How to make a video
It is not necessary to produce professional videos. We want the videos to be as authentic as possible. Unprofessional videos look more like real life while professional videos can increase the emotional distance of the audience due to their perfection which seems unreal. We want the pupils to see real people in real situations. So don’t be afraid if your students make mistakes or if they don’t sing perfectly. Most real people make mistakes and are imperfect. We appreciate imperfectness. We also like critical statements concerning all topics related to your educational situation if they don’t result in problems for you or our project.
Most of all we want to know who you are by seeing and listening to you. You can choose any topic you think is suitable. Just introduce yourself to the SO MUCH TO DISCOVER community. The easiest way of making a video for our project is to take the camera and record. We don’t need much more!
If you still want to cut out some mistakes you can download these free video editors:
Windows Movie Maker (already installed on most Windows computers):
http://download.chip.eu/en/Windows-Movie-Maker-2.0_92494.html
VideoPad Video Editor:
http://download.chip.eu/en/VideoPad-Video-Editor_5697484.html
If you want to underlay your videos with music:
Please do not use your favourite pop songs. It’s not allowed and we could get into serious trouble! We offer you a variety of free music for your videos here!
Please structure your video like this:
1. Chorus of SO MUCH TO DISCOVER (in any genre or language)
2. Main video
3. Chorus of SO MUCH TO DISCOVER (in any genre or language)
The song is important because we want all videos to start and to end with something that we all have in common. No matter how far the physical or emotional distance between the participants might be. This song is our lowest common denominator!
So much to discover (English lyrics)
So viel zu entdecken (German lyics)