First: Keep it short. People watch videos everywhere on websites, and they trying to get information they want as fast as possible. The reason why people like to watch videos is that they want to get more informatin in relatively short time, or else they could choose to read book. As a result, a good video has to be succinct and abundant in the same time. It is best to be short, share, and to the point.
Second: Be meaningful/useful/ interesting. No matter what genre of video you are making, you have to make it for a meaninful purpose. News---gives latest information about things happening in our world; Instructional video---teaches audience some skills or knowledge; Ads---have commercial purposes. Fill your video with interesting contents so that your audiences will not close it before it ends.
Third: Good sound and visual effects. No body wants to watch a video that is full of noise, orh the camera is shaking all the time. That will make your audience headache. Be professional when you shot the video. Keep an even pace to move your camera, and use professional audio equipment to collect voice.
There are three good videos I find online.
- News: Onion News :) Onion news is a very popular news series online. It makes fun of all kinds of social events around us.
- Instructional video: How to make up as a Tim Burton style Michelle Phan is popular online because of her outstanding making up skills. This video is teaching how to make up in a gothic style in Tim Burton's movies.
- Ads: funny tv commercial This is a beer advertisement that impressed me several months ago. I like it because it is funny and creative.
The genre I want to choose is Advertisement video. I want to work on this, since creating a good ads needs creativy, professional skills, interesting stories, and, sometimes, sense of humor. I am a creative person, and I like to tell interesting stories. I want to make a good advertisement for drink or food. That must be funny.
