The Beginning Vlogger
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Hey guys! So I've been making little movies highlighting the good and bad moment in life for quite sometime, way before someone even decided to call them "vlogs". I never really shared them with anyone, but for the most part I simply enjoyed creating stories and didn't necessarily want to make them public. My very first videos were a compilation of some 640x480 grainy pixels of me annoying my little brother, pushing him to a point where I knew I'd get some great footage! However, that's going back about 17 years ago, and if I did that today it would probably become some viral video of my getting served. Fast forward all these years and I still create videos, but like any proud parent, this time they are mostly of my kids.
Well, I don't want to make this too long! To read more about how I embarked on this journey of video making you can read the thread I just created introducing myself here: http://yttalk.com/threads/started-with-windows-movie-maker-in-1999.248549/
Question: Most would describe me as a very social person in real life; however, since I never really created videos for a public audience before, sometimes I lack the personality to create content that has more of a vlog feeling (the style I'm going for). Long ago when I started recording videos on my old wireless battery powered webcam (fancy! I know), I was mostly talking to the camera as if I was directly talking to my cousins who I grew up with, but was now separated from after moving to the U.S.. Going back to my question, without knowing who my viewers are I find it challenging to develop a dialogue with the lens. For the most part, I simply enjoy documenting moments and telling the story through cinematography, but I don't want that lack of connection to the viewers to hurt the potential growth of my channel. I just uploaded 2 fresh new videos to my new channel that may give you an idea of what I'm talking about... Any thoughts or idea? I know that there is no right or wrong answer, but in your opinion can I create a quality audience without constantly engaging with the viewers?
Thank you for your valuable feedback!
Diego
Hey guys! So I've been making little movies highlighting the good and bad moment in life for quite sometime, way before someone even decided to call them "vlogs". I never really shared them with anyone, but for the most part I simply enjoyed creating stories and didn't necessarily want to make them public. My very first videos were a compilation of some 640x480 grainy pixels of me annoying my little brother, pushing him to a point where I knew I'd get some great footage! However, that's going back about 17 years ago, and if I did that today it would probably become some viral video of my getting served. Fast forward all these years and I still create videos, but like any proud parent, this time they are mostly of my kids.
Well, I don't want to make this too long! To read more about how I embarked on this journey of video making you can read the thread I just created introducing myself here: http://yttalk.com/threads/started-with-windows-movie-maker-in-1999.248549/
Question: Most would describe me as a very social person in real life; however, since I never really created videos for a public audience before, sometimes I lack the personality to create content that has more of a vlog feeling (the style I'm going for). Long ago when I started recording videos on my old wireless battery powered webcam (fancy! I know), I was mostly talking to the camera as if I was directly talking to my cousins who I grew up with, but was now separated from after moving to the U.S.. Going back to my question, without knowing who my viewers are I find it challenging to develop a dialogue with the lens. For the most part, I simply enjoy documenting moments and telling the story through cinematography, but I don't want that lack of connection to the viewers to hurt the potential growth of my channel. I just uploaded 2 fresh new videos to my new channel that may give you an idea of what I'm talking about... Any thoughts or idea? I know that there is no right or wrong answer, but in your opinion can I create a quality audience without constantly engaging with the viewers?
Thank you for your valuable feedback!
Diego