Interview with Film Trooper – How to monetize feature films
Scott McMahon of Filmtrooper.com joins Subscriber Nation to talk about monetizing feature films, making videos with basic gear and creating video content for your audience. Film Trooper is designed to help filmmakers become entrepreneurs. How do you monetize a feature...
How to create a YouTube Channel
If you want to post YouTube videos or comments, you need a channel. Anyone can view YouTube videos, but if you want to do more than view you need a free upgrade. To upvote or downvote videos, or to subscribe to channels, you need an account. I have a video to show you...
How to create a YouTube account.
Want to get more out of YouTube? You can watch YouTube without creating an account. But if you want to comment on videos, give them a thumbs up or down or subscribe to channels, you’re going to NEED an account. Here's the good news: it's super easy. Create a Google...
Avoid harsh shadows with this easy lighting tip
Shadows on the wall behind you can make your videos look less professional. The good news is that softening that shadow is easy with a simple tool: a photography umbrella. Lighting 101 Ideally, lighting involves three or more lights, but you can still get great...
Marketing Books
Contagious - Why things catch on by Jonah Berger This is a quick read (200 pages) about what makes some marketing campaigns spread and others stagnate. Berger teaches by sharing examples, which is my favorite way to learn. He breaks it down into six chapters: Social...
How to edit out jump cuts in your video
Jump cuts can be jarring for your viewers, and take away from the professionalism in your videos. A jump cut is an edit, where the camera view doesn't change, but the subject does. This makes it look like the subject is jumping ahead through time. If your video...
How to make custom thumbnails for YouTube – with free software
Three tools to attract clicks to your videos YouTube gives you three tools to attract clicks: Titles Descriptions (specifically the first couple sentences) Thumbnails These three things must work together to convince potential viewers to start your video. Luckily,...
Facebook video versus YouTube – the battle of 2015?
Have you noticed more and more videos in your Facebook feed? Maybe you've been the one posting them - I know I've increased my Facebook video posting and watching in the past few months. But how do you decide where to post your videos? Today your options are...
How to get wrinkles out of your backdrop
Got Wrinkles? A crisp backdrop can add a level of professionalism to your videos - but not if it's wrinkled. I tried ironing my muslin backdrops, but they are 6 feet x 9 feet and it's tough to iron something that big on my ironing board. Then I discovered a travel...
Training with online video – interview with Team Treehouse
Michael Poley from TeamTreehouse.com joins Subscriber Nation to talk about his experience with online video, specifically using it as a training resource for computer languages at TeamTreehouse.com How did Michael start making online videos? Michael doesn't have a...