System and method for recording a video scene within a predetermined video framework

1. A method comprising steps of:

receiving, at a processor over a network, a beginning scene and an ending scene for a video, the processor being communicatively coupled to a video display and a camera;

receiving, by the processor, a user input to record a middle scene;

responsive to receiving the user input to record the middle scene, the processor playing the beginning scene within at least one preview window on the video display;

automatically, after playing the beginning scene at an end of the beginning scene, recording the middle scene via the camera while displaying the middle scene in a video capture window on the video display;

automatically, after recording the middle scene, playing the ending scene in a second preview window; and

automatically creating a full video including, in sequence, the beginning scene, middle scene, and ending scene.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

the camera has a lens facing a user on a same side as the video display.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

the step of playing the beginning scene further includes displaying a timer configured to indicate a start time of the automatic recording of the middle scene.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a step of:

identifying, by the processor, the end of the beginning scene and a start of the ending scene; and

wherein the step of recording the middle scene further includes automatically stopping, by the processor, recording the middle scene immediately before playing the start of the ending scene.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

the full video starts at the start of the beginning scene and ends at the end of the ending scene.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

the beginning scene and the ending scene are user-customized scenes created by a remote third-party video provider and transmitted by the remote third-party video provider to the processor over a network; and

the processor is housed within a personal mobile device of a user for self-recording the middle scene between a preview of the beginning scene and a preview of the ending scene.

7. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

receiving the beginning scene and the ending scene comprises receiving the beginning scene in a first video file and the ending scene in a second video file.

8. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a step of:

identifying, by the processor, a predetermined duration for recording the middle scene; and

wherein the automatic recording of the middle scene is performed by the processor for the predetermined duration.

9. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to a microphone and is operably configured to execute instructions for:

receiving, via a user input interface, at least one word from the user;

associating the at least one word with a record stop indication; and

during the recording of the middle scene:

recognizing a human utterance received via the microphone;

analyzing the human utterance to identify at least one human language word;

comparing the at least one human language word identified from the human utterance to the at least one word associated with the record stop indication; and

in response to determining that the at least one human language word matches the at least one word associated with the record stop indication, stopping the recording of the middle scene and automatically playing the ending scene.

10. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising steps of:

receiving, by the processor, a user input to publish the full video; and

responsive to receiving the user input, automatically publishing, by the processor, the full video on the Internet.

11. A method comprising steps of:

receiving, at a processor over a network from a computer, at least one digital video file including a beginning scene and an ending scene, the processor being communicatively coupled to a video display and a video camera;

displaying in a video capture window on the video display a view from the video camera;

after, and in response to, receiving the at least one digital video file, receiving, by the processor, a user input to record a middle scene; and

responsive to receiving the user input to record, providing a real-time queue for the recording by sequentially, in real-time:

playing the beginning scene within a first preview window in the video capture window;

recording the middle scene via the video camera and simultaneously displaying the middle scene within the video capture window; and

playing the ending scene within a second preview window in the video capture window.

12. The method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein:

during the real-time queue, the video capture window, the first preview window, and the second preview window are simultaneously visible on the video display.

13. The method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein:

the video camera is a front-facing camera, the front-facing camera having a lens facing a user on a same side as the video display.

14. The method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein:

the beginning scene and the ending scene are user-customized scenes created by a remote third-party video provider and transmitted by the remote third-party video provider to the processor over a network; and

the processor is housed within a personal mobile device of a user for self-recording the middle scene and self-creating the full video.

15. The method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein:

the beginning scene and the ending scene are stored in a non-transitory memory accessible by the processor, the processor being operably configured to execute instructions for:

accessing the beginning scene and the ending scene at a plurality of instances to create a corresponding plurality of full videos, each of the plurality of full videos having the same beginning and ending scene, but with a different recording of the middle scene.

16. The method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to a microphone and is operably configured to execute instructions for:

receiving, via a user input interface, at least one word from the user;

associating the at least one word with a record stop indication; and

during the recording of the middle scene:

recognizing a human utterance received via the microphone;

analyzing the human utterance to identify at least one human language word;

comparing the at least one human language word identified from the human utterance to the at least one word associated with the record stop indication; and

in response to determining that the at least one human language word matches the at least one word associated with the record stop indication, stopping the recording of the middle scene and, after stopping, automatically playing the ending scene.