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Brush up your video making skills
Cream of the www crop of vid tips, tools and resources!
These resource links and details were compiled by the Plural and Youth video festival (a United Nations initiative). Hold yer breath, there are loads of ‘em! (1…2…3……)
- Listen Up Production Tools - Lists online resources to help with video-making, including information on production, audio, animation, editing and scriptwriting.
- Witness Video Advocacy Tools - Provides strategies for using videos in advocacy work. The 'Video for Change' video is an overview of how to most effectively use video media in advocating for human rights. It is available in English, French and Spanish.
- Witness Video Technical Tools - Provides information on using technical tools in the making of videos.
- University of Maryland University College Information on Fair Use and Copyright - Provides information on what copyright is, when permission must be granted before something is used, and when the doctrine of 'fair use' may apply.
- Filmmaking.net - This website is full of different resources on making films. There is a discussion area where specific questions can be answered by other filmmakers and the FAQ section offers useful tips on all things film-related.
- Adobe Youth Voices - Adobe makes grants available to youth media organizations around the world.
- Singapore Film Society - Grants available to citizens of Singapore to produce films.
- Arts Council of Mongolia - Grants available to citizens of Mongolia to produce films.
- Arts Network Asia - Grants available for producing films.
- Animation World Network - The website for all things animated; this source gives advice on animation and provides links to other animation websites.
- Filmmaking.com - This website explains the various kinds of equipment needed to make videos, and includes a database on grants available to filmmakers.
- Tips from the Frontlines - Educational videos for citizen reporters, giving information on how to make effective journalism.
- Student Films - A website devoted to films made by youth. This part of the website lists many different resources detailing how to make movies and answers questions related to movie-making.
- Sound Files and Sound Effects - A website with many different sound effect and sound files that can be used in media production. Some of these files require the user to get the permission of the copyright holder, so read the copyright notice.
- Make Movies – This website gives online lessons in a variety of areas, from animation to scriptwriting.
- European Cultural Foundation - Provides links to grants that are available for artistic projects.
