What kind of videos do you like?

[BlueFlyer]

I'd like to make a bit more of an effort this year regarding the videos I publish on youtube... I'm not trying to make a living from it, I just enjoy the process of making a video... from the actual content down to editing and finding appropriate music etc...

Thing is, I'm really starting to get BORED of my own videos... for every video on my youtube channel, there are at least 5 or 6 others that I've made but they're all just so similar I don't bother uploading them.

So what kind of things do you like seeing in videos? I know you can't please everyone, but a general consensus as to what makes a good video would be a good start... not just for me, but for all of us on here that like making videos and sharing the hobby we enjoy so much.

How long is too long? How long is too short? LOL. At what point do you become bored?

pure flying videos? Talking/Narration? A mixture of both?

HD footage or OSD footage?

Are people interested in seeing the real life person behind the forum username?

Tutorials? (not that I'm an expert in anything) Airframe walkthroughs and setups?


Let me know your thoughts, and together we can all take on board the suggestions and perhaps make some nice videos :)

[Ratty]

Mini quads?  :P

[BlueFlyer]

Mini quads?  :P

haha, it might not even be a bad idea.... I was genuinely thinking about getting one of those cheap PNF miniquads from banggood and do a sort of vlog from the point of view of someone who hates them lol

[keukpa]

P0rn ones.

[elmattbo]

Nice thread. A shot of the airframe is always good, maybe briefly pointing out anything unusual. But don't go into the length of you dipoles and whatnot, that's all a little dull for me! Narration is a personal choice, but not many people are any good at it!


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[BlueFlyer]

A shot of the airframe is always good

in flight? or on the ground, like a sort of introduction to the video... so you know what the footage is from?

maybe briefly pointing out anything unusual

Unusual things on the airframe? Like unique/alternative modifications?

Narration is a personal choice, but not many people are any good at it!

I think I might try this at some point. If I do it will be narration recorded "live" so to speak... so my reactions and comments as they happen, rather than post production.

[elmattbo]

Just a quick view of the airframe and its spec. Stick it on the end if you want so it doesn't get in the way of the movie. I guess some people are trying to document their fpv experience, others are trying to create an audiovisual work of art... Horses for courses really but if it's interesting it will be viewed.

As a side note, is there anyway of telling what YouTube restrictions will be for a particular music track? Been nobbled by that a few times and it's annoying!


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[BlueFlyer]

As a side note, is there anyway of telling what YouTube restrictions will be for a particular music track? Been nobbled by that a few times and it's annoying!

It's been really hit n miss for me lately. Some tracks don't even get flagged, others either mute the audio completely or make the video unavailable in certain countries.

Lately I've been scouring the No Copyright Music youtube channels to find music that I like, that sounds decent (not like the built in youtube cheesy tracks), that allows the video to be monetized.

on my old channel, I made £60 in a whole year lol.... granted that's not a lot, but when you realise it's in your adsense account after forgetting about setting it up last year, it's a nice surprise... pays for some RC goodies anyway :)

[Loopdreams]

https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/ad_supported_music

Search your track name and see what restrictions are in place.  If it doesn't appear at all its not in their database.

[FPVSteve]

Narration. Nothing holds my attention more than someone describing what they're doing, what they're thinking, how the plane is doing, planning the approach to home, winds etc.

It's like going flying with someone.

I couldn't care less if it's in HD either, I like seeing the OSD. A bit of panning around doesn't do any harm either :)


I don't really care for music - if I wanted music, I'd just mute the video and listen to something.

[FPVSteve]

Also, I like "missions" like... "let's take a trip to the bridge 3km away" as long as you're not actually Ali Shan Mao I'll watch that.

And let's not forget crashing but that might be a bit expensive to do consistently :D

[BlueFlyer]

I agree Steve... the HD stuff might be nice for those artistic shots and maybe some action shots too. but I really like watching the technical stuff on a person's OSD, seeing how their plane performs etc.

I do like a bit of picture in picture, but the only software I have that can do that isn't exactly kosher, plus it's too complicated for my feeble brain to master.

Crashing.... everyone loves a good crash, we're sadistic buggers lol

[CurryKitten]

I like a mix of stuff - both in terms of making videos and watching them.  Its always very subjective of course, but a rule of thumb -

To watch a pure music and HD flight footage, it has to be pretty compulsive viewing and/or not be too long.  Because I have a pretty low attention span, I tend to think other people will as well, and so try and cut mine down

If I ever watch any of my own flights back, I watch the DVR recording - mainly because my DVR records the audio on the ground and I often mutter along to myself and it helps me know whats going on, if others are there it can pick up some unintentional hilarities.  Again, because I like that better, I tend to think other people might as well - and so try to include it if I have it

I like the mission/challenges as well (good suggestion Steve).  I always have a string of little ideas ready, so if ever the circumstances present themselves I can try one

Reviews/Builds - I like these too.  I do like to know why someone has chosen whatever, and why they are putting the stuff in.  It can get a bit factual sometimes though, I like to hear about people if they are unsure of things, and what they are going to try etc... if that makes sense.

Mainly I think you ought to make a video that you'd like to see.  If you are bored of your own stuff, then try and think of something that would make it better, and put a bit of effort into the s/w if that's what's needed.  I moved over to Final Cut Pro X just so I could control more than 1 picture in picture thing.  Worth the effort of learning new s/w in the end

[elmattbo]

Picture in picture? Crashes? Technical stuff on the OSD? Missions? (achieve 100mph, I hit 90 then it went wrong) - you'll love this. Won't work on a mobile device though because of the aforementioned copyright problem!
https://youtu.be/yPBWOBg_SEE

You'll never hear me narrating though, I just can't imagine anyone could be interested! I find some of those team legit videos a bit narcissistic where he films and talks about literally everything. