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What are your favorite communities?
Share your favorite communities (with your referral links), and explain why you each of them. What results you got from them? What values it delivered for you? What results did it help you achieve?
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The worst possible moment to start doing YouTube!
Is "NOT NOW". Roast my first YouTube video. It's bad, but it was done and it's better than not doing it!
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@Paulo Costa, The Roaster recommendation: get on a call with @Lion Fludd. I did yesterday, and he created a miracle. My first interview ever and it looks really really good. Thereâs stuff that I can use for my about page. Other things I can use in other places. Itâs not at all easy putting together even a simple production like what you did. But working with Lion you can be certain itâs gonna come out good.
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@Paulo Costa, The Roaster bravo! Better too busy than sitting around doing nothing
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Roast my VSL
I decided to Niche down! And I filmed a VSL I want to add B-roll to it. Does anyone have any good ideas for some B-roll for this video? Also just honest thoughts and roasts would be great)
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@Kai Cerar Since you have the equipment and the experience, how about setting up a little studio enviro? A desk or table you sit at, leaning on it, towards the camera, with a good 2 or 3 meters behind you with a plant, a bookcase, a lamp. Soft key and fill (4500K min) and a rim light, motivated by the lamp in the background - it's a practical, though, not for actual lighting. 85mm/f2.4 for shallow depth of field and a touch of bokeh. I'll bet you could make it look very primo. If you like, post a photo of what it looks like before filming. I'd be happy to look at it!
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@Kai Cerar That was just a suggestion - doesn't have to be exactly that. Just something to put in the background. Even a small table with the plant on it. Also, it's probably best to film at night so you can control the light better.
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Roast my short!
I'm getting started on YouTube - so what can I do to improve my short to make it more impactful?
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Perhaps you could start with a very short summation of what it is you're going to talk about. Framed as a question: do you ever, what if you don't, are you struggling with...? That way people can quickly decide whether this content is for them and they're more likely to stick around if it is. As you have it now, your main point finally lands around the 10 second point. You literally only have 3 seconds to engage people. The suggestion of @Paulo Costa, The Roaster to include captions is also key. Otherwise, I don't think you should be trying for "extra energy" or anything - you have you're own energy and a great voice (and by George, I could listen to that accent all day... đ€Ł). I wouldn't step away from the mic for the warm up moves because that changed the audio significantly. Just do it in place (if you feel it's necessary) and people will get the idea.
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Thank you, Paulo!
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@alecgraf
30 years writing novels and screenplays. 10 years as an indie filmmaker. Now I help filmmakers navigate the complexity of making great films.
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