Adding a Personal Touch to Your Videos
backdrop if you cannot make it look professional. If it’s a kitchen item, use a clean, well lit kitchen. If you are selling business services, make certain the background shows a professional office setting. Are the books evenly spaced? Can you see dust on the shelves? Put a plant in the background. If you are outdoors, avoid windy days. And before you press the red button on the camera, center your subject squarely against this nice background.
Your subject should know the script, but memorizing sounds unnatural. Write a script, and then reduce it to keywords listed on index cards. The subject should practice his lines as he flips rapidly through the cards. If he cannot remember the script without them you can use a table- or desk-top item to conceal the hands, or just don’t zoom out far enough to show them. Also, your speaker should practice speaking slowly. When
