{"id":5042,"date":"2018-01-30T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charlesavemktg.com\/blog\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2018-09-21T10:50:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T17:50:16","slug":"create-your-own-marketing-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlesavemktg.com\/blog\/create-your-own-marketing-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Cool Tools to Create Your Own Marketing Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Videos are a must for websites and social media, but most businesses don’t have the resources for a full video shoot. The following are tools that I’ve personally relied on when working with shoestring budgets to produce professional-quality videos.<\/p>\n

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Voices.com<\/h4>\n

As much as I love the sound of my own voice, professional voiceover helps give videos an extra polish. As a copywriter, I’m extremely picky about the intonation and delivery of any words in a video.<\/p>\n

Voices.com is a solid solution to find VO talent. There is a self-service platform and for higher-budget jobs, you can also work with an account manager on the Voices.com team. I’ve used both. The benefit of having an account manager is he or she helps you cull through talent, which saves time in finding the perfect voice. The self-service platform is just as easy; you’ll just need to dedicate more time to listening to auditions. In either case, writing detailed specs that articulate the age range, gender, and feeling you want to cultivate will go a long way in finding the right talent.<\/p>\n

Voice talents\u00a0set their own bids<\/a>, but the minimum threshold for any job is $100.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Storyblocks<\/h4>\n

Storyblocks encompasses different sites\u00a0for stock video, stock music, and stock imagery. However, the service recently rebranded as the one-stop-shop Storyblocks.<\/p>\n

Videoblocks is a subscription service that gives you access to royalty-free video and After Effects templates. The royalty-free library enables you to download unlimited content for the duration of your membership. You also have access to a marketplace of videos that are offered directly by the artists and creators for purchase. Membership is $149\/year.<\/a><\/p>\n

Audioblocks<\/a>\u00a0works much the same way for stock music, sound effects, and audio loops. I couldn’t find updated information about membership rates, but I was grandfathered in at a cost of $99\/year.<\/p>\n

Storyblocks offers stock photos, vector art, and illustrations, but I haven’t personally used this service yet. The stock photo market is likely the most competitive of the three offerings, so I can’t say definitively whether this service is better or worse than others.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Results<\/h4>\n

In 2016, I worked on this project for my client American College of Education. We had the budget for a professional video shoot, so the footage we worked with is brilliantly shot and lit, with fantastic sound quality. This (of course) does wonders\u00a0for the final product because no matter what your budget, if you start with poor footage, nothing much will save it.<\/p>\n

I used ScreenFlow for the edit, Voices.com for the voiceover, and Audioblocks for the music. The logo treatment was downloaded from a template on Envato<\/a>, and I created some of the animated slides in Keynote.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGSGgwT0hBTlNlMzAlM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTI2YW1wJTNCc2hvd2luZm8lM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]… and a fourth tool for good measure, on the animated side of things…<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Vyond\u00a0(formerly GoAnimate)<\/h4>\n

Vyond<\/a> is an online tool to create animated videos. It takes a little getting used to, but once you’ve got the hang of it, it’s easy and fun to make animations. With Vyond, you can create custom characters by choosing their body shape, facial features, and clothing. Vyond also includes several templates you can use as a starting point.<\/p>\n

Vyond offers a 14-day free trial, and then is a subscription service that starts at $39\/month.<\/p>\n

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Author: KIM KOHATSU<\/h5>\n

Kim Kohatsu is the founder of Charles Ave Marketing<\/a>, where she brings the power\u00a0and reach of Madison Ave to small businesses and startups.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-facebook” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcharlesavemktg||target:%20_blank|”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-twitter” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fkimkohatsu||target:%20_blank|”][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-linkedin” size=”xs” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fkimkohatsu%2F||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article may contain affiliate links. This means that I may make a small commission (at no extra cost to you). All opinions are always 100% mine and I don’t work with any product or company that I don’t use and love.\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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