Allow me to present the most popular subject today that everybody is talking about and making videos about. This video is loaded with facts and tips that I think you will find very helpful and should leave you with lots of new and creative ideas.
AI, specifically anything AI-related, is without a doubt the most clicked on and popular videos I have seen on YouTube lately. Everything seems to be about GPT chat, with AI being able to do this or that. The fact is, while I was sleeping, AI has taken over. There are things you need to know about AI before you start using it for everything.
One thing to know is that GPT chat makes a lot of mistakes. Another thing is that if you only use AI to make your videos, meaning script, images, and voiceover, you will get zero views because YouTube will not promote videos that you have added zero effort to. Yes, I hear you. It’s not like the videos didn’t take time and effort to create, but the fact is, it’s still not original.
When I restarted this channel about a week ago, I also started testing and playing with AI. The only person watching my videos was me. Some of the videos were better than anything I have ever produced. I couldn’t figure it out, but too bad so sad, we don’t make the rules, and that’s the way the cookies crumble.
I wrote this script but used an AI voice, and Jenny has a lot more pleasant voice than my raspy old piece of crap voice box. Chances are the thumbnail was partly created by AI, and I used at least some stock footage. But I did write the script, making the video my own. No one else can take credit for that.
So even though this video is admittedly AI-assisted, I, in fact, made it my own. One thing I realized with all my experimenting and the 500 videos I created and deleted in the past few months is that I am not as young as I once was. I was never attractive, but despite that, I used to be very popular in my old age and in my old ways. I look sad now, and people generally don’t click on videos of me talking.
Lucky for me, I have tested and tried faceless videos, and not only do they work for me, they work better than ever before. AI will and has created images, but they seem to be limited. GPT chat is great for research after being fact-checked and then being rewritten in your own words. In fact, I believe just writing the script yourself is the best idea.
I thought I made great thumbnails before, but they were just recognizable. They were all basically the same. I believe I have found a better way and after 10 plus years, a better program for making them. It’s nice to know I can write a script, do a voiceover, and use all stock images. It’s nice to write the script and use an AI voiceover and stock images or footage.
But here’s what I believe works best: explainer or whiteboard videos. These videos are great for retention, and so is animation. But AI animation has a long way to go before it is usable for a piece that is actually acceptable and usable. It both takes too long and is cost-prohibited.
What I believe is going to be the winning formula that you will soon see emerging is the combination video. The one that is super creative. Such a video would consist of clips of you and footage you created. It would also include whiteboard footage and even a few seconds of animation. Yet, it would also incorporate graphics, images, and stock footage. It would be an interesting video that is ever-changing, using every source you have available to make it. It would take a lot of effort and be much more work to create, but very effective. You get out of something what you put into it.
I could be wrong. Lord knows I have been in the past. I have tested a lot of things on this platform, and I have seen things that work and everything that doesn’t. I have seen videos on very popular channels that have been incorporating explainer video aspects and talking head videos, and they have awesome results. They also use still images and footage from other channels. I wouldn’t use someone else’s footage, but everything else I think is a good idea.
Since we covered explainer videos, I will say I also tried using still images as a flipbook, changing quickly as the video progressed. Personally, I don’t think this works very well. It’s a good way to get thumbs down, low views, and low retention on your video.
I hope you found value in this video and you like it so more people will get to see it.
