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1. Select your
theme -
Tom and Mary's Wedding, Mom and Dad's 50th
Wedding Anniversary, A Tribute to Grandma Helen, Tina's High School
Graduation, Dad's 80th Birthday, etc.
2. Determine
'chapters' - these are subdivisions within the theme. For example,
if the theme is Tom and Mary's Wedding, the corresponding chapters might be;
a. Mary growing up, b. Tom growing up, c. Tom and Mary Meet and Fall in
Love. Label separate envelopes with the title you want
to have for each chapter.
3. Select a song to
be background music for each chapter - This is normally the hardest
part for most people. There are so many songs to choose from! Just select an
appropriate song with nice lyrics and tune. The mood of the song will affect
that part of the montage. You may certainly 'mix' songs within a montage and
this often results in a better overall emotional affect! Your music
selections may be on CD or on tape.
We have lists of many songs and artists
categorized for you to look at for ideas.
4. Select photos
for each chapter - Photos may be large or small, color or B&W, etc.
Images show for 5-6 seconds each. Select 10 photos for every minute's worth
of music. So a three-minute song should be accompanied by about 30 photos.
If you deviate from this rate too much, your photos may be shown either too
long or go by too quickly or we will fade the song out early.
Put the photographs for each section into the labeled
chapter envelopes.
5. Determine titles
and captions - Your montage will always include an opening and
closing title. You may also choose to include other titles or captions over
photos as well.
If you want titles for sections of the
video write a title on a 3 x 5 card and insert it where you want it to be.
If you want a caption on a particular photo write it on a sticky tab and
attach it to the back of the photo.
6. Determine
how/where to utilize other media - You need not limit the montage to
only photos. You may include video clips,
certificates, news clippings, etc. If these are inserted, they will use some
of the time available in the accompanying song and thereby, may reduce the
number of photos needed to be displayed in that chapter.
Set your VHS machine's counter to 0:00 and forward the
tape to the clip desired. Write down the location of the clip.
7. Number your
source materials in the order that they should be used - Also,
provide complete instructions as to titling, which songs are to accompany
which photos, etc.
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