Throwing comedy into an otherwise not so humourous YouTube channel

[Michael]

Well then don't come knocking at my door, if you're knocking the knock knock jokes!

I knocked the door down, no more knocking now

I say go for it, if you feel that "it could be fun to do, even though right now I am not used to it and feels awkward". Shape your content in the vision you have.

I do not know if you know this channel, but check out a channel called "That one Video Gamer", it is not to what you do, but have a look at a few of their episodes in terms how the structure it.

I will give that, sometimes they go over board with jokes and stuff, but in the end of the day, they are a review channel that has a specific gimmick, however sometimes they will a small comedic story arc to tie up a few episodes and so on. And I like the way the handle it, I think, for example the last episode they did, it did a good job of retaining the spirit of the show, as well as the actual content that is usual there, while still having this "arc" or something besides just "here is X it does Y".

Thank you for that, I hadnt heard of them before and just had a watch through one of their videos, skipped some of it but I see where you are coming from for a review sort of video they add in a lot of light heartedness which makes it so much easier to watch, it feels more involving as a viewer.

I would love to have the same or similar energy levels as that but I feel out of place if I act in my videos but I would love to be like that to keep people watching and entertained.

Definitely go for it! You never know until you try it! I'm sure the viewers will enjoy it

I think I will, I think it could encourage the light heartedness energy that I would love to have more of Thank you.

 

[Little Recordings]

Thank you for that, I hadnt heard of them before and just had a watch through one of their videos, skipped some of it but I see where you are coming from for a review sort of video they add in a lot of light heartedness which makes it so much easier to watch, it feels more involving as a viewer.

I would love to have the same or similar energy levels as that but I feel out of place if I act in my videos but I would love to be like that to keep people watching and entertained.

Thats exactly what I was getting at. That channel can be a good example or a "primordial-soup"-esque to work with. And I will be honest, as a viewer, I appreciate that light heartiness as well as effort put it, and it does engage me a little bit more, as well as put a chuckle and that is a good thing.

And I think they also nail it well in terms of not over doing it and keeping the essence in tact. : )

When it comes to energy levels, that is a funny one. I have years of debates, public speeches, I did theater also for a long time, and speaking out of personal experience as well as by observing others, usually people involved in this kind of "public stuff" they all have that energy inside of them.

Since the opposite of that would be an intervened personality, and lets be honest, and intervened person would not probably do something in public or theater, and as well as Youtube. Since, when uploading to Youtube, you are potentially uploading your stuff and showing it to the whole world with the help of the second largest search engines.

And when we talk about the energy, its not about how loud or obnoxious you are, I seen a lot of people thinning "if I scream I will give out more energy" and that is not the case. Similarly to singing, just because you are singing loud, doesnt mean you are not falsifying those notes up. Therefor the energy usually comes from the passion towards the subject or whatever you are doing in public. And since you are already making youtube videos of your own free will (god I hope so at least ) that means obviously you are passionate and interested in what you are doing.

So this brings me to what I learned myself, as well as seen it many many times in my life, when people say "I wish I had the energy", it usually means "I wish I could just let it go the same way". And that usually comes from just keeping on doing what you do, as well as the most important part, is fully striping any persona, and defense you have, and embracing yourself as much as you can.

So I think if you are passionate about what you are doing or planing to do, then you have that energy already, its only about are you willing to expose it, and I think you can : )

 

[Michael]

Thats exactly what I was getting at. That channel can be a good example or a "primordial-soup"-esque to work with. And I will be honest, as a viewer, I appreciate that light heartiness as well as effort put it, and it does engage me a little bit more, as well as put a chuckle and that is a good thing.

And I think they also nail it well in terms of not over doing it and keeping the essence in tact. : )

When it comes to energy levels, that is a funny one. I have years of debates, public speeches, I did theater also for a long time, and speaking out of personal experience as well as by observing others, usually people involved in this kind of "public stuff" they all have that energy inside of them.

Since the opposite of that would be an intervened personality, and lets be honest, and intervened person would not probably do something in public or theater, and as well as Youtube. Since, when uploading to Youtube, you are potentially uploading your stuff and showing it to the whole world with the help of the second largest search engines.

