Let there be sound with your videos

Have you ever clicked to watch a video and you don’t hear anything? If you’re like most of us, you instantly start clicking volume keys, fiddle with cables, turn a bunch of knobs only to be blasted away seconds later when the sound eventually starts.  You might think you’re being edgy or creative by having silence at the start of a video but chances are, you’re just frustrating the viewer. You can easily avoid this dilemma in a number of ways.

Consider making a short logo animation with a tasteful music bed. This is a great way to brand your content and at the same time, let people know the sound is working. A word of caution, your introduction should be no longer than five seconds, aim for three if you can. You have precious seconds to get someone’s attention and having too long an introduction might push people away before your content ever begins.

Lots of folks add title slides to presentations before uploading them, a great practice. Instead of silently adding it to the start, display it is as soon as the presentation begins. You probably won’t miss anything other than a few seconds of a presenter standing at a podium. If you have a long title slide packed with relevant information, consider reinforcing it with a voice over. Doing this means you only have to keep the slide up as long as it takes the person to read the information. The rule of thumb with graphics is you leave them up long enough for someone to read it twice, reading it for them means you start your content sooner.

Want to make some noise? We have an extensive library of licensed music to start your videos plus access to so some great voice-over professionals.

Contact us today and start sounding great.

info@duchinproductions.com or 978.338.5699