Many people just stock their DVD/VCD collection after they're done watching them. That’s a terrible waste of money. These ideas will help you make the most out of your existing DVD/VCD collection.
Make Your DVDs and VCDs Available For Rent
Many compact disc owners shy away from this idea. Well, there's nothing to be ashamed of if your collection of titles are ALL original and interesting! Inform your friends that your DVDs and VCDs are for rent. Have a monthly list of titles and make sure you get the word out.
Develop Your Own Movie Trailers, Just For Fun
You can cut clips from your favorite movies and create your own movie trailers. Feel free to experiment. For example, create a horror trailer for a comedy film. You'll be surprised at the different twist! Then, post your video trailers on YouTube. It's an ego trip! (make sure you don't violate Youtube's copyright guidelines).
Extract Soundtracks From Your Favorite Films
That's right! All you need is any software that can extract sound files from DVD's and VCD's. You can even do this in Windows Movie Maker, and Any Video Converter. After you extract soundtracks from your favorite films, place the sound files in your iPod. Now you have a different kind of playlist!
Organize A Film Showing Event For A Cause
If you have films that contain themes about noble or specialized topics, then you can organize film showing events. For example, in my church, we have a regular weekly event called E-Friday and we show gospel films to young people in the community. We don't charge any entrance fees -- it's just good "ole community work.
Create A Video Presentation For Your Loved Ones On Special Occasions
Your DVD / VCD collection is a good source for background music, parody ideas, cinematography, photo stills and many other things. On my brother"s birthday, I created a 3 minute video presentation that contains some background music taken from The Pirates Of The Caribbean.
Recreate Your Favorite Movie Scenes In A Different Language
If you speak other languages aside from English, feel free to create your own version of your favorite movie scene/s! For example, a scene from the film "Troy" was recut by an online user and did a different voice over in a foreign language. The views that it got on Youtube? More than 7,000,000 and counting.
Use Your DVD / VCD Collection As Material For Research
Do you need to write research papers in school, or a thesis, or dissertation? Well, your DVD / VCD movies can serve as primary and secondary sources. Films based on true to life settings, and those which have rich historical backgrounds, can be effective tools for research.
Use Dialogues From Films To Improve Your Acting
If you're in a theatre or acting class, or if acting is your field of work, you can use your DVD / VCD movies to practice voice inflection, facial expression and other aspects of acting.
Get Some Fashion Ideas From Characters In Movies
If you're a fashion buff, characters in recent movies can be a great source for new fashion ideas. You may want to achieve the geek effect, then go for a Harry Potter look. Or the next time you need to attend a halloween or costume party, you have lots of options to choose from so you can avoid dressing in a boring way.
Write Movie Reviews About Your Favorite Films Then Blog About It
There are lots of people out there who want to get an idea about a film before they decide to buy it. When you write movie reviews and compile them in a blog, you can get many regular readers and share your knowledge about the latest movies. You are entertaining and informing them, and at the same time, you can earn extra income from your blogging efforts (earn from ad revenue such as Google Adsense).
