Presentation to the newsroom on the basics of Vine and Instagram, 4/9/2014.

1. Short Form Video
Vine and Instagram

2. What is Vine?
• 6 second videos
• Owned by Twitter
• Loops, with or without sound
• Touch the screen to record

3. Uses of Vine
• Stop motion - the potential of 180 frames
https://vine.co/v/MKdw7lj1i5d
• Before and afters
https://vine.co/v/MKP2eeDgj21
• Time lapse
https://vine.co/v/MuOvD1UH3vp
• A “knowledge nugget.”
https://vine.co/v/bpUFdB9h31Y

4. Tips
• Prepare for the loop: think about the big
picture
• You’re telling a 6 second story – define
your plot and your characters.
• Put your content in the text, make the
video a fun visual

5. People to Follow on Vine
• Pinot: Great stop motion.
https://vine.co/v/MaVDa7zWLbO
• Zach King: Good at Before & Afters.
https://vine.co/v/MeX0ztv3W30

6. Ways Journalists Can Use Vine
• Breaking news https://vine.co/v/bFdt5uwg6JZ
https://vine.co/v/hZh0LhagtvV
• Behind the scenes
https://vine.co/v/hz7jEAXpKQr
• Show our newsroom
https://vine.co/v/b1iiAPD0h2A
https://vine.co/v/b5Qt2mtKWgx
• Peek into our feature
reportinghttps://vine.co/v/bTgFpql9J2Y
• Quick reactions
https://vine.co/v/hvXvgPQiqmV

7. Our Newsroom on Vine
• April in the director’s chair:
https://vine.co/v/bYpbYP7bzYj
• Teasing stories:
https://vine.co/v/MejxtKP0d0J

8. What is Instagram Video?
• 15 second videos
• Owned by Facebook
• Editable
• 150m active users
(1.2 billion likes per day)
• User accounts can be private

9. Uses of Instagram Video
• Professional videos
• Stop motion – potential of 450 frames
• Time lapse
• A “knowledge nugget.” Person saying
the fact, visualize data

10. Ways Journalists Can Use
Instagram Video
• Instafax – short snippets of news
http://instagram.com/p/jwQYOpOj67
• Linear storytelling (the super short story)
http://instagram.com/p/mOCnFOs99c/
• Time lapse and stop motion
http://instagram.com/p/lU7ZFvyA6K/
• Give a “knowledge” nugget

11. Our Newsroom on Instagram video
• Repackaging our stories
http://instagram.com/p/kZ6NLeP3tu/
• Quick takeaways
http://instagram.com/p/lDfr9mv3he/
• Data viz:
http://instagram.com/p/ldKkB8v3h0/
• Daily promos:
http://instagram.com/p/lzyU9zv3ov/

12. This Week’s Challenge
https://vine.co/v/MerTxidLKnI