How to Create Good Videos on YouTube
Invest in a good HD camera., Get good, high quality audio., Choose lighting., Design the whole concept before filming., Make videos that people want to watch., Keep the videos short., End with a call to action., Set up your camera., Make the video...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Invest in a good HD camera.
This is very important.
There are good HD cameras available for around $250.
However, some smartphones have really good quality cameras on them.
The LG G4, for example, has an excellent quality camera. -
Step 2: Get good
This is more important than video.
The typical viewer can stand a lousy video camera but if they can't hear you, they'll probably click off your video.
You can buy an OK microphone for around 15-30 bucks.
However, if you're looking for excellent audio on a budget, consider investing in a microphone in the $100-$200 range, i.e. the Rode VideoMic. , This will improve your video quality by making your video less noisy.
Make sure your room (or wherever you're filming) is full of lights.
For a tutorial on how to get good lighting, search on YouTube or Google. , Don't simply film something without having an idea of what you want it to be about and explain to the audience; unless you're very talented, making it up as you go will not sound very convincing as you film. , Try to make your content original and funny, as it will help you retain your audience.
Talk about something that interests you.
This could be a news story, your opinion on something, or even about your hobby.
You could also make some comedy skits with your friends. , Make your videos short.
One to three minutes is good (especially when starting out).
Remember that most people on YouTube get bored fast.
If they don't like what they see in the first 5-10 seconds they'll leave the video, so draw them in fast. , This is a must! Ask your audience to like your videos or subscribe to your channel to get more updates.
Annotations are handy tools for this. , Make sure you set it up in a location with good lighting.
Lighting can be improved easily by YouTube's lighting correction feature. , Using the correct settings in Movie Maker, you can make your video into a HD video.
Just google it to find the correct settings. , Jump cuts help, but can draw the viewer away from the video if used too often.
Most of the top YouTubers use them.
However, if you are going for more of a professional look, try to avoid jump cuts. , Think of it this way.
If you find that the microphone on your camera doesn't pick up the sound sufficiently, buy an external microphone. , This is what you are going to use to put all of your footage together and make it look and sound better.
A good free editing program to use is one that comes built into all Windows machines
- Windows Movie Maker.
It allows you to easily edit your own video.
And if you're on Mac, you can just use iMovie! If your looking for a more high end solution, you can use Sony Vegas if you use Windows, and for Mac you can get Final Cut Pro X.
Please note that you will need to pay for both of these programs. , Load all your clips into your computer and into your editing program.
Make sure your editing is nice and smooth before posting on YouTube.
The utilization of titles and cool effects really makes a difference.
Don't use too many, though, or viewers will click off your video.
As stated previously, using excess jump cuts can draw viewers away from your video. , This is what users are going to use to find your videos and even get you some views, depending on how good the title description, and the tags are. , Don't stop uploading new content.
That is how you grow your subscribers.
Ensure quality over quantity.
It is better to have 10 great videos than 10,000 lousy videos. -
Step 3: high quality audio.
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Step 4: Choose lighting.
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Step 5: Design the whole concept before filming.
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Step 6: Make videos that people want to watch.
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Step 7: Keep the videos short.
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Step 8: End with a call to action.
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Step 9: Set up your camera.
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Step 10: Make the video in HD.
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Step 11: Use jump cuts sparingly
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Step 12: if at all.
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Step 13: Make sure that the sound quality is good enough to hear.
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Step 14: Download a editing program.
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Step 15: Upload your video to YouTube
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Step 16: making sure you give a good video title
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Step 17: description
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Step 18: and tags.
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Step 19: Keep uploading.
Detailed Guide
This is very important.
There are good HD cameras available for around $250.
However, some smartphones have really good quality cameras on them.
The LG G4, for example, has an excellent quality camera.
This is more important than video.
The typical viewer can stand a lousy video camera but if they can't hear you, they'll probably click off your video.
You can buy an OK microphone for around 15-30 bucks.
However, if you're looking for excellent audio on a budget, consider investing in a microphone in the $100-$200 range, i.e. the Rode VideoMic. , This will improve your video quality by making your video less noisy.
Make sure your room (or wherever you're filming) is full of lights.
For a tutorial on how to get good lighting, search on YouTube or Google. , Don't simply film something without having an idea of what you want it to be about and explain to the audience; unless you're very talented, making it up as you go will not sound very convincing as you film. , Try to make your content original and funny, as it will help you retain your audience.
Talk about something that interests you.
This could be a news story, your opinion on something, or even about your hobby.
You could also make some comedy skits with your friends. , Make your videos short.
One to three minutes is good (especially when starting out).
Remember that most people on YouTube get bored fast.
If they don't like what they see in the first 5-10 seconds they'll leave the video, so draw them in fast. , This is a must! Ask your audience to like your videos or subscribe to your channel to get more updates.
Annotations are handy tools for this. , Make sure you set it up in a location with good lighting.
Lighting can be improved easily by YouTube's lighting correction feature. , Using the correct settings in Movie Maker, you can make your video into a HD video.
Just google it to find the correct settings. , Jump cuts help, but can draw the viewer away from the video if used too often.
Most of the top YouTubers use them.
However, if you are going for more of a professional look, try to avoid jump cuts. , Think of it this way.
If you find that the microphone on your camera doesn't pick up the sound sufficiently, buy an external microphone. , This is what you are going to use to put all of your footage together and make it look and sound better.
A good free editing program to use is one that comes built into all Windows machines
- Windows Movie Maker.
It allows you to easily edit your own video.
And if you're on Mac, you can just use iMovie! If your looking for a more high end solution, you can use Sony Vegas if you use Windows, and for Mac you can get Final Cut Pro X.
Please note that you will need to pay for both of these programs. , Load all your clips into your computer and into your editing program.
Make sure your editing is nice and smooth before posting on YouTube.
The utilization of titles and cool effects really makes a difference.
Don't use too many, though, or viewers will click off your video.
As stated previously, using excess jump cuts can draw viewers away from your video. , This is what users are going to use to find your videos and even get you some views, depending on how good the title description, and the tags are. , Don't stop uploading new content.
That is how you grow your subscribers.
Ensure quality over quantity.
It is better to have 10 great videos than 10,000 lousy videos.
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Grace Jenkins
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