Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Viral Videos

I have always wondered how a video can go viral, as well as wondering how money and ads come into play when a video does go viral. A viral video is the process of making a humorous, catchy film that gets over one million views in just a couple of days. It’s a process of internet sharing through different social media platforms, emails, and the big one would definitely be Youtube. Viral videos become popular through quick films that catch the audience’s attention, whether it be funny or an inspirational video that makes someone want to share that or show it to a family member or a friend to let them see what they saw.
There are a ton of different aspects in getting a video to go viral. Most videos that go viral fall into three different categories which are humorous, promotional, and unintentional. I have noticed that the funniest videos are ones that are not planned out but are people that don’t know that they are being filmed and just acting as themselves. “Having a piece of content go viral is like winning the Internet’s version of the lottery.” Videos going viral is not an easy task, here are a few tips in helping your success of getting your videos to go viral:
Be short and sweet – Our generation’s attention span is getting shorter and shorter by the minute. The video must be catchy from the get go in order to get the audience to continue to watch the film. Make the film positive and upbeat, no one is trying to show their friends something that is negative.




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