Video Review Visiting the Hole in the Rock and the Papago Amphitheater

[Avocado]

User name: Avocado
Title of thread: Visiting the Hole in the Rock and the Papago Amphitheater
Self review: Trying to be more engaging in the videos when doing the b-roll. I was thinking maybe adding a little lower third to add a little umpf. Thoughts on the video?
Channel review or Video review? Video review

Link to Video:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbDCDlnTE3c

Link to other review post: https://community.tubebuddy.com/index.php?threads/40737/post-129283

 

[SILTHW]

I've watched a few of your videos, as I'm from AZ as well. I also know that you have built up a good subscriber base, so I'm going to get a little more nit-picky than I might be normally

The first thing I struggle with is really understanding the audience you are going for. Is this an "adult" puppet talking to adults, an "adult" puppet talking with kids, or a "child" puppet talking to kids? I raise this because there are sections that feel long if your primary audience are kids. The hike seems long and feels like you can break it up a lot more to keep a kid's interest. I feel you could have gotten a lot more mileage out of the sign with the bees. You could have done a "rule of 3" with it where sign 1 is the bee warning, sign 2 might have been something about hydration and water and sign 3 could have been something silly like "beware of green monsters". Or a take might have been moment 1 - bee warning, moment 2 a bee (added in post) flying around and moment 3 could have been Avocado in a bee outfit chasing someone. The rule of 3 is an old convention and plays well with young audiences.

Some of the B roll could have used some stabilization. Even a monopod might have helped with it. You can also shoot at a higher resolution and use tracking to create a stable version at a lower resolution (e.g. shoot 4k, motion track, end with a 1080p stable shot).

Audio was clear. Light was managed well. Overall it is entertaining. My general thought is that you need to adjust the pacing more towards your main audience.

 

[Avocado]

Hello Silthw, I struggle with the same thing. I really don't have a specific audience. I just do what I personally like. I want all ages to enjoy my videos. I feel it limits my videos if I make them for a type or group. When I go in to the stats, it is balanced between all ages. I guess I want to be a puppet that talks to everybody.

I love your idea of 3s! I should hire you to write for me! All my videos I am doing everything off the cuff. Sometimes I don't know what to expect when I reach a location. I need scripts, faster cutting and LOTS of humor. With mixing in the serious and education. Is this even possible!?!?

Thank you so much for your review.

 

[SILTHW]

Hello Silthw, I struggle with the same thing. I really don't have a specific audience. I just do what I personally like. I want all ages to enjoy my videos. I feel it limits my videos if I make them for a type or group. When I go in to the stats, it is balanced between all ages. I guess I want to be a puppet that talks to everybody.

I love your idea of 3s! I should hire you to write for me! All my videos I am doing everything off the cuff. Sometimes I don't know what to expect when I reach a location. I need scripts, faster cutting and LOTS of humor. With mixing in the serious and education. Is this even possible!?!?

Thank you so much for your review.

Let me just say, I didn't invent the rule of 3. It has been a common technique in comedy writing forever. That said, comedy writing is more about technique than many people realize and as such can be learned and practiced. I'm a fan of Judy Carter's book "The New Comedy Bible". I had a chance to talk a class from her years ago and she is great at these types of techniques. Worth taking a look!

 

[Avocado]

Just bought it! Thank you!

ORDER PLACED
May 14, 2021
TOTAL
$21.81

 

[LungaLNR]

Really great channel but would be much better with animation, like the video I watched,he was is Arizona so I should have seen a thumbnail that was atleast saying or describing that, but averall it's a great channel which I enjoyed watching

 

[Avocado]

Thanks LungaLNR! What type of animation, words animated, or Avocado animated??

 

[LungaLNR]

Like regarding on what the video is about,Iike as an example, what he is going to do may give you an idea to Put on a thumbnail on something like that

 

[Avocado]

Okay, I get it! Thanks LungaLNR!

 

[LungaLNR]

With pleasure ❤️ and you got 23k subs man!! congrats,do you mind helping me get a little bit of that,maybe watch one of my videos and check for red flags!?