Music Libraries for YouTubes or Tribute Videos
We’re taking our every once in a while look at music libraries for Tribute Video producers and documentarians. They all have strengths and weaknesses, from diversity of selection to economy of pricing. Let’s start. Envato Elements Envato Elements is an “all you can eat” plan for royalty free music, video, photos and illustrations. It’s catalog […]
The Quick Guide to Making Your Family Tribute Video
Here’s a bullet by bullet overview of the tasks at hand when editing family tribute videos. The goal is to go for the audiences’s heart, and these pointers should help. Collect materials. These includes pictures, video, misc, interviews if you plan them. Import materials into your computer and video editing program. Select your first piece […]
How Often Should I Change the Music in My Video?
1When I feel Like It? 2When the previous music runs out? 3When the subject or mood changes? The answer is (3), WHEN THE SUBJECT OR MOOD CHANGES. What we’re describing is most appropriate for longer-length videos, where multiple concepts or subjects are being deployed. It’s bad enough that YouTube videos of almost ANY length uses […]
The Importance of Music to Your Tribute Video (Part 2)
In this part, we’ll actually break down a typical family “tribute” and look at the kinds of music we might use for each part of the project. Let’s look at a typical life story. What kind of music is appropriate? In this case, the subject is an 80 year old celebrating a milestone birthday. Introduction: […]
Choosing an On-Line Music Production Library
The Production music library is the backbone of the audio portion of the video production business. The better ones offer a lot of variety, originality, and a wide range of moods, tempos, and orchestration styles. They offer rock, jazz, movie-style music, r&b, acoustic, classical and more. Pricing varies, from “by the cut” to “all-you-can-eat” by subscription. […]