by OgetayK » Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:49 pm
Hi Sydney,
Thanks for bringing this up! TikTok is definitely a different platform. It does not seek the same artistic concerns as one would have with Youtube which has pretty similar concerns as cinematography (however, not many do that but the people who do that succeed).
1) You'd keep the camera stationary --unless motivated by some emotion such as danger
2) You'd keep the camera parallel to the ground (top looking people from top, it creates an annoying feeling for some)
3) You'd keep the camera at your eye level (feels much more natural for story telling)
4) Can use jumpcuts sentence-to-sentence definitely not word-to-word (even though some Youtuber's do, people like me totally disregard it because it is unnatural).
These are the straightforward details one must consider if a professional work is desired. Of course, there are much more details to elaborate, but I believe these are the ones that also apply to TikTok. Do not be tricked by people who has many followers and don't do some of these.
So yes, you should have a face. I strongly believe that this would make a huge difference. This is psychologically known effect, but there are exceptions that succeeded without a face (such as 3Blue1Brown on YT). But that has a very novel style, so that was the reason. This is also why people who use his library couldn't succeed like him. And he eventually revealed himself too.
The rest is Storytelling which is far more important if you'd ask me (also the reason I suggest a face). The above discussion is just the makeup for the story, just to make it more beautiful and engaging. But how you deliver the story is the most important one. I do sometimes write scripts for some top Youtuber's in my country. So I could add more to the storytelling part of this, but there also nice books that would satisfy most of the needs. I strongly recommend reading all those if one needs to work on these more professionally.
Although TikTok does not seek for such professionalism, this is human mind and it does not evolve in a few years. We'll be seeking for the same things, even the platform does not require. And if one comes up with these by also satisfying the platforms need (short videos, quick info etc.), success will follow.
Hi Sydney,
Thanks for bringing this up! TikTok is definitely a different platform. It does not seek the same artistic concerns as one would have with Youtube which has pretty similar concerns as cinematography (however, not many do that but the people who do that succeed).
1) You'd keep the camera stationary --unless motivated by some emotion such as danger
2) You'd keep the camera parallel to the ground (top looking people from top, it creates an annoying feeling for some)
3) You'd keep the camera at your eye level (feels much more natural for story telling)
4) Can use jumpcuts sentence-to-sentence definitely not word-to-word (even though some Youtuber's do, people like me totally disregard it because it is unnatural).
These are the straightforward details one must consider if a professional work is desired. Of course, there are much more details to elaborate, but I believe these are the ones that also apply to TikTok. Do not be tricked by people who has many followers and don't do some of these.
So yes, you should have a face. I strongly believe that this would make a huge difference. This is psychologically known effect, but there are exceptions that succeeded without a face (such as 3Blue1Brown on YT). But that has a very novel style, so that was the reason. This is also why people who use his library couldn't succeed like him. And he eventually revealed himself too.
The rest is Storytelling which is far more important if you'd ask me (also the reason I suggest a face). The above discussion is just the makeup for the story, just to make it more beautiful and engaging. But how you deliver the story is the most important one. I do sometimes write scripts for some top Youtuber's in my country. So I could add more to the storytelling part of this, but there also nice books that would satisfy most of the needs. I strongly recommend reading all those if one needs to work on these more professionally.
Although TikTok does not seek for such professionalism, this is human mind and it does not evolve in a few years. We'll be seeking for the same things, even the platform does not require. And if one comes up with these by also satisfying the platforms need (short videos, quick info etc.), success will follow.