YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the ChartsWant to make a splash on YouTube? Even go viral? You've come to the right place. This book is written by two veteran 'Tubers who live their art and know what they're talking about -- especially Alan Lastufka, a.k.a. "fallofautumndistro," who has over 13,000 YouTube subscribers and over 4 million views. Alan and co-author Michael W. Dean show you how to make a quality video, and how to optimize, encode, upload, and promote it. This book can't promise you'll be rich and famous, but it can tell you how to make great video art, and what you need to do to get your work seen. You'll learn about:
Join Alan, who makes part of his living from YouTube, and Michael, a successful filmmaker, author, and D.I.Y. art pioneer. They'll take you from the basics of gear to making it big on YouTube, with a focus on networking and interaction. You'll also sit in on informative interviews with YouTube stars LisaNova, Hank Green (vlogbrothers), WhatTheBuckShow, nalts, and liamkylesullivan. |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 11 | |
Shooting Editing and Rendering | 37 |
4 Creating Your Very Own Channel | 71 |
UserGenerated Content | 89 |
Commercial Content | 103 |
7 Building Your Audience | 127 |
Where Do You Fit In? | 145 |
How to Cheat and Why You Shouldnt | 167 |