If you, as a business owner,
have ever attempted more of the advanced TikTok or reels things,
whether it's a hand dance or a transition. Well,
today it's my hope that I can walk you through transitions.
They're pretty cool when you can pull them off. I mean, look at this one,
for example.
So how do you do that? Now, Christine is a professional at transitions.
I don't use them too much in my Instagram marketing because they take a lot of
planning and effort. So my goal for this video is to show you,
the busy business owner,
just a few basic transitions to really jazz up your Instagram reels,
if you're up for it. You ready?
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First thing's first. What makes a good transition?
We're used to seeing transitions, especially in film and TV, but you and I,
we're probably not videographers.
So how do we pull this off without a ton of effort?
The key to a good transition is it has to look seamless.
And luckily for you,
there are a few easy ways you can make these cuts look seamless.
What I'm talking about here is such a visual thing.
I think it's better that I show you some examples.
So take a look at some really cool transitions you can do with Instagram reels.
So if you're ready to try out one of these transitions for yourself,
here are some tips and tricks to make it easier. Number one, use a tripod.
Get your tripod out,
get your phone secure and keep it in the same position as much as possible.
Number two, use the timer feature that you'll find in both TikTok and reels.
That countdown, whether it's three seconds or 10 seconds,
is usually a good amount of time for you to get in the right position.
Speaking of position,
my third tip is to use something physical to mark your position.
So if you need to stand in a particular spot on the floor,
add some tape to that spot or use a slipper,
whatever's convenient to make sure that you're standing in the exact same spot
for every cut.
The fourth and final tip is to use the align feature that comes built
in with Instagram reels.
This is such a key feature to lining up your clips and making your transition
seamless. I'm going to show you a quick demo of this right now. So on Instagram,
I'm going to hit the plus button and then I'm going to go into my reels.
And then I'm going to say something on camera. So this is an Instagram tip.
Okay. So I hit preview and I can watch what it looks like. Now,
let's say in the second clip,
I want to be wearing this visor.
So what I'm going to do is put my visor on and
ideally I'd have my phone in a tripod. So that's in the same position,
but if you can't do that, this is why the align feature is so handy.
So now for my second clip,
if I tap the very bottom button on the left-hand menu,
that's the align button. It's going to show you,
it's going to show me a preview of my last clip.
So now I'm going to do my darndest to match up my face
to what this clip is doing. And now I'm going to record.
The first tip is to use the align feature. Okay,
let's preview that and see how that went. This is an Instagram tip.
The first tip is to use the align feature.
It's not the smoothest, not the most seamless transition,
but with a little more practice and with using a tripod so that your phone
doesn't move, you can definitely pull this off a lot better than I did. Now,
if you're feeling inspired to do some transitions, stay tuned,
because I'm going to show you how to do a few basic ones, because to be honest,
that's basically where my skill level is at. But just for fun,
my team members have found some more difficult transitions and
they are suggesting that I attempt to make some of these.
I'm going to preview a few and then make that decision.
So let's watch a few difficult transitions.
Yeah. How? There's no way.
Pretty cool though.
Alright. So you can see that her phone is in the exact same position.
She's doing the exact same dance routine,
but changing her outfit every time and then splicing those different clips
together. Definitely more advanced,
definitely not what your average business owner would do,
but all the power to her. I'm not going to be doing that one.
Before we dive into easy transitions that business owners like you and me can
actually do,
if you're feeling a little overwhelmed with all the video production that goes
into Instagram reels, maybe you're still new to video marketing,
I'd highly recommend that you actually start on Instagram stories.
Because stories are 15 second clips that disappear after 24
hours. So there's really not much to lose.
If you're interested in downloading free story ideas,
specifically for your business, head to elisedarma.co/prompts
and get your free story ideas today.
It's time to dive in and create some easy transitions. Now,
one tip that I really, really love is actually in a different video of mine.
It's this video right here, TikTok Hacks. In that video,
I show you how to film yourself as two different characters and then switch
between the characters in each of your clips. So you'll be character one,
then character two, character one, character two.
There's a really easy way of filming that, especially in TikTok.
So if you're interested in that kind of transition,
head to this video and see that tutorial right now.
I found a really easy transition for us to get started with - it's as simple as
whipping a towel. Let me show you an example.
So what I did was tap the title of that person's audio.
And then I tapped the button, try audio. So it's already loaded up,
like right here, you can see it's loaded.
So now I'm going to set my phone down and I'm going to ideally use a
tripod, but in this case, we're getting creative.
There we go. So once I have my phone set, I am not moving it right.
And now I need my prop, which is the towel, the blanket.
And so I want to obviously time this with the music and
then I want to make sure it covers my screen in full.
So what we're going to do is use the timer button and find the place
where we want this clip to stop. And then we'll insert our next clip. So, it's
right around here...
Okay, so the timer has been set and it's going to stop recording.
So I need to make sure I whip my blanket, not too much, um,
at that, at that time, right before the clip starts or stops.
So let's hit the big record button and see how this goes.
Let's preview it and see if we covered our screen.
I think it's going to be good.
Huh?
So I don't don't I need the towel to cover the whole screen though> You can
still see me in it.
In the second half of it cause it went like halfway.
I think it's literally perfect.
Alright. So this is a group effort,
Effie our videographer suggests that I keep that clip.
And then what I'm going to do now is change my outfit,
do the blanket whip again,
and then I'll match the two clips up to where the blankets meet. So BRB,
I'm going to go change outfits. Alright. I'm back in a brand new outfit.
And this is the point where we need to use the align feature to match up our two
clips. So we're going to tap the bottom button.
The left-hand menu. That's our align feature. Okay.
So that's where we know we want to be when we start filming. So I want the,
the blanket to be mid length. Okay. Then I'm going to ER,
mid screen and then I'm going to use the timer. Alright.
And then I'm going to give myself a three second countdown to get into position.
Alright. Let's see if that worked. Alright.
So the clips might work together,
but I think we're going to have to adjust them.
So in the bottom left right here, if we tap this button,
this is where we can adjust clips.
So we're going to hit the scissor icon
and I want to trim it to where this is like halfway.
So like maybe right there, hit trim, hit done. Hit preview.
Whoa. Yeah, Effie's right. It worked.
Look at that.
And I hit the towel with such force that there's like a gust of wind in my face
and my hair, but there we go.
Nicely done Effie - with your guidance. Alright.
So what we just created together was a transition involving an object.
In this case, our object was the blanket or towel,
and that was the key to piecing our two clips together.
There are so many versions of this on TikTok and reels.
Let's take a look at one more version.
I love men. I think men are the coolest, but you don't really need them to live.
My mom said to me, you know, sweetheart,
one day you should settle down and marry. I said, mom, I am a rich man.
Now, aside from objects,
you can also create transitions using body movement.
So it could be hand swirls or head turns. Again,
there are so many examples of this. Let's take a peek at a few.
Now with all of these examples, the same concept holds.
You're going to use the align feature in reels and/or trim the clips and in
TikTok you're going to trim the clips as well,
so that they match up perfectly together. Aside from body movements,
you can also do things like outfit changes.
There's plenty of that on TikTok and reels. Let's take a look at another one.
And perhaps the original transition to first blow up on TikTok,
as far as I can remember, jumps.
Jumping is a really easy seamless transition. Here's what I mean...
And if you're not into jumping well,
you can just as easily walk out of frame and then walk back into frame
with a whole new look. Here's an example.
Today we covered more of an advanced strategy in terms of making short-form
video. If you're a busy business owner and you want just the goods,
just the basics on how to make sales from your Instagram, well,
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