The Digital Media Workspace, located in the Harford Community College Library, has help available for all aspects of video projects. Students who need help during project creation should stop by the Library to get assistance from our experienced Digital Media Specialist.
Contact Mike Strittmatter, Digital Media Specialist, for one-on-one consultations, class presentations, help structuring video assignments, or any other questions.
This guide was originally created at Virginia Commonwealth University's The Workshop at Cabell Library, in collaboration with O.K. Keyes, Multimedia Teaching and Learning Librarian.
Some information adapted by permission from Video Recording at University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries and the Instructor's Guide to Media Activities from the Penn State Media Commons.
Examples below of different styles of videos. Use these as style guides or as inspiration.
This style presents the content through a fictional lens that creatively communicates the information through a story.
This style presents the content through explanation, often presenting the information as facts and figures.
This style presents the content through the use of animated images and can often be combined with other styles or standalone by itself.
There are free apps that can help you create different types of animation:
This style presents the content through an investigative lens, and might include elements such as graphics, title cards, and green screen.
This style presents the content as selling points in an advertisement.
This style presents the content as a one-on-one conversation, often addressing the audience directly on a webcam.
This style presents the content as a musical number, often through parody of an already existing song or an original track.
This style of video project may require a lot of extra audio work, so it might be useful to consult our Digital Media Specialist with additional questions about audio production.