells intros, 143–145 your e-mail address to, 273 Lens Flare effect, 234 Letterbox effect, 234 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 375
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Mirror effect, 234 Internet TV networks, 14 music, adding, 246 interview subjects N-Square effect, 234 credits, 326–327, 327 outros, 143–145 on-camera comfort, 166 Overlap transition, 231 prepping, 166–167 overview, 76–77, 231 intros photos, adding, 226–227 in iMovie, 143–145 plug-ins, 185 length of, 145–146 PluginsWorld directory of iMovie overview, 138–139 plugins, 235 titles and credits, 139–146 Push transition, 231 in-video advertising, 84 Radial transition, 231 inviting people to participate in Rain effect, 234 collaboration, 320 Ripple transition, 231 iPod (Apple) saving your movie for videoblogging, AV cable, 56 101–102 converting videos for, 55 Scale Down transition, 231 downloading videos, 53–55 Sepia effect, 234 overview, 53 Sharpen effect, 234 playlists, 55 Soft Focus effect, 234 TV, using iPod to play videos on sound-effect clips, 249–250 your, 55–56 special effects plug-ins, 235 iSquint, 262, 267 synchronizing audio and video with, It’s Jerry Time (vlog), 349 241–243 iTunes Music Store voiceovers, 161, 245 adding music from, 246–247 Warp Out transition, 231 file management, 46–48 Wash In/Out transition, 231 funding for videoblogs, 84 iMovie HD, 223 getting listed in, 303–305 importing audio, 244 new vlog entries, retrieving, 44 importing video into iMovie overview, 14, 42 camera, importing clips from a, 220–222 second hard drive, need for, 46 described, 220 subscribing to a vlog in, 43–44 editing content, 220–224 video podcasts, 42 file, importing from a, 222–224 viewing videos, 44–46 improving performance, 343–344 Izzy Video (vlog), 349 improving quality of audio, 238–243 installation of QuickTime, 32–33 interactivity • J • audience, 118 JavaScript Flash (Macromedia), 81 posting with, 292–296 interior shots, 184 syndication, 281 Internet Archive, 104, 272 JavaScript Browser Sniffer, 296 Internet connection JavaScript City, 296 budget, 20–21 JavaScript Kit Plugin Detector, 296 equipment needed for videoblogs, 20 jostling, reduction of, 210–212 time budget, 22 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 376
376 Videoblogging For Dummies • K • • M • Ken Burns Effect, 227–229 MachoGlide, use of, 212 “killing your darlings,” 224–225 Macintosh Kobler, Helmut (Final Cut Pro HD For editing video, 98–100 Dummies), 219 steps for transferring files from digital cameras, 92 transferring video to, 93–95 • L • manual focus cameras, 201 lapel microphone, 72–73 mashups, 319 legal issues, 315 Meade, David (Video Player Test length JavaScript), 294 of intros, 145–146 media delivery vlogs, 365 of videoblog and editing content, 226 media-release form, 325 Lens Flare effect, 234 “Meet the Vloggers,” 313 Leo, Josh (videoblogger), 128 meeting other vloggers, 312 Letterbox effect, 234 MeFeedia light feedback, leaving, 52 artificial light, 214–215 overview, 13, 49, 302 backlighting, 215–216 subscribing to vlogs in, 49 camera-mounted light, 214–215 tagging videos, 52 color, 202 viewing videos, 50–51 diffuser, 215 memes, 136 directional lights, 214–215 mental preparation for on-camera low-light conditions, 216–217 comfort, 158 natural light, 214 metadata, adding, 281 night-vision mode, 217 metadata tags, 281 overview, 213–214 microphone flag, 71–72 reflector, 215 microphones setting, 182 built-in microphones, 69–70 line-by-line script, writing, 177–178 computer microphones, 73 link to video, including, 289–290 directional microphones, 68–69 Linux users, 255 external microphones, 70–73 ListGarden, 281 having noise-canceling feature, 240 location lapel microphone, 72–73 credits, 328 noise-canceling feature, 240 filming on, 316–317 omnidirectional microphones, 69 overview, 182 overview, 68 location release form, 325 shotgun microphone, 72 LoFi St. Louis, 317 unidirectional microphones, 69 logos used for branding, 132–133 wind sock, 71 love vlogs, 356 XLR connectors, 71 low-light conditions, 216–217 zoom microphones, 70 Lowpass effect, 251 MiniDV camcorders, 20 low-tech tools, 25–27 minors, permission to film, 318 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 377
