I had to do a lot of research and explore what worked best for me to complete this assignment. I read the tips repeatedly but I couldn’t download the scenes I needed through the site provided. I also looked through the assignment tutorials but only one seemed to work. I had to take several breaks because I would get frustrated trying to find the best software to use. I ended up making an appointment with the DKC. James was very helpful and gave me some great ideas.
While I waited for my appointments, I decided to keep looking. I came across viddly.net. I was able to use this to download the movie scenes I needed for the essay. I then used video editor on my laptop to start the editing process. I used Audacity to do the voice narration.
I chose to focus and analyze body picture on a lens within the scenes I selected for my video essay. After I got the hang of it and I was able to get the scene I needed, it was fun in the end. I think I might do another for one of my assignments this week. 🙂 Hope to hear your feedback!
I would recommend using VLC Media Player to download videos. The reason you cannot download videos straight from a site like YouTube is because they are encoded. In VLC, if you open the network stream in Files and paste a video link in, typically once the video starts playing you can go into Tools an click “Codec Information.” Double-click the provided link, which is the network stream decoding the video for you. If you paste that Codec link into your browser, you can download the video!
Thank you for the tip!
I use Firefox for my browser, and I added a Youtube Download extension, so now I have a Download button next to the Subscribe button on all videos. That makes things easy. It is fun to analyze videos – it’s like seeing them in a whole new way.
That’s a good idea. I don’t use Firefox, but I’ll give it a try. Thanks!
I had a lot of trouble as well so please do not feel like it was just you. I had to text multiple people for help understanding how to do everything. I got extremely stressed out and overwhelmed trying and trying to find a way to save the video of the scene I needed. I think you did amazing!
I’m glad you had the resources to reach out for help. The process was definitely stressful, but the outcome was worth it! Thank you!