Common+Craft+Videos

=How to create a Common Craft Video= What's a Common Craft video? It's a video where no people are shown; simple cut-out moved by hands. Best used for explaining simple things/concepts.
 * 1) Choose a topic
 * 2) Come up the game plan
 * 3) Break up topic into simple steps
 * 4) Create narration.
 * 5) Keep it simple. (STORYBOARDING IS VERY USEFUL).
 * 6) Storyboard contain rough drawings of the setting and the action
 * 7) Create paper cut outs
 * 8) About 5 inches tall
 * 9) Keep simple as possible. Dark lines. No glitter or pompoms.
 * 10) Practice
 * 11) Rehearse narration
 * 12) Practice moving pieces
 * 13) Entire video should be about 3 min in length
 * 14) Record
 * 15) Need at least two to move pieces
 * 16) Need narrator
 * 17) Need camera person
 * 18) Can be done by one person
 * 19) Use "BAD" card to denote bad scenes for editing
 * 20) Use "GOOD" card to denote good scenes for editing
 * 21) Often can be done with one or two takes with no editing.


 * YouTube Video shown in class on [|Common Craft Video]

The demo exercise was to work thru the process of making a video on "How to Light a Candle"

Story boards (sample)
 * 1) "this is a video about how to light a candle" (picture of an upright candle on a holder; flame move's in)
 * 2) "You'll need a candle, candle holder and a match or a lighter (candle, candle holder, match, lighter)
 * 3) "Put the canlde on the candle holder" (1. candle holder, 2. candle on candle holder)
 * 4) "Strike a match or lighter; light the candle" ( 1. light on match or lighter 2. move to match or lighter )

Then the session participants divided up into several groups and within slightly more than 30 minutes were able to put together the following videos:
 * How to do Oshoko at Hanamatsuri
 * How to Gassho
 * [|How to make Obuppan] (Rice Offering, was not able to complete filming)
 * [|How the Buddha became Englightened]
 * [|How to take care of your Onenju]