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Mirror effect, 234 Net Video (videoblog), 25 moblogging, 15 netiquette, 121 model user profile, 119 new videos, playing all, 39 model-release form, 325 new vlog entries, retrieving, 44 money as reason for creating night-vision mode, 217 videoblogs, 17 no, what to do when potential participant monitors, 75 says, 325–326 monopods, 160 NODE101, 14, 313, 349 Morris, Tee (Podcasting For Dummies), 15 noise and setting, 182 mounting a camera on a bike or car, 212–213 Noise Reducer effect, 251 .mov files, 30, 254 nondestructive video editor, 76 movies, titles and credits for, 139 nonfiction plot, 172–173 moving a camera notes used instead of script, 191 dolly, use of, 210 N-Square effect, 234 image-stabilization, 210 jostling, reduction of, 210–212 MachoGlide, use of, 212 • O • mounting a camera on a bike or car, off-camera videoblogs 212–213 activity filming, 158–160 overview, 210 essential items for, 159 Steadicam, use of, 211 event filming, 158–160 .mp4 files, 30 gonzo camerawork, 162 .mpeg files, 254 height for shooting, 159–160 MPEG-4 files, 28, 32, 254 monopods, 160 MS Yes, 320 permission issues for filming, 159 multiple file formats, creating vlogs in, tripods, 160 256–257 voiceovers, 160–162 music omnidirectional microphones, 69 adding audio after video has been shot, on-camera comfort 246–247 backpacking student disguise used for time budget, 22 stealth, 157 used for branding, 135 blue-screen technology, 156 musical performers, credits for, 327 digital camera used for stealth, 157 MyRSSCreator, 281 green-screen technology, 156 MySpace, 277 horizontal stripes, reason not to wear, 156 interview subjects, 166 • N • mental preparation for, 158 narratives, 149, 169–170 for other people, 166 natural light, 214 overview, 152–153 natural (-sounding) dialog, capturing, personal appearance, 156 191–192 physical preparation for going on-camera, need for permission, knowing when you 155–157 have a, 322–323 practice, 154–155 needs of audience, 344 scripts, 153–154 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 378
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on-camera comfort (continued) needs of audience, 344 stealth vlogging, 157 RSS subscription tracking, 343–344 tourist disguise used for stealth, 157 screen size, using common, 343 warm-up routine, 156–157 size of entry, 343 online advertisements, 307 permission online etiquette, 121 children, filming, 318 online resources, 14 elevator permissions speech, 324 opening credits, 174 knowing when you have a need for, open-source video, 254 322–323 Ourmedia, 277 location release form, 325 outdoor shots, 200 media-release form, 325 outlines, 26–27 minors, filming, 318 outros model-release form, 325 in iMovie, 143–145 off-camera videoblogs, 159 overview, 138–139 other people, filming, 317–318 titles and credits, 139–146 public figure clause, 326 Overlap transition, 231 sample permissions form, 325 to film people, 323–326 what to do when potential participant • P • says no, 325–326 Page Resource’s JavaScript browser person on the street, interviewing, 165 detection script, 296 personal appearance and on-camera participants comfort, 156 actors, finding, 162–163 personal diaries, 356–357 actors, prepping, 166–167 personal reasons for creating enthusiasts, 164 videoblogs, 16 experts, 163–164 personal videoblogs fans, 164 documentaries, 354 interview subjects, prepping, 166–167 family videos, 353 on-camera comfort for, 166 fiction vlogs, 359–360 overview, 162 historical vlog, 354 permission to film, 317–318 hobby vlog, 355 person on the street, interviewing, 165 humorous vlog, 354–355 password-protected directory file, 276 love vlogs, 356 past vlogs, learning from, 126–127 overview, 353 paying for hosting service, 275–277 personal diaries, 356–357 peer-to-peer services rants, 357–358 BitTorrent, 297–299 reviews, 358–359 overview, 296–297 storytelling vlogs, 359–360 performance travel vlogs, 360 click-throughs, avoiding, 343 pets, 189–190 common file types, using, 343 photo effects, using, 227–229 consistent file types, using, 343 photos, adding, 226–227 fast downloads, 343 PHP, 281 file size, using common, 343 physical preparation for going on-camera, improving, 343–344 155–157 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 379
