The Power of Stoic Videos for TikTok and YouTube Success
Creating a TikTok account or YouTube channel focused on motivational and inspirational content can significantly boost your online presence. Channels that leverage ancient Greek and Roman Stoic philosophy are finding success, with some new channels accumulating thousands of views and subscribers within just a month. Here’s how you can create compelling Stoic-themed videos in a fraction of the time.
Successful Examples
Consider two channels in the Stoic niche: one has posted 19 videos and already garnered around 1 million views on several of them, dating just a month back. The other channel, which has uploaded 65 videos, has surpassed 19,000 subscribers in the same time frame. Such channels are potentially generating thousands of dollars each month. The most appealing part? These types of videos can be produced in roughly 10 minutes.
Creating Eye-Catching Images
Start by sourcing a Stoic statue image. I recommend using Leonardo AI, an AI image generator that translates prompts into visually appealing creations. To begin:
- Visit Leonardo’s website (link in the description) and sign up for an account.
- Once registered, select the image generator function.
- Enter a prompt related to Stoic imagery, which you can find in this blog’s description.
- Click the generate button, and after a brief processing period, choose your preferred image.
- Use the upscale button to enhance the image’s quality and download it.
You can modify the prompt to produce various images, and adjust the aspect ratio as needed (for instance, 9×16 for social media).
Removing Backgrounds
To streamline your images further, remove their backgrounds. You can do this easily:
- Visit remove.bg.
- Click the upload image button and upload your Stoic statue image.
- Download the image once the background removal is complete.
Repeat this for all images you want to use.
Sourcing Royalty-Free Content
Next, find royalty-free content to enrich your video. Useful websites include Pexels and Pixabay. Here’s how to find suitable footage:
- Search “mountains thunderstorm” for cinematic backgrounds and download your preferred video.
- Search for “Roman pillars” to source an image and download it.
- Lastly, look for fire or smoke videos to add dynamism to your content, but remember—we’ll change these videos to black and white during editing.
Writing the Script
For scriptwriting, use tools like ChatGPT or Google Gemini. Google Gemini tends to provide more stable content generation. Here’s how:
- Go to gemini.com and input your prompt—for example, “write 12 quotes on stoicism.”
- Use the content generated for your video script.
Voice Over Creation
For the voiceover, consider 11 Labs, which offers an impressive selection of AI voice avatars. Here’s the process:
- Visit 11 Labs and create an account.
- Select the option to add a voice and explore the libraries for a character voice, specifically searching for “Marcus.”
- Once you find the voice, add it to your voice lab.
- Paste your script into the designated area and generate the voiceover.
Note that 11 Labs provides up to 20 minutes of voiceover for free, beyond which you’ll need a subscription.
Video Editing
For editing, CapCut is an excellent, user-friendly software:
- Open CapCut and create a new project.
- Import the media you’ve created.
- Begin by adding the voiceover to the timeline, followed by your images and videos.
- Use key framing for dynamic content—scale and adjust positions for your videos and images to create engaging transitions.
Incorporate a blur effect to make the background more realistic by adjusting the opacity for depth. Once finalized, add captions for enhanced accessibility and engagement.
Final Steps and Export
To export your video:
- Click the export button in CapCut, select the format, and export your finished video.
- For captions, visit Submic to generate and customize caption styles effortlessly, enhancing viewer engagement.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you’ll learn how to create compelling stoic videos to grow your TikTok and YouTube channels. If you found this guide helpful, please consider subscribing for more insightful tips and tricks. Thank you for reading!