30SecondTweet
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Any feedback on my videos/channel is appreciated !
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Klink
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@TownCape
Oh sweet, the Batman retrospective is out!
First of all, good job on working on a long video such as this. Not many people understand how intensive, exhausting and frustrating a video like this can be. Good editors will watch and rewatch their works over and over again to ensure it looks and sounds perfect before making the final render. The problem with a long video like this is that it's incredibly easy to miss smaller issues that can crop up.
To add to this point, not even you are immune to this. There are several points in the video where you stumble and mumble between words, especially with your enounciation of 'death' as 'debt.' Your pronounciation of 'Noir' needs work too (when you talk about LA Noire) and the word 'tentative.' I've also noticed a glaring issue with consistency. In your introduction, you stated that you'll refer to 'Arkham Asylum' as 'Asylum' and 'Arkham City' as 'City', whereas you'll refer to the specific historical locations with their full names. However, you refer to each game with their full name on more than one occasion.
The further I get into the video, the more issues I notice with enounciation and pacing with your voice. It sounds like as you get towards the end of a section (Asylum's Theme, City's Theme etc) the faster you tend to speak which causes you to mumble and slur a lot more. It creates a sort of 'roller coaster' effect for your viewers/listeners; you start slow before getting faster and faster until you go slow again at the start of the next section.
What you can do to amp up the production values is use masked transitions to show text appearing on screen. About one hour into the video, you have the text 'Scarecrow Fear Level = 80 Batman Fear Level = 60 THUG WON'T TALK' just appear and disappear without any fan fare. Slide the text in from the left side of the screen or use masked transitions to give it a more professional look. If you have access to Adobe After Effects, here's an example on how to create a masked transition (watch until later in the video where you can see the effect being applied to text).
You should also think about adding background music to the videos and change the track for each section. It'll help break up some of the monotony.
Once again, I commend you for trying your hand at a long video like this. If you plan to do more like this in the future just be mindful that you may miss certain issues when editing it together, so keep watching and rewatching to pick up as many as you can.
Also yes, I did watch the whole thing.
@CineSpace Media
I love the fonts/typefaces you've selected for your channel header and I'm glad to see it being carried over into your thumbnails. You should consider adding your logo into your thumbnails for some added consistency.
The only suggestion I can make for your videos is to invest in a shotgun microphone for your camera or at the very least, get the microphone closer to your mouth for cleaner audio. At the moment there's a lot of reverb and echo coming from the room you're recording in. You might also want to try a lavalier/lapel microphone but it's really up to personal preference.
Other than that, your videos are entertaining to watch and it's clear you're a designer so you know what you're doing from a visual perspective. Keep up the good work!
@FlamingFishGaming
Your channel header, avatar and logo sting for your latest videos are simple yet consistent. Good job on that.
Thumbnails need a lot of work. All the thumbnails between each series of videos is consistent which is fantastic to see, however with the exception of the 'Flaming Fish Modpack' series of videos, the rest of the thumbnails are lazily designed without any effort put into them whatsoever. Look at the way you've designed your 'Flaming Fish Modpack' thumbnail and use that as the basis for your other thumbnail designs.
Your latest 5 videos are definitely the best in terms of vocal audio quality so whatever you're doing, keep on doing it. That being stated, you should be mindful of audio mixing as currently, your vocal audio is slightly lower in comparison to your logo sting and outro music.
Keep the uploads consistent, work on those thumbnails and you should be good to go. Good luck!
@30SecondTweet
It's a very interesting concept for a YouTube channel. It's complemented well by great camera work and excellent direction. You've got talent, my friend.
The only suggestion I can make is to be wary of using copy written music. You've given credit where necessary and also provided links on where to purchase the tracks, however the fact remains is that you don't own a license to use those tracks. I'm not sure on what the law is in regards to how much of a piece of music you can use before it starts heading away from fair use but as I've mentioned earlier in this thread, it doesn't take much for an executive at these music labels to start issuing strikes everywhere. There are sites like Audio Jungle and Music Bed which are great resources for using royalty free music, although they do come with a price. It depends on what your budget is and how much you're willing to spend.