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Pitch Changer effect, 251 Prelinger Movie Archive, 321 planned vlogs, 23–25 Premiere (Adobe), 21, 79 playlists, 55 Premiere Pro (Adobe), 79 PlayStation Portable (PSP), 57 press coverage in mainstream media, plot 307–308 chronological order, process or press release, 307–308 procedural videoblogs told in, 173 primary characters, 188 hero’s journey, 171–172 professional reasons for creating nonfiction plot, 172–173 videoblogs, 17 story arc, 173 promotion storyboarding, 174–176 directories, listing your videoblog in, structuring, 171–173 302–306 subdividing plot into multiple posts, 173 featured site or podcast, becoming, plugins 308–310 described, 77 online advertisements, 307 iMovie, 185 overview, 301 PluginsWorld directory of iMovie press coverage in mainstream media, plugins, 235 307–308 Pod Lounge, 302 press release, 307–308 PodcastAlley, 302 self-promotion, 310–311 Podcasting For Dummies (Morris and videoblogging community, joining, Terra), 15 311–313 political reasons for creating promotional vlogs, 366 videoblogs, 18 proprietary video, 254 pop-up ads, 273 PSP (PlayStation Portable), 57 portraying people as characters, 188–189 PSP Video 9, 267 positioning camera for audio, 238–239 public figure clause, 326 posting purpose of vlog, determining, 193–194 an embedded video, 110–111, 290–292 Push transition, 231 entries, 109–113 first videoblog entry, 104–113 free blog account, obtaining, 108–109 • Q • free video-hosting accounts, obtaining, QuickTime (Apple) 104–105 fast-start QuickTime videos, creating, 262 hyperlink to video, 111–113 file formats, 30 overview, 104, 282 files, 28 uploading your files, 282–288 installation, 32–33 uploading your video, 105–108 overview, 31–32 writing your vlog entry text and markup, upgrading, 32–33 288–296 QuickTime Pro (Apple), 21, 78–79, 267 Potter, Mike (videoblogger), 24 Pouringdown (vlog), 349–350 practice and on-camera comfort, 154–155 • R • predefining audience, 118–119 Radial transition, 231 pre-existing hosting service, using your, Rain effect, 234 274–275 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 380
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RAM (random-access memory), 75 RSS feed rants, 357–358 Code Project RSS Feed Creator, 281 raw footage, editing, 224–225 creating your own, 280–281 reader commentary, 122 FeedBurner used to create, 278–280 reading RSS stats, 340–341 Feedforall, 280, 281 reading server logs, 330–331 ListGarden, 281 reality vlogs metadata, adding, 281 characters, 192 MyRSSCreator, 281 content planning for videoblog, 23–24 as part of videoblogs, 10 dialog, 192 PHP, 281 script, 192 setting up, 278–281 RealVideo, 259 2RSS, 281 reasons for creating videoblogs, 16–19 U2U SharePoint, 281 reasons for watching videoblogs, 12–13 RSS subscription tracking recording video advertising, 342 steps for, 88 controlling subscription downloads, what to record, 89–90 341–343 reflector, 215 cookies used to track visitors, 340 regularly updated blog format as part of overview, 338–340 videoblogs, 10 performance, 343–344 regulation of content in videoblogs, reading RSS stats, 340–341 lack of, 12 rule of thirds, 207–208 remix vlog, 321 remixing video, 321–322 remote loading, 273 • S • remote-stats system sample permissions form, 325 image-based Web-stat service, 333–334 saving your movie for videoblogging overview, 333–334 in iMovie, 101–102 setting up, 334–337 overview, 101 third-party service, tracking stats in Windows Movie Maker, 103–104 with, 337 Scale Down transition, 231 traffic, 333–337 scene outline, developing, 176 requirements for hosting services, 273 screen size, using common, 343 resizing FireANT, 40 screen tests resources on videoblogs, 13–16 crowd, shooting a, 150–151 reusing opening titles and closing tags, friend filming your performance, 142–143 have a, 150 revealing information online, 89 getting in front of the camera by yourself, Reverb effect, 250 149–150 reviews, 358–359 narrating a videoblog, 149 Ripple transition, 231 overview, 148–149 .rl files, 254 stranger, interviewing a, 151–152 Road Node, 313 vid fright, 148–152 Rocketboom (videoblog), 24, 350 script RSS aggregator and time budget for cheat sheets, 178–181 videoblogs, 22 cue cards, 178–181 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 381
