Storyboarding, Editing and Scripting

One of the things that is going to impact most on your success is the storyboarding and the script. You can have the best quality footage in the world but if what you’re saying isn’t engaging and you don’t edit out the mistakes, then no one is going to watch it.

Watching other videos can help you to make your own videos a little more impressive and professional. Watch some of the most popular YouTubers and see what works for them – you’ll notice that a lot of them use lots of short cuts, they speak in short blocks and they move around on the screen. Doing this allows you to memorize short passages of script, read them to the camera, move and repeat. You can then keep cutting from one clip to the next and the video will have more energy and dynamism than if you just sat in one place and read it in one go.

Try to be outgoing and animated as you’re speaking and almost ‘act’ what you’re saying rather than reading it. Some of your emoting will be lost in translation, so try to be bigger and louder than you normally would be. When filming, make sure to leave enough quiet space that you can more easily edit. At the same time though, keep your editing tight so that there are no awkward pauses or silences.

Script-wise, the best approach is going to depend on what you’re trying to accomplish. But that said, try to engage your audience quickly with a narrative structure and get your point across quickly and in a way that will be captivating.