Tips for my youtube channel?

[Niroctis 0]

I recently started a gaming/bronystuff youtube channel. I only have two videos right now. but I would like some tips if any of you have some? I believe I put this in the right..Area. if I didn't. I'm sure I'll find out. ;w; but anyway.

 

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVMqCahJ3Z8Ad9EWoJIkNg

 

Thank you ^^

[Simcity11100 772]

Ok, it seems like you fixed the audio for the most part which is good I suppose.

 

It's ok that your doing everything on the spot, but it's almost always better if you type a script of what you're going to say and use it.  Also you could record the game footage and then talk over it after recording it and use the script that way or you could remember the script and say it while playing.  Sure some people may complain about the whole script thing, but if it sounds like your talking while playing, then it shouldn't be a problem, so ignore those guys.

 

Also seems like you'll rage when really the level isn't as hard as you make it out to be.  obviously the game isn't a rage game, but I would save the raging for when you can't get past something for like five to ten minutes straight.  Make sure that you interact with the viewers like, what level you should do next or ask them what kind of challenges you should do or talk about how your day went and stuff.  It helps to always have a video ready for upload so that way you can upload on time.

 

It also helps if you have someone pre check your video before you upload it so that way you can be sure it's good quality.  You should also think about seeing if there is someone that knows how to edit videos and see if they can help you edit things and make it sound good.

 

Overall the quality of the second video is alright, but the first was bad, of course the audio issue made it that way.  However I still wouldn't watch a lot of these videos in one sitting, but currently you don't really have to worry about that yet.

 

Well there you have, although I'm not the best at giving tips, I do think though that these should help and I wish you good luck, also, I think I'll sub for now.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Simcity11100

[Clover Heart 978]

The quality of the audio is better in the second video, but I think you really need to turn down the game audio. It's competing with your voice, and it can be difficult to hear you. I'm a Let's Player, as well, and this is something I tend to struggle with as well. I don't know what recording software you use, but I highly recommend getting Audacity, and then fixing the audio in post. What I do is I look for all the peaked waveforms, bring the volume down on them and then amplify the entire track. I also recommend recording the game audio and your voice separately, if you're not already, to make it easier to adjust the levels independently. If that's not possible, though, just turn down the game volume.

 

I think you need to bring the viewer into the experience more. It's a Let's play. I'd talk more like you're talking to an audience. I like how you addressed the audience at the end, but you didn't really so much in the beginning. I think it's more important to address them in the beginning, because you need to hook your viewer. One good way to do this throughout the video is to say "we" instead of "I." It makes the viewer feel like they're a part of what you're doing. Another good thing you can do if you want to spark direct interactivity is to straight up pose questions. I did some special videos for Halloween, and I just asked my audience what they were doing for Halloween and what they were going as and got some responses. It's a good way to get people to comment, if that's what you want.

 

I'd heard someone say that it's good to get consistency down in your videos. Thinking of them like episodes. Cuz they basically are. So maybe, giving the same spiel in the beginning and the end. For me, my spiel isn't so concrete, and I should really work on that. But basically, to open, I say something along the lines of:

 

"Hey, guys! This is Zexonyte We're playing [Game title]." Sometimes I say "welcome back" and sometimes I follow that up with where I am in the game or where we left off. 

 

To end, I typically say what I plan to do next time (which you did) and I end with:

 

"Hopefully, I'll see you in the next video."

 

It's almost like my catchphrase, now. Anyway, look at some other LPers, and see what they do. Game Grumps always has their theme song and they always say "Welcome back," and they end with a static screen. Markiplier and Natewantstobattle always end their videos with the exact same spiel every time. So maybe just look at what other people are doing and kind of get an idea about what you want to do.

 

*hem* shameless self-promotion >.>;;

 

I could talk about talking, but that's something I think you just get used to with time. Maybe, again, watch other LPers and see how they talk and the kinds of things they talk about to sort of get an idea. But as far as just talking to nobody in front of a mic, it's something that takes some getting used to, and as you do more Let's Plays, you'll get a better handle on it, I think. One thing I can say, if it's just straight up talking about what you're doing all the time, I think people will get bored. Because they can see what you're doing. Rather, maybe explain why you're doing something in the way you're doing it. If it's a game you know, explain something about it that not a lot of people know, or give some history about it. Or you can talk about something completely off-topic, which keeps things interesting. In my LP of Ocarina of time, I've talked about peanut butter chocolate toast and Pokémon and a whole bunch of stuff that doesn't have anything to do with OoT. Makes things interesting.

 

I kinda lost my train of thought with what I wanted to say. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know. Otherwise, yeah, study other LPers and adopt principles of what they do into your own videos. I think that's the best advice I can give. Personally, starting off much in the same way as you, I found that the more I've done that, the better my own videos have gotten. Just make sure you don't emulate anyone too much. You definitely still wanna retain your own style and the things that make you unique as an LPer.

 

Hope this helps

[MozillaToast 233]

Add tags for every little feature, I DO mean tag the word 'and' and each word individually, the more tags the more easily people will find it, look at the amount of tags on any gaming youtubers vids, there's tonnes on the popular stuff. Also be humorous and don't over-curse.

[Snivinerior 79]

All I can say is don't give up and abandon your channel even if it seems that it is never going to be a hit. My channel was very unpopular back then, but after some time (and improved quality of my content) it's currently growing. Feel free to visit it. 

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Yo @Niroctis, as the purpose of this topic is to ask for advice with a creative medium as opposed to just sharing something you made, I've moved it from Non-Pony Artwork to Creative Resources.