Making TikTok Videos: A Beginner’s Guide

TikTok offers a stream of entertaining videos to browse, but you can do more than just watch. Why not try your hand at being a creator? Do not worry; you don’t need a movie degree or dance to engage your followers. By creating your first TikTok video, you can create the content you want to see and join more than 1 billion other active users. Here is a beginner’s guide to making TikTok videos.

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How to make a TikTok video

To get started, tap After, represented by the + icon at the bottom center of the screen.

You can then upload content from your device’s library or use TikTok’s camera to record video. Tap the red button in the center of the screen to start recording. Above that you can select the duration of your recording: 15 seconds, one minute or three minutes. When you’re done recording, a checkmark will appear to confirm that you like the images.

You can also create a slideshow of photos by selecting Templates from bottom right. TikTok has several templates that come preloaded with special effects to make your photos sizzle.

To upload a video from your device, tap upload to the right of the record button. There you can select both photos and videos to upload to TikTok.

Select the file you want to upload and then tap Next one in the lower left corner of the screen. Now you can edit your video with different sound effects, filters, stickers and text. You can also trim the video by tapping Adjust Clips from the right.

Take the time to experiment to find the effect you want. You can learn about all the different editing tools available in our guide. When you’re happy with the result, tap Next one.

Then add a description to your video and a few hashtags to help people find it. You can also tag friends on TikTok if they appear in the video.

You can decide who can watch your video (Anyone, friends only or private) and you can allow other users to comment, duet and merge or not your videos. When you’re ready to share your TikTok video, tap After. Otherwise, you can tap Drafts to save it for later. Lots of TikToken!

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