Remember this item from a couple of weeks ago about the bookseller who made a video for his book listing on eBay? The book sold for $379, and that’s not even the best part. The video was so popular (more than 700 views) that the seller has expanded into producing videos for others.
What a great example of how good stuff happens to you when you work at being creative.
In case you missed it, the maker of the video, Brian Smith, added a comment to the previous blog post that includes tips for making your own videos:
Having briefly (and long ago) edited video at a small TV station, corporate voice work is what I do now. Books are a life-long passion. This video was just the bringing together of “talents” and resources. It’s unlikely I’ll compete too much with those who sell books for a living — but it wouldn’t be so bad to make videos for you pro sellers when the right titles come along.Anyway, when making your own videos, the single best thing you can do is separate the shooting from the voicing and put the two together in editing.
Just write a script, shoot the video most anywhere while reading the script aloud, leaving a few seconds between shots. Then take the script into a bedroom or any well-damped room — and with even a $30 mic and a little cable, you can get great results recording straight to your computer. There’s a powerful and free-download audio editor called Audacity that will do all you need.
Even Windows Movie Maker can handle the editing. The first step is importing the audio and laying it down first. Then add the shots to match the narration.
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2 Comments
Mac users can also use the handy iMovie program for easy video editing. I’d probably edit a few videos for some of my higher-end eBay items… if only I had a nice sports announcer voice like Brian Smith. Hmmm… Maybe I’ll edit a video using that crazy computer robot voice. Anyway, good idea!
The video feature is a great addition but what eBay really needs to do is stop making it so difficult to list on their site. I’m not talking about the process of listing but the fees. They take a piece when you list another piece when you sell and a third piece when processing most sales. ouch..