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Roast My First YT Video!

Hey hackers! I've been learning about video production for the last couple of weeks. This is the first video I managed to put together.

Looking for feedback... 😊
How do you like this format?

https://youtu.be/hle9qP2i4yQ

Thanks!

on March 11, 2020
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    Yeah, you definitely need to put in the title and first 10-20 seconds what is the purpose of the video.

    I had trouble identifying if I am a target audience. In fact, after skimming the whole video I still don't really understand what it is.

    Fix this and keep going!

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      Absolutely agree, need to fix this! πŸ€“Thanks for the feedback. πŸ™

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    Great first video. Make sure you keep going.

    I would make sure to get to the hook in the first few seconds. What draws the viewer in?

    Good luck!

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      Wow, thanks that makes a lot of sense. 😊 I'll make sure to improve it, some of my inner circle friends pointed that out as well. πŸ‘

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    WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!??!

    nothing to roast! great job! keep going!

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      Thanks for encouraging me 😊! I want to stay open minded about this project, and listen to feedback religiously.

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        yup! i've been vlogging my daily journey as a startup: http://yen.show/

        keep going. you can do this. the results take time, but, they are worth it!

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          Wow, man! I subscribed to your channel. Very cool, authentic vibe. I love it πŸ’ͺ

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            thank you! any topics you'd like me to cover?

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              I'd like hear more about how you balance family - work. Maybe you have a video about that already? 😊

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                  Holy shit, that's deep, thank you for sharing! The other way I learned to think about it is to lean into the family life, and really enjoy it. It recharges you like nothing! You are lucky to have a long and successful relationship with 3 kids. Many many people don't get that.

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                    i am very, very, very grateful. i couldn't do what i do without them!

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    Loved the style and music. POINTS!

    If I were to "roast" anything, it'd be the fact that there was a mini blog post under the video explaining the video. Experiment with getting the message/point of the video... into the video! ;) Then it won't need any explanation.

    That said...

    It was short and sweet! Keep going! :)

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      Thank you! 😊 Haha that is true! When you say it like that, it's pretty clear that the video should be able to tell the story without a supporting "blog post". πŸ“ΊIt's hilarious the kinds of things I need to work on πŸ˜‚

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        I uploaded my first video 14+ years ago! Your video is outstanding for a first video PLUS you immediately found a way to get feedback and then you'll iterate on it. Keep that up and 100 videos from now you will have achieved a high level of mastery! I feel like that was kind of the point of this first video so you're already headed in the right direction! ;)

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          Thanks, that is very supportive of you! 😊

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    Like it - got the same wooden desk at home ;-) Agree with @jcowley that the white balance / contrast in the indoor stuff could be improved. Congrats and all the best for your vlog!

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      It's a solid desk πŸ˜ƒThank you for the encouragement! πŸŽ‰

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    Pretty solid - I work in the VFX and film industry by day and could get into some technical things like white balance in the indoor stuff - but that is just being overly picky. Full points for making something and simply getting it out there. Most people stop right there.

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      Thank you! Oh yes, I definitely need to learn how to do that properly. A lot of variables there πŸ€“