I really appreciated the feedback/criticism on my last video. I was wandering if you could do the same on this video? I only ask as it is my first time filming multi-player and it is a lot different from my usual single-player.
Been busy with work this past week so I haven't checked in in a while, but I really like the idea of this thread, so I'm back! I'm not a great youtuber and I just started, but I want to contribute to this tread so...
@Admirolstriker I'm going to suggest what Goatarama suggested to me, your intro sounds loud in comparison to your commentary, so I'd suggest adjusting your volume levels, either lower your intro vol or raise your commentary audio. Maybe P_Town or Goatarama can chime in, since I'm still working on adjusting the volume levels in my own videos.
IMO, there wasn't much accomplished in the video in terms of advancing the plot. I think as a content creator you need to learn what you should and shouldn't publish. So if you have a hard time recording an episode, consider scratching it and explain in the next episode why you skipped some content. Please don't take it as a harsh criticism, I just see you have many other videos, so keep in mind, quality over quantity. Just my 2 cents though.
Heres the latest video in my mine craft series Fire away.
@firework541 admittedly I didn't have time to watch the entirety of your video, but I'd suggest that within the first one or two minutes of your video, just outline what you plan on doing in that episode. You said you were going to build something but stopped mid-sentence. As a viewer I like to know what your goal for the episode is and what I have to look forward to. Other than that, your commentary doesn't seem forced and your voice is easy to listen to.
I made a Minecraft machinima not too long ago, I basicly want to know if it was entertaining like ExplodingTnt's machinima's. Thanks I appreciate it!
@SmashAlphaX after watching your video and ExplodingTnt's I'd suggest scripting out your videos a little bit more. Since you don't have any live commentary, spend some time before recording to write out an interesting story. Since you don't have any live commentary, I think an engaging plot is more important. Also consider getting another account (maybe a friend's?) to get more dynamic camera angles.
If anyone has time, I uploaded the second episode of my series, but kind of derped up the audio. Other than that mistake, any constructive criticisms would be great!
I'd like some advice on my videos. I usually put a lot of work into my videos, and I'd like to hear what I can do to improve them. Here's a good of example of how I usually produce my videos (Other than Splegg and SG):
I edit like this to make the whole video entertaining, because in my opinion a simple mini-game video is not entertaining by itself, so I edit like this to make the video enjoyable throughout the whole thing, so people don't skip parts of click away.
You (and the other people) seem to genuinely be having lots of fun while playing, which I think is generally well received and appreciated by viewers.
The cuts you have made during editing come across as harsh and random, which damaged the continuity of the video - it's quite important, when editing, to carefully consider when, why and how a cut is made. Perhaps transitions may also be useful to you?
The video ends rather abruptly - not much I can say about that really
The audio quality of the other players' voices is pretty poor and inconsistent. I suspect this is due to using Vent/Mumble/Skype/etc. but perhaps you can take steps to improve this (such as everyone recording their voices locally and then mixing them during the edit).
Do you need to credit the music? (apologies if you've purchased a no-attribution license!).
Hope this helps
Thank you for the feedback.
For transitions, I'm confused on how I could add those while still adding a fast flow of the video, for example, if I were to add a 0.5 second fade in between every cut, the flow of the video would turn out terribly. Could you by any chance add on to how I could improve?
As for others' audio quality, I can't control that, they're just my friends using cheap headsets. They really don't care too much about how high quality their mic is.
Regarding the ending, I actually did have a real outro for this video, but I lost the footage and what you saw was all I had. x)
And for music, it is Kevin Macleod (Royalty Free). I usually only credit it if someone asks, but now that you pointed it out, I probably should start crediting it in the description.
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Hi!
As a beginning YouTuber it's extremely hard to gain an audience, let alone gain an audience on what to do better, so I thought this would definitely help when it comes to my video making!
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I don't play with sound on, it just bothers me, if I need to I'll add music in the recording.
I don't do a large amount of editing, I add an intro and outro and cut out maybe once or twice and paste the seperate videos together. (I use DxTory)
Sorry I've been mia, work has picked back up again in a big way. So! On to business.
@SaucyDawsy: Introduce yourself! I know we can see it on your profile/channel/whatever, but as a youtuber you are your own brand, so you should try to reinforce this.
I say this a lot, but I think it's a good habit: tell the audience what they're about to see! For the first episode of a series, this applies not only to the current episode (today we're going to go caving for resources, etc.) but also for the series as a whole. What kind of plans do you have on the server? What do you hope to accomplish? I think for traditional let's plays like this, for the viewers it's all about what you accomplish in the course of a video/series. Pick your 3 favorite youtubers, and then look at how much they get done every episode. I'm willing to bet that most of them do quite a lot.
As an aside, your mic quality is really low, you might consider investing in a high quality usb mic or decent headset.
@SlenderMiner: I can't hear your buddy at all. You should always make a test recording before you start your actual session to make sure that everything is balanced correctly. I think dxtory also records different audio sources as separate channels that can be independently altered so you should watch the video as you edit to fix this sort of thing.