Apart from that there's nothing I can advise you on. Your branding is simple and clear and your videos are top notch and entertaining. In just 3 months you've managed to gain a decent following and I know for a fact your channel will be successful in the future. Keep up the great work!
Oh sweet, the Batman retrospective is out!
First of all, good job on working on a long video such as this. Not many people understand how intensive, exhausting and frustrating a video like this can be. Good editors will watch and rewatch their works over and over again to ensure it looks and sounds perfect before making the final render. The problem with a long video like this is that it's incredibly easy to miss smaller issues that can crop up.
To add to this point, not even you are immune to this. There are several points in the video where you stumble and mumble between words, especially with your enounciation of 'death' as 'debt.' Your pronounciation of 'Noir' needs work too (when you talk about LA Noire) and the word 'tentative.' I've also noticed a glaring issue with consistency. In your introduction, you stated that you'll refer to 'Arkham Asylum' as 'Asylum' and 'Arkham City' as 'City', whereas you'll refer to the specific historical locations with their full names. However, you refer to each game with their full name on more than one occasion.
The further I get into the video, the more issues I notice with enounciation and pacing with your voice. It sounds like as you get towards the end of a section (Asylum's Theme, City's Theme etc) the faster you tend to speak which causes you to mumble and slur a lot more. It creates a sort of 'roller coaster' effect for your viewers/listeners; you start slow before getting faster and faster until you go slow again at the start of the next section.
What you can do to amp up the production values is use masked transitions to show text appearing on screen. About one hour into the video, you have the text 'Scarecrow Fear Level = 80 Batman Fear Level = 60 THUG WON'T TALK' just appear and disappear without any fan fare. Slide the text in from the left side of the screen or use masked transitions to give it a more professional look. If you have access to Adobe After Effects, here's an example on how to create a masked transition (watch until later in the video where you can see the effect being applied to text).
You should also think about adding background music to the videos and change the track for each section. It'll help break up some of the monotony.
Once again, I commend you for trying your hand at a long video like this. If you plan to do more like this in the future just be mindful that you may miss certain issues when editing it together, so keep watching and rewatching to pick up as many as you can.
Also yes, I did watch the whole thing.
@CineSpace Media
I love the fonts/typefaces you've selected for your channel header and I'm glad to see it being carried over into your thumbnails. You should consider adding your logo into your thumbnails for some added consistency.
The only suggestion I can make for your videos is to invest in a shotgun microphone for your camera or at the very least, get the microphone closer to your mouth for cleaner audio. At the moment there's a lot of reverb and echo coming from the room you're recording in. You might also want to try a lavalier/lapel microphone but it's really up to personal preference.
Other than that, your videos are entertaining to watch and it's clear you're a designer so you know what you're doing from a visual perspective. Keep up the good work!
@FlamingFishGaming
Your channel header, avatar and logo sting for your latest videos are simple yet consistent. Good job on that.
Thumbnails need a lot of work. All the thumbnails between each series of videos is consistent which is fantastic to see, however with the exception of the 'Flaming Fish Modpack' series of videos, the rest of the thumbnails are lazily designed without any effort put into them whatsoever. Look at the way you've designed your 'Flaming Fish Modpack' thumbnail and use that as the basis for your other thumbnail designs.
Your latest 5 videos are definitely the best in terms of vocal audio quality so whatever you're doing, keep on doing it. That being stated, you should be mindful of audio mixing as currently, your vocal audio is slightly lower in comparison to your logo sting and outro music.
Keep the uploads consistent, work on those thumbnails and you should be good to go. Good luck!
@30SecondTweet
It's a very interesting concept for a YouTube channel. It's complemented well by great camera work and excellent direction. You've got talent, my friend.
