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Oy! So this has been a post a LONG time coming. How do you guys do?

How many of you do film/television show reviews? I've been meaning to get into reviewing cartoons and potentially anime. Mostly due to my newest hobby which is just watching cartoons.

I feel like this is a time in which western animation is really starting to thrive. Cartoons like Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Rick and Morty, Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, and even independent cartoons like RWBY and Camp Camp from Rooster Teeth are quickly taking up a spot in my heart.

That being said, I want to do reviews of these shows or at the very least share my love for these cartoons with my viewers. Now let me just get this clear. I understand this is probably some of the shakiest ground I could possibly tread on. That doesn't mean I don't want to do this though.

Little back-story I suppose. I hate getting on camera. I used to be perfectly fine with it! But one day my comment section filled with insults and mean comments that it just stopped me from doing it entirely. Therefore, I don't want to get on camera, even though I know doing so would probably solve some problems for me.

I want to be able to use clips from the show itself since it is for the purpose of Fair Use. My question is mostly, where do I start? I'll be honest. In my time watching reviewers and such. I cannot find out how to start a video. I've scripted this first video on Steven Universe 15+ times now and I still haven't found a method of starting that I agree with.

It's just starting that's the issue for me. I think when I get this formula down of How to Start, What To Talk About in What Order, Etc. I'll be able to do this no problem.

Any advice?
 
I totally get you man. I never know how to get into a topic without choosing the most complicated way to phrase simple things. Sometiems ill spend 10 minutes contemplating which way to say hello.

Perhaps some advice I could give you is, add an intro where you just say something comedic funny, or weird and then cut to the part where you talk seriously introducing the video. Anything where you dont take yourself seriously. Perhaps the viewers will be too focused on that and won't pay too much attention to the way your formally start your video.

Not to mention, you might feel the pressures off anyway since you've already got an intro and that may lead into a more natural formal introduction to the video.

Ultimately though, make more videos, experiment, in any case you should find yourself getting more confident with introductions.
 
I discuss television and movies on my YouTube channel, but I try not to review them. Instead, I find a show/movie, and make an editorial about it. Some of my recent videos are "The History of Arrested Development", "Kevin Feige & The Rise of Marvel Studios", "Why You Should Watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

You don't need to be on camera, not as long as your vocal presence is interesting.

Start out the Steven Universe video with a paragraph of what the show means to you, how you discovered it, why it's worth talking about, and then segue into the main focus of the video.

My best advice is to determine your unique point of view for these videos. What will you bring to the conversation that no one else is discussing?
 
I do it on my channel. I mostly talk about the mainstream things like: OHMYGAWD It's Litteraly Marvel VS Dc now and I discovered that since everyone was making these videos, I decided to take a little break from it all.

It's (IMO) really hard to grow in that way, you already have the big channels like: Screenjunkies, BeyondTheTrailer, Collider News. Of course There will always be bigger youtubers. But in this genre it's different because the big channels have access to some assets that the little guys cant grasp:unsure:

-Unicorns!!!:woohoo!:
 
TVJunkie93 said:
I discuss television and movies on my YouTube channel, but I try not to review them. Instead, I find a show/movie, and make an editorial about it. Some of my recent videos are "The History of Arrested Development", "Kevin Feige & The Rise of Marvel Studios", "Why You Should Watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

You don't need to be on camera, not as long as your vocal presence is interesting.

Start out the Steven Universe video with a paragraph of what the show means to you, how you discovered it, why it's worth talking about, and then segue into the main focus of the video.

My best advice is to determine your unique point of view for these videos. What will you bring to the conversation that no one else is discussing?
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I want to do a overview of why I like a series and why I think other people should watch them. I just checked out your channel and it looks pretty solid. I will definitely be watching some videos from you.

Yeah, it's determining that unique point I suppose that is the hardest thing for me to do. I will be working on that soon! I am in between videos right now after-all.
WannaBeDerp said:
I do it on my channel. I mostly talk about the mainstream things like: OHMYGAWD It's Litteraly Marvel VS Dc now and I discovered that since everyone was making these videos, I decided to take a little break from it all.

It's (IMO) really hard to grow in that way, you already have the big channels like: Screenjunkies, BeyondTheTrailer, Collider News. Of course There will always be bigger youtubers. But in this genre it's different because the big channels have access to some assets that the little guys cant grasp:unsure:

-Unicorns!!!:woohoo!:
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I think I can probably make myself stand out enough in order to grow an audience organically. I love talking about television and cartoons with friends, and I'm always sure to do so after a big piece of media is posted (new movie, episodes of a show we're keeping up with, etc.) so, I think I can probably make a few talking points around each show that I watch. It's getting my toes in the water that seems to be the hard part at the moment.

Rails2Revolution said:
I totally get you man. I never know how to get into a topic without choosing the most complicated way to phrase simple things. Sometimes ill spend 10 minutes contemplating which way to say hello.

Perhaps some advice I could give you is, add an intro where you just say something comedic funny, or weird and then cut to the part where you talk seriously introducing the video. Anything where you dont take yourself seriously. Perhaps the viewers will be too focused on that and won't pay too much attention to the way your formally start your video.

Not to mention, you might feel the pressures off anyway since you've already got an intro and that may lead into a more natural formal introduction to the video.

Ultimately though, make more videos, experiment, in any case you should find yourself getting more confident with introductions.
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Starting seems like the hardest part to me because I don't want to come off as stupid or uneducated. I typically have this standard of professionalism with my writing. So, when it comes down to something like a review, or a quick recommendation I want to explain why as cohesively as I can, but sometimes even words escape me when attempting to describe something.
 
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