Safe Routes to School practitioners are increasingly using virtual and video formats to engage with students and their communities. Use the resources on this page to learn about videography best practices, and simple tips to help you develop compelling video content.

Videography Tutorial

This video covers videography techniques and use of low-cost video editing software to create high quality community-based videos. The topics and techniques used in this tutorial are relevant to a wide variety of video editing platforms, but the tutorial is done using an online editing service called Clipchamp. From June 2021 - May 2022, Spare the Air Youth Technical Advisory Committee Members can be added to MTC’s Clipchamp account at no cost! Just email [email protected] with your organization name and the list of email addresses you’d like to be included, and a Spare the Air Youth program manager will add your organization to the account.

Storytelling Webinar

This webinar was hosted by MTC’s Mark Jones for Spare the Air Youth Technical Advisory Committee members in January 2021. It includes ideas for storytelling techniques, how to plan ahead for your video production, and where to find affordable equipment.