April 4, 2007

Online Video Player Highlights New Approaches to Watching Dance Instruction Videos

A post in yesterday's Mashable is about the new how-to video service from 5min.com called Videopedia.

Videopedia has some video viewing functionality that I think is of interest to dancers and dance instructors. There are just a handful of dance videos available at this time. But if you take a look at this Korean break dancing video that instructs viewers in how to perform a headspin, you can explore these video features.

Once you're on the video page, click on the "smart player" link at the bottom right of the video. You'll now see a screen that looks like this screen capture - click on image for larger view:

You'll notice that you can zoom in to different parts of the video, watch in slow-motion mode and watch the clip frame-by-frame. There's also a story board view that the creator of this video is not using. The story board lets a video producer create what is essentially a table of contents so that viewers can jump from one section of the video to the next.

Other How-To Video Sites

In February, I wrote about the ExpertVillage video site that features a wide range of how-to videos. Filmmakers can generate revenue by uploading their videos to ExperVillage.

Here's an ExpertVillage video on conducting a 6-step breakdancing move by Q. Burdette:

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