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