Comments on: Using video to communicate youth group news (1 of 2)

By: Creating an Effective Announcement Video – Hosting « From My Student Ministry Brainpan

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:19:17 +0000

[...] sites that I do. He also has some very helpful insights on creating video announcements here and [...]

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:52:09 +0000

These days some parents just are not strict enough, if they were the world would be a better place.

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:48:52 +0000

@joshua: You clearly haven't read part two yet, have you? :-) That post answers that question and more.

By: joshua

joshua — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:41:29 +0000

Where do you get the intro stuff for the videos?

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:20:58 +0000

@Russ Bowlin: Actually, I didn’t say it in this post, but it’s in part 2 next week. The first video took me maybe 8 hours or so just because I had to pull together the intro, figure out what transition clips to use, and kinda prepare a basic timeline. Every video since then, though, takes about 2 hours. It’s just a matter of shooting new video of myself and L.T. and inserting it over last week’s episode.

By: Russ Bowlin

Russ Bowlin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:34:40 +0000

I didn’t read this yet…being lazy, but how much time would you say that YOU put into making the weekly video? And do you have any help making them?

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:15:23 +0000

@Kim F.: No, you didn’t miss it yet. I’ll post it next week sometime.

By: Kim F.

Kim F. — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:16:36 +0000

Thanks for this video example. I’ve been waiting for the tutorial on how you made your videos. Did I miss it?

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:29:21 +0000

@ Chris S: Thanks for that! It looks like YouTube’s Remixer tool has disappeared, too, so not sure what happened there. I think the same rule would apply here as it does for using photography on Flickr: simply ask the person who uploaded it if you can use and redistribute their content. Not once has anyone ever said NO to me. In fact, they all have thanked me for valuing their work enough to want to use it. That simple task for asking permission is probably sufficient.

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:11:46 +0000

@ Chris S: The spirit behind online video is to share and redistribute content that you like, so I personally feel that using YouTube clips in church, for teaching, and remixing it into youth group announcements is perfectly acceptable. However, just because that’s the nature behind online video doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s legal, kinda like speeding on a long open interstate? I’m not really sure where else to look for a definitive answer on this. For now, I choose to not err on the side of fear. Otherwise, everything we do in ministry could be crippled.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:10:10 +0000

Sorry to take this covo to an aside! I love the concept of creating youth min info that can be easily distributed both by leaders and students!

Anyway, here is the copyright info I found at http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines

When you create something original, you own the copyright for it. Likewise, when other people create content, they may have a copyright to it. As a creative community, it’s essential that everyone on YouTube respect the copyrights of others. If you’re not sure if something will violate someone’s copyright, the safest thing to do is to create something completely original, with images and audio you’ve created. If it’s all yours you never have to worry about copyright—you own it. If you’ve recorded something from a DVD, videotaped your TV screen, or downloaded a video online, don’t post it unless you have permission.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:04:18 +0000

I don’t know the answer either but I just thought of it because I remembered Carlos Whittaker asking people on twitter about the legality of using youtube vids in a church service.

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:56:01 +0000

@ Chris S: Ya know, that’s a good question. YouTube itself has it’s own tools and features where you can remix, rehash, and mix other YouTube videos together, thereby disregarding any copyrights, so I’m assuming that the licensing isn’t really that strict if you upload something you legitimately created. Essentially, I’m doing the exact same thing: taking a video and mixing it with other videos and putting it back on YouTube, so my uneducated answer is to say that it’s fine. I Googled it a bit to look for some sort of official word but didn’t find anything particularly helpful.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:34:39 +0000

I’m wondering if you’ve looked into the details behind using others youtube videos in your vids, is it legal?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:29:47 +0000

Thanks for the shout out, man! I link to your articles via Twitter and on youth ministry network sites I run (http://rapidcityyouth.com and http://gp4y.com). You post great stuff!

By: MoreThanDodgeball.com

MoreThanDodgeball.com — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

our church announcements (see an example here ). Plus, our news videos are viewed by all our teenagers’ friends online when I include our youth group kids in the videos and tag them in Facebook. More on using video to communicate youth group newspart 1and part 2, as well as a free youth group news video intro. JG Related posts: Programming the Group Youth Ministry Conference Using Video in Your Ministry The Best Youth Ministry Website in the World