VideoAdvertisement

Summary

Create a video advertisement for each Ubuntu release, to demonstrate Ubuntu in general.

Release Note

Be sure to watch the Welcome to Ubuntu video on the desktop!

Rationale

A video advertisement would visibly demonstrate several basic features of Ubuntu in a compact form, providing a demo to attract new users.

Use Cases

  • The video would become part of Ubuntu Marketing

  • It could go on YouTube

  • In some areas, local television stations supply 30 second advertising spots on off-peak times for as little as $5 per 1000 expected viewers, making possible the reaching of 20,000 viewers in a $100 investment with a 30 second spot.

Assumptions

We assume people would watch the video.

Design

The community would have to produce the movie.

Design 1

  • 0:00 - 0:03 Fade in Ubuntu LiveCD boot, "Start or Install Ubuntu," counting down 3, 2, 1, 0.

  • 0:03 - 0:05 Cut to Ubuntu desktop, open applications menu, pull up some application (Firefox?)

  • 0:05 - 0:12 Show varied applications. Highlight standard applications such as OpenOffice.org, Firefox 3, Evolution, Pidgin.

  • 0:12 - 0:22 Cut into a view with Compiz, the Theme Browser, wobbly windows. Cut between themes; don't show ugly load times (time constraint). Demo desktop switching on the cube, show OpenOffice.org, GIMP, Rhythmbox, Pidgin.

  • 0:22 - 0:26 Distro highlight. For Intrepid, possibly highlight memory compression: "Compressed RAM for improved performance" or the like.

  • 0:26 - 0:30 Fade out on Ubuntu LiveCD boot (where we started), as counter hits 0.

Implementation

Implement with the use of much available software:

  • Desktop recording
  • Video editing
  • Virtualization (if you want to bring up the install/liveCD's boot menu?)
  • Sound processing
  • Music generation

Outstanding Issues

BoF agenda and discussion

CategorySpec

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