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@Pat Simmons
No need to apologise. I'd like to give my opinion on your thumbnail but the link you've provided gives a 403 forbidden error. Nevertheless, I've made some simple samples that should give you an idea of what I was suggesting to you. Of course I've taken a few creative liberties with it; using the "line" that seperates the 'I' and 'O' in your logo as the basis for the thumbnail design.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvw6suws17uttn8/sample.png?dl=0
Again, this is merely a suggestion but it's something to think about for your future thumbnail designs. Hope it helps.
@Skype Avengers
First of all I love the overall branding design of your channel. Well done on that! I do have issues with your initial thumbnail designs from your old content (9 months and prior) but it's only minor. It's great to see your logo within your thumbnails but it looks lazily placed in with no thought whatsoever. Consider creating a transparent varient of your 'A' logo and possibly apply a yellow outline/stroke to it to at least keep the colours of your logo consistent and to create seperation between your logo and the thumbnail itself. This suggestion doesn't matter all that much considering your latest video nails the thumbnail design.
The videos are well edited and entertaining to watch. You do need to find a way to mix the audio better though, as currently certain voices are louder and of differing quality compared to others. Considering you're recording Skype from one perspective, the quality of the audio/microphones are out of your hand, however finding a way to make sure that all voices come in at the same volume will help make it easier to listen to.
You write that you want to make a community - to boost comments and the people who watch your videos - and the only way you're going to achieve that dream is to keep a consistent upload schedule. Considering that your last video was 9 months ago and you have almost 900 subscribers, you're definitely on the right track. From this point on, choose how often you'd like to upload videos; once a day, once a week, twice a week etc. Stick to it, keep your branding consistent, keep up the good thumbnail designs and no doubt your channel will grow and succeed.
Good luck!
@TMasle
As requested, I'll focus mainly on your latest video. Before I do though, a suggestion with your channel header and logo. Make the text a little lighter than what you currently have. I like the design, don't get me wrong, however you're using fonts/typefaces that are quite thin so are harder to see when the colour of it is dark on top of a black background. Also, your thumbnail designs from your second and latest video are fantastic. Keep doing that with your future videos.
For someone just starting out the quality is quite impressive. There are ways to improve the quality of your videos and it's mostly dependent on how much money you're willing to budget for it. What I'm suggesting is not cheap and you should only consider it if you're thinking about making a career out of YouTube.
Let's start with lighting. From what I can tell you're using a mix of your room light and natural light from the window behind you. As I've mentioned several times in this thread, the number one rule of lighting for filmmaking is "if it looks like you have enough light, add more light." With this type of video, lighting will help give a much more even tone across your face and highlight your hair so that it doesn't look like it's blending into the shadows. I suggest getting a ring light positioned directly in front of you so get a nice eye light. An eye light, to describe it as simply as I can, is the little 'twinkle' in someones eye; a reflection of the light in your pupils. Currently your eyes are complete black so having a ring light positioned front on will give a nice light ring in your pupils.
You should consider investing in either a shotgun microphone for your camera or a lavalier/lapel microphone you can clip onto your shirt or hide under it. It'll knock out the room noise and give more clarity and quality to your voice in the videos.
Camera quality wise it's sufficient. With better lighting you'll be able to pull focus a lot easier so it doesn't look so blurry or washed out. It looks like you have a tripod which is great, although the parts of the video where you're showing the products are done handheld and thus look incredibly shaky. Try using the tripod to get a nice stable shot of the products.
My last suggestion has to do with editing. Some shots are cut really well, other times you have text floating on screen, cutting away and floating back in again. It looks unprofessional. When editing your videos you need to watch them yourself several times to make sure that you can fix any issues before you render it. It's a long task but absolutely vital for great editing.
Other than that, it's a great start to your channel. I wish you all the best and hope you, along with the many others in this thread, succeed in the future.
No need to apologise. I'd like to give my opinion on your thumbnail but the link you've provided gives a 403 forbidden error. Nevertheless, I've made some simple samples that should give you an idea of what I was suggesting to you. Of course I've taken a few creative liberties with it; using the "line" that seperates the 'I' and 'O' in your logo as the basis for the thumbnail design.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvw6suws17uttn8/sample.png?dl=0
Again, this is merely a suggestion but it's something to think about for your future thumbnail designs. Hope it helps.
@Skype Avengers
First of all I love the overall branding design of your channel. Well done on that! I do have issues with your initial thumbnail designs from your old content (9 months and prior) but it's only minor. It's great to see your logo within your thumbnails but it looks lazily placed in with no thought whatsoever. Consider creating a transparent varient of your 'A' logo and possibly apply a yellow outline/stroke to it to at least keep the colours of your logo consistent and to create seperation between your logo and the thumbnail itself. This suggestion doesn't matter all that much considering your latest video nails the thumbnail design.
The videos are well edited and entertaining to watch. You do need to find a way to mix the audio better though, as currently certain voices are louder and of differing quality compared to others. Considering you're recording Skype from one perspective, the quality of the audio/microphones are out of your hand, however finding a way to make sure that all voices come in at the same volume will help make it easier to listen to.
You write that you want to make a community - to boost comments and the people who watch your videos - and the only way you're going to achieve that dream is to keep a consistent upload schedule. Considering that your last video was 9 months ago and you have almost 900 subscribers, you're definitely on the right track. From this point on, choose how often you'd like to upload videos; once a day, once a week, twice a week etc. Stick to it, keep your branding consistent, keep up the good thumbnail designs and no doubt your channel will grow and succeed.
Good luck!
@TMasle
As requested, I'll focus mainly on your latest video. Before I do though, a suggestion with your channel header and logo. Make the text a little lighter than what you currently have. I like the design, don't get me wrong, however you're using fonts/typefaces that are quite thin so are harder to see when the colour of it is dark on top of a black background. Also, your thumbnail designs from your second and latest video are fantastic. Keep doing that with your future videos.
For someone just starting out the quality is quite impressive. There are ways to improve the quality of your videos and it's mostly dependent on how much money you're willing to budget for it. What I'm suggesting is not cheap and you should only consider it if you're thinking about making a career out of YouTube.
Let's start with lighting. From what I can tell you're using a mix of your room light and natural light from the window behind you. As I've mentioned several times in this thread, the number one rule of lighting for filmmaking is "if it looks like you have enough light, add more light." With this type of video, lighting will help give a much more even tone across your face and highlight your hair so that it doesn't look like it's blending into the shadows. I suggest getting a ring light positioned directly in front of you so get a nice eye light. An eye light, to describe it as simply as I can, is the little 'twinkle' in someones eye; a reflection of the light in your pupils. Currently your eyes are complete black so having a ring light positioned front on will give a nice light ring in your pupils.
You should consider investing in either a shotgun microphone for your camera or a lavalier/lapel microphone you can clip onto your shirt or hide under it. It'll knock out the room noise and give more clarity and quality to your voice in the videos.
Camera quality wise it's sufficient. With better lighting you'll be able to pull focus a lot easier so it doesn't look so blurry or washed out. It looks like you have a tripod which is great, although the parts of the video where you're showing the products are done handheld and thus look incredibly shaky. Try using the tripod to get a nice stable shot of the products.
My last suggestion has to do with editing. Some shots are cut really well, other times you have text floating on screen, cutting away and floating back in again. It looks unprofessional. When editing your videos you need to watch them yourself several times to make sure that you can fix any issues before you render it. It's a long task but absolutely vital for great editing.
Other than that, it's a great start to your channel. I wish you all the best and hope you, along with the many others in this thread, succeed in the future.
