Adding Credits – How To
ADDING CREDITS:
Your video must have closing credits. Your closing credits should be a list of all your research, images, audio, and sound effects resources. Do not use scrolling credits! Rather, you are required to use a series of 4-second static slides at the end of your video to attribute sources. This will be slightly different than the bibliography, in that the credits should have a truncated format to ensure readability.
The duration of the credits should be included in the 5-minute limit of your final digital story.
CITING SOURCES:
Here are specific instructions for formatting different types of sources within the credits.
Research Sources
It is essential to acknowledge your sources. This abbreviated format provides sufficient information for the viewers to find the source if they want to learn more.
Journal Article
Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2004. 279:47564-47571. Available from: http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/279/46/47564
Book
Birds of Ohio. 2004. Auburn (WA): Lone Pine Publishing
Image/Video Sources
Image
List the name of the image, the name of the person who uploaded it, and the site. Note that the reason for going through the Creative Commons page is to ensure that what you use will be copyright-friendly. If the image is one you took or created yourself, you must also provide a citation listing the date you created it.
Lamanai, Belize
by joiseyshowaa
from Flickr.com
My Younger Brother Throwing a Tantrum
by Your Name
taken September 2010
Video
If you are using a video clip of another person’s work (under the Fair Use guidelines) you must attribute the source in your closing credits. Include the title, followed by the director/creator, year of production, and production company (if applicable). For non-commercial clips (such as found through a database or video site), a second example is provided below.
BAMBI
dir. David Hand, 1942 Disney Co.
Planes Descend on Pearl Harbor
creator, year, location of source (e.g. Discovery Education, Vimeo, or URL of site)
If your video uses only footage you took, with no extra images or audio, finish with the following statement (adding your own name, of course):
All footage taken by: Your Name(s).
Audio Sources
Music
List the name of the piece, artist, and site from which it was downloaded. If the piece is one you created or recorded yourself, you must also provide a citation listing the software you used to create it. Follow these examples:
Ballad of the Metronome
by Elle Lefant from the album Pulse
from Jamendo.com
My Angst
by Your Name
created in Garage Band
Sound Effects
List the name of the effect, artist, and site from which it was downloaded. If the effect is one you created or recorded yourself, you must also provide a citation listing the software you used to create it. Follow this example for citing what you use:
BooWav
public domain
PartnersinRhyme.com
Students Laughing
by Your Name
created using Audacity