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discarding, 190–191 selecting a setting and background, line-by-line script, writing, 177–178 181–182 notes used instead of, 191 subtitles, 184 on-camera comfort, 153–154 transition scenes, 184 reality TV-style vlog, 192 travel vlogs, 183–184 scene outline, developing, 176 setting up for yourself only, 191 remote-stats system, 334–337 search engines, listing your RSS feed, 278–281 videoblog on, 122 sFTP (secure FTP), 287 second cameras, 21 Sharpen effect, 234 second hard drive, need for, 46 shot composition secondary characters, 188 backgrounds, 199–201 secure FTP (sFTP), 287 color, 201–206 selecting a setting and background, described, 199 181–182 framing a shot, 206–209 self-discovery through vlogs shotgun microphone, 72 expectations, questioning your, 127–128 sig files, 121 expressing yourself, 125–126 Site Meter, 337 overview, 125 size of entry, 343 past vlogs, learning from, 126–127 size of video, changing, 265 self-promotion, 310–311 skins, changing, 34–35 separation of audio and video, 240–243 small business promotion, vlogging as, 129 Sepia effect, 234 Smith, Bud E. (Creating Web Pages For server, installing a stats system on your, Dummies), 290 337–338 Smith, Greg (videoblogger), 57 server logs SnapX, 209 described, 118, 329–330 sneak preview vlogs, 366 reading, 330–331 Soft Focus effect, 234 status codes, 331 software traffic, 329–331 Final Cut Pro (Apple), 77–78 server stats charts, reading, 332 Flash (Macromedia), 79–81 setting iMovie (Apple), 76–77 background props, 183 overview, 76 color, 183 Premiere (Adobe), 79 creativity, 183–184 Premiere Pro (Adobe), 79 distinctive, making common settings, 184 QuickTime Pro (Apple), 78–79 distractions, 182 Windows Movie Maker, 81–82 exterior shots, 184 songwriters, credits for, 328 green-screen technology, 185–187 Sorenson Media, 259 historical locations, 182 Sorenson Squeeze, 267 interior shots, 184 sound. See audio light, 182 sound clip, editing, 248–249 location shoot, 182 sound hardware, 21 noise, 182 sound-effect clips, adding, 249–250 overview, 181 spambots, 123 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 382
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spammers, hosting service which sells opening credits, 174 your e-mail address to, 273 steps for, 174–176 special effects storytelling vlogs, 359–360 Adjust colors effect, 233 stranger, interviewing a, 151–152 Aged Film effect, 233 streaming technology, 266 Black & White effect, 233 streaming videos, 31 Brightness and contrast effect, 233 structuring plot, 171–173 Crystallize effect, 233 subdividing plot into multiple posts, 173 Earthquake effect, 233 subject for videoblog, you as, 87, 89–90 Edge Work effect, 233 subscribing to a vlog Edges effect, 233 FireANT, 38 editing content, 231–235 iTunes Music Store, 43–44 Electricity effect, 233 MeFeedia, 49 Fairy Dust effect, 233 subtitles Fast/Slow/Reverse effect, 233 setting, 184 Flash effect, 233 tips for using, 140–142 Fog effect, 234 .swf files, 30, 36 Ghost Trails effect, 234 switching from black and white in iMovie, Glass Distortion effect, 234 205–206 in iMovie, 232–234 switching to black and white in iMovie, 205 Lens Flare effect, 234 Syndicating Web Sites with RSS Feeds For Letterbox effect, 234 Dummies (Finkelstein), 281 Mirror effect, 234 syndication N-Square effect, 234 with BitTorrent, 299 overview, 231 files enclosed in your feed, 281–282 Rain effect, 234 with JavaScript, 281 Sepia effect, 234 overview, 277–278 Sharpen