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⌈ Secret Post #3699 ⌋

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Re: YouTuber

[(Anonymous)]

it's still entirely possible! with a few buts:

the basic expectations viewers have in regard to quality – and i mean raw video/audio/editing quality, not just content here – is fairly high, and while some of that is a matter of practice, eventually, you'll hit the point where the equipment is the problem.

second, it takes a very, very long time to gain traction, and that's how it's always been. if you look at some popular youtubers, you'll notice that they more likely than not have been putting out videos for a lot longer than you've known about them, and in a lot of cases, some of the early videos still don't have terribly many clicks. that's also why starting out expecting any amount of community or money is a bad motivator: your first videos will have like, ten clicks. if that. so you kinda need to be doing this to make yourself happy and not expect any sort of reaction, because that's just kind of an eternity away.

next, regular uploads are key. you won't get anywhere if your posting schedule is "maybe one this week, another one in a month or two, then twice that week". youtube doesn't have a particularly long memory, so if your face doesn't show up every week, particularly if you haven't made even the tiniest name of yourself yet, you'll not get ahead.

THAT WAS ALL VERY DEMOTIVATING. SORRY.

idk idk tips for how to make this work beyond that:
–– learn some filming basics:
- like how to frame a shot (a lot of beginners are way, way too close to the camera, somehow off centre, leave too much space between their head and the upper edge of the frame... the list is long, but this is easy)
- lighting is important (neat trick for when one half of your face is lit nicely while the other is in the shadows: hang a white bedsheet outside of the frame on the side where the shadows are triumphing – if direct lighting is the problem, some of it will be reflected back at you, and now both halves of your face are hopefully lit)

- you'll want a regular positing schedule, but keep in mind that editing takes time, even if what you're doing is simple, so you can actually reasonably maintain aforementioned schedule without burning out
- having a "topic" tends to attract more people than plain vlogging, but that's up to you
- you don't have to be super pretty, but you do need to at least sort of clean up a bit
- makeup isn't a necessity, but if shininess tends to show up a lot on camera, so if that's an issue for you, there's powder and blotting paper and they can both compact these things
- youtube comment sections are a pit of hell, so if you're very thin-skinned, you might want to steer clear – it really is a place where some people go just to be mean

Re: YouTuber

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for this!

I think my biggest issue right now is equipment, and brushing up on learning how to edit etc.

Well, that and topics and planning and scheduling etc etc.

ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

lightworks is, iirc, free and a really nice editing program. if you want to learn how to frame shots, honestly, straight up googling is good, and you can pick up a fair bit by watching videos while consciously keeping track of technical things (spotting cuts, noticing which parts of the person you can see, audio cues, etc)

most new-ish laptops and smartphones come with surprisingly decent cameras/microphones, these days, so if you're lucky, you might at least be set enough to start. def don't buy without trying what you already have (but that's a given).

also, i know i super harped on the scheduling thing, but varying it while you're trying to find your pave isn't going to do you any damage. same with your choice of topics, there's no harm in phasing something in or out.

anyway, i hope you habe tons of fun!

[(Anonymous)]

** pace not pave

Re: ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

I have a little bit of former knowledge with basic framing and lighting, but it's def something I want to brush up on. I'll check out lightworks, thanks!