Have you ever wanted to create a YouTube channel? Or even a Facebook video? Or TikTok? or Instagram?
These days everyone is making videos. YouTube or Facebook or TikTok or Instagram (and others) make it fun to make videos. We carry the primary tools right in our pocket these days (your smartphone). Some people just grab their phone or tablet and press record and make videos. Other setup studios in their homes or garages. The availability of lights, microphones and more are so easy to get.
Do you have a message you want to share? Then take a look at the many videos on YouTube about how to make videos. Tips and tricks about what works and what doesn't work. You could spend months watching videos that will teach you what you need to know.
What do you need to make videos for these platforms?
- A smartphone or tablet are your video cameras
- They also have built-in microphones
- Lights - this can be the sun even
- Location
- Topic or theme
- A script or outline about what you want to say.
What do people want to watch? What do you want to share with people in your video?
- The most important thing about making videos is to have something you feel a passion for
- Look for a topic that is trending, or unique, or specialized -- or even controversial
- Set up your phone or tablet on a solid surface -- it's not recommended that you handhold your camera
- Make sure there aren't too many distractions around you (sounds and lights and people and animals and....)
- Make eye contact with your camera lens, don't look at yourself, look right into the lens.
- Speak clearly, don't ramble
- Know what you're talking about.
Get ready, press the shutter and get started. All of the social media platforms have the means for you to get setup with a channel so your can upload your content and get out there.
