- Are you wondering how to make YouTube videos
without showing your face?
Yes, it is possible,
and yes, it can work on YouTube.
In this video, we'll show you how to do it,
and the best faceless video ideas that you can use
to easily create new videos without appearing on camera.
Okay, so this is a topic
that we get asked about quite a lot.
And while there are definitely benefits
of appearing on camera, it's certainly not a requirement.
And there's plenty of examples
of successful faceless YouTubers
who use a lot of the ideas
that we're covering off in this video.
So whether you're camera shy or you're just looking for ways
to streamline your video creation,
this video has everything you'll need.
Now, with all of the options we're gonna cover,
you're not just limited to just one in any video.
You can easily incorporate a mix of a few or all of these
into your videos to keep your viewers engaged.
So I definitely suggest sticking around to the end
so that you know what tools you have available.
So option number one is to capture
and record B-roll footage,
and to use that as your primary video footage.
In a video like this one that you're watching here now,
where I'm talking to camera,
that's typically known as your A-roll, your primary footage,
and your B-roll would be any additional footage
to help your viewer understand
or to follow along with the video.
So you don't need to be in your video,
you don't need to be presenting or speaking in your video.
You can literally just demonstrate
what it is you're doing, demonstrate a process,
show how something is done, make something.
So it could be that you're still filming your entire body.
It could be that you're filming your hands
making something or doing something,
but essentially here you're filming a process
without needing to present or talk to camera.
Option number two is to create a screen recording.
You can easily record your computer screen
or your phone screen, your iPad or tablet screen,
and use that to create an engaging video.
So this one, again, is gonna be great
for creating a tutorial or talking through a process,
literally showing where you're clicking
or tapping on your device
so that your viewers can follow along.
This method is also great
for creating gaming videos, as well,
literally anything where you can show
your phone screen or your computer screen
that your viewer can follow along with,
or be entertained by.
Now, in terms of how you create videos like this,
how you screen-record your Mac, your PC,
your iPhone, or your Android device,
we've got videos linked to down in the description
that will help you with all of those.
Option number three is to use stock footage.
You don't need to go and film everything yourself.
There are amazing services out there
that offer libraries of content that you can download
and use to create videos with.
Now there's lots of different
stock footage archives out there.
Some of them free, some of them paid,
some of them worth your time
and others you'll wanna stay well clear off.
And we've done a full breakdown on these
and shared our top recommendations
in a video that I will link up in the cards now
and in the description, as well.
But my top two recommendations right now
are Storyblocks and Artgrid,
and that's where we go for any stock footage
for all of our videos.
So option number four is to use slide presentations.
Think PowerPoint or keynote presentations,
but to use them as an actual video, as well.
Now, in terms of creating videos from your PowerPoint
or Keynote presentations,
both PowerPoint and Keynote
do have the ability to record your presentations
and let you save out a movie file with them.
So it could be that you're creating an entire video
just using those programs,
or you can save those videos out from those applications
and then put it into your editing software
to add extra graphic elements, titles,
and those sorts of things to create a more engaging video.
But the best way I've found
to really level up your slide presentations
is to use templates for your slides from places like Envato.
They've got some great templates in there
and some of them have some really cool animations
and things, as well,
all again, to help you create
a much more effective video or presentation.
So you don't need to start from scratch
or just use the built-in templates that everybody uses.
There are some amazing ones
that you can download, install, customize up
and really create something amazing quick and easily,
starting with a template from a service like Envato.
Option number five is to use text on screen.
So this could be depending on the video
that you might have every single word,
word for word written out as text on screen,
to match up with a voiceover or a narration that you've got,
or it could be just to bring up key points
that you're covering off in your video.
So this doesn't mean that you need to have
a voiceover or a narration.
There are some really effective videos
there's literally just music and text written on screen.
Now, in terms of creating these,
you could manually type everything out word by word,
and you could do that if it's a relatively short video.
For longer videos where there's a lot of text,
I definitely recommend using
some sort of auto-transcribing service like Rev.
