This is a collection of all the links and places you’ll need to know about to create a kick ass demo video for your startup. I’ve made a few demo videos – around 2 per startup that I’ve founded. They usually cost around $750.
(2009) GoDonor Video: https://vimeo.com/21647575
(2011) RoomBounce Video #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIzEyVLBelU
(2012) RoomBounce Video #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7SarW2YXlY
When creating a demo video, the first thing you’ll need to do is write a script / storyboard. This is a basic walkthrough (with pictures/ drawings) of each “scene” – what words are being said by the Voice Over artist and what animation / action is happening along side those words.
To find a voice over artist, visit:
Next you’ll need some background music for your video, or else it will sound dull. You’ll need to buy a license for this “jingle”, one of my favorite sites is:
Next, you’ll need to decide who / how you want your video to be made.
There are a bunch of “DIY” options, however a lot of them aren’t very good. The one I would recommend trying is:
Your best option is to hire an editor / creator. You can do a contest, which seems to work pretty well:
or
If you have some money to invest in your video , definitely check out some of the bigger players in the startup video game – they’ll definitely deliver an awesome end video.
Good Luck! If you have any other links let me know in the comments and I’ll add them to the post!
– J
James Oliver
Apr 23, 2013 -
Thanks for sharing Julian. Just to add-in, we used Hatchvid (http://hatchvid.com) for our startup video and really liked the experience. We used VoiceBunny (http://voicebunny.com) for finding voice-overs.
juliansarokin
Apr 24, 2013 -
Awesome James!
Thanks for the heads up on those links, I’m adding them to the post
— Also, would love to see your startup / the video you guys created with Hatchvid & VoiceBunny!