The 6 Youtube learnings:

1. Video editing
2. Speaking better
3. Listening to your voice
4. Faster video setup
5. Lighting
6. Discipline

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The Surface Pro 8 has been out for some time now, with the Surface Pro 9 recently being unveiled. I managed to pick up a Surface Pro 8 but I was still not 100% sure that it would be able to do the things that I wanted to do.

So I decided to make a video showing some of the things that I use it for, such as:

• 360 video editing
• Video editing (Da Vinci Resolve, FHD and 4k)
• Coding (VS code and visual studio)
• General stuff (meetings, youtube, blogging)

Hopefully this can help show you what it can do and whether it will meet your needs. Feel free to comment and ask any questions on it and I will do my best to help you out where I can. If you are also looking for accessories for your Surface Pro, there are many cheaper alternatives available that work well.

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Some individuals deal with the difficulties alone, while others require assistance. The good news is that you can help others believe in themselves and influence their lives positively. How? By producing engaging motivational videos.

Turn your words into visual material and dynamically motivate your audience. There are many ways to create a fantastic motivating video but you still need to follow a set of guidelines if you want to ensure that your video creates a massive impact.

So with that said, we bring to you 4 basic guidelines that can help you in crafting an appealing motivational videos using an online video editor or free and open source video editors that can be downloaded online.

5 Guidelines to Create Motivational Videos

1. Create a Concept

You probably know the answer, whether it is generating enthusiasm, promoting brands or opportunities, setting the tone for a major announcement, producing a credible marketing presentation that will enable you to buy in, belief in a new service or strategy, launching a new series or creating a vision for the organization, a motivational video goes a long way.

The vision is what can motivate the creative person. You need to create a concept that touches your viewers deeply and helps them connect with the intended message at a deeper level. Once you get the concept right, the video creation journey becomes a whole lot easier and more enjoyable, and you are able to provide a lot more direction to the filming and editing process.

2. Create a Script or storyboard

This is one of the most essential parts of production. If you will be doing a lot of the filming and voice overs, a script is ideal to give you a place to start from. Also, a small storyboard or at least a basic plan of the sequencing of the clips and voice overs is essential to keep the process as smooth and as efficient as possible.

By having everything planned out before anything’s created, helps save time and shooting effort. The script visualization or story board is essential to an effective production for an impactful film!

3. Incorporate Music

Music and sound is just as important as the video. It can establish the tone of the whole video, so be sure to keep this in mind. With that said, understand what sort of tone you want to convey and what emotions you want to convey at different parts of the video. Once this is established, music and sound can be identified and incorporated to highlight the emotions and tones at specific parts of the video.

Try to tie up your video transitions with the music and sounds to really make them have much more of an effect!

4. Shooting the Footage 

Shooting the video footage is a whole topic in itself and a whole article (or multiple articles) would be needed to address the filming aspect. Remember to have a storyboard first as it will greatly enhance your filming efficiency. Camera angles, steadiness, varying types of shots all come into play and should be thought of beforehand to know exactly what you are trying to convey.

The other option is to use clips from Youtube and piece them together with your chosen music. This way you can avoid having to actually film anything.

5. Editing your Motivational Video

When it comes to editing your video, there are many ways to go. From paid video editors to finding and using free and open source video editors. Adobe premier pro is always a good editor to start off with, but it does require a paid subscription. There are a number of free and open source editors available online, some easy to use and others not so easy. You can also use an online video editor, where you can even get some stock images and videos to use in your projects.

In the video below I decided to explain a bit about video editing, my experience and what sort of editing I have done up until now. I also switched from Adobe Premiere Pro and tried out 3 FREE and Open Source Video Editors to see how they compared. The 3 being Shotcut, Kdenlive and Olive video editor.

There are many online video editors around nowadays, which are great in the sense that no software has to be installed to your specific computer. You also get access to a wide range of templates to choose from and a whole lot of stock footage that can be amazingly helpful in producing engaging motivational videos!

