- Don’t use long overly long shots … match the pace of the editing with the pace of the song.
- Don’t start, interrupt or end your video with dialog.
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More Tips for Indie Music Video Producers
Tips of the day:
- Keep it clean: don’t use nudity, graphic or disturbing images.
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Don’t start your video with an introduction of dialog or silence.
And three excellent mashups to Eminem’s Phenomenal:
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More Tips for Indie Music Video Producers
Mashup videos are all over the place. The quality ranges from superb to dismal. YouTube is full of sources. Since most take images from there anyway, try to pick more than just a few. How to make a good mashup video:
- Use clips from a variety of sources.
- Have a unifying theme; make it make sense.
- As always, use creative editing well timed with the music.
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More Tips for Indie Music Video Producers
Do not make a video of any of these personal themes:
- Your great summer vacation.
- Walking around some fascinating city.
- Having fun in your back yard.
Your friends and family will love seeing these, but most people will find them kinda boring. Actually, between you and me, your friends and family will pretend to be interested, but they won’t like them either.
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More Tips for Indie Music Video Producers
We see a lot of videos that make these types of mistakes:
- Don’t just re-edit an official music video.
- Don’t make your entire video out of stock photos.
- Don’t do slide-show videos — films are about motion, not about static images.
- Don’t use cheesy video effects.
- Use a good recording of the song you’re using.
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More Tips for Indie Music Video Producers
When thinking about creating a music video, especially if you want to get it noticed, consider these tips. TikiKiti is one aggregator that specializes in music videos. They don’t use films that:
- Have a commercial vs. artistic purpose (e.g. promotion of a product or tourism);
- Are generated by an algorithm;
- Or are all about girls in underwear.
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Tips for Indie Music Video Producers
Here is a short list of not to include in an indie music video:
- Long shots of someones back.
- Your wedding or your vacation.
- Shots of yourself or your friends using illegal drugs.
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