I hadn’t heard of Vine, but decided to try it since the 23
Things organizers recommended it as hot and the videos are short. Hmm … finding it on the iTunes app store was
a little confusing since there were so many related choices; I actually ended
up following the Wikipedia link to get
to the correct app.
Vine seems easy to use with one caveat – it can be a little
challenging to hold an iPad motionless to get a better video while still
touching the screen to record. (And, as you can see, I should have held the iPad in a different orientation since I didn't find a way to rotate it later). My only
other challenge was that the star of my short video (okay, my cat) was feeling
like a bit of a diva and didn’t want to perform on command.
I looked briefly through some of the editor picks and was
surprised at how many were of people doing something that they had obviously
set up in advance. I guess that I had
expected more animal or natural shots or spontaneous action … perhaps it was
just the selection that I viewed.
I could see using this as a booktalking tool in a library
setting. It might be easier to record
with two people though – one to do the talk and the other to handle the device
and record.
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