I am loving seeing the visual TikTok video hooks shared on TikTok by social media expert creators who share these things for a living. Theres Shells Social Media Bestie who does videos sharing her visual hooks and I love watching them. Her main one is walk, walk, flip, engage where she starts walking with the phone pointed towards the ground so you can see her shoes, she then flips the phone upright and then lifts it to above eye level and then that is where she begins the video.
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Theres a lot more visual hooks than this but I think we could all usually benefit thinking about visual hooks to give our videos a good chance, movement always seems to be a winner at the start of a video, heres some visual hooks too:
- Walk Towards the Camera
- Walk Past the Camera
- Turn Around Quickly
- Spin Into Frame
- Jump Into Frame
- Sit Down Fast
- Stand Up Suddenly
- Lean Right Into the Lens
- Back Away From the Camera
- Point Directly at the Viewer
- Throw Something Into the Air
- Catch Something One Handed
- Flip an Object
- Toss an Item Across the Frame
- Slide Into Frame
- Reach Towards the Lens
- Push the Camera Away
- Pull the Camera Towards You
- Knock on the Lens
- Cover the Lens With Your Hand
- Swipe Your Hand Across the Screen
- Snap Your Fingers for a Transition
- Clap to Change Scenes
- Click a Pen Near the Camera
- Drop an Object
- Slam Something on the Table
- Open a Door Into the Shot
- Walk Through a Doorway
- Pick Something Up Immediately
- Lift Something Heavy
- Throw a Jacket On
- Put Glasses On
- Rip Paper in Half
- Open a Laptop Quickly
- Close a Laptop Dramatically
- Spin Your Chair
- Roll Into Frame on a Chair
- Grab the Camera
- Rotate the Camera
- Shake the Camera Slightly
- Push the Camera Through an Object
- Move From Dark Into Light
- Duck Below Frame Then Pop Up
- Wave Something Across the Lens
- Hit Record While Already Moving
- Run Into Frame
- Walk Away Mid Sentence
- Step Over the Camera
- Flip the Camera From Selfie to Rear
- Walk, Stop, Point, Speak