{"id":1635,"date":"2018-01-12T20:22:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T20:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2019-01-16T19:08:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T19:08:47","slug":"making-family-history-videos-how-to-create-save-and-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/making-family-history-videos-how-to-create-save-and-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Family History with Home Videos – How to Create, Save and Share"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a\u00a0blog post entitled\u00a0Creating Traditions That Make Family Memories<\/a>\u00a0Cora Foley writes that “Traditions are a set of customs or rituals passed down from one generation to the next. They help shape a family\u2019s legacy, while also instilling family values in its newest members, whether they be a baby or a spouse. Family traditions can also help solidify the bond between all family members, no matter the age or distance between them. If you document these family times with photos, videos, or written stories, the memories can be shared for generations, ensuring that your family legacy is always protected.” The Family History Guide Family Activities Page<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Making Family History<\/a>\u00a0section (F3-08:\u00a0Family History Videos)<\/i> lists this link to\u00a0an article by Lisa Louise Cooke,<\/a>\u00a0who explains that “The truth is that the non-genealogists in your family aren\u2019t captivated by the same things you may be.” Amen to that! \"\"The article includes six video tutorials including help for getting started, editing, and producing videos. These links from her article may also be helpful: How to Create Captivating Family History Videos<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0How to Share Family History with the Non-Genealogists in Your Family.<\/a>\u00a0It just may be worth the time and effort to create videos about your family that kids and grandkids,\u00a0and everyone else will want to watch – again and again!\u00a0 Those kids and grandkids are often the ones who can produce family videos if they have a bit of guidance and a few tutorials. What a great family history project!<\/p>\n

The Family history Guide<\/i>\u00a0lists a link\u00a0<\/i>for help in creating family traditions videos (F3-04:\u00a0Family Tradition<\/i>\u2014Learn how to make a\u00a0documentary about a family tradition)<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Make Family History Website.<\/a>\u00a0The description includes the suggestion to film a daily routine, an event, or person (Acitivity #2 Make Home Movies),<\/a>\u00a0and the counsel to not just film the actual event, but to “film the set up, take down, and everything that happens in between. For example, if your family makes Christmas cookies every year film them making the cookies, decorating the cookies, and eating the cookies. This way you capture the little but important moments that happen along the way.” These videos can be simple and imperfect (no need to worry about hiring a videographer) as in this example from their site:<\/p>\n