Tag: Media

After taking over the world 140 characters at a time, Twitter are ready to take on the video facet of social media and have unveiled Vine as their means to do so. This handheld, six second video edit suite is sure to be a hit. So The MANual have provided this four step guide on how to use it so you can get filming right from the off!

How To:

1. Getting Started

Seems pretty obvious but you will need a Vine account. The user friendly app makes this a quick and simple process. Either sign up with your email or you can link it with your Twitter account! It will link with your contacts or followers so it’s easy to find your mates! Of course, make sure you follow TheMANual to see our shenanigans from in and around the office!

2. Lights, Camera…

OK, so once you’re set up on Vine you’ll want to become social media’s answer to Speilberg – right? And why not? To get going select the camera icon to bring up the next screen. But before you do it might be worth checking out other Vine’s from this home screen. See if you can out do your mate’s Partridge impression or Kubrick-esque tea making video!

3. Action!

Right, first day of filming. Daunting enough for any director but with a max running time of six seconds you’ve got to be sure this is the masterpiece you want to produce. Once you’re settled, just touch the screen to film a shot. The longer you leave your finger on the screen the longer the shot. So if you want a short snappy shot just tap the screen. More taps, more shots!

4. Sharing’s Caring

So you have the final cut and you find yourself at the Share page. Now it would be a crime against cinema to keep your groundbreaking videos a secret – so share it! Because Vine is Twitter’s baby it gives you the option to share it on there and also on Facebook. After this guide we know you’ll be creating some awesome vids so we recommend you share on both!