My YouTube Video
I finally finished my YouTube video…yay! I’m soooo happy that I actually did it. Whoever said it’s the small things in life that count was so right. I feel all kinds of stress relief because my video is done. It is pretty close to what I had in mind but not exactly. If I had wanted it to be exactly like what I had pictured, it would’ve been much longer and I think that would’ve been overkill for this project. I can’t believe that I was actually able to do it though. Yay…that it’s done!
My original YouTube video I wanted to do a timeline of both of my kids from birth to now but I quickly changed my mind because I decided I didn’t want my little ones’ faces plastered where just anyone could see them. I actually may still do a video timeline for them but just not put it on YouTube since I know how to use Windows MovieMaker now. Side note: I’m so glad that I’m learning how to establish my online identity because I’m learning so much that I can do after just for fun! Anyhow, since I didn’t want to put my kids everywhere I was stuck for a while as to what to use for an idea.
I ultimately decided to use pictures of nature since they seemed the easiest to find without worrying about copyright issues. Plus, I am a BIG fan of nature pictures…animals, scenic, whatever to do with nature looking its best. I tried to find pictures of places and things that I enjoy the most and gave a good well-rounded sense of what exists in the natural world. Then I had to weed out the best pictures from the others. Then I put them in slide formation. Then I had to find some music to go with the pictures and I knew already that I wanted the song One by U2 and Mary J. Blige. After adjusting the music to go with the pictures, I then added the transitions for every slide, which is in a pattern…can you tell? And that’s how I made my YouTube video. It was time-consuming but it went pretty good because I had a plan. Hope you like my video!
Before I forget, the picture at the very beginning is artwork entitled “The Presence of Gaia” by Josephine Wall, a British artist…I am a HUGE fan!
