The "micro music video" that is a hit
When creativity and social networks go hand in hand
Have you wondered how to make musical.ly on the new platform that has surpassed Instagram and Snapchat in the ranking of the most downloaded apps on Google Play in Spain and is revolutionizing the world of music on social networks?
If anyone knows how to use Musical.ly, it’s the smart generation: the new social network concept has become the trendy app mainly among teenage users (it is in the Top Social Apps on Android) and it arose from a different idea; that of combining music and video.
Its users, most of them quite young, call themselves "musers" and are able to condense songs, dances, and instant edits into a video of just a few seconds: all done from the mobile phone or from the tablet.
It is rapidly expanding because you don’t need to know exactly how to do it musical.ly to have fun and share your creations with friends or the whole world (if you want), without even needing extensive video editing knowledge.
With this app, everyone can feel like an artist lip-syncing, dancing, or just being silly in front of the camera for about fifteen seconds, with your favorite song playing in the background or with a fun choreography you invented.
Musical.ly not only allows you to explore your creativity, but you can also share videos with your followers through the app itself or on other social networks like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Its number of followers keeps growing and confirms the enormous potential that short videos have on social media.
The first thing you need to know is that you can download Musical.ly from the Apple Store, Google Play -where it has over 100 million downloads- or the Amazon app store.
From that moment, you will have thousands of videos on the topics you prefer at your disposal, from dances, lip-sync (playback), music, beauty, makeup, fashion, sports, or animals. You can browse the app by swiping up on each video on your mobile screen.
Before making a Musical.ly: everything you need to know
Some of the "The most famous "musers," with millions of followers worldwide, have already taken the trouble to upload tutorials explaining how to make a Musical.ly.
Among them is Baby Ariel, an American girl who has 24.8 million followers on the platform and 8.2 million on Instagram:
In a few steps, you can combine technique with the creativity you carry inside.
Time:
You will have 15 seconds to condense the images you want. Most users use the front camera to record themselves, but you can choose the option you like best.
As an example, we leave you with two of the most famous "musers" in Europe, "lisaandlena", who have 27.5 million followers and share most of their creations on Instagram.
Music:
To know how to make a video on musical.ly successful, first you will have to select the song that best fits what you have in mind from the thousands the platform offers you.
In fact, there are playlists divided by musical genres, which Musical.ly updates with the latest reggaeton, pop, rock, Latin music, rap, electronic, and R&B songs.
You can choose a song before or after recording yourself to make it easier to adapt the melody to your movements and later include the sound effects you prefer.
"Transitions":
This is the aspect that will give your videos a unique style. You can use your smartphone to record, pause, and resume recording to create different visual effects and editing tricks.
One of the most well-known Spanish "musers," "Laura López," with 1.5 million followers on Musical.ly, has also dedicated a video explaining what types of transitions can be made, although imagination is usually the best ally in these cases.
Final touches:
Finally, you can choose from over 100 stickers, add fun filters, and cut, edit, duplicate, and move your video clips around.