They've got an awesome AI option, which is cheap,
or they've also got a human option,
where an actual human is gonna go through,
and type out your voice over your narration for you,
and give you back a text document.
The human way is definitely more accurate,
but once you've got that transcript of your voiceover
or your narration back,
then you can easily add that text into your editing software
either by manually copying and pasting the text,
or a lot of video editing software now
will let you import a subtitle file,
which Rev will give you.
Now, in terms of other ways that you can do this,
there's other desktop applications
like Descript and Kapwing.
Both of these will automatically transcribe
or type out your text for you.
And they'll also help you customize up your titles
and text and change the look and feel of them
and save out a video all in the one app.
Another great option for creating this type of video
is to use title templates.
You can customize up and use animations and things
to really create professional looking titles.
So this is another one where Videohive from Envato
really stands out with templates you can download,
customize up and use in your videos.
Or also, Placeit.
Placeit will actually let you use all of their templates
and customize them up there live on the screen,
so that you can either download
a complete video from Placeit,
or you can download it and still use it
in your editing application or software, as well.
No matter which way you go
creating videos where you do have text on the screen,
this is a perfect example of where it doesn't just need
to be text on screen.
You might move the text over to the side
to help emphasize any key points
or to show other things on screen at the same time.
Number six is to use animations.
So it could be that you're creating a video
where you've got those whiteboard-drawing style animations,
or you might even have animated characters, like a cartoon.
And these videos are actually surprisingly much easier
than you think to create.
There's great services like Doodly and Animaker
that make both of those types of videos
really, really easy for you to create.
Or you can always find an animator
on places like Fiverr and Upwork and commission them
to do the work for you relatively cheaply.
And again, there's some really big channels out there
and the videos that they're creating are just animations.
Option number seven is to use animated photos and graphics.
So these days in most video editing software and apps,
it's really easy to drop in all of your photos
or your graphics to apply some simple effects,
to add the Ken Burns effect
or a slow zoom in or a slow pan
to then easily add some transitions
between the different graphics
so that they flow smoothly
and that they create more engagement.
But there's also some really cool apps
and tools out there right now
to help you take this to the next level,
like Capcut, for instance.
It's got this amazing 3D photo effect
that you can literally drag and drop onto your clips,
and it will create a 3D motion effect from your photos.
So this type of effect used to take a long time
to go and build out in software like Adobe After Effects.
So it's so awesome that you've now literally got
a drag-and-drop effect in Capcut,
but also in other video editing apps and tools, as well,
to help you do this really, really quickly.
Now, I've also recently released a full tutorial
on how to use Capcut
and I'll link that one up in the cards, as well.
And the other way that you can create
some really amazing videos just from your photos or graphics
is again to use templates from Videohive and Placeit.
And I promise this is not a sponsored video.
They have no idea we're making this.
I'm definitely a big fan.
But again, there's a ton of awesome templates
that you can download,
you can customize up with your own photos,
your own graphics, your own video files,
and it's gonna tie them all together
and it's gonna make them look awesome.
And again, if you're not using
more professional video editing software,
then that's where Placeit will let you
customize all of that up,
upload your own photos and graphics and videos
all to their website and build out your template
and your video just on their website.
Now, both Videohive and Placeit
have templates that start under $10,
but they've also both got subscription options, as well.
So that's seven different ways that you can create videos
all without being in them.
And while all of these options are great
and can get you awesome results,
one thing to note is that showing your face on camera
does help you build a rapport and a relationship
with your viewers, much more effectively.
As you grow, I would definitely encourage you
to explore different ways to see
if this is an option for you,
especially if being camera shy is the main reason
that you're choosing not to appear on camera.
I felt the same way when I first started out.
And honestly, it does get much easier over time.
So now that you know how to create amazing videos
without being in them,
linked on screen is a video where we take a deep dive
into the best options for finding stock video footage
to use in your videos.
We cover off on free options, and paid options,
and the subscription options, as well.
So definitely check out that video,
and I will see you in the next one.