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@Christoverse

Good to see you back in this thread and still making content on YouTube!

I don't really have much more advice for you since you've definitely improved since the last time I looked at your channel. I do want to point out that with your final episode of your 'Layers of Fear' playthrough, I can still hear an audible humming sound, quite possibly your air conditioner.

Overall keep it up man!


@JayVee

Your channel branding in terms of your avatar, channel header and logo design are rock solid, although when I look at it I get the impression you're an automotive enthusiast and your channel is about cars. It might be due to the carbon fibre style pattern in the background and the car-branded style logo. How you want to proceed is entirely up to you but I recommend you redesign your logo so it suits the content of your channel.

Assuming you keep the logo and the overall colour scheme (black/orange or grey/orange), it's a shame you don't incorporate any of those elements into your thumbnails. All I can see are simple screenshots or promotional art with slapped on text and meme images. There's absolutely nothing unique about your thumbnails and if I were to stare at the 'Recommended/Suggested Video' section at the end of the video, I honestly couldn't tell your content apart from the rest of the content creators on YouTube.

A few tips - find yourself a unique font/typeface that you feel best represents you and your brand, incorporate that text as headings into your thumbnails, apply your colour scheme to the text and make sure that the text is completely horizontal and not on a diagonal rotation. Throw in your logo in one of the corners for good measure and you should be good to go.

In terms of your content, I recommend saving up some money and investing in a high quality condenser microphone and a pop filter. I can hear a lot of humming in the background of your videos (either a fan or air conditioner) and there are times where you peak the audio because your headset mic is too close to your mouth (plosives - Bs, Ps, hard consonant sounds). Having a condenser microphone with a pop filter will give your audio a more clean and professional sound. When recording, record a room sample/room noise (press record, don't talk, just let the mic pick up the natural sounds of the room for 10 seconds) and use that as a sample to remove those sounds and frequencies from your main recording.

It's a nice touch that you've put additional background music into your videos although you should make sure that you avoid using copywritten music. Services like AudioJungle or MusicBed are great resources to license music although their prices might be too high (Music Bed moreso than AudioJungle). Failing that, ask a few music artists on YouTube or SoundCloud and ask permission to use their tracks in your audio. You get to use cool music and the artist gets more promotion for their talent.

I'm pretty impressed with what you've got so far. Work on the issues I've mentioned and your channel is sure to grow. Good luck and have fun!


@Chris M

Orange and black as your colour scheme (with orange being more prominent) looks nice. Your channel header is simple but effective, however it's not consistent with your avatar or your thumbnails. You should make sure to have the same font/typeface and colour across the board.

Your thumbnail design quite frankly is absolutely terrible, your "WynnCraft" series especially. Yellow and green gradient, red text and a logo without the white background being removed looks incredibly lazy and cheap. Your 'Stardew Valley Let's Play' series doesn't fare any better, as you've got a simple screenshot/promotional shot with hard to read red text denoting what episode it is.

My suggestion - make a pixellated triangle in both the top right hand corner and the bottom left hand corner of your thumbnails. In the top, put a 'SP' logo and in the bottom put the episode number (#1, #2 etc) with both being written in the same font/typeface. Even if you just use promotional images or screenshots, having those design elements will ensure that potential viewers know the content belongs to your channel and that your thumbnails are consistent with the rest of your brand.

For your content you definitely need a pop filter, as I can hear a lot of plosives being audible in your recording (hard consonant sounds like Bs, Ps, Ks etc). Other than that your audio is pretty darn clear.

All you reall need to work on is your branding and thumbnail design. Nail them and your channel should grow.


@Spooncer

I've got no real complaints or suggestions for your avatar and channel header as both are well designed. In terms of thumbnail design, while there is effort put into them and you've done your best to differentiate between each series ('Rainbow Six Seige, CS:GO etc) they aren't all that unique. Try to avoid gradients, and removing the background and shadow from your avatar and placing the spoon into your thumbnails will help solidify your branding.

A final point to your branding - your logo sting and end card use a different font/typeface to your channel header. Redesign them so that everything remains consistent.

In terms of content your videos are extremely well edited and entertaining to watch. The only aspect really holding you back is your audio. While your voice is relatively clear for the most part it does tend to peak whenever you scream, raise your voice or breathe. From what I can hear, you're using a headset microphone with the mic quite close to your mouth. Investing in a condenser microphone and pop filter will help out immensely, although you still need to mix your audio volume so that it doesn't peak (hit the red zone).

Other than that you've got potential. Work on what I've suggested and keep a regular upload schedule. Good luck!
 
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@Christoverse

Good to see you back in this thread and still making content on YouTube!

