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Make a 60 Sec Video Pitch in 500 Photos, $2 and 1 Day

by avand on 10/10/11, 6:37 AM with 8 comments

• by susanawilson on 10/10/11, 11:07 AM

  Good advice, but GREAT post. THIS is the type of brilliant marketing that doesn't get pointed out often enough. I think it's because it's so gentle or subtle that it feels "bad" to call it "marketing."

  But I'm curious and I think the whole group would benefit if you'd acknowledge your thought process in posting this b/c NOW we're all aware of your company b/c we watched your pitch in an effort to meet our needs. This isn't an accident, is it?

  Well Done.

• by NerdieMcSweater on 10/10/11, 3:14 PM

  Are you sure you're not violating the Friendly Music license? Specifically this: "Can my video be an advertisement for a product? No." Here's the whole license agreement: http://friendlymusic.com/docs/friendly-music-license-agreeme...

• by 10JQKAs on 10/13/11, 3:56 AM

  Awesome. Wish I saw this before I paid (wayyyyy more than $2) for an animated video for http://recessionitis.com

  I'm def gonna give it a try.. I just got to brush up on my "coloring" :-)

• by nirvana on 10/10/11, 8:58 AM

  Hey, that's a great idea if you've only got $2 or so.

  I think you'd get better results if you have a digital camera. I found, even with the cheap camera I had at the time, that putting it on a tripod, and aiming it down at the table, and zooming in the appropriate amount let me take really stellar shots. Many cameras these days come with IR remotes so you can trigger them without touching them (important so you avoid messing up the shot during animation.)

  I wonder, though, wouldn't it be easier to do something like this and get better results using a program like Motion? (part of the final cut suite.) I've never used a motion graphics program before, but Motion costs $50, and that's within my budget!