Short Form Video

Vine and Instagram

What is Vine?

• 6 second videos• Owned by Twitter• Loops, with or without sound• Touch the screen to record

Uses of Vine

• Stop motion - the potential of 180 frames https://vine.co/v/MKdw7lj1i5d

• Before and afters https://vine.co/v/MKP2eeDgj21

• Time lapse https://vine.co/v/MuOvD1UH3vp

• A “knowledge nugget.” https://vine.co/v/bpUFdB9h31Y

Tips

• Prepare for the loop: think about the big picture

• You’re telling a 6 second story – define your plot and your characters.

• Put your content in the text, make the video a fun visual

People to Follow on Vine

• Pinot: Great stop motion. https://vine.co/v/MaVDa7zWLbO

• Zach King: Good at Before & Afters. https://vine.co/v/MeX0ztv3W30

Ways Journalists Can Use Vine

• Breaking news https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ https://vine.co/v/hZh0LhagtvV • Behind the scenes https://vine.co/v/hz7jEAXpKQr • Show our newsroom

https://vine.co/v/b1iiAPD0h2A https://vine.co/v/b5Qt2mtKWgx • Peek into our feature reportinghttps

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Our Newsroom on Vine

• April in the director’s chair: https://vine.co/v/bYpbYP7bzYj

• Teasing stories: https://vine.co/v/MejxtKP0d0J

What is Instagram Video?

• 15 second videos• Owned by Facebook• Editable• 150m active users

(1.2 billion likes per day)• User accounts can be private

Uses of Instagram Video

• Professional videos• Stop motion – potential of 450 frames • Time lapse • A “knowledge nugget.” Person saying

the fact, visualize data

Ways Journalists Can Use Instagram Video

• Instafax – short snippets of news http://instagram.com/p/jwQYOpOj67

• Linear storytelling (the super short story) http://instagram.com/p/mOCnFOs99c/

• Time lapse and stop motion http://instagram.com/p/lU7ZFvyA6K/

• Give a “knowledge” nugget

Our Newsroom on Instagram video

• Repackaging our stories http://instagram.com/p/kZ6NLeP3tu/

• Quick takeaways http://instagram.com/p/lDfr9mv3he/

• Data viz: http://instagram.com/p/ldKkB8v3h0/

• Daily promos: http://instagram.com/p/lzyU9zv3ov/

This Week’s Challenge

https://vine.co/v/MerTxidLKnI