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Explore the Evolution of the Holiday Home Movie with CyberLink
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
As long as there have been cameras, Americans have been infatuated with
documenting their lives, especially around the holiday season. In an
effort to uncover the "Evolution of the Holiday Home Movie", CyberLink,
the world's leading consumer multimedia software company, explored the
history of the amateur movie-maker in an informative and entertaining
look at the changes we observed over the past 50 years.
As editing tools, mobile devices, and sophisticated cameras continue to
enter the market, professional tools such as CyberLink's
digital array of offerings will become more affordable and more common
with the everyday consumer. As we enter the Holiday Season, CyberLink is
sharing its top
tips and tricks for producing creative and professional quality home
videos and photos, for folks who are looking to make a splash and keen
to share their special moments with friends and family.
"Cyberlink's expertise has been in digital video technologies for
decades, our goal is to empower multimedia enthusiasts to experience the
power and joy of photo and video," said Alice Chang, CEO of CyberLink.
"We're eager to share our entertaining research about the evolution of
holiday home movies and the tricks of the trade we've collected from
expert users of CyberLink's suite of products. Everyone can learn how to
produce holiday videos that will be shown at family reunions and
get-togethers for years to come."
CyberLink's tips for video creation include:
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Tip #1 - Invest in a Mini Tripod for Your Smartphone: Mom and
Dad's home videos were always grainy and shaky while they circled the
party, eggnog in one hand camera in the other, capturing every moment
on film. Tripods andmini tripods for smartphones are an inexpensive
and easy way to capture scenes like guests entering a party or kids
unwrapping their gifts while giving time for a quick break and time to
enjoy the holiday from the other side of the lens.
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Tip #2 - Create a Storyline: Be your own Steven Spielberg
and make your holiday home movie award-worthy by telling
an entertaining story. By creating a storyline in advance to set the
framework for your video, you can select an overall theme, a
beginning, middle and end to give your movie a Hollywood worthy
plotline. To make your movie more unique, consider adding voiceovers,
"staged" scenes or even editing your home holiday movie to a stylish
video eCard or slideshow to share with your friends and family this
year. Go wild and include a 30 second blooper real!
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Tip #3 - Adequately Proportion People vs. Scene: Jumping from
one shot to another is often jarring to watch in a home movie.
Including a few scenic shots like the light of a Christmas tree, snow
fall or a table setting can help transition from one scene to the
next, so make sure you take a few shots of the surroundings as well.
Experts say the general rule is a healthy three to five seconds of
scenery juxtaposed with the holiday action in your movie when all is
said and done.
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Tip #4 - Collect Video from Family and Friends: Chances are you
aren't the only one capturing the holiday action this year. Put the
call out to friends and family for their smartphone videos and find
editing software with a multi-camera feature. It will let you edit
scenes of the same view captured from all angles. Cloud sharing
programs can be a great tool in helping to bring everyone's content
together in one place for easy access and storage. Mom and Dad
definitely never had that!
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Tip #5 - Find Your Classic Holiday Movie Moment: Imagine if
Clark Griswold of National Lampoon fame had a smartphone during
his Christmas vacation? There are a lot of ways to capture the quirky,
candid holiday action that is bound to occur so don't forget to get
involved with your subjects. Share toys with the kids, get the family
pet involved, and sneak up on grandma, essentially roll camera until
you find whatever is going to keep everyone laughing for years to come!
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Tip #6 - Invest in Quality Video Editing Software: One of the
biggest advantages of living in the 21st century is
accessible video editing software that traditionally has been reserved
for the pros. It has given us the power to create truly memorable and
innovative home movies that will last a lifetime, or at least as long
as YouTube (News - Alert).
CyberLink has also identified the top tips for editing holiday photos so
you can create classic holiday greeting card which capture and maintain
the most festive of holiday moments. To learn more about CyberLink's
holiday home movie and photo tip infographics, visit www.cyberlink.com/event/holidaytips.
To view CyberLink's full suite imaging software, please visit www.cyberlink.com
or CyberLink's mobile App
Zone.
About CyberLink
CyberLink (5203.TW) is a world leader in multimedia software design.
Since 1996, CyberLink has transformed how people enjoy and create media
on PCs, mobile devices and in the Cloud. The company's award-winning
products are sold to all major PC manufacturers as well as millions of
customers worldwide. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, CyberLink also
runs regional operations through offices in the US, Japan, Europe and
Asia-Pacific territories. Further information about CyberLink can be
found at cyberlink.com.
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