Mabou2
Second Officer
Flight distance : 811257 ft
United States
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Hi jkeller, thanks for putting this video together.! For starters, I think it is awesome that you want to help everyone by making these videos. It's obvious that you don't have a lot of experience producing instructional videos/blogs, and I'd like to offer some unsolicited advice for re-editing this video, as well as to help you make better upcoming videos. With just a few small changes, your video could be much more effective.
(I am relatively new to drone cinematography, but have owned a video production company for 22+ years. )
1) edit this video down dramatically. I estimate that you can get your message out in no more than 4 minutes.. There is SO much repetition and too many long pauses. This doesn't need to be an 11 minute video. By having it this long and with so many rough edges, you lose the viewer and the importance of your message becomes diluted.
2) use B-roll. Shoot a bunch of close-ups of both drones and the parts you are describing. Then cut to those shots while you discuss something. This will also allow you to cut your narrative since you won't be on camera. Basically, if you are discussing a specific feature, show that feature to the viewer.
3) make a bullet list of the important points to discuss and hide it off camera. Go down that list and stick to it.
4) practice before you start rolling cameras.
5) edit the final video down to just the best moments. (For example, Only one mention of the size difference is needed. After that, additional mentions only serve to diminish the message). Cutting the video narrative helps a lot, and this is where b-roll saves the day.
6) To get the message across and be in the roll of an advisor, don't allow yourself to be seen in those moments where you are struggling to find your next words. Happens to all of us on camera quite a bit. Cut those moments out. If there are one or two of those in a blog video, not a huge problem, but you have quite a few of those long pauses in this video. Those moments become a nuisance to the viewer when you are expecting someone to watch a long video.
I think it is awesome that you made this video to help us. The important part of messaging is to make the message as clear and concise as possible, you will look better, your video will be better received, and you will get more traffic to the video in the long run.
I'll throw myself under the bus and point you to an instructional video I made a while ago. This was a one-camera shoot (like yours). I made so many mistakes during my recording, often times having to restate a sentence 10 times to get through it. But because I carefully edited my narrative, it actually sounds like I know what I'm talking about :-) |
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