And when we talk about the energy, its not about how loud or obnoxious you are, I seen a lot of people thinning "if I scream I will give out more energy" and that is not the case. Similarly to singing, just because you are singing loud, doesnt mean you are not falsifying those notes up. Therefor the energy usually comes from the passion towards the subject or whatever you are doing in public. And since you are already making youtube videos of your own free will (god I hope so at least ) that means obviously you are passionate and interested in what you are doing.

So this brings me to what I learned myself, as well as seen it many many times in my life, when people say "I wish I had the energy", it usually means "I wish I could just let it go the same way". And that usually comes from just keeping on doing what you do, as well as the most important part, is fully striping any persona, and defense you have, and embracing yourself as much as you can.

So I think if you are passionate about what you are doing or planing to do, then you have that energy already, its only about are you willing to expose it, and I think you can : )

That's really insightful thank you I couldn't agree more with that last line, I think its largely a case of holding back the energy I do have and letting it flow naturally and likely where I am holding myself back which gets deeper than this thread lol you have given me a lot to think about regarding embracing myself and not holding back etc

About free will, other than making every video at gunpoint I am perfectly fine I am used to it now

 

[Little Recordings]

That's really insightful thank you I couldn't agree more with that last line, I think its largely a case of holding back the energy I do have and letting it flow naturally and likely where I am holding myself back which gets deeper than this thread lol you have given me a lot to think about regarding embracing myself and not holding back etc

About free will, other than making every video at gunpoint I am perfectly fine I am used to it now

Someone please photoshop @Michael at gunpoint sitting in front of a pc rendering a youtube video. I need that in my life I feel , I am not sure why, but I do

 

[Michael]

Someone please photoshop @Michael at gunpoint sitting in front of a pc rendering a youtube video. I need that in my life I feel , I am not sure why, but I do

Haha we need one of those, with the caption "Just do it, this video will be much worse for being on the internet than losing me" LOL thank you for subscribing to the channel by the way

 

[Little Recordings]

Haha we need one of those, with the caption "Just do it, this video will be much worse for being on the internet than losing me" LOL thank you for subscribing to the channel by the way

I like the quality of the content you have there after having a look. I might be able to use some of the tips in the future when I get back to making videos, such as editing and outro tips and stuff, so defiantly worth to subscribe

Hey, well some people take youtube too seriously you know, have you seen some of the comments on youtube? its like everyone has a gun or has one pointed at them Its serious business in the land of flying cats and baby sneezing videos

 

[Michael]

I like the quality of the content you have there after having a look. I might be able to use some of the tips in the future when I get back to making videos, such as editing and outro tips and stuff, so defiantly worth to subscribe

Hey, well some people take youtube too seriously you know, have you seen some of the comments on youtube? its like everyone has a gun or has one pointed at them Its serious business in the land of flying cats and baby sneezing videos

Thank you we do our best Even if you dont we still have the YTtalk how to videos uploaded there for the time being and a few forum announcements every so often. Were trying to keep it consistent as much as possible at the moment with presenters, in the past we had anyone and everyone come on who was able to upload at least 1 video per 3 months but it didnt work due to constant new presenters and it was an inconsistent mess IMO, no one got to know the presenters much as they were gone two months later which worked sort of for a while but now were tidying it up by having just myself and Brodie and every so often a guest presenter with a series of videos but they arent permanent ones.

Lol "make the video as I want it or leave YouTube" I know what you mean, the pressure as a larger channel/public figure must feel immense.

 

[Little Recordings]

Thank you we do our best Even if you dont we still have the YTtalk how to videos uploaded there for the time being and a few forum announcements every so often. Were trying to keep it consistent as much as possible at the moment with presenters, in the past we had anyone and everyone come on who was able to upload at least 1 video per 3 months but it didnt work due to constant new presenters and it was an inconsistent mess IMO, no one got to know the presenters much as they were gone two months later which worked sort of for a while but now were tidying it up by having just myself and Brodie and every so often a guest presenter with a series of videos but they arent permanent ones.

Lol "make the video as I want it or leave YouTube" I know what you mean, the pressure as a larger channel/public figure must feel immense.

