The document discusses effective video creation strategies focused on storytelling and community engagement. Key tactics include defining purpose, utilizing mobile formats, eliminating distractions, and engaging a specific audience to enhance video impact. The document also offers training resources and insights on optimizing videos for mobile platforms.

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DISTRACTIONS
you can and MUST eliminate from your videos
WRONG LIGHTING
WRONG SOUND
WRONG FRAMING
WRONG BACKDROP
WRONG EDITING
WRONG AUDIENCE
Workshop
Available

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Have a Clear Purpose
Be a Storyteller
Keep it mobile
Design for Edits
Unite Community

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10. HOW: Offer a K.I.S.S. of Insight
Keep It Simple S*****
● The 10s Tease
● One take-away/video
● Leave’m with Insight
(and a Call To Action)
If your audience is confused, they’re gone

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12. Meetup vs Ted

13. STORY TRENDS
Reality
storytelling
is in!

14. Storytelling tactics
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Interactive videos
Use the alternative viewpoint
Create flawed characters
Re-tell a common snapshot of life
Crowdsource it

15. HOW: Storytelling 101
TELL the Tension
- Hero’s normal
-Hero challenge
-Hero’s new normal
CAST Characters
- your product service
- your audience= Hero
-your audience’s villain
AFFIRM the INSIGHT
- Hero succeeds
- Hero fails
-Hero is transformed
Training
Available

16. How: Use a Storyboard
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Plan the tension, focus
Communicate vision
Shot list, edit list,
Plan Interactive triggers

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19. Stats
“Mobile video is actually more effective than desktop in
terms of clicks throughs, after the average CTR for
smartphone and tablet campaigns tripled in the past 12
months.”- http://econsultancy.com/
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20. HOW: MOBILE checklist
Is it in a mobile format? NO? Youtube it?
Is the necessary text large enough?
Is your CTA available on the go?
Are you speaking to ONE?
Is it short to reduce bandwidth issues?
Is video essential? YES-think optimi$ing?
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21. MOBILE: YOUR TURN

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23. QUICK EDITS
The Most engaging
videos of 2013 used:
● Different angles
● 3 second clips
● B-roll
● Stop motion
● Music
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24. HOW: Research Pacing
Study great short videos that
appeal to your audience
Emotional=Commercials
Exciting=Music videos/Sports
Educational=How to/Cooking
Branding=Series
Entertain=Genre Specific

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26. Community
● Acknowledge their view
● Speak to 1 not 100
● “Why will they care?”
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27. How: be a Matchmaker
Get your video in front of the right niche group
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28. How: Matchs build community
The right audience will engage and share it
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29. In Review: FORMULA to TREND
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Try tactics, find value
Reach out for help
Eyes on trends
NO Distractions
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