I don't really have much more advice for you since you've definitely improved since the last time I looked at your channel. I do want to point out that with your final episode of your 'Layers of Fear' playthrough, I can still hear an audible humming sound, quite possibly your air conditioner.

Overall keep it up man!


@JayVee

Your channel branding in terms of your avatar, channel header and logo design are rock solid, although when I look at it I get the impression you're an automotive enthusiast and your channel is about cars. It might be due to the carbon fibre style pattern in the background and the car-branded style logo. How you want to proceed is entirely up to you but I recommend you redesign your logo so it suits the content of your channel.

Assuming you keep the logo and the overall colour scheme (black/orange or grey/orange), it's a shame you don't incorporate any of those elements into your thumbnails. All I can see are simple screenshots or promotional art with slapped on text and meme images. There's absolutely nothing unique about your thumbnails and if I were to stare at the 'Recommended/Suggested Video' section at the end of the video, I honestly couldn't tell your content apart from the rest of the content creators on YouTube.

A few tips - find yourself a unique font/typeface that you feel best represents you and your brand, incorporate that text as headings into your thumbnails, apply your colour scheme to the text and make sure that the text is completely horizontal and not on a diagonal rotation. Throw in your logo in one of the corners for good measure and you should be good to go.

In terms of your content, I recommend saving up some money and investing in a high quality condenser microphone and a pop filter. I can hear a lot of humming in the background of your videos (either a fan or air conditioner) and there are times where you peak the audio because your headset mic is too close to your mouth (plosives - Bs, Ps, hard consonant sounds). Having a condenser microphone with a pop filter will give your audio a more clean and professional sound. When recording, record a room sample/room noise (press record, don't talk, just let the mic pick up the natural sounds of the room for 10 seconds) and use that as a sample to remove those sounds and frequencies from your main recording.

It's a nice touch that you've put additional background music into your videos although you should make sure that you avoid using copywritten music. Services like AudioJungle or MusicBed are great resources to license music although their prices might be too high (Music Bed moreso than AudioJungle). Failing that, ask a few music artists on YouTube or SoundCloud and ask permission to use their tracks in your audio. You get to use cool music and the artist gets more promotion for their talent.

I'm pretty impressed with what you've got so far. Work on the issues I've mentioned and your channel is sure to grow. Good luck and have fun!


@Chris M

Orange and black as your colour scheme (with orange being more prominent) looks nice. Your channel header is simple but effective, however it's not consistent with your avatar or your thumbnails. You should make sure to have the same font/typeface and colour across the board.

Your thumbnail design quite frankly is absolutely terrible, your "WynnCraft" series especially. Yellow and green gradient, red text and a logo without the white background being removed looks incredibly lazy and cheap. Your 'Stardew Valley Let's Play' series doesn't fare any better, as you've got a simple screenshot/promotional shot with hard to read red text denoting what episode it is.

My suggestion - make a pixellated triangle in both the top right hand corner and the bottom left hand corner of your thumbnails. In the top, put a 'SP' logo and in the bottom put the episode number (#1, #2 etc) with both being written in the same font/typeface. Even if you just use promotional images or screenshots, having those design elements will ensure that potential viewers know the content belongs to your channel and that your thumbnails are consistent with the rest of your brand.

For your content you definitely need a pop filter, as I can hear a lot of plosives being audible in your recording (hard consonant sounds like Bs, Ps, Ks etc). Other than that your audio is pretty darn clear.

All you reall need to work on is your branding and thumbnail design. Nail them and your channel should grow.


@Spooncer

I've got no real complaints or suggestions for your avatar and channel header as both are well designed. In terms of thumbnail design, while there is effort put into them and you've done your best to differentiate between each series ('Rainbow Six Seige, CS:GO etc) they aren't all that unique. Try to avoid gradients, and removing the background and shadow from your avatar and placing the spoon into your thumbnails will help solidify your branding.

A final point to your branding - your logo sting and end card use a different font/typeface to your channel header. Redesign them so that everything remains consistent.

In terms of content your videos are extremely well edited and entertaining to watch. The only aspect really holding you back is your audio. While your voice is relatively clear for the most part it does tend to peak whenever you scream, raise your voice or breathe. From what I can hear, you're using a headset microphone with the mic quite close to your mouth. Investing in a condenser microphone and pop filter will help out immensely, although you still need to mix your audio volume so that it doesn't peak (hit the red zone).

Other than that you've got potential. Work on what I've suggested and keep a regular upload schedule. Good luck!
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okay thank you for the tips i will get to work right away :)
 
I always openly accept criticism! I make comedy type vlogs, I guess you could describe them as. I want to start doing skits soon, too. But due to my lighting situation I can only film in two particular spots. It majorly sucks! But my link is below, if you'd look at things and give me honest feedback, I would much appreciate it!
 
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