How to Make Viral Videos

Viral videos are video clips created by web users and then posted on the Internet. The most well known website that hosts viral videos is YouTube. If you want to make your own viral video for the masses, follow these steps.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Think of an idea for your video. Determine if you want to do a funny video, a sketch, or show off your dancing skills. Plan the video before you begin recording.

2. Get your video area ready. Set up any props or direct any friends that you are putting in the video into their start positions.

3. Use a device to capture the video. Webcams, digital cameras and cell phones can be used to record digital movies.

4. Upload the video onto your computer. Many people use iMovies or Windows Movie Maker.

5. Put the video on a website to make it go viral. You need to browse through your files to upload the video onto a site, such as YouTube.

6. Edit your viral video after it's uploaded. You can add captions, title and notify friends that you have a new viral video.

Tips & Warnings

• You should always keep the material on your viral video appropriate. You do not want a racy or explicit video to haunt you later on.

• You must make sure that your video is in a valid file format before it goes viral. Typically accepted file formats include .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG.

• If you want a lot of people to watch your viral video, keep it short and advertise it as much as possible.

Resources

• Make your viral videos and then upload them on YouTube.