The only suggestion I can make is to be wary of using copy written music. You've given credit where necessary and also provided links on where to purchase the tracks, however the fact remains is that you don't own a license to use those tracks. I'm not sure on what the law is in regards to how much of a piece of music you can use before it starts heading away from fair use but as I've mentioned earlier in this thread, it doesn't take much for an executive at these music labels to start issuing strikes everywhere. There are sites like Audio Jungle and Music Bed which are great resources for using royalty free music, although they do come with a price. It depends on what your budget is and how much you're willing to spend.
Apart from that there's nothing I can advise you on. Your branding is simple and clear and your videos are top notch and entertaining. In just 3 months you've managed to gain a decent following and I know for a fact your channel will be successful in the future. Keep up the great work!
Top10Rated
New Member
Please tell me what you think about my channel! THANKS FOR WATCHING
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN6QKFh44wM_xTHF6sXHVTA
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Pluralize Entertainment
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Thanks a lot of the feedback! I'm in the process of trying out some lavs, still shopping around to find decent quality at a decent price point.
FlamingFishGaming
Member
@TownCape
Oh sweet, the Batman retrospective is out!
First of all, good job on working on a long video such as this. Not many people understand how intensive, exhausting and frustrating a video like this can be. Good editors will watch and rewatch their works over and over again to ensure it looks and sounds perfect before making the final render. The problem with a long video like this is that it's incredibly easy to miss smaller issues that can crop up.
To add to this point, not even you are immune to this. There are several points in the video where you stumble and mumble between words, especially with your enounciation of 'death' as 'debt.' Your pronounciation of 'Noir' needs work too (when you talk about LA Noire) and the word 'tentative.' I've also noticed a glaring issue with consistency. In your introduction, you stated that you'll refer to 'Arkham Asylum' as 'Asylum' and 'Arkham City' as 'City', whereas you'll refer to the specific historical locations with their full names. However, you refer to each game with their full name on more than one occasion.
The further I get into the video, the more issues I notice with enounciation and pacing with your voice. It sounds like as you get towards the end of a section (Asylum's Theme, City's Theme etc) the faster you tend to speak which causes you to mumble and slur a lot more. It creates a sort of 'roller coaster' effect for your viewers/listeners; you start slow before getting faster and faster until you go slow again at the start of the next section.
What you can do to amp up the production values is use masked transitions to show text appearing on screen. About one hour into the video, you have the text 'Scarecrow Fear Level = 80 Batman Fear Level = 60 THUG WON'T TALK' just appear and disappear without any fan fare. Slide the text in from the left side of the screen or use masked transitions to give it a more professional look. If you have access to Adobe After Effects, here's an example on how to create a masked transition (watch until later in the video where you can see the effect being applied to text).
You should also think about adding background music to the videos and change the track for each section. It'll help break up some of the monotony.
Once again, I commend you for trying your hand at a long video like this. If you plan to do more like this in the future just be mindful that you may miss certain issues when editing it together, so keep watching and rewatching to pick up as many as you can.
Also yes, I did watch the whole thing.
@CineSpace Media
I love the fonts/typefaces you've selected for your channel header and I'm glad to see it being carried over into your thumbnails. You should consider adding your logo into your thumbnails for some added consistency.
The only suggestion I can make for your videos is to invest in a shotgun microphone for your camera or at the very least, get the microphone closer to your mouth for cleaner audio. At the moment there's a lot of reverb and echo coming from the room you're recording in. You might also want to try a lavalier/lapel microphone but it's really up to personal preference.
Other than that, your videos are entertaining to watch and it's clear you're a designer so you know what you're doing from a visual perspective. Keep up the good work!
@FlamingFishGaming
Your channel header, avatar and logo sting for your latest videos are simple yet consistent. Good job on that.
