I Work With Students

Have you ever wanted to have a video that would drive a point home with your teenagers, but could not find it anywhere.  Well there is hope.  Here are 4 practices in preparing your own videos for your youth ministry

1.  The first thing you want to do is create a story on how you want your video to flow.  With in that story you want to find all the sources (google, yahoo, etc…) that will help you drive the point of your video. 
2. Once you have your story, then you need to figure out if you want your story to acted out by others or if you want to tape people answering questions.  You can go to a park or mall and interview kids talking about your subject (you need to ask permission to video in a mall)  
3. Now that you have with all this content on it then you need to edit it down to a short film that will drive this point.  You can use programs like iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Elements and Final Cut Express
4. When editing the film just remember these key point in prep

• Begin and end your video with a black screen
• Don’t go Long with it
• Maintain continuity 
• Start with the end in mind
• Use Transitions wisely

With these practices and a little practice you can produce a video that will reach the youth of your church.  If you have any questions please email me.  Scott