Tuesday 19 June 2012

wordclouds pt 2 - how to...

How to create a WORDCLOUD

select key-words from a film trailer/plot with IMDB
·         go to Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com 
·         at the top, type in a film title under Search
·         scroll down to right-hand bar for Quick Links
·         select Plot Keywords  
·         then select words to be used in conjunction with the trailer 

create a wordcloud with Wordle
·         go to Wordle  http://www.wordle.net/
·         click on Create
·         paste your selection of words in window
·         (if it doesn’t work, then you need to install Java on your system – and restart!)
·         select format, font and layout (take mouse over top of window)
·         take mouse over unwanted words and right-click to select ‘remove x’
·         print
·         or do a screengrab. 
o   by using the FN + PRTSC keys on your keyboard
o   then copying to Windows Paint
o   click here for help
·         or save onto public board as a permanent link

and what's the film...?

Wordle: Untitled

or create a wordcloud with Tagcrowd
·         Go to Tagcrowd http://tagcrowd.com/
·         paste a text,
·         then press 'visualise'
·         edit under Options
·         print
·         or make a pdf out of it.

and the same again:
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