Thumbnails need a lot of work. All the thumbnails between each series of videos is consistent which is fantastic to see, however with the exception of the 'Flaming Fish Modpack' series of videos, the rest of the thumbnails are lazily designed without any effort put into them whatsoever. Look at the way you've designed your 'Flaming Fish Modpack' thumbnail and use that as the basis for your other thumbnail designs.
Your latest 5 videos are definitely the best in terms of vocal audio quality so whatever you're doing, keep on doing it. That being stated, you should be mindful of audio mixing as currently, your vocal audio is slightly lower in comparison to your logo sting and outro music.
Keep the uploads consistent, work on those thumbnails and you should be good to go. Good luck!
@30SecondTweet
It's a very interesting concept for a YouTube channel. It's complemented well by great camera work and excellent direction. You've got talent, my friend.
The only suggestion I can make is to be wary of using copy written music. You've given credit where necessary and also provided links on where to purchase the tracks, however the fact remains is that you don't own a license to use those tracks. I'm not sure on what the law is in regards to how much of a piece of music you can use before it starts heading away from fair use but as I've mentioned earlier in this thread, it doesn't take much for an executive at these music labels to start issuing strikes everywhere. There are sites like Audio Jungle and Music Bed which are great resources for using royalty free music, although they do come with a price. It depends on what your budget is and how much you're willing to spend.
Apart from that there's nothing I can advise you on. Your branding is simple and clear and your videos are top notch and entertaining. In just 3 months you've managed to gain a decent following and I know for a fact your channel will be successful in the future. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the feedback! I'll work on those thumbnails and audio!
Briana
Well-Known Member
Well this is nice of you to do !
I only would like you to give me feedback on my channel name,banner, and profile picture because I already know my videos need a lot of work.
If you wanted to give me feedback on my thumbnails ( the two newer ones of course) that would be great as well
I only would like you to give me feedback on my channel name,banner, and profile picture because I already know my videos need a lot of work.
If you wanted to give me feedback on my thumbnails ( the two newer ones of course) that would be great as well
Klink
I've Got It
@Stephanie221
Greetings. I apologise for not getting to your reply sooner as I take it mods were approving your post. Nevertheless, I am here now so allow me to gaze upon your channel...
I highly recommend you use a custom channel page instead of the default you have now as it looks incredibly plain. Granted, you don't have much content on your channel at the moment but when you do, it's important that you have your latest video up front followed by your playlists. This way, potential viewers to your channel will have an easier time navigating through your channel and your content.
You also need to work on your branding. The image you have in your channel header is beautiful but it doesn't tell viewers anything about you or your channel. Think about colours, fonts/typefaces and styles that best represent you and the content on your channel and use it as the basis for your entire channel brand.
Content wise, you need to work on your audio mixing. Your introduction is significantly louder than your commentary (based on the AGARIO video) which is uncomfortable to listen to. To help with your commentary, definitely save up and invest in a high quality condenser microphone to give more clarity and quality to your voice.
On the topic of commentary, start to learn to speak more when playing. It's an incredibly difficult skill to learn, since when you're gaming you're concentrating on doing well but it's also boring to watch for your viewers. If you want to do commentary, you have to commit to it fully; you have to be engaging with your viewers and you have to keep them hooked on your video.
Since you are planning a gaming channel, it's best you keep the uploads a lot more frequent than what you have now. Currently you have a weekly schedule but I suggest moving to a daily one. For starters, choose two games that you enjoy and start recording play sessions of each one. It's your choice whether you alternate between the two or try your best to complete one game before moving on to the other. When you're done, you should have 2 full playthrough series ready to be uploaded and alternated between per day.
Upload all the videos ahead of time and set them to 'Public' when you're ready to release them. While you're releasing videos daily, use that time to pre-record more gameplay footage so that when one of the playthroughs is completed, you immediately switch over to your latest one. This is the technique every Let's Player like Markiplier, PewDiePie, Jesse Cox, Super Beard Bros. etc use in order to ensure a steady stream of content for their viewers.
