Video project

We are confident that this finished project will help support the future of Middlebury as we showcase our alumni from around the world — made possible with your collaboration from afar.

To date, we have received some great videos — from an alum standing next to a field of goats in Switzerland to an alum singing his message of welcome.

Please submit by: Monday, October 9.

Guidelines:

For the message itself: introduce yourself, your class year, and a message of greeting from where you are in the world. We’d love to have these greetings in as many languages as possible.

• Record your video in horizontal mode NOT in vertical mode. This will provide our editing team the greatest flexibility when crafting the finished film.
• Find a quiet place when recording. Whether outdoors or indoors, keep in mind that the camera will pick up any background noise.
• Use a microphone when recording. Audio quality is very important. Most headphones designed to be used with mobile devices include a microphone. 
• Face a window when recording, the best lighting is daylight. This will provide good lighting for your features. Make sure there are no bright lights behind your head, like a window or a lamp. 
• Record a couple of different takes. It can take time to warm up when recording yourself. It’s always better to have too much footage than not enough-if something feels unnatural, try saying it a few different ways.

Here is the link to the folder where we are gathering the film components. Upload your self-recorded film into that location. 

If you have any questions, please contact Darcy Morter, dmorter@middlebury.edu.