effect, 234 RSS feed, setting up, 278–281 Soft Focus effect, 234 special effects plug-ins, 235 Spiers, Ian (photography student), 316 • T • sponsorships as funding for videoblogs, 84 tagging videos, 52 stage fright, 147. See also vid fright talking head syndrome status codes, 331 characters, 193 Steadicam, use of, 211 dialog, 193 stealth vlogging, 157 targeting audience, 120–122 Steve Garfield (vlog), 350 teleprompters, 180–181 still graphic used for branding, 133 television story titles and credits in, 139 choosing a story to tell, 170 using iPod to play videos on your, 55–56 described, 169 Teller, Enric examples of, 170 tutorial author, 290 story arc, 173 vPIP, 294 storyboard templates content planning for videoblog, 27 Blogger, entry template in, 137–138 denouement, 176 overview, 136–138 described, 174 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 383
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terminology for videoblogs, 15 transitions Terra, Evo (Podcasting For Dummies), 15 Billow transition, 231 tertiary characters, 188 Circle Closing/Opening transition, 231 third-party service, tracking stats with, 337 Cross Dissolve transition, 231 Thompson, Hunter S. (gonzo Disintegrate transition, 231 journalism), 162 editing content, 229–231 3G file format Fade In/Out transition, 231 converting video file to, 60 in iMovie, 229–231 overview, 59 Overlap transition, 231 3ivx, 259 overview, 229 time budget for videoblogs Push transition, 231 collaboration, 23 Radial transition, 231 computer, 22 Ripple transition, 231 entry planning, 23 Scale Down transition, 231 format, 23 sound, 230 Internet connection, 22 time budget for videoblogs, 22 music, 22 Warp Out transition, 231 overview, 22 Wash In/Out transition, 231 RSS aggregator, 22 travel vlogs titles, 22 overview, 360 transitions, 22 setting, 183–184 Timeline Viewer, 248–249 tripods titles and credits budget, 21 intros, 139–146 off-camera videoblogs, 160 in movies, 139 tutorial author (Teller), 290 outros, 139–146 2RSS, 281 overview, 139 TypePad, 277 reusing opening titles and closing tags, 142–143 in television, 139 • U • time budget, 22 Underdahl, Keith (Adobe Premiere Pro For tips for using, 140–142 Dummies), 219 in videoblogs, 139 unidirectional microphones, 69 Tittel, Ed (XHTML For Dummies), 290 upgrades tourist disguise used for stealth, 157 budget, 21–22 traffic QuickTime, 32–33 overview, 329–330 uploading files remote-stats system, 333–337 desktop client used for, 284–285 server, installing a stats system on your, e-mail used for, 284 337–338 FTP used for, 286–288 server logs, 329–331 overview, 282–283 server stats charts, reading, 332 .torrent files, 298–299 transferring movies from digital cameras, Web interface used for, 283–284 90–93 uploading your video, 105–108 transferring video from camcorder, 93–98 using what you already have, 82–83 transition scenes, 184 utilities and tools, 266–267 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 384
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U2U SharePoint, 281 videobloggers UV lens filter, 65 Bryant, Stephanie, 308 Congden, Amanda, 184, 188 Dedman, Jay, 349 • V • described, 12 vblog. See videoblogs Garfield, Steve, 188, 350 Veoh, 277 Hodson, Ryanne, 24, 154, 349 Verdi, Michael (videoblogger), 154, 349 Leo, Josh, 128 vid fright Potter, Mike, 24 causes of, 147–148 Smith, Greg, 57 comfort level in front of a camera lens, Verdi, Michael, 154, 349 determining your, 148–152 videoblogging, 15 described, 147 videoblogging community screen tests, 148–152 checking in with, 123–124 video card, 75 cross-linking with other vlogs, 313 video compression goodwill, generating, 312–313 codecs (coder-decoders), 258–259 joining, 311–313 DivX, 267 “Meet the Vloggers,” 313 exporting for PocketPC, 264–265 meeting other vloggers, 312 exporting for the Web in Windows Movie Node101, 313 Maker, 263–264 overview, 311 exporting iPod-ready video on a Road Node, 313 Macintosh, 262 Vloggercon, 312 exporting MPEG-4 file on a Macintosh, Videoblogging For Dummies Book vlog, 351 259–262 Videoblogging on Yahoo! Groups, iSquint, 267 