DIY Musician Podcast

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#168: 6 tips for making a no-budget music video

May 20, 2016 by KevinB

Music VideoA music video is a practically required these days when promoting new music. But most DIY artists don’t have a budget left for video production after all the expenses of recording, manufacturing, and distributing an album. How can you create a no-budget music video? In this episode, Chris and Kevin talk about six principles for producing a quick, “cheap,” and creative music video. These are guidelines Chris developed while shooting the music video for his song “Anonymous,” which recently premiered on KCRW and cost $0 to produce. Have you shot a low-budget (or no-budget) video that you’re proud of? We’d love to see it. Leave a link (and the backstory) in the comments for this episode.

These videos are mentioned in this podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvkQVu1MvBo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYjZXLeMDJM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYKMB0G3-_k
  http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cdbabypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DIYMusicianPodcast_Episode168.mp3
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