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Real-Estate Brokers: Discuss

Discussions on the group "Real-Estate Brokers"

Topic : Can I just film the House?

started by dman

I am not good at describing homes. Would it be a good idea if the solicitor or owner of the house does the tour and i just do the shooting

aviv1057
4:10 am Sunday
Feb 19, 2012

Yes, it's a great idea. Some people are camera shy and some people are "house description" shy. There are many ways to do this. You could have the home owner filmed or videotaped while describing the details of the house. You could also shoot the video and then record the audio at a later time. The same could be said by having a presenter, other than the owner, or yourself be the "star" of the video. Keep one thing in mind, it is very important that the audio you record is of good quality. A video with a bad audio to it is a big turn-off to most people.

Waldemar
1:47 pm Saturday
Feb 18, 2012

I'm not particularly good at describing real estate property either. In the few situations where I have been able to produce a real estate video I asked the agent or owner to describe the property to me as if I were a prospective buyer, but to put it in writing. That did two things for me. First, I got a sense of the kind of image sequence the agent/owner had in mind, which in turn helped me assemble a shot list. Second, I had most of the narration written for me. Recording descriptions is a good idea, too. It didn't take long after the shoot for me to realize any kind of continuity between images and narration meant the narrative would have to be re-written. That process took a few hours. Difficult hours, I might add, as writing doesn't come easy to me. The end result was worth the effort. By building a library of narrative scripts I hope become more proficient at writing voice-overs, develop a smoother workflow, and become less of a burden on clients.

aviv1057
9:15 am Sunday
Jan 15, 2012

There are many ways of having home tours. One way could be where the owner or solicitor describes the features of the house being video taped. Another way, you could hire and have a narrator read a script describing the house and its features. 1 :