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Many of us can recall a time during Christmas when the letterbox would burst with greeting cards. Overjoyed, we would collect the day’s batch and carefully tear the envelopes one by one to reveal the sender and their wishes.
When read, the gently marked words brought us closer to our distant friends and relatives. We would then place the cards next to each other above the fireplace, where they would keep adding up and emanating wishes.
No one can doubt the power of a handwritten greeting card, but there are also other ways to send your love during the holidays.
One way is by creating a custom video greeting card. The following ideas stand on their own, but you can also add some extra twinkle with special effects from your favorite video editor.
You can switch it up this year and send out a few video greeting cards instead of the classic posted cards. Get your family together for a shoot and don’t worry about any bloopers, you can edit them later. Pick the nicest setting in your home and try to use natural light. It’s best to write your wishes down and revise them beforehand. Mount your camera or phone on a tripod and press record.
When you are satisfied with your footage, transfer your clips in a video editor, edit them, and export. If your video size is too big, consider lowering the quality slightly when exporting and you’re ready to share. You can see how we filmed our season’s greetings in the video.
How about a Christmas lighting ceremony? Count backwards from 10 and turn the fairy lights on before sending your warmest wishes!
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How about preparing a cup of heartwarming marshmallow cocoa to accompany you when sharing your wishes? It will make them yummier!
You can also film some kitchen action when baking gingerbread rounds or other treats. If you are mailing a box of homemade treats to your favorite people in the world, show that a lot of love went into the kitchen to prepare it.
Simply say thank you to someone for being in your life this year, or make a thank you video as a response to someone’s wishes.
Invite people over to celebrate by turning your greeting video into an invitation. An irresistible 15-second invitation is all it takes to get people to come over. We decided to write a haiku and used sparkly effects, jiggly stickers, and frosty transitions to create our video invitation. “Let us all gather, over dinner let’s rejoice, you are invited,” what do you think?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially for the little ones. Let them be the stars of your holiday greeting card and share wishes on behalf of the family. Put their acting skills to the test!
You can assemble a yearly archive and share your life updates with friends and family who were away during the year. Pick a matching soundtrack, add transitions, and annotate the different highlights of your year for a truly touching video.
Pets make great protagonists because they love the camera, and they love gatherings. Direct a mini pet parody with a voiceover so your pet can send your greetings to everyone.
This is a great idea if you are traveling during the holidays. Wherever you are, collect your festive footage into a video update and send your wishes home. You can even edit videos directly on your phone with a video editing app.
Consider collecting wishes from different friends and relatives separately and putting them all together in a wish collective. The directing possibilities here are endless, as you may decide to travel to different places to collect your footage.
You can visit a relative on behalf of a loved one who can’t physically go and bring their wishes back with you. Wrap them in a video, and give them where they will be most cherished.
If you are ready to send your wishes in a video this year, look for Christmas effects packs in your video editor of choice, or try Movavi Video Editor Plus and download one of our holiday sets.
The Christmas set comes with festive stickers and titles, sparkly overlays, and snowy transitions to add to your videos. Your video will be compact. So you can share it instantly in a chat or on social media. This way your loved ones will receive their custom-made wishes exactly on time!
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from our team!
