How to Make Scary Pop-Up Videos
Videos designed to trick viewers are a comical prank on the Internet, whether it is using a misleading title to trick viewers into watching a video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" or using a video to scare the viewer with a surprising scream and scary face. With an effective pop-up video, the viewer is engrossed in the video they believe they are watching and are in prime position to be scared when the scary image and sounds pop up.
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Instructions
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Select a sound that will scare the viewer. A monster roaring or a person screaming are both effective sound files.
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Select an image that will scare the viewer, such as a monster or person making a scary face.
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Choose your trap video or image, such as an optical illusion or picture that claims to have a hidden image, that can attract the attention of the viewer so they are focused on the screen when the pop-up image occurs.
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Open your video-editing software and load the trap video into the program as a new video project.
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Turn down the volume on the trap video if there is any, so the viewer will have to turn the volume up.
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Load the image and sound into the same video project.
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Place the sound and image approximately 20 seconds into the video file.
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Turn the sound on the scream up to full volume.
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Share the video with friends, or upload it to a video site such as YouTube. If uploading to a remote video site, be sure to include a description in the title and video description that will ensure viewers are paying close attention when the pop-up image occurs.
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References
- Photo Credit scared asian image by Frenk_Danielle Kaufmann from Fotolia.com
