Welcome! We are excited that you are taking the time to learn more about this project. We hope you will consider making a video to share with us. The format we are looking for is simple and we can assist you with the process if needed.
Video Format – three to five minutes in length
- Start with a brief introduction of yourself.
- Who are you? Where do you live?
- What kind of artistic expression are you going to highlight in the video?
- Tell us about the piece you are sharing.
- Answer any of the following questions according to whether they seem relevant to you and your creativity. (These are samples; you can write your own questions.)
- How does inspiration come to you?
- How do you choose your subjects?
- Can you explain how you see the connection between art and spirituality?
- Do you have a favorite quote that highlights the way you see your art?
- How has creativity deepened your relationship with yourself and with the world?
- Is there a particular artist or author that inspires you?
- Can you describe an artistic moment that surprised you?
- Is art contagious?
- What do you do in a dry spell?
- Why is art or creativity important to the world?
To create your own video:
- Set up your camera, phone, or laptop to record a video.
- Make a small trial video to see if the light and the sound are set correctly.
- Give yourself enough time to start in a relaxed manner. We can edit it for you if there is dead time at the beginning or the end.
- Follow the format above to talk about your work and its relationship to spirituality; you can adapt the format as needed.
- Once you have finished, allow a few seconds of silence before you stop the video.
- Make sure that you save the recording to your device. It should show up as an MP4 file.
To interview another person (or have another person interview you):
- If you would prefer, you can find a friend to interview you, hold the camera and ask the questions.
- If you know someone who you would like to interview, you can do the same for them.
- The process for creating the video is the same as above.
To have someone from our team conduct the interview:
- Another option would be to set up an online video conference with a member of the Anawim Arts team. We can record and edit the video made during the meeting. You can contact us at anawimarts@gmail.com and ask us to set up an appointment to create the video.
To submit a video for the website:
- Save the recording from your phone or laptop in an MP4 format.
- Send the video to us as an email attachment.
- Send the video to anawimarts@gmail.com.
- We will review the video to see if we can use it for this project and let you know if we need to edit it.
- You can also send additional samples of your work that we could highlight alongside your video.