Make Better Video for YouTube

Welcome to Videomaker! Below are our favorite tips and techniques selected from the past 20 years of the magazine. Use these articles and resources to help transform your creative idea into a professional looking, polished video that will get you noticed on YouTube.

Special Effects

Special effects including green screens, fake blood, fire and gun effects can look realistic with the proper tools and techniques.

Video Production Techniques

Tricks of the trade-Lighting/Audio

Camcorder Techniques

The Fundamentals of Cinematography

Making Better Video for YouTube

Uploading, formats, compression and downloads

Video Editing

Putting it all Together

Pre-Production

Planning tools to save time, money and aggravation

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