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We all know that video says a lot – I mean afterall so many more sense are involved than just reading. Now one can actually see and hear.
I come from the film industry – in my life time I have shot hundreds of professional commercials for Mercedes, BMW, Coco-cola, toilet paper, pizza, washing powder and lawn mowers.
These shoots were all done on a big budget with a full film crew. my responsibility was the art department – which meant preparing the set and organising the props. And as we all know time is money. So I had to be prepared down to the last detail so that on shooting day in the studios we could roll. Inevitably the producer would always be on edge because going overtime cost big bucks.
These days anyone can shoot a video with the simplest means and achieve fantastic results.
Being a curious person I did 2 videos – both of the same product I’m promoting.
I really believe in this product as I use it and swear by the results. I did one video being creative, using strong imagery and sound effects. The 2nd video I filmed myself, being natural, talking about the CD’s.
Watch both videos. Which one do you think gets the most results?
The 2nd video gets the most results which prooves you don’t need editing skills, a budget or a film crew!
I use Traffic Geyser to distribute videos all over the web. It beats uploading all the videos yourself. Plus there are great tutorials and other tools to help you. If you follow the instructions exactly as they are explained you have a recipe for instant success.
3 Responses to “Sell Yourself with Video”
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April 2nd, 2009 at 22:43
I think that the first one looks too advertisy, whereas the second one is more personal, which people are more able to relate to. I wish I weren't so camera shy!
~ Kristi
April 7th, 2009 at 13:47
Kikolani,
Great that you stopped by.
About being camera shy. Initially I was very embarrassed to sit in front of my camera but you get the hang of it. Just talk to your camera like you would to your friend. I found that works best.
April 7th, 2009 at 17:46
Kikolani,
Sometimes to get that genuine interaction-feel to your video, it's as simple as having someone sit behind your webcam and then just have a one-way conversation with them. Our brains are wired to act differently on camera than in person (that's why we all hate home-videos, haha) but it's pretty easy to overcome once you get used to it.
Get used to hearing your voice played back and work on getting rid of any quirky things you might do that would distract from your message (touching your face, wrinkling your nose a lot, etc).