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Using AI for your book cover (opens the original)
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When images and music tells the story (opens the original)
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The images tell the story. The music evokes the emotion and sets the pace. Explosive transitions, effects, and showboat sounds are trite and the mark of someone who does not understand communication.
Example of effective long form video (opens the original)
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When all of the components fail to work together, the video falls by the wayside. Fancy transitions, fast-paced narrations, and screeching music do nothing but detract from the message.
The use of images, voiceover, music, and timing in video (opens the original)
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The emotional impact of a video depends on timing, image choice, narration pacing, the writing, and a little bit of luck.
When video is used without words (opens the original)
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I have made hundreds of videos over the years. I owned a video production company in Connecticut for 16 years. Here is an example of the impact music and timed photos can have on a presentation. I made this for a veterans group using my own photos I took in Vietnam in 1968.
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