Conclusion

There you have it, a few basic tips and techniques to help get you started on creating more meaningful and motivational videos. Hopefully they can help you. If you need any more tips be sure to check out some of the other videos we have created or do drop us a comment or message!

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Creating cinematic visuals doesn’t require an expensive camera setup anymore—your smartphone can be a powerful tool in your pocket. With the right framing, lighting, and intentional camera movements, you can capture sequences that feel polished and professional. Techniques like using natural light during golden hour, stabilizing your shots by bracing your phone or using a gimbal, and experimenting with slow-motion or wide-angle features all add depth and drama to everyday moments.

The key is planning your sequence with a story in mind—think about what you want your audience to feel and guide each shot toward that emotion.

Once you’ve captured your footage, the editing process ties it all together. This is where apps like a collage maker come in handy, not just for photos but also for creating engaging visuals that complement your cinematic sequence. You can stitch stills from your video into mood boards, behind-the-scenes collages, or even highlight reels that help your audience experience the creative process. Combining video storytelling with these visual aids makes your smartphone-shot sequence feel more intentional, engaging, and shareable.

Peter Lindgren shows just that in this behind the scene video of how he films a quick, cool upbeat fitness video with just his smartphone!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyahQZBHVN/

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDx74QA3Hl/

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If you would like to see some of the videos I have made, check out this channel for Motivational Videos (which has over 2 million views woop woop), or this channel for reviews, tech stuff, lifestyle videos and training videos.

So a few years ago when I started this website and Youtube was getting popular, I saw many ‘bodybuilding motivational videos‘ and really wanted to make my own. So I decided, what the heck, let me see how I can do this. I googled a bit and found a free video editor, Videopad. It wasn’t the best editor and constantly froze on my laptop (probably an old laptop too) so that made it more difficult when trying to edit the finer details of the videos like lining them up with music and so on. I just started playing around in Videopad putting clips together with some music and that’s basically how I learnt.

I threw in every video effect and transition into the videos in the hopes of making it cooler! One of the first videos I put together like this was this one:

or this one, and I really cringe when I watch it as I see so many places that can be improved, but it’s all good, it helped me learn. Nowadays there are many video editors available, even free and open source ones as well as many really good online video editors that can be used without ever downloading or installing anything on your computer.

Many ‘motivation videos’ are put together with like a cookie cutter format. Random clips are basically just thrown together, some hardcore music is put in the background, and then a few common (Eric Thomas) quotes and speeches are thrown in the background and there you go. They’re either like that or they’re full of cleavage and booty and are called female motivation videos. So my motivation was to NOT do this.

No doubt some of the elements will always be in them, but I hoped to do them in a more tasteful and more powerful way. So for example, I try to use the dramatic effects of the music with the videos, so when the music hits a beat, the video changes to convey that beat even more, kind of like in a movie trailer. I also tried to find different people and quotes and also to include as many South African athletes/videos in them as I could.

So anyway, after using Videopad, I then managed to get a new editor called Cyberlink Powerdirector.
Initially I couldn’t afford it so I used the free trial. I downloaded it and used it for the 2 weeks trial (I think it was), did what I could and finished a video, and then repeated again when I needed to do the next video. Cyberlink is a really cool video editor and is quite simple to use, with a very friendly interface. I was still using an old laptop so I still had to deal with all the freezing and lagging while editing which was not the funnest but I made it through ?

With each video I did, I got better and better and the process became less time consuming as I knew my way around the software and I knew what I wanted to do and what was available to me so I was obviously much more efficient.

I then finally was able to get my hands on Adobe Premier Pro, which I had been eyeing for ages I still use that currently and also tried to do a few things in after effects, though that can become quite complicated but is very powerful. Premier pro took a bit of getting use to, and figuring what other features and components were available also took some time, but the lesson to be learnt is that everything takes time, and practice makes perfect. There really is no other way.

If I just look at the progression of the videos that I made, there is a huuuge difference between the first ones and the latest ones, and these span over a few years! I mean look at that first one from above, and then look at this video for example:

So if there’s something you want to do or try, just give it a go and start. Start small and practice, practice, practice. And most importantly enjoy it! ?

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