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Recording Voiceovers

1. ORGANIZE THE FOOTAGE

Arrange your footage according to the chronological steps of the project.


2. WRITE THE ROUGH SCRIPT

Open your raw files and hit play. Talk through the process while watching it & write a rough script.


3. REVIEW & REWRITE THE SCRIPT

Leave only the key points and cut out any unnecessary fluff.

What do people realistically want to hear? What information is helpful for them to recreate this project? (The final recording must be at least 3 minutes.) Below are some tips for effective voiceovers:


Hooks are arguably the most important part of your video. They are what catch the viewer's attention and keep them watching. Video clips of store shots, before room pans, and relatable materials are great visual hooks.


In addition to these clips, your voiceover is another tool to use to hook viewers. Here are a few tips to use when recording your voice overs to add hooks to your intro.


  • NEVER say what the final product will be.

  • Create mystery using relatable materials or stores. Example: “Here’s the genius reason to save your milk jugs” or “This is going to make you want to run to Dollar store”

  • Keep it short. No need to tell a whole story about getting materials. Instead use the store name in your hook & just video yourself picking them off the shelf


Here are a few examples of videos with great voiceover hooks:


4. RECORD

Use earbuds that plug into your phone and have a mic. If you have access to a bluetooth mic or podcast mic, use that. If you mess up, simply pause and repeat the line. (No need to restart the recording.)


5. REVIEW & SUBMIT

The final voiceover must be at least 3 minutes long.

If you need to add more instruction to meet 3 minutes, record and add another VO clip (no need to re-record everything).

Upload your VO clip(s) as an mp4 along with the raw footage on Air.





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