Choosing among them
Pick the exterior clips that answer a question — how do I get in, what is behind it, how big is the lot — and skip the ones that repeat. A subdivision lot needs the approach and the backyard; an estate needs the aerial and the twilight.
The ten
- 1The approach — front-door approach from the street to the door.
- 2The façade — façade glide from across the street, corner to corner.
- 3The driveway and garage — a truck past the bays with the doors open.
- 4The porch — three photos along it from the door and a dolly; it is a room.
- 5The backyard — backyard reveal through the doors.
- 6The pool — pool glide along the edge at first light.
- 7The view — balcony pull-back from the view into the deck.
- 8The lot from the air — drone top-down or fly-over, from a licensed pilot's stills.
- 9The neighbourhood — ten seconds of the street, the park or the main street, from public ground.
- 10Twilight — a façade glide from a twilight set, kept separate from the daylight clips.
Questions
How many exterior clips in the reel?
One to open and one to close. The rest belong in the walk-through.
When should exteriors be shot?
The first hour of light or the last, almost everywhere. The market guides say which for your climate.
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- 12 Real Estate Video Ideas You Can Make From PhotosTwelve listing video ideas for agents that need only the photos you already have: room reveals, feature spotlights, before-and-after staging, neighbourhood context, open-house teasers and more.
- How to Make a Drone Reveal Real Estate VideoIt starts with where the house is and flies in to what it is. Location is half of a listing's value, and this move shows both in one clip.