15–16, 123 overview, 258 Videoblogging Testing Ground, 274 PSP Video 9, 267 videoblogs. See also off-camera videoblogs QuickTime Pro, 267 art as reasons for creating, 18–19 size of video, changing, 265 Ask A Ninja (vlog), 347 Sorenson Squeeze, 267 budget for, 20–22 utilities and tools for, 266–267 business promotion as reason for Videora Converter, 267 creating, 17 video digitizers, 75–76 characteristics of, 10 video file players Chasing Windmills (vlog), 348, 359 Flash Player, 35–36 citizen journalism as reason for overview, 30–31 creating, 18 QuickTime, 31–33 compatibility issues, 28 Windows Media Player, 34–35 content planning for, 23–27 video journal, 25–26 Crash Test Kitchen (vlog), 348 video logo creating, 27–28 length of, 146 described, 9–11 used for branding, 134–135 directories, 13–14 Video Player Test JavaScript (Meade), 294 downloadable files as part of, 10 video podcasts, 15, 42. See also videoblogs editing, 28 equipment needed for, 19–20 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 385
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file formats, 28 overview, 30, 253–254 finding, 13–14 proprietary video, 254 Freevlog (vlog), 348–349 .rl files, 254 It’s Jerry Time (vlog), 349 .swf files, 30, 36 Izzy Video (vlog), 349 Vlogcentral used to convert video files, money as reason for creating, 17 256–257 Net Video (videoblog), 25 .wmf files, 30, 254 online resources for, 14 .wmv files, 30, 254 personal reasons for creating, 16 Videoflogging.info, 14 political reasons for creating, 18 videoless vlogs, 83 posting, 27–28 Videora Converter, 267 Pouringdown (vlog), 349–350 video-viewing software, 20 professional reasons for creating, 17 viewing videos reasons for creating, 16–19 FireANT, 39–40 reasons for watching, 12–13 iTunes, 44–46 regularly updated blog format as MeFeedia, 50–51 part of, 10 visual artists, credits for, 328 regulation of content in, lack of, 12 Vlog Cats, 170 resources on, 13–16 vlog points, 195 Rocketboom (vlog), 350 Vlogcentral RSS feed as part of, 10 overview, 285 Steve Garfield (vlog), 350 used to convert video files, 256–257 terminology for, 15 Vlogdir, 13, 302 time budget for, 22–23 Vloggercon, 123, 312 titles and credits, 139 Vlogmap, 13, 302 Videoblogging For Dummies Book voiceovers vlog, 351 in iMovie, 161, 245 who creates, 12 off-camera videoblogs, 160–162 video-capture cards, 97 overview, 244–245 video-editing software, 20 recording, 244–246 video-enabled RSS readers uses for, 245 DTV, 48 in Windows Movie Maker, 162, 246 FireANT, 37–42 vPIP (Teller), 294 iTunes, 42–48 overview, 36 video-file formats • W • .avi files, 28, 254 warm-up routine and on-camera comfort, codecs, 254 156–157 cross-platform capability, 254–255 Warp Out transition, 231 .mov files, 30, 254 Wash In/Out transition, 231 .mp4 files, 30 We Are The Media, 320 .mpeg files, 254 Web interface used for uploading files, MPEG-4 files, 28, 32, 254 283–284 multiple file formats, creating vlogs in, Web servers, 271 256–257 Web-site advertising on your blog, 84 open-source video, 254 what to record, 89–90 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 386
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who creates videoblogs, 12 link to video, including, 289–290 Wikipedia, 14 overview, 288–289 wind sock, 21, 71 posting an embedded video, 290–292 Windows posting to your blog, 288–296 editing video, 100 FireWire support, 95 steps for transferring files from digital • X • cameras, 93 XHTML For Dummies (Tittel), 290 transferring video to, 95–96 XLR connectors, 71 Windows Media file, 28 XML (eXtensible Markup Language), 277 Windows Media Player XviD, 258 file formats, 30 overview, 34–35 skins, changing, 34–35 • Y • Windows Movie Maker Yahoo! Video editing video, 100 described, 14 overview, 81–82 getting listed in, 306 saving your movie for videoblogging, you as subject for first videoblog entry, 87 103–104 voiceovers, 162, 246 .wmf files, 30, 254 • Z • .wmv files, 30, 254 zoom microphones, 70 writing your vlog entry text and markup alternative formats and options, posting with, 295–296 JavaScript, posting with, 292–296