Making Reaction Videos with Camtasia

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  

Important links and mentions: 

• Follow Nico on LinkedIn 
• Subscribe to Nico on YouTube 
• Follow Nico on Twitter 
• Follow Nico on Instagram