Collaborative YouTube Videos (How to?)

[Guest MoJo]

My old band fancy having a bash at producing one of these collaborative videos, where each member does their little bit and the parts are then compiled into a single, split-screen, video. Has anyone have any experience of producing such a video that wouldn't mind sharing information on how such a project is produced? Who normally records their part first and what do they play to in order to keep in time? What software can be used to produce the final video? Any info would be gratefully received.

[MiltyG565]

It's actually quite straightforward in principle. If you're familiar with music editing software, think of each video as a track - don't worry about recording everything in sequence, you can pick and choose which parts to use later. Load the recordings into your editing software and review them (If you have a Mac, there's a programme called iMovie which is quite good). Select the parts you want to use, and arrange them in order. That's pretty much it.

Here's some videos my friend makes. He invites local artists to his music shop, and they perform live. He and a small team record all the video and audio. It's worth bearing in mind that from recording to having a finished video, he probably spends a few days in total perfecting it, but he does exactly what I've described there - He loads in all the recordings, and selects the parts he wants to use, then he overlays the audio track (recorded and mastered by another friend), applies a large amount of polish (he's a bit of a perfectionist), and then uploads it. I think they're great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HyTqlqjrUw

[Guest MoJo]

Very helpful. Thanks