I think your viewers will want to hear some game sounds. Imagine a creeper sneaking up behind you and blasting you to kingdom come. It just doesn't have the same impact if you don't hear the dreaded "tssst".
So.... what are we watching? Is this a factions series? It feels a bit disorganized. Collaborations without a clear goal in mind can tend to be rambly, so work out a gameplan ahead of time for what you guys want to do. Go into it knowing what you want to have done to show your audience by the end of the episode. This will help keep you on track.
By the way, if you can't run the game at 30 fps at a normal render distance with fancy graphics while recording, you should stick to the default texture pack.
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Thanks for the review,
I realized I couldn't really hear Yoshi too much, there's not too much I can do, I had my speakers set to 100%, he didn't seem quiet when recording and I did a few test recordings.
The disorganization, I can see that as a problem as well, I just didn't realize it until you said something about it and that made me think on it.
Finally, I HATE the default, it's laggier than all other texture / resource packs for me and I've been forgetting to turn on Fancy as of late and about the Render Distance, well, I make do with what I can, I normally run really high frames (70-120) with a normal render distance but once I start recording my computer goes down the drain, it's smoother without Skype as well but recording as a whole kills frames.
However, you did give me a very good review and must thank you for that, as well as you taking time out of your day to do this for me.
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Hey guys! I already know there is an issue with the audio, it isnt there with any of my other videos, and I think it was just a one time thing but here is my most recent video
@Mazlo: The first thing I noticed is that you're kind of talking under your breath, I think your commentary would come across a bit better if you spoke up a bit more. You take quite a bit of time touring about, which is fine, but be aware of how long you're taking for each stop on the tour. It took a couple minutes to get out of the house, which could've been done in 30 seconds or so.
Also, be picky about what you show on camera. Watching you kill mobs from the mob tower is kind of boring, and you do that for a long time.
If you have something cool planned for the episode you should mention it near the beginning. This keeps the audience engaged and looking forward to what you've promised. That being said, if you've said there was something you were going to show us and you don't do it, that's a good way to lose your audience.
To be honest, not a lot happened in this episode. I don't think people really want to see resource collecting unless it's done in a cool or exciting way, so the mine area bit could've been taken out completely or at least very shortened. It felt like 5 minutes of content stretched over a 15 minute video. World tour style let's plays can easily be very boring unless you can keep things moving at a brisk pace and have lots of cool stuff to show.
To everyone else, I like your enthusiasm in posting your content, but if you are posting stuff that has obvious problems that will make the video unwatchable (such as poor or missing audio),
1. Please don't post it here. The point of this thread is to help you improve, and the best way for that to happen is if you share your absolute best work. There's not a lot we can tell you if the video you share doesn't have the basics together.
2. Are you sure you even want to post it to youtube? If it's unwatchable or unenjoyable for us, no one is going to watch on youtube either.
Basically, be picky with yourself. Have high standards, and if a video doesn't meet them, then don't upload! Don't feel like you have to upload everything you record. The best let's players out there are skilled editors, and they have a minimum level of quality that everything must meet, so learn to edit stuff out and choose what you upload wisely.
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Hey man, a couple thing i noticed is possibly create an intro, cut down on your video lengths, and see if you can do something about the slight echo of your mic.
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I really appreciated the feedback/criticism on my last video. I was wandering if you could do the same on this video? I only ask as it is my first time filming multi-player and it is a lot different from my usual single-player.
Thanks again!
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@Admirolstriker I'm going to suggest what Goatarama suggested to me, your intro sounds loud in comparison to your commentary, so I'd suggest adjusting your volume levels, either lower your intro vol or raise your commentary audio. Maybe P_Town or Goatarama can chime in, since I'm still working on adjusting the volume levels in my own videos.
IMO, there wasn't much accomplished in the video in terms of advancing the plot. I think as a content creator you need to learn what you should and shouldn't publish. So if you have a hard time recording an episode, consider scratching it and explain in the next episode why you skipped some content. Please don't take it as a harsh criticism, I just see you have many other videos, so keep in mind, quality over quantity. Just my 2 cents though.
@firework541 admittedly I didn't have time to watch the entirety of your video, but I'd suggest that within the first one or two minutes of your video, just outline what you plan on doing in that episode. You said you were going to build something but stopped mid-sentence. As a viewer I like to know what your goal for the episode is and what I have to look forward to. Other than that, your commentary doesn't seem forced and your voice is easy to listen to.
@SmashAlphaX after watching your video and ExplodingTnt's I'd suggest scripting out your videos a little bit more. Since you don't have any live commentary, spend some time before recording to write out an interesting story. Since you don't have any live commentary, I think an engaging plot is more important. Also consider getting another account (maybe a friend's?) to get more dynamic camera angles.
If anyone has time, I uploaded the second episode of my series, but kind of derped up the audio. Other than that mistake, any constructive criticisms would be great!
Thanks guys!
I think your commentary and the video was great! There's not really much to talk about, but you did a great job!
