how to write a script for youtube video

Why write a script?

Improvisation is sometimes good, in fact many youtubers base their channels on that, spontaneity, naturalness, as life itself passes. But let's not fool ourselves, most of the time, they have prepared, if not a script, a kind of plan to make the video.

When in a video, youtuber is thinking, babbles, repeats phrases or words, lengthens the syllables, or doubt, the video ends up being very lackluster, and possibly likes little and has few likes, since it will have exhausted the patience of the Internet user, Although what I was telling was interesting.

If it is a long or structured video, a good script will give it that professional touch so that it is a perfect finish. And I don't say if you want to make a short film or a home movie, YouTube has no limits!

Video time

Should the video be short or long? Some say that the videos of 3 minutes or less work better, and others that are longer than 5 minutes are better. You should not think a priori in a certain duration, but what the video asks for on its own, although it seems that those over 5 minutes position better.

Ask yourself if you are going to create valuable content, if you are going to tell something interesting, if you are going to make someone laugh, if you are going to give useful advice, if you are going to teach how to do something useful, if you are going to sing or play something nice , or if you are going to show anything else useful or interesting. If the answer is yes, you are on the right track.

All part of an idea

Every creation starts from an idea. Where can we get ideas? Possible sources of ideas are a dream we have had, a movie we have seen, a phrase we have heard, a story we have read, or a personal experience.

If an idea comes to mind, let's write it down on a piece of paper. We must not escape.

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A movie is made up of scenes . Each scene is made up of several shots , which are time recorded without interruptions (in the cinema, the clapperboard numbers the sequence of scenes for later editing).

A close-up is the image of the face, a medium shot is the image up to the waist, a general shot picks up the full-length character and a scene shot picks up the entire stage.

The planes in movements can be: horizontal (usually used to show a landscape), ascending, descending, approaching or moving away ; point of view, when the camera focuses as if they were the protagonist's eyes, it is considered subjective; transparency , something is projected behind the character; split or multiple screen , is used in cinematography when two people speak on the phone and on YouTube to show something that is being talked about; zoom focus , and blur .

The optical effects are: cutting , direct passage from one scene to another; fade in , the image appears behind a dark screen; fade out , the screen gradually darkens; chained , two images rejoin overlapping each other; chained with blur, one image is blurred and another is focused appearing; frozen , an image is fixed to highlight something; slow motion , less speed than normal, is usually used for romantic or violent scenes; fast camera , faster than normal, is usually used for humor; curtain , the scenes are joined by a line or a similar transition, indicates simultaneity; and swept , a quick tour of the image is cut sharply, it is usually used to maintain interest.

Types of script

• Depending on the type of video we are going to create, this will be the script. The films and series need very elaborate socks and scripts, which do not go into much detail because that corresponds to the director and not the screenwriter.
• Videos aimed at children are a great challenge. You have to entertain and educate children at the same time, but never manipulate them.
• In shows, musicals and musical performances (the latter predominate on YouTube) it is convenient that the sound is good, the interpretation impeccable, and in general, you have to look colorful and colorful.
• Educational programs are very popular on YouTube. In them, the scientist or the teacher has to explain clearly, and above all, that the information is useful. It is not enough to properly view, give a good image, because this adds points to your image of teacher or scientist, because you have to take into account that normally these types of videos are like a business card.
• Advertising and clips, often from blogs and websites, unless the video is part of them, should be short, 2-3 minutes at most, with a rapid succession of images to capture the attention.
• The documentaries demand an absolute loyalty to the truth and must remain open, to provoke those who see it to ask questions that do not have an answer or is open.
• Humor video is another type of common video on YouTube. It is a good idea to provoke laughter every 10-15 seconds and this requires a dialogue very rich in comedy. It must be added that success also depends largely on the comic talent of youtuber.
• Sports video demands color, such as beauty or sports aesthetics, and emotion. It is not convenient to say or suggest that the victories happen by luck, but to make an adequate sports analysis.
• Other formats for YouTube can be the comic, a succession of drawings or cartoons, with dialogues or music; the podcast, a voice-only broadcast, such as radio, with a black background, with an image or several related to the topic being talked about; gamming, a video game is recorded and it is explained how to play or what happens.

The realistic video

Many YouTube videos that include situations or people in various parts of the world. This type of scripts is called docudrama. It is a format at the frontiers of fiction, since it is between the film and the documentary. It has the appeal that many of its protagonists are not professional actors. Many youtubers create videos of this type, portraying people in specific situations.

In this type of videos, the quality of the camera is not so important, nor is the focus, but simply what you see. If you can substitute an image for a sound, it is interesting to do so (such as when you don't want to see the face of the speaker).

In this type of videos, the sound is delicate, as it may not be good. Sometimes it is better to work them differently and set them up for study.

A mirror can be an interesting resource in a realistic video (recording through it or playing with it), as well as the naturalness and spontaneity of its protagonists.