How Do You YouTube?

babyteeth4 said:
Working with kids, I try not to plan too much, because they usually destroy my visions within minutes. Luckily I can edit out most of the boring and disastrous stuff! Anyway over time I've learned to play to their strengths instead of trying to force too much onto them. But I do have to try to keep some structure so they don't take over the whole enterprise...kids are natural at playing so you have to try to reign it in, in the interests of getting things done!
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Not really much of a process for me.

1. Listen to some music to get pumped up.
2. Have topic and ideas ready to talk about.
3. Wing it.

Cut, print, upload haha. Not the best way, sometimes I do a script if it's a topic video i'm not necessarily sure about, but mostly I just wing it.
 
Cool thread. I do sit down and talk videos, so I have a note on my phone of topic ideas, which I add to as things come into my head. Some ideas I can wing, such as telling a story about what happened at the airport. Others need more planning, such as talking about how to deal with parents. I never script, though. I just have bullet points or general ideas. Once I am ready to record, I set up my camera, take a quick video of me saying hi so I can check how I am framed, and then I record the video. Once I start talking, if I think something came out wrong, I'll just say it again, better. Sometimes, I'll repeat an entire segment of the video if I think I can deliver it better. Other times, I just let it roll and hope it came out right. I'll probably end up shooting 10 minutes of footage, half of which is obviously bad and the rest of which I will pick and choose the best parts to keep the video under 4 minutes if possible. I love editing, so this part is really fun. As part of editing, I'll make sure cuts are as precise as possible, add transitions if I feel a cut is too abrupt, color correct if needed, add music, etc. (I do this all in Premier Pro.) Throughout this process, I will render a few times. Once I am done, I export and upload, and add my end card annotations. Also, I will take a snapshot of part of the video and machete into a thumbnail. I think that's it. Anyway, I just recorded and now need to edit, so I guess I have plan!
 
I'm just staring out but I"m trying to find a process this is what I've done so far

For Film type videos:
  • think of a video idea
  • write random thoughts of how to make that idea into a video
  • write a script of what I'm going to say for a voiceover
  • make storyboard of all the shots I want with corresponding voiceover underneath it
  • Record the voiceover and find music that goes with the voiceover
  • Setup everything and film the video based on the storyboard and shot sheet
  • Be disspaointed and realize everything isn't shot right
  • Import the footage and edit it until done
  • Sleep
  • Come back the next day and make changes I didn't see the last day
  • Make the Thumbnail
  • Upload


For talking to the Camera videos because I'm still learning how to do them:
  • write down what I want to talk about and how I want to make it into a video
  • make bullet points of what I want to say
  • Do my hair, wash my face, get the right clothes on etc.
  • Setup the camera
  • Just say what I want to say and film it like ten times because I don't like it
  • Give up and the next day film the video again like five more times (hopefully eventually I won't have to do this)
  • Import the footage pick the best take and make a few edits
  • Make the thumbnail
  • Upload
 
I love to make/edit my videos!
So i first obviously think of an idea, which is usually the night before I record.
Do it early in the morning since the lighting in my room is poo after midday & it gets too hot to record by 10am!
I set up my camera on a tripod & i either use my wall as a background & be standing or I sit on a chair near the window for lighting.
Then I edit them on my laptop for a good few hours, depending on what I recorded.
& finally upload it to youtube the night before I do my usual upload days (tuesday,fri & sunday) so its up first thing in the morning.

I then post it on here, twitter & instagram to let people know its up :D
 
for me right now theres two ways
- plan/draw out the video idea
-set everything up!
-Usually this is camera, tripod, lens, light and mic (if its art, then paint ect..)
-Do the test to make sure the audio, light and that is all good
-RECORD! if it requires it ill completely move the set up and get the intro afterwards
-Edit/render/export! Sometimes this can take me on and off for 3 days :P ......I get bored easy
-Start on the thumbnail, i usually have 3 screenshots for vlogs to choose from, and up to 10 pictures of looks i do to make sure it can be a good one :)
-UPLOAD! & post to twitter and instagram :)

as for equipment
Im using a canon 600d, Ring light, Vivitar pro Tripod, An octopus tripod, a very small cheap tripod :P, audio technica lav mic (soon)
 
Well first I usually sit on Twitter telling everyone I need to make a video
then i think of an idea or use one I've already come up with
next I plan it out by writing it down in my little book
filming of the thing comes next
then editing
sometimes more filming
back to the editing
rendering
uploading
done :D
 
This is how I do stuff:

- I sit down with a coke and an awesome snack of some kind, I watch a few videos and have a laugh.
- I'll have a look at what new indie games are out and see if there is anything I wanna play. Usually I'll already know what I'll play.
- Then I open my capture software (Shadowplay) and Audacity.
- I hit record on Audacity and Shadowplay, do a cheeky audio sync cue.
- Open the game.
- Do my introduction and jump in to the game.
- Once finished I save everything and test that it all recorded ok.

I used to use a face cam but prefer it without.

Editing.
- I clean up my voice audio in Adobe Audition, usually getting rid of peaks and stuff like that.
- I then put the audio and clips into Premier Pro and go through and cut out stuff I don't want.
- I tend to edit as I go so if I have an idea for a certain bit I'll make something in After Effects, find images, music etc.
- Once I've done that I'll watch it through making any changes or cuts (Aiming for a 10 - 15 minute video) and do that probably more than once.

- Once it's rendered I'll put it into youtube to upload while I watch it again to make sure nothing weird happened.
- I'll make my thumbnail and come up with my description.
- Then I'll post it everywhere I can think of. Usually here, reddit, twitter, facebook, steam, indie game websites, tumblr.

And that's it. Playing the game is about 10% of the whole process. Editing usually takes me about 4+ hours as I don't like to rush.

I don't research other youtubers and trends, I just wanna make a good video. I also try not to watch videos of the game I'm gonna play to avoid any surprises.
 
1. Think of an idea, write it down and tweak it about ten billion times until I'm completely happy with it.

2. Record, I would say I'd do it in one session but because I use green screen and many different scenes it can take a few days.

3. Edit it which again, can take a few hours.

4. Upload and share around every vacant spot I can see in the known universe!
 
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