How to Make a Film for YouTube
YouTube is resource that makes it simple to search for and watch music videos, personal vlogs, and clips on just about anything for free. You can use YouTube to share your own videos with family and friends. YouTube also allows you to make video responses as a way to respond to your favorite YouTube uploads.
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Instructions
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Record your video. The picture quality and audio should be clear.
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Upload your video to your computer to edit unless you are using a tablet or smart phone that allows you to edit content on the device.
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Edit your film to exclude unneeded content and polish the film to your liking. To ensure you will be able to upload your video properly, the YouTube Help website notes that your video should be less than 2 GB in size and less than 15 minutes long.
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Tips & Warnings
You should know what type of film you want to make before filming. This will help keep you on track during filming.
Back up your film on your computer or an external hard drive in case the information is ever lost from your videocamera.
Use a video editing program, such as iMovie or Windows Live Movie Maker to edit your video. Video editing programs allow you to delete unwanted scenes, add titles and credits, fun transitions, voice overs and more.
While you can upload any video you want, you cannot use copyrighted material without permission. The YouTube Copyright Center website notes that you, while you need permission to use copyrighted content in your YouTube videos, "The rights to any screen shots or footage of third party content on our site are not ours to grant. Additionally, there is no general public record of who owns the rights to particular works."
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