1st April 2008 - by Kathy Austin
Humor and YouTube
Making a YouTube video? Here are some tips. Read on.
In the days of old, men, women and children sat around a fire
or under a tree listening to an elder of the village tell them
stories. Fast track to the couple of centuries later, the women
and children are still getting entertained but the medium is no
longer human. Its this black box or if you are at the higher
end of the food chain, a flat screen which keeps children quiet
and gives parents the breathing space they need.
Story telling has always been a means to engage people and
though the times have changed and the medium has changed from
human to machine, the means is still the same. Tell an
interesting story anytime and you will have listeners. Be it a
business presentation, a marketing pitch or a television show.
A personal story is on top of the favourites list, everyone
loves to hear somebody else's personal story. Telling a story
and telling it well, add a dash of humor and you have a
winner.
So why am I writing an article about this black box which is
also popularly known as the "idiot box"? The truth of the
matter is, the idiot box has some competition. Its called the
YouTube.
YouTube has revolutionized the internet in many ways. Anything
from having a sneak peak of a movie or some parts of a favorite
soap opera or even better, make fun of a colleague.
YouTube has been recognized as one of the high visibility
places which people frequent often. So here are some tips on
ways to put humor in your video:
1. Have some fun music which lightens up the mood
2. Visualize a funny moment in your life at the time of
creating the video
3. Have a joke or an amusing anecdote ready
4. Do you have any funny props?
5. Draw eyes on your chin and talk into the camera upside
down
6. Just laugh, spread the happiness
7. Do some juggling
8. Do you have a funny ad you like? Try to take out what got
you to laugh in the first place
9. End the video with a punch line (music or words)
10. Try out 2 microphones, so viewers can experience it when
you talk in the right side and the left one
There is a video of a going away party of a colleague where
they collected photos of the poor guy from the time he joined
the company, party photographs, golfing with his belly popping
out and several others which at best can be described as
embarrassing. With a toe tapping sound track, this was
converted into a hilarious invitation that provided the whole
company something to laugh and talk about in the coming weeks
preceding the lunch invitation.
Another funny video or I must say creepy video is that of a
virtual barber shop where they used sound effects using a right
microphone and a left microphone. So when you have your
headphones on and listen to it, you feel like the clippers are
close to your ears and the sound of the scissors go clippity
clip. The barber also talks to you and the sound of water when
he is washing his hands are eerily real.
So with some creativity and dollops of humor, you can get
potential customers through laughter. It gives them a good
feeling and helps you bond and establish a feeling of
trust.
If you want to build a good client base and generate more
sales, humor helps you connect with people. Of the numerous
videos that I have seen, only a few remain with me. And I have
realized that those were the ones that made me
laugh.
Article Source: http://www.bb-articles.com
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