Digital Zine making with Nungheena Gowland
Digital Zines are a take on the handmade, self made, self published Traditional Zine. With the same values, digital zines are about sharing moments and topics that are important to the author. They can be animation, video, sound, collage or a mix of everything! They’re about experimenting and making a video that really feels like a memory or important topic to you.
If you get into the groove and make lots of digital zines- try combining them! Find a common thread that you can use as a transition, something that connects the memories!
Please share your zines with us! The best part of zine making is the community and we would love for you to be involved!
Let’s start zine making!
Materials
- Device with the free apps CapCut, Splice and Flipaclip downloaded and ready to use.
- Physical art materials as needed; Magazines for collage, paints, pencils, scissors, glue
Step by step text instructions – TO COME
CapCut
CapCut is a free video editing app that lets users quickly turn their smartphone videos into pro-quality content. It suits all skill levels and is compatible with online, Windows, and mobile editing.
- Cutting
- Speed adjustments
- Reversals
- Music integration
- Stickers
- Text
CapCut, owned by ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, It’s free to use and start with with paid accounts avaible for advanced options. You and find out more and download capcut here
Splice
A video editing app, generally receives positive reviews for its ease of use and professional-grade features, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced users.
Find out more and download Splice here
help with Splice- What is Splice App and How Do You Use It? – Tutorial & Overview at YouTube
FlipaClip
A 2D animation software application. FlipaClip has an online community of mainly young creators.
FlipaClip allows users to create 2D frame-by-frame animations.
Besides the basic drawing features, users can use a customizable rule tool; import images, videos and audio files; create multiple frame layers at various frames per second and export their work in various file formats.
Flipaclip has a free and a paid subscription version (FlipaClip Plus) with more features.
FIND OUT MORE and download Flipaclip here
Check out other digital ZINES by Nungheena
MORE Free Apps to Expand your Skills:
- Dazz Cam – Play with the different styles of camera you film with, this app comes with a plethora of cameras that recreate various film styles. Try and be intentional with the colouring and style of camera you use for your zine!
Dazz Cam – Vintage Camera for iPhone on the App Store and Dazz Cam: Retro Filter Effect – Apps on Google Play - Blackmagic Camera – If you want to get technical, have a go with the Blackmagic Camera. Try changing the ISO, shutter speed and aperture- see how this changes the style of your videos.
- Garageband – Have a go at making your own music! Garageband is for apple only.
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