Yeah thats true, especially imagine for critic channels, for example reviewers, and now factor in also, that these people are not usually trained as "public figures", such as journalist and such. These guys usually started it as a hobby, and then the pressure and exposure kicks in, I can only imagine how it must feel for them :\

 

[Michael]

Something sort of similar but not as dramatic happened with YTtalkTV if I am honest about how it started (I havent actually told anyone about this before), at first it was the community who thought YTtalk was incomplete without a channel and I felt the same but had never thought about it too much before then, before then I was never on a single video (I didnt even have my profile picture here) and at the time I felt it was a case that we had to have one even if I wasn't the greatest speaker as I knew it would be beneficial to the community, I was always the camera man when doing videos before that or just doing tutorials with a mic but even if I wasnt comfortable at getting on camera at the time I felt it was for the best and I am glad I did now because I am getting better at public speaking in general just from doing the videos and practising over time. Its not the best of stories but its been an upward struggle that's been worth it I think YTtalk brought and is perhaps still bringing me out of my shell lol

 

[Little Recordings]

Something sort of similar but not as dramatic happened with YTtalkTV if I am honest about how it started (I havent actually told anyone about this before), at first it was the community who thought YTtalk was incomplete without a channel and I felt the same but had never thought about it too much before then, before then I was never on a single video (I didnt even have my profile picture here) and at the time I felt it was a case that we had to have one even if I wasn't the greatest speaker as I knew it would be beneficial to the community, I was always the camera man when doing videos before that or just doing tutorials with a mic but even if I wasnt comfortable at getting on camera at the time I felt it was for the best and I am glad I did now because I am getting better at public speaking in general just from doing the videos and practising over time. Its not the best of stories but its been an upward struggle that's been worth it I think YTtalk brought and is perhaps still bringing me out of my shell lol

I can relate to what you are saying really well. I come from almost the same idea.

I am a person, who is really passionate about music, everyone has something that gets them through the day, and since I was a child music was always a big deal for me, as well as the household I grew up on. And what happened was, when I grew older and moved to Denmark, being 18 and stupid, I spend 4 years using alcohol as the thing that gets me thourgh the day. And that came from the fact that, as a person who has anxiety, and any one can relate to that, you need to find something to function.

So when ever there would be a social gathering of some sorts or simply being at the local bar, it would be 2 hours of heavy drinking, till some sort of switch flips and you become "normal". And that was 18-22

And anyone who has a history of either abusing alcohol or indulging on a daily basis knows, that besides the side effects there is one other issue, is that you become "that drunk guy". And I am really classy drunk, I can be loaded, but I can still be in control of the situation. However, that did not matter, because I was "ou the person whos drunk always". The worst thing is that eventually it gets under your skin and you start believing that, hence you yourself will reduce your worth to "well I guess I am the fun drunk guy, and nothing more of value". And that is horrible.

And a year ago, I decided that I am done with this, and I cant stand this state anymore, and like a bad relationship break up, when you stop a big aspect of your life you will lost. And thats what happened to me, and plus having all my friends move to the capital, all of a sudden I caught myself alone, sober, not understanding how to operate in the world, without being wasted, as well as having no worth.

So I came back to something I always loved and was doing all this time, was the music and the guitar play. As well as being a person who resonated really well with the blues I was able to find myself in it, in a way that my brain was "if you can learn to do this good enough, that will be your worth now", and it became my medication for the "detox" you.

And the reason why I started YT, was because I felt comfortable enough in my playing, but still had that exposing myself anxiety, so I thought it would be great.

And I can see how much it helped me, and how big of a change it did for me, since if you look at my very first video, I was so freaked out there, that I even made a spelling mistake in the backdrop of the songs name. I didnt use a camera because I was too scared, as well as after I uploaded the song, I logged out and did not check YT statistics for 1 week, being afraid to get a reaction.

Now I enjoy having a camera, and I feel comfortable in terms of recognition. And I am taking these last 2 months break to get hopefully better at singing, to do even a better job. And it is amazing.

And that is why I think something like YT is great, and also YTtalk forum as a "lets all gather here and chat about our creativity". It is such a great and in a way pure way to express yourself and try something that you want to do. Its absolutely amazing.