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Description

If you've never made a video or want to learn more, this will show you how to MAKE EXCEPTIONAL VIDEOS!

To get started, JOIN THIS GROUP.  Then click on the Activities tab. Next complete each of the Activities.  And finally compete in the Challenge Activity.

Click the Details tab for more information.  After you complete this path you might be interested in Digital Graphics Lab, Animation Exploration and/or Mix It, Mash It, Make Your Own Music.

Learning Path Provided By

A special thanks to our friends at Next Vista for Learning, our sponsor of the "Make Exceptional Videos" learning path!

Challenge Activity Provided By

A special thanks to our friends at Kahuna Creations, our sponsor of the "Make Exceptional Videos" challenge activity!

Special Effects

Special Effects

Description

Now that you know what you are doing in creating videos, editing and adding music - time to learn do some special effects!

There are LOTS of choices for what you can do.  Some are easy and some are hard.  The great thing is that some of the easy ones actually look hard - that is, look really impressive when you are done.  What you will do in this activity is learn some techniques and do them.

Here are the options.

  • Boom - making items appear or disappear
  • Earthquake - creating an earthquake
  • Gun shot - making it look like a gun shooting
  • Hit by a Car - faking an accident
  • Climb a Wall - doing the impossible, climbing a wall

Now pick one or more and get going!  If you don't see the one that you want to try, find or make up your own.

Basic Steps

The goal is to learn some special effect skills and create a video using one or more of them.  Here is how you go about it.  Take a look at "Make Exceptional Videos: Special Effects - Digging Deeper" for more details.

  1. Decide on which special effect or effects you will use
  2. Do all of the setup (different depending on which you choose above)
  3. Record your video
  4. Edit and save
  5. Submit to this activity

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fsdf

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March 6, 2010 by Poetryking
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Exploding Boots

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August 18, 2009 by Kelley9207
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dissapearing

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August 18, 2009 by lacidar321
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Earthquake!!!

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August 6, 2009 by amprye
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the earthquake

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August 3, 2009 by nl
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Screech Boing

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August 18, 2009 by matthewquandt
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Special Effects

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August 17, 2009 by thechrisj
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A not very good special effect of an earthquake

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August 5, 2009 by shani11hikari
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Fuego Dance

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June 29, 2009 by Felix9288
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