Jared A. Seay

TOOLS AND RESOURCE

Making Equipment and Props:

The Frugal Filmmaker    “Make Movies.  Don’t go Broke”
How to do Film-making with little money and lots of creative inspiration.  Recycle, reuse, and re-purpose to  great film-making. (Ex: lighting, steadycam, boom-mics, etc)

Guides:

• Multimedia Resources for Research and Content Creation (C of C Library)
• Student Multimedia Design Center (Univ of Delaware Library)
• Video 101
• Creative Planet Network

Animation

• Animation from Wikipedia
• Claymation: Tool Factory Software and Resources
• Free Online Animation Tool: Go!Animate
• Claymation Station

Image Editing

• GIMP

Audio Download Sites

• FreePlay Music
• freesound

Audio Editing

• Audacity

Video Editing

• Video 101
• How to Play and Edit Canon VIXIA Videos on Mac OS X
• Convert and Edit Canon VIXIA HF200/HV30/HF R11 to Windows Movie Maker, iMovie
• Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/software-articles/convert-and-edit-canon-vixia-hf200hv30hf-r11-to-windows-movie-maker-imovie-3693459.html#ixzz1Yn5BezKr
• Under Creative Commons License: Attribution No Derivatives
• 30 Video Editing and Software Tools

Video Editing Software

• Windows Movie Maker (pdf)
• PowerDirector 10
• PowerDirector Tutorial (Scottish Version)
• PowerDirector Tutorial Basic (Scottish Version)
• Directorzone.com
• Pinnacle Studio

Video Conversion

• 4VideoSoft Video multiple format converter
• AVS Video Converter
• Media Converter Converter Wizard
• Online Video Converter
• Video Download Helper: (FireFox extension)  Media download and convert
• AVC Video Converter Help Page

Video File Extensions

• FileInfo.com
• VOB File Extension
• VOB File Extension (fileinfo.com)

VIDEO HARDWARE: Switchers

• Choosing the best video mixer
• Atlona 4×2 Composite Video/S-Video and Analog Audio Matrix Switcher

 

Filmmaking

Camcorder Buying Guide

Video Camera Reviews

• Tech Crunch.com:  Equipment Reviews
• Canon VIXIA HF G10

Webcasting Hardware, software, and systems

• Sonic Foundry (Mediasite)
• Echo360
• Webcasting and Web Streaming: Get your videos out to your online audience

Animation Creation Tools

• XtraNormal
• GoAnimate

Copyright and Public Performance Rights

• John Hopkins University PPR Libguide

PRODUCTIONS

Student Productions College of Charleston
- Library / LITE assisted Productions

• You are There: Lee Drago’s HIST 104 9:am Spring 2010
• The Randolph Report: Lee Drago HIST 104 11am Spring 2010

Library Productions

• Creepy DVD prototype 2