A small message.

So throughout my small journey, I’ve learned a lot about this whole mess that’s called youtubing. I’m going to break it down into a few different sections, namely Pre-Production, Filming, Post-Production, and Marketing. I’m going to discuss something I’ve learned for each section, such as a mistake I’ve corrected, new things I’ve learned about, methods, how I’ve branched out on social media, etc. Let’s get right into it.

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Pre-Production

I started out making scripts that went super in depth. Really complicated, required multiple revisions, etc. After doing a video with that kind of script, I decided to start making videos with a less complicated, more streamlined script so that way I could give a more focused and educational description of the weapon and game variant for a wider audience. I also tried to make videos on weapons with a story to them as those are more interesting to people as it is more engaging than just some random gun in a game and some numbers It also helped to add a theme to my video. Mg42 and mg34.

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Filming

When I first started recording audio for my videos, I did it with my chromebook, which made the audio very low-quality due to the chromebooks microphone and me recording in an echoey room. After my first video, the 20 questions quiz, I started filming the audio with my phone microphone in my computer room so I could improve the quality of my audio, as the small space helped dampen the echo. I also learned later it is better to hold the phone microphone a certain distance away from my mouth to make the audio better.

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Post-Production

I learned how to use audio transitions and how to lower volume on specific parts of audio like game volume, music and dialogue. I used the transitions to make my audio cuts smoother and not louder, and not sudden or overly loud nor quiet. I learned how to remove the audio or video from a mp4, (by locking the picture or audio segment, depending on the part I want to save, than delete the other half) this helped me as i could remove game audio if i wanted to. I later used videos of the weapons I was talking about as it was more interesting.

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Marketing

I learned to make a website and use social media to advertise my youtube channel. I used social media to post blogs or stories about weapons/historical events that didn’t have enough info to make a video on, or just to draw in attention as to intrigue readers into wanting to know more.

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In essence, I’ve learned lots of different methods to improve my videos, as well as different marketing tips and methods to market my channel and grow a following. I’ve learned how to cut and edit videos and sound, create logos, make an outro, use after-effects, and a whole host of other things. I look forward to continuing.