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Recording Your Pitch
Poll!
how many of you have recorded a video of
yourselves?
Hello!I’m Andrew,Graphic Designer at:
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Graphic Designer in Ottawa 🇨🇦
Ten Years of Agency Experience
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Andrew Newby
• Logo/Brand Design
• Web Design
• Motion Graphics
• Corporate/Commercial Videos
Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out any time…
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Contact me
Andrew Newby
anewby.design
Bringing your storyboard to life.
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Shipping Your concept
Video Production Components
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You!
You are the stars of your pitch.
Make sure you shine.
Video Production Components
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You!
You are the stars of your pitch.
Make sure you shine.
B-Roll
The extra visuals to your video.
They help tell your story.
Video Production Components
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You!
You are the stars of your pitch.
Make sure you shine.
B-Roll
The extra visuals to your video.
They help tell your story.
Recordings
This is your work.
They prove that this is real.
Recording Your Video
Good / Bad Recording?Make sure audio is clear
- Face the mic
- Speak slowly and enunciate
- Do a few sound tests for volume levels
- Use headphones to review your audio
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Good / Bad Recording?
Maintain focus- Stand up straight and still
- Look into the camera
- Keep hands in neutral position
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Good / Bad Recording?
Make shots consistent- Use a tripod
- Shoot in landscape
- Use a backdrop
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Good / Bad Recording?
Make sure you are well lit
- Use a natural light source
- Set up some DIY lighting
- Wear solid colours (no red)
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Tripod HACKS!!!
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Lighting HACKS!!!
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Summary- Make sure audio is clear
- Maintain focus
- Make shots consistent
- Make sure you are well lit
When in doubt, take one more!
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B-Roll Footage- B-roll footage will accompany
your script/voiceover and enhance your story.
- B-roll helps you to illustrate your point, and increase viewer’s retention
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B-Roll Footage could be…- Recorded Video Footage- Timelapse Videos- Icons and Infographics
- Animated- or static
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Timelapse ExampleCould be talking about…
- traffic- crowds- risks for contamination- how prominent ads are - etc
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icons ExampleTake a look at this old explainer from Dropbox.
Artwork is very basic, but this is all they need to make their point and sell their product.
Game time!
One sentence voice-over
B-Roll Footage resources
https://www.pexels.com/videos/
https://pixabay.com/
https://www.videvo.net/
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Stock Audio Resources
Youtube Audio Library:https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1
Screenshots/Screen Recordings
Screen recordings- Protecting privacy
- Make actions obvious
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Screen recordings- Windows: Settings > Gaming > Game bar
- Mac: Quicktime > File > New Screen Recording
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Activity:Build Familiarity with Your Tools
Build Familiarity with Your ToolsPlay around with:
- Screen recording your app in action- Make a sample voice recording- Your video editing software- Your video downloading tool- Browse through b-roll footage- Capture consent!
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Filming Challenges?
Reflection:
New filming skills?
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Recording Your Video✘ 3-5 mins in length✘ Present as a team✘ Provide subtitles✘ Protect Privacy + Consent✘ Cite your sources✘ Upload for judging
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“Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others
feeling after an experience with you becomes your trademark.”
- Jay Danzie
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