How and When to use Online Video

How to Create Online Video

The good folks at the Participatory Culture Foundation have created an online tutorial - with videos - that will teach you the basics of shooting, editing and uploading digital video. If you're a novice looking to try out some video work, or have some experience and want to make sure you're following best practices, this site is an incredible resource. The site also contains a wiki where you can delve into more advanced questions or find help from a digital video savvy community.

Make Internet TV

• Tips for creating effective political video for the web.

Types of Online Political Video

The New Politics Institute reviews the history of political web video, providing case studies and analysis.

Culture-Jacks

• Vote Different
• Niche Communities and Viral Political Video: A Different Take on "Vote Diffferent"

Phil de Vellis, creater of Vote Different, discusses how he made his video, and offers tips to other videographers trying to create viral political video.

Gotcha Politics

• George Allen's Macaca Moment

Online Voter Guides

The Pittsburgh League of Young Voters is using short video interviews of candidates as a new form of voter guides. The two minutes snippets, posted on YouTube and aggregated on their website with information on where to vote which district you live in, are an interesting use of online video to educate their members.

Links

• Make Internet TV
• Online Video Resources
• Creating Effective Political Video for the Web
• New Politics Institute - Web Video
• Niche Communities and Viral Political Video: A Different Take on "Vote Diffferent"