How to make videos: an annotated guide

To help you understand how we apply the principles of Smarthistory video production, we have annotated two of our videos. Our next lesson covers the technical side of editing videos in Screenflow.


The Seated Scribe, 4th or 5th Dynasty, c. 2500 B.C.E., Old Kingdom Egypt, painted limestone, rock crystal, copper, wood, 53.7 x 44 x 35 cm (Musée du Louvre) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. See the original, unannotated video here.


Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein, 1905-6, oil on canvas, 100 x 81.3 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. See the original, unannotated video here.

Cite this page as: Dr. Naraelle Hohensee, Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "How to make videos: an annotated guide," in Smarthistory, August 1, 2018, accessed April 24, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/smarthistory-videos-an-annotated-guide/.