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I edit like this to make the whole video entertaining, because in my opinion a simple mini-game video is not entertaining by itself, so I edit like this to make the video enjoyable throughout the whole thing, so people don't skip parts of click away.
Thank you for the feedback.
For transitions, I'm confused on how I could add those while still adding a fast flow of the video, for example, if I were to add a 0.5 second fade in between every cut, the flow of the video would turn out terribly. Could you by any chance add on to how I could improve?
As for others' audio quality, I can't control that, they're just my friends using cheap headsets. They really don't care too much about how high quality their mic is.
Regarding the ending, I actually did have a real outro for this video, but I lost the footage and what you saw was all I had. x)
And for music, it is Kevin Macleod (Royalty Free). I usually only credit it if someone asks, but now that you pointed it out, I probably should start crediting it in the description.
Thanks again for the critique!
My First video of my series and my channel. would love any feedback from anybody regarding my channel and the videos on it. thanks!
As a beginning YouTuber it's extremely hard to gain an audience, let alone gain an audience on what to do better, so I thought this would definitely help when it comes to my video making!
Side notes:
I don't play with sound on, it just bothers me, if I need to I'll add music in the recording.
I don't do a large amount of editing, I add an intro and outro and cut out maybe once or twice and paste the seperate videos together. (I use DxTory)
The actual video I want critiqued:
Thanks for your time!
~Poptart
@SaucyDawsy: Introduce yourself! I know we can see it on your profile/channel/whatever, but as a youtuber you are your own brand, so you should try to reinforce this.
I say this a lot, but I think it's a good habit: tell the audience what they're about to see! For the first episode of a series, this applies not only to the current episode (today we're going to go caving for resources, etc.) but also for the series as a whole. What kind of plans do you have on the server? What do you hope to accomplish? I think for traditional let's plays like this, for the viewers it's all about what you accomplish in the course of a video/series. Pick your 3 favorite youtubers, and then look at how much they get done every episode. I'm willing to bet that most of them do quite a lot.
As an aside, your mic quality is really low, you might consider investing in a high quality usb mic or decent headset.
@SlenderMiner: I can't hear your buddy at all. You should always make a test recording before you start your actual session to make sure that everything is balanced correctly. I think dxtory also records different audio sources as separate channels that can be independently altered so you should watch the video as you edit to fix this sort of thing.
I think your viewers will want to hear some game sounds. Imagine a creeper sneaking up behind you and blasting you to kingdom come. It just doesn't have the same impact if you don't hear the dreaded "tssst".
So.... what are we watching? Is this a factions series? It feels a bit disorganized. Collaborations without a clear goal in mind can tend to be rambly, so work out a gameplan ahead of time for what you guys want to do. Go into it knowing what you want to have done to show your audience by the end of the episode. This will help keep you on track.
By the way, if you can't run the game at 30 fps at a normal render distance with fancy graphics while recording, you should stick to the default texture pack.
Thanks for the review,
I realized I couldn't really hear Yoshi too much, there's not too much I can do, I had my speakers set to 100%, he didn't seem quiet when recording and I did a few test recordings.
The disorganization, I can see that as a problem as well, I just didn't realize it until you said something about it and that made me think on it.
Finally, I HATE the default, it's laggier than all other texture / resource packs for me and I've been forgetting to turn on Fancy as of late and about the Render Distance, well, I make do with what I can, I normally run really high frames (70-120) with a normal render distance but once I start recording my computer goes down the drain, it's smoother without Skype as well but recording as a whole kills frames.
However, you did give me a very good review and must thank you for that, as well as you taking time out of your day to do this for me.
Thanks!
~Poptart
Also, be picky about what you show on camera. Watching you kill mobs from the mob tower is kind of boring, and you do that for a long time.
If you have something cool planned for the episode you should mention it near the beginning. This keeps the audience engaged and looking forward to what you've promised. That being said, if you've said there was something you were going to show us and you don't do it, that's a good way to lose your audience.
To be honest, not a lot happened in this episode. I don't think people really want to see resource collecting unless it's done in a cool or exciting way, so the mine area bit could've been taken out completely or at least very shortened. It felt like 5 minutes of content stretched over a 15 minute video. World tour style let's plays can easily be very boring unless you can keep things moving at a brisk pace and have lots of cool stuff to show.
To everyone else, I like your enthusiasm in posting your content, but if you are posting stuff that has obvious problems that will make the video unwatchable (such as poor or missing audio),
1. Please don't post it here. The point of this thread is to help you improve, and the best way for that to happen is if you share your absolute best work. There's not a lot we can tell you if the video you share doesn't have the basics together.
2. Are you sure you even want to post it to youtube? If it's unwatchable or unenjoyable for us, no one is going to watch on youtube either.
Basically, be picky with yourself. Have high standards, and if a video doesn't meet them, then don't upload! Don't feel like you have to upload everything you record. The best let's players out there are skilled editors, and they have a minimum level of quality that everything must meet, so learn to edit stuff out and choose what you upload wisely.
Also, big thanks for the advice you gave me on episode 1