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1/ Okay, so the scripting #YouTube videos question has come up a few times in the last few weeks and I fully script mine with a teleprompter and a few people have asked why and how it works.
So here goes.
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So here goes.
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2/ For a long while I did the rough bullet outline but what I actually said wasn't scripted.
That worked fine but I noticed the videos I really liked had denser storytelling, structure, info density and less rambling.
How did they do that?
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That worked fine but I noticed the videos I really liked had denser storytelling, structure, info density and less rambling.
How did they do that?
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3/ When asked, almost all of them fully scripted and almost all those speaking to camera used a teleprompter. Those doing video essays had the advantage of just reading.
A few could just crazily remember what they wrote!
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A few could just crazily remember what they wrote!
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4/ The 1st advantage of the teleprompter for me is it shifts where the time is spent. The majority of the time on a 'studio' video is now spent writing the script.
The main advantage of this is I can do that any where and any when.
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The main advantage of this is I can do that any where and any when.
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5/ The 2nd advantage is I like writing. I view it as a strength. Process is therapeutic. So when something is written it is a strength for me.
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6/ The 3rd advantage is it seems I can read naturally, insert random thoughts and pick up the reading without people really noticing.
This works better for me than bullet points.
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This works better for me than bullet points.
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7/ The 4th advantage is the storytelling videos would just not work without it. This series about my 40th decade is a prime example.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG2BRwAznUo4yopPvvOMCPdBw6IWr6DYq
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG2BRwAznUo4yopPvvOMCPdBw6IWr6DYq
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8/ The 5th advantage is it changes both the information density and the emotion of the content as I can invest it in the writing and, I believe, impart it in the retelling. ＊cross fingers＊.
9/ The 6th advantage is it keeps me looking directly down the lense at the viewer. No looking away, directly as if speaking intently to a person.
10/ Disadvantages? Yeah, I've become more critical of my travel adventure vlogs because they don't have the teleprompter and I worry I ramble / talking too much.
So it does shift your mindset.
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So it does shift your mindset.
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11/ The short answer is it works for me and the type of videos I am slowly transitioning to that work creatively for me.
Which is what it's all about at the end of the day.
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Which is what it's all about at the end of the day.
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12/ The teleprompter I use is the Parot Teleprompter. It just attach to the thread on the front of your lens and uses your phone. I also use the remote to start / stop the script mid-flow.
https://padcaster.com/pages/parrot
And that's it.
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https://padcaster.com/pages/parrot
And that's it.
#YouTube #smallyoutuber
