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Did you know that the English Wikipedia has over 6 million articles, but only 0.2% of them have videos?

Have you ever wanted to see a video demonstration of soccer or line dancing along with the text and photos?

Help contribute to the Wiki Makes Video project to further enrich Wikipedia for all types of learners:

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Join the Wiki Makes Video Project in improving video content on Wikipedia.org.
See: Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Makes Video/About
Sandbag operation at Venice Beach pier in California. September 30, 2010.

One of the more successful way of training new folks in visual literacy is through patterns. One such pattern that is used in journalism circles is the "BBC 5 shot" pattern, pioneered by Michael Rosenblum. See the Venice Beach sandbag operation example below for an example of this. It states that good stories need shots of individuals, and might consist of this sequence as a start:

  1. Closeup on the hands
  2. Closeup on the face
  3. Wide shot
  4. Over the shoulder shot
  5. Unusual shot

See the page Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Makes Video/Video training for more information.

All these should follow the basic visual literacy rules:

  1. Frame the subject using the rule of thirds
  2. Don't move the camera, treat each shot like a still shot
  3. Don't cross the line of action. Stay on one side of the subject so that there is visual continuity
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