Video for
family history is a great format. It’s not that hard to do, affordable, easy to
share, and the next best thing to actually talking to your family storyteller. Convert
old home movies to video. Turn a photo collection into a video.
Stand-alone as part of a
website or digital scrapbook
Interviews on CD or DVD as
photo album pocket inserts
How to make a great
family history video
Your camcorder or editing program may
have lots of extra features, but that doesn’t mean you have to use them. Make
your video project stand out by choosing the right equipment, getting good
footage, and editing with elegance.
See what you can do
Here’s a snippet from one of my family history video projects,
with permission.
