Episode 158

Making Reaction Videos with Camtasia

The Visual Lounge · TechSmith Corporation

April 12, 202341m 42s

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Show Notes

We’re covering something a little different this week on The Visual Lounge…

In this episode, we are joined by YouTube creator Nico Edward. Nico creates reaction videos on the channel WhatchaGot2Say where he has almost 300,000 subscribers.

Nico takes us through his YouTube journey, how he uses Camtasia to streamline his production and editing processes and explains how to create impactful reaction videos.

Tune in for this, plus plenty of chat about K-pop superstars BTS!

Learning points from the episode include:

0:00 – Introduction
2:57 – Nico’s first steps in video
5:28 – What makes a successful video
8:02 – One tip for video creators
10:31 – Defining reaction videos
11:59 – What makes people love reaction videos?
15:54 – Nico’s production process
18:54 – How much editing does Nico do?
22:54 – Making decisions for YouTube
25:45 – What surprised Nico about video
28:36 – Coping with workload
30:56 – Nico’s speed round
34:27 – Why Nico loves BTS!
39:15 – Final take (big up Camtasia!)
40:30 – Outro

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