Comments on: Make Your Videos Stand Out Above the Rest! http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/ The Voice of Illinois Real Estate Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Steve "@PodcastSteve" Lubetkin http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Steve "@PodcastSteve" Lubetkin Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:14:31 +0000 http://www.iarbuzz.com/?p=1169#comment-1205 The only thing I would add to excellent tips above is to think long and hard about whether posting to YouTube is the best place for showing off the properties you are representing. The bulk of the content on YouTube is very silly stuff by amateurs. If you are serious about presenting a professional image for your practice, consider using one of the other video hosting platforms like Blip.tv, which allows much larger file sizes and much longer clips than YouTube, without a lot of the silly things. If you are thinking YouTube because you think you have to use it to embed a player in your own website, guess again. Blip and other sites also allow you to embed video on your pages. For more on this topic, see my blog post at http://www.lubetkin.net/blog/2009/09/why-is-youtube-only-video-site-clients.html. Steve "@PodcastSteve" Lubetkin Managing Partner, Professional Podcasts LLC Podcast Producer for NAR's Commercial Division T&I Briefing Podcasts (http://www.realtor.org/commercial/technology_and_intelligence_briefings_podcast) steve@professionalpodcasts.com www.professionalpodcasts.com The only thing I would add to excellent tips above is to think long and hard about whether posting to YouTube is the best place for showing off the properties you are representing. The bulk of the content on YouTube is very silly stuff by amateurs. If you are serious about presenting a professional image for your practice, consider using one of the other video hosting platforms like Blip.tv, which allows much larger file sizes and much longer clips than YouTube, without a lot of the silly things.

If you are thinking YouTube because you think you have to use it to embed a player in your own website, guess again. Blip and other sites also allow you to embed video on your pages. For more on this topic, see my blog post at http://www.lubetkin.net/blog/2009/09/why-is-youtube-only-video-site-clients.html.

Steve “@PodcastSteve” Lubetkin
Managing Partner, Professional Podcasts LLC
Podcast Producer for NAR’s Commercial Division T&I Briefing Podcasts
(http://www.realtor.org/commercial/technology_and_intelligence_briefings_podcast)
steve@professionalpodcasts.com
http://www.professionalpodcasts.com

]]> By: ParkRidgeDDS http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 ParkRidgeDDS Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:15:55 +0000 http://www.iarbuzz.com/?p=1169#comment-1005 Thanks for some great tips. We are just starting to think about using video in a couple of our business ventures. I am going to make sure that we follow all of your advice. Pretty exciting times we live in with digital media/marketing. Thanks for some great tips. We are just starting to think about using video in a couple of our business ventures. I am going to make sure that we follow all of your advice. Pretty exciting times we live in with digital media/marketing.

]]> By: Albert Maruggi http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Albert Maruggi Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:38:18 +0000 http://www.iarbuzz.com/?p=1169#comment-1003 Look this is a useful post. I just happen to be a video snob as a former news shooter and editor. So I take all this flip video stuff with a grain of salt. there is no question that video on phones is outstanding for immediacy and the ability to basically have a live truck in your pocket. If you want to just capture the moment then all these point work. If however you want to do more than head shots and a couple of pans, then get into the details of shot composition, storyboarding, and shooting techniques. Also the audio bullet is right on and this means anyone with a budget under $1000 buy a Canon camera plus external mic. Canon is the only consumer camera in that price range that has external audio inputs. I just returned from SxSw and it was essential. The reason is with other cameras, e.g. phone and flip video you dont have the zoom capabilities to get a decent video shot plus good audio. Bottom line, there is a huge difference between shooting a talking head, and telling a story with video. these bullets will make your talking head better. Look this is a useful post. I just happen to be a video snob as a former news shooter and editor. So I take all this flip video stuff with a grain of salt. there is no question that video on phones is outstanding for immediacy and the ability to basically have a live truck in your pocket.

If you want to just capture the moment then all these point work. If however you want to do more than head shots and a couple of pans, then get into the details of shot composition, storyboarding, and shooting techniques. Also the audio bullet is right on and this means anyone with a budget under $1000 buy a Canon camera plus external mic. Canon is the only consumer camera in that price range that has external audio inputs. I just returned from SxSw and it was essential. The reason is with other cameras, e.g. phone and flip video you dont have the zoom capabilities to get a decent video shot plus good audio.

Bottom line, there is a huge difference between shooting a talking head, and telling a story with video. these bullets will make your talking head better.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 uberVU - social comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:44:52 +0000 http://www.iarbuzz.com/?p=1169#comment-1000 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by ILREALTOR: Video tips from IAR's Tech Guy. More coming in January IL REALTOR Mag http://bit.ly/88mp3f... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Jenn O'Meara http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Jenn O'Meara Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:03:19 +0000 http://www.iarbuzz.com/?p=1169#comment-996 Matt - Nice tips! Real estate marketers should also consider using online video in a direct marketing capacity. Posting video content to video sharing or social media sites is one way to distribute video in a mass capacity. Video emails are an extremely effective way to market homes and other properties in a direct marketing capacity. Along with marketing properties using online video, real estate agents and real estate professionals should consider developing web video marketing campaigns to market their own services and firms. Audiovisual content can be extremely persuasive and this could be a great way to stand apart from competitors. Best, Jenn Matt – Nice tips!

Real estate marketers should also consider using online video in a direct marketing capacity. Posting video content to video sharing or social media sites is one way to distribute video in a mass capacity. Video emails are an extremely effective way to market homes and other properties in a direct marketing capacity.

Along with marketing properties using online video, real estate agents and real estate professionals should consider developing web video marketing campaigns to market their own services and firms. Audiovisual content can be extremely persuasive and this could be a great way to stand apart from competitors.

Best,

Jenn

]]> By: Matthew Brewer http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Matthew Brewer Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:30:05 +0000 http://www.iarbuzz.com/?p=1169#comment-303 Thanks Mike! I wish I COULD buy you a camera! I'm excited to see more videos coming from our members! I think people are really embracing that technology and are slowly getting over their fears of being on camera. Thanks Mike! I wish I COULD buy you a camera! I’m excited to see more videos coming from our members! I think people are really embracing that technology and are slowly getting over their fears of being on camera.

]]> By: Mike Long http://www.iarbuzz.com/2009/12/videos-stand-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Mike Long Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:49:06 +0000 http://www.iarbuzz.com/?p=1169#comment-295 Great information Matt! I've been researching the best way to get started shooting my own video tours for YouTube and that video you shared with us was GREAT! I'm excited to try it out. Now, can I borrow some money so I can buy a video camera? Great information Matt! I’ve been researching the best way to get started shooting my own video tours for YouTube and that video you shared with us was GREAT! I’m excited to try it out. Now, can I borrow some money so I can buy a video camera?

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