Submitting News Videos to Electronics Notes

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Electronics Notes is keen to provide a platform for companies to publicise their news and comment to the Electronics Notes audience. This provides a unique opportunity for companies to gain exposure on a well respected site with considerable traffic.

The aim is for companies to provide a video talk of about two to three minutes. This is to be transferred to the editor at Electronics Notes where it will be topped and tailed and then launched on the Electronics Notes News YouTube channel free of charge.

Submitted videos will appear on our Electronics Notes News YouTube channel if accepted. This is the channel that covers our news and comment. It should be noted that this channel is separate from our normal Electronics Notes channel.

Guidelines for the content

There are naturally a few guidelines for the items to be submitted:

• The videos should be submitted in a format that is complete and can just be topped and tailed with the Electronics Notes header.
• Please don't add your own intro / ending header / footer as we will need to remove this to add our own versions to retain the Electronics Notes branding for the channel.
• Content must be unique. The video must not have been supplied anywhere else - Google monitors this.
• If just one person is on the video, the content would normally be spoken to the camera.
• If for any reason there is more than one person: one person asking questions and one answering then they should look at each other and not the camera.
• Submit video as HD 1920x1080 MP4 or MP4 equivalent please.
• B-roll video can be added as required, but please remember that you must own the copyright.

• Music should not be used as Google checks for music and it is subject to copyright - if music must be used, then it must be taken from the YouTube audio library

Hints & Tips

The aim is that Electronics Notes News videos should be easy to prepare and quick to submit. It is not expected that the video not look as though it has been produced by full professional team. Instead they can be easily produced to the standard of many news reports seen on the TV news where they can be produced using a smartphone from home, etc.

• Smartphones are perfectly acceptable to use. They actually produce HD and sometimes can produce 4k video. DSLRs and other cameras also often have good video recording capabilities
• Try to keep the camera at eye level - please try to not to look down on it as can imply a superior attitude which is not intended.
• The camera can be mounted on a short "bendy" tripod and a smartphone clamp, both obtained very cheaply from places like Amazon.
• Try to cut down on echo as rooms can sound very boxy. It may help to close curtains, or record in a larger room or a room with a carpet and other soft furnishings.
• Audio is important, so an external microphone such as a lapel mic or other good quality mic may be used.
• Ensure the lighting is good. A good diffused light is best. Daylight coming into a room is good, but try to keep the light a similar level in all places to cut harsh shadows..
• Don't record with a window or other light source behind you otherwise only a silhouette will be seen.

More hints and tips can be found on our page entitled "How to Make Videos and Vlogs."

We look forward to receiving your video and uploading it onto our Electronics Notes News channel and giving you a good level of visibility.