How To Make A Video Essay (For Beginners)

In this video you'll learn how to make a simple video essay from start to finish. ~UPDATE: I'm about to launch a course sharing everything I know about making video essays. Sign up here to get notified as soon as it releases: https://www.jessesussman.studio/video... 0:00 Introduction 0:10 Example Video Essay 0:32 What You'll Learn 1:40 Choosing Your Software 1:58 Choosing Your Microphone 2:58 Step 1: Write Script 3:29 Step 2: Record Rough Voiceover 4:18 Step 3: Find Video Footage 6:37 Step 4: Import Video Footage 7:26 Step 5: Find Background Music 9:21 Step 6: Record Final Voiceover 10:14 Step 7: Improve Voiceover Quality 12:37 Step 8: Finish Editing Video 13:36 Step 9: Create YouTube Thumbnail 14:23 Step 10: Upload & Share All links and info mentioned in this video are in this Google doc - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-... ** If you'd like personalized video essay coaching, reach out to me here: https://www.jessesussman.studio/contact My Instagram:   / jesse.sussman   ========================================= USB Microphone I recommend: ATR 2100 USB Mic Amazon link - https://geni.us/VideoEssayMic PAID VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE Final Cut Pro (Mac) Adobe Premiere Pro (Mac/PC) FREE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE iMovie (Mac) Davinci Resolve (Mac/PC) AUDACITY (RECORDING SOFTWARE) https://www.audacityteam.org/ BEST FREE STOCK FOOTAGE SITES Pixabay - https://pixabay.com/videos/ Videvo - https://www.videvo.net/stock-video-fo... Pexels - https://www.pexels.com/search/videos/ Videezy - https://www.videezy.com/browse Archive.org Beachfrontbroll.com Mazwai.com Wedistill.io BEST PAID STOCK FOOTAGE SITES (MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION) Envato Elements Videoblocks OTHER PAID STOCK FOOTAGE SITES (CHARGE PER CLIP) Adobe Stock Shutterstock Pond5 FREE MUSIC SITE SPREADSHEET https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... PAID MUSIC SITES Audio Network Envato Elements Musicbed IMPROVE VOICEOVER QUALITY Auphonic *** The link to the USB microphone is an Amazon affiliate link. As an Amazon Associate, I can earn from qualifying purchases. I only recommend products that I personally use and fully endorse.