Tech Reviewing: Video Tips
DOWNLOAD THE VIDEOAnswers to your questions. It’s a long video, so here’s a “Table of Contents” for you in case you want to skip ahead:
Production Tips
- Make videos first! Worry about gear later
- Before you buy lights, search for help on YouTube
- Editing is your friend - subtitles are great, because they can contain specs (pricing info) and reinforce info
- Overusing video effects is distracting
- Don’t be afraid to shoot lots of video and edit down
Reviewing a Product
- Focus on what people use device for, but definitely show the new and innovative features
- Take notes while testing a gadget
- Know your specs!
- Music can make your videos more lively
- Focus on the gadget, remove the clutter
- Try shooting in different locations
- Be yourself…but be as entertaining as you!
- Keep it under 7 minutes if you can
Finding Your Style
- Try out different ideas and styles and see what works
- Try unboxings, reviews and comparisons (aka “dog fights”)
- Some ideas work, some don’t — keep experimenting!
December 20th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
hey noah! how do you have cell phone companies send you those phones to review? Because I may want to do somethin like this. (if anyone else can answer that would be okay!)
Thanks!
December 21st, 2009 at 7:21 am
Hey Noah! I really appreciate this video very much man, i’m seriously a huge fan of your website and youtube page i’ve been watching your vids probably since 2006 or somethin, i’ve always wanted to do tech reviewing, for some reason I think it’s cool lol, but anyways thanks for the tips, I will hopefully be posting my tech review on the Droid Eris, hope you can check it out, thanks man.
December 21st, 2009 at 7:36 am
hey how bout sum bloopers on the making of your reviews =]
December 21st, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Thanks for the tips. I make simple “user” POV reviews. I watch alot of your vids and I enjoy them alot. I like your style.
December 21st, 2009 at 10:31 pm
How do you get the phones to review them?:)
December 21st, 2009 at 10:45 pm
what software do you use to edit videos….????
December 22nd, 2009 at 8:28 am
How do you get the new phones so you can un-box them?
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Hi Noah! I wonder if Samsung S5230 Star is a good phone? Please respond
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:02 am
he probly uses Sony Vegas Pro 8.0
December 25th, 2009 at 2:49 am
IF all you guys watch his first vid you will understand what he means abut lighting Camcorder and effects on your first video
December 29th, 2009 at 2:24 am
Noah,
I was wondering if you could make another video that tells all of us how to get gadgets from companies.
Thanks Much,
Jon
December 29th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
hey!! where is the part two of this video!?:)
December 29th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
hey noah!! what phone do u use? like as your everyday cell phone
December 29th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
@boomshot123456789 Pretty Sure it is iPhone 3G S 32Gb he may have changed but he always gets a bunch of Phones so most of the time he test them for a Week or so it kinda doesn’t really matter
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
How do you get the phones from companies?
January 5th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
where is the second video you talked about? that is what i want to know. how to get the phones for a few weeks for a review?
January 7th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
How about teaching them how to normalize audio. Oh wait…
January 7th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
January 7th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
whats a great video editing for windows 7 not windows live movie maker
January 7th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
LOL HAHAHA look at the bald gys FAT HEAD hahaha bald egg head and u can tell hes a gay strate away.. lol poof
January 7th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
you can tell that you are an idiot, straight away…
January 7th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
yeh but ur a twat and ur mum has no arms
January 7th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
stop flaming videos, without a reason.. Stop being an idiot. I’m not the only one who thinks this of you(look at your profile)
January 7th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
they either give them to him, or send them to him for a week or two so he can review them and basically advertise the phone and get more people to buy it. But i dont know how he got them to send it to him in the first place. either he emailed them telling em about his channel, or they found him on there own
January 7th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Wow! Is this it!