Video Assignments

Play by Play

_cokwr: Take any real life video and give us a play by play commentary on what we see. It can be a sports event, funny video or videogame gameplay. Make it funny, make it real, make it anything you want to be. Lets hear what you have to say about the game!, _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Te9LJncBo, _chk2m: Eric in Tokyo, _ciyn3: 212, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Screen Capture Story

_cokwr: Use CamStudio, Fraps, or another screen capturing software to get footage of something you do on your computer. A few minutes of gameplay is a good example., _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTRb0_Z-Ooo, _chk2m: Joe Proffitt, _ciyn3: 158, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Kinetic Typography

Plinkett Review

_cokwr: Review a bad movie, using footage from it and other films. Tear it apart. Show us everything that's wrong with it., _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/star-wars-episode-1-the-phantom-menace/, _chk2m: Alan Liddell, _ciyn3: 156, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Product Review

_cokwr: This one is simple. Just find something around the house that you enjoy using, find helpful on a day-to-day basis, or even something that you own but don't find worth the money you payed for it. Once you have your item, record yourself giving a product review. Be thorough, don't just skim the surface with general comments. Show us how the item works, what it's used for, what it's features are, what you think of it, etc., _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW9IQou5xkA, _chk2m: Joe Proffitt, _ciyn3: 154, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Digital Story Compilation

_cokwr: Create a video compilation of some of your favorite things you've made in ds106., _cpzh4: Video, _chk2m: Matt Martin, _ciyn3: 113, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Speed Up Your Work Day

Take video of yourself doing what you typically do on an average work day, and then speed it up! Start with at least 30 minutes of footage at a minimum, so as to get a good amount of video to share. Challenge yourself to complete the assignment in one single shot, then speed it up to ridiculous speeds, and toss in some music that fits the mood., _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://vimeo.com/26491808, _chk2m: Ben Rimes, _ciyn3: 155, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

1 Second Video

_cokwr: How much of a story can you tell in a 1 second video? Inspired by this: http://vimeo.com/32071937, _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://vimeo.com/32071937, _chk2m: noiseprofessor, _ciyn3: 213, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

Lyric Video Snippet

_cokwr: Take a short section of one of your favorite songs, and turn the song into a music video using only lyrics. The lyrics video will manipulate the size, color, font, shape, and movement of the lyrics showing on the screen to emphasize a theme, rhythm, pattern, meaning, or musical mechanism of the song. , _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OehxXNCYvTM, _chk2m: Chriisb123, _ciyn3: 121, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3:

News on the March

_cokwr: Create a 30's/40's-style newsreel about anything at all. Just make sure it's heavy on the propaganda feel., _cpzh4: Video, _cre1l: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuJfC3Tw_0, _chk2m: Alan Liddell, _ciyn3: 153, _ckd7g: , _clrrx: , _cztg3: