Dineshrie Pillay

Make Your Own You Tube Videos

Gadgets & Equipment

Camera

Zoom Q3 + Accessories

Lapel Mic

Extra Lighting

Mac Book –iMovie

Gadgets & Equipment

Step 1: Loading & Importing

Step 2: Creating an Event

Step 3: Create a Project

Step 4: Selecting & Editing

Step 5: Add Text, Music, Pics

Step 5: Add Text, Music, Pics

Royalty free audio:

“Freeaudioclips.com”

Pictures: Stock Photo – 123ERF.com

Step 6: Openings & Closings

Step 7: Review & Upload

Step 7: Review & Upload

Public vs Private

Duration – 5-7 minutes

Key words / Tag Lines

Think of interesting titles – Blogs;

Share your video after you uploaded

Space Requirements

Video Types

Customer Interviews / Testimonials

Feedback from workshop attendees > 1

day

Promotional videos

Teaching content

Introductory videos

Interviewing “specialists”

Corporate videos

Video Types

Things to watch out for

Cell Phones off – picks up sound

People eating crisps

Interviewing people – everyone else stay

quiet

Lighting of room

Check sound quality, do some tests

Noisy / windy – protection for mic

Things to watch out for

Must Have’s

Company logo at the bottom or at the end

Wear clothing in sync with your company

logo

Pull up banners of your own company logo –

teaching videos / Testimonials

Pull up banners of company – corporate /

workshop type videos

Sound energetic / lively!

Must Have’s

Camera Angles

Look straight at the camera

If interviewing others – train them to look

at the camera

If using two camera’s – side angle –

alternate every 1 minute

Walk towards the camera – if getting

testimonials after a conference.

Camera Angles

Teaching Videos

Different ways to start: start in one office and walk

on to the next

Invite people into your “Studio” Room

Brendon Burchard – uses a flip chart – reveals

content from Post It’s – lots of white.

Roger Love – sits on a stool – wears black against a

white background/upper board – reading off a

screen prompt.

Most impactful video: Andy Harrington: Black

Background – colorful clothing with flip chart.

Green / Yellow Post its

Teaching Videos

Interview Videos

Ask the question and stay quiet!

Send your interviewees a list of

questions prior to the meeting to prep

Sit with them for a while before hand

and go through the stuff.

Do a dry run before the live shot.

Interview Videos

Corporate Videos

Snaps of your attendees drinking coffee at the

coffee station

Snaps of them walking into the venue – with

company logo

Working shots; Wide Angle of the room

Take some pictures along the way – you can

include them in the editing

Team building pics are good – lighter side of

training / work.

Get managers to say a few words – why the

training is important.

Corporate Videos

In-source or Outsource

Doing it yourself – does save money – but

takes time!

More fancy video software:

Final Cut Pro X – Mac

Corel Digital Studio

Sony Movie Studio

Movie Edit Pro

Have a back-up editor – take your stuff and

complete the final mix.

In-source or Outsource

And there is more…

Include your website URL at the end

Call to action;

Think about your Channel Name on You

Tube:

Personal Name

“Branded” Name

Product or

Promotional Item or Event

And there is more…

Have Fun!

Every 3 months – do something that scares you!

“Complexity exists in my mind. Something that confuses

me today may seem simple to me tomorrow, although

nothing has changed in the world.”

Julian Day

Have Fun!

“ Paying it forward