Not a suggestion but a piece of advice based on your comment about "...I'm a girl and most gaming channels are guys which doesn't make it easier...". What I'm about to write will no doubt anger some people on this forum but what I am writing is nothing but the truth.
For the past few years there has been an extremely vocal minority pushing the notion that the value of a person is solely based on their identity - male, female, white, black, asian, christian, muslim, gay, straight etc. In the minds of these people, if you don't conform to their beliefs and mentality then they have no hesitation in doing everything they can to destroy you, be it organising social media mobs or tracking you down and getting you sacked from your place of work.
The reality is simply this - the average person, the majority of individuals in this world and, in the context of your YouTube channel, your potential viewers, simply doesn't care. Whether you're male or female, christian or muslim, gay or straight, white or black, what makes you 'you' is not your identity but the content of your character; how you treat other people, how you carry yourself, your dedication, your motivations, your work ethic etc.
For YouTube, the majority of people don't care about identity politics. All viewers care about is being entertained or informed (based on the content of the channel). For you and your channel, being a girl is completely irrelevant and your success isn't derived from your gender. The key to success with the content you want on your channel all has to do with commentary. Get a better microphone, learn how to commentate while playing and your channel WILL find success. There are several women in this thread who I have given advice to that are finding success not because they're women but because they're showing a level of dedication to keep going with YouTube and are improving with every passing day, including @Hellolabgroup, @Mithril, @darkstarmedia, @Lia, @LunaNoshi, @CristyTango and @Gia Cavalli.
Sorry for the wall of text. I want to make it absolutely clear to you that you should never get caught in the mindset of 'I'm a girl, they're boys therefore can't do this lol.' If you want to succeed on YouTube then do your absolute best to make that a reality. Invest some cash in top-tier equipment, practice recording every single day, fail, get up, try again and keep going. If you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you WILL succeed!
@Top10Rated
I love the logo you're using in your avatar and I love that you're carrying it over to your thumbnails. It shows consistency with your branding and gives viewers a clear understanding on who the content belongs to. Unforunately your channel header needs some work. Yes, it uses the same colour scheme but the font/typeface is completely different. This inconsistency with your typeface also extends into the videos themselves. The key to a good branding is consistency!
For the content on your channel, you should think about sprucing up the way text appears on screen. At the moment the text fades in an out, backgrounds fade in an out, it's fades all the time. Think about some transitions and unique ways of getting text to appear on screen, even consider editing the images and text to appear to the bear of the music you use.
You might also want to think about motion text. Example:
The idea is to give more life to your videos to keep your viewers entertained.
It's a good start to your channel and I know if you keep it up and work on the issues I've pointed out, it'll do really well. Good luck!
@Kirgle
Right off the bat you have a consistent branding in terms of colour and typeface. Well done! What you should do is add the speech bubble with 'KIRGLE' written in it to your thumbnails for that added consistency.
For your content, what you really need to work on is your audio. From the sounds of it you're using your on camera audio, which is especially noticable with your 'How to handle an annoying Ghost' video. There's a lot of background noise getting into your recording, with the Ghost video having different levels of background noise changing because of the way sound is vibrating off the walls.
You need to save up some cash and invest in a shotgun microphone for your camera or a lavalier/lapel mic that you wear to knock out as much background noise as possible. You'll also need to record room noise (turn mic/camera on, hit record, stay silent for 10 seconds) and take that sample and remove it from your overall recording.
In your '7 things star wars 7 didnt explain' video, you're using a professional microphone but you have no pop filter on it, meaning a lot of the plosives (Ps, Bs, Ds, all the hard sounding letters) and breathing is getting into your recording. Keep the mic further away from your mouth, add a pop filter and you should be right to go.
Good luck with your channel!
@Briana
As requested, my critique will be soley based off your visual branding and not your videos.
I never make comments or suggestions about channel names because realistically, there are some incredibly popular and successful channels with the weirdest and worst names imaginable. PewDiePie? TotalBiscuit? A channel name in this day and age isn't as important as it once used to be. All your name has to do is be representative of you. With your channel name "Love 2 Be Random", one would expect that your channel is about you being random. If that's the case, well done!
Your channel header, avatar and thumbnails should all be consistent. You're almost there, as the colours of your latest thumbnails and channel header are similar. The avatar however doesn't fit well with the rest of your brand, as you're primarily using pinks, lilacs and purples whereas the avatar is completely monochrome.
What you should think about is using photos of yourself as a central theme to your branding. Your latest two thumbnail and avatars are an example of this, now you need to expand that to your future thumbnails and the channel header itself. The text styling used in your latest two thumbnails aren't really consistent with your channel header, so you should think about a font/typeface that you like or best represents you and stick with it.
Again, as I've mentioned several times in this thread, the key to a good brand is consistency. You're definitely on the right track and with a few tweaks here and there, you'll absolutely nail it. Good luck!
Greetings. I apologise for not getting to your reply sooner as I take it mods were approving your post. Nevertheless, I am here now so allow me to gaze upon your channel...
I highly recommend you use a custom channel page instead of the default you have now as it looks incredibly plain. Granted, you don't have much content on your channel at the moment but when you do, it's important that you have your latest video up front followed by your playlists. This way, potential viewers to your channel will have an easier time navigating through your channel and your content.
You also need to work on your branding. The image you have in your channel header is beautiful but it doesn't tell viewers anything about you or your channel. Think about colours, fonts/typefaces and styles that best represent you and the content on your channel and use it as the basis for your entire channel brand.
Content wise, you need to work on your audio mixing. Your introduction is significantly louder than your commentary (based on the AGARIO video) which is uncomfortable to listen to. To help with your commentary, definitely save up and invest in a high quality condenser microphone to give more clarity and quality to your voice.
On the topic of commentary, start to learn to speak more when playing. It's an incredibly difficult skill to learn, since when you're gaming you're concentrating on doing well but it's also boring to watch for your viewers. If you want to do commentary, you have to commit to it fully; you have to be engaging with your viewers and you have to keep them hooked on your video.
Since you are planning a gaming channel, it's best you keep the uploads a lot more frequent than what you have now. Currently you have a weekly schedule but I suggest moving to a daily one. For starters, choose two games that you enjoy and start recording play sessions of each one. It's your choice whether you alternate between the two or try your best to complete one game before moving on to the other. When you're done, you should have 2 full playthrough series ready to be uploaded and alternated between per day.
Upload all the videos ahead of time and set them to 'Public' when you're ready to release them. While you're releasing videos daily, use that time to pre-record more gameplay footage so that when one of the playthroughs is completed, you immediately switch over to your latest one. This is the technique every Let's Player like Markiplier, PewDiePie, Jesse Cox, Super Beard Bros. etc use in order to ensure a steady stream of content for their viewers.
Not a suggestion but a piece of advice based on your comment about "...I'm a girl and most gaming channels are guys which doesn't make it easier...". What I'm about to write will no doubt anger some people on this forum but what I am writing is nothing but the truth.
For the past few years there has been an extremely vocal minority pushing the notion that the value of a person is solely based on their identity - male, female, white, black, asian, christian, muslim, gay, straight etc. In the minds of these people, if you don't conform to their beliefs and mentality then they have no hesitation in doing everything they can to destroy you, be it organising social media mobs or tracking you down and getting you sacked from your place of work.
The reality is simply this - the average person, the majority of individuals in this world and, in the context of your YouTube channel, your potential viewers, simply doesn't care. Whether you're male or female, christian or muslim, gay or straight, white or black, what makes you 'you' is not your identity but the content of your character; how you treat other people, how you carry yourself, your dedication, your motivations, your work ethic etc.
For YouTube, the majority of people don't care about identity politics. All viewers care about is being entertained or informed (based on the content of the channel). For you and your channel, being a girl is completely irrelevant and your success isn't derived from your gender. The key to success with the content you want on your channel all has to do with commentary. Get a better microphone, learn how to commentate while playing and your channel WILL find success. There are several women in this thread who I have given advice to that are finding success not because they're women but because they're showing a level of dedication to keep going with YouTube and are improving with every passing day, including @Hellolabgroup, @Mithril, @darkstarmedia, @Lia, @LunaNoshi, @CristyTango and @Gia Cavalli.
Sorry for the wall of text. I want to make it absolutely clear to you that you should never get caught in the mindset of 'I'm a girl, they're boys therefore can't do this lol.' If you want to succeed on YouTube then do your absolute best to make that a reality. Invest some cash in top-tier equipment, practice recording every single day, fail, get up, try again and keep going. If you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you WILL succeed!
@Top10Rated
I love the logo you're using in your avatar and I love that you're carrying it over to your thumbnails. It shows consistency with your branding and gives viewers a clear understanding on who the content belongs to. Unforunately your channel header needs some work. Yes, it uses the same colour scheme but the font/typeface is completely different. This inconsistency with your typeface also extends into the videos themselves. The key to a good branding is consistency!
For the content on your channel, you should think about sprucing up the way text appears on screen. At the moment the text fades in an out, backgrounds fade in an out, it's fades all the time. Think about some transitions and unique ways of getting text to appear on screen, even consider editing the images and text to appear to the bear of the music you use.
You might also want to think about motion text. Example:
The idea is to give more life to your videos to keep your viewers entertained.
It's a good start to your channel and I know if you keep it up and work on the issues I've pointed out, it'll do really well. Good luck!
@Kirgle
Right off the bat you have a consistent branding in terms of colour and typeface. Well done! What you should do is add the speech bubble with 'KIRGLE' written in it to your thumbnails for that added consistency.
For your content, what you really need to work on is your audio. From the sounds of it you're using your on camera audio, which is especially noticable with your 'How to handle an annoying Ghost' video. There's a lot of background noise getting into your recording, with the Ghost video having different levels of background noise changing because of the way sound is vibrating off the walls.
You need to save up some cash and invest in a shotgun microphone for your camera or a lavalier/lapel mic that you wear to knock out as much background noise as possible. You'll also need to record room noise (turn mic/camera on, hit record, stay silent for 10 seconds) and take that sample and remove it from your overall recording.
In your '7 things star wars 7 didnt explain' video, you're using a professional microphone but you have no pop filter on it, meaning a lot of the plosives (Ps, Bs, Ds, all the hard sounding letters) and breathing is getting into your recording. Keep the mic further away from your mouth, add a pop filter and you should be right to go.
Good luck with your channel!
@Briana
As requested, my critique will be soley based off your visual branding and not your videos.
I never make comments or suggestions about channel names because realistically, there are some incredibly popular and successful channels with the weirdest and worst names imaginable. PewDiePie? TotalBiscuit? A channel name in this day and age isn't as important as it once used to be. All your name has to do is be representative of you. With your channel name "Love 2 Be Random", one would expect that your channel is about you being random. If that's the case, well done!
Your channel header, avatar and thumbnails should all be consistent. You're almost there, as the colours of your latest thumbnails and channel header are similar. The avatar however doesn't fit well with the rest of your brand, as you're primarily using pinks, lilacs and purples whereas the avatar is completely monochrome.
What you should think about is using photos of yourself as a central theme to your branding. Your latest two thumbnail and avatars are an example of this, now you need to expand that to your future thumbnails and the channel header itself. The text styling used in your latest two thumbnails aren't really consistent with your channel header, so you should think about a font/typeface that you like or best represents you and stick with it.
Again, as I've mentioned several times in this thread, the key to a good brand is consistency. You're definitely on the right track and with a few tweaks here and there, you'll absolutely nail it. Good luck!
Johnny_Seagull
YTtalk Mad
Ayyye, give us a look. Would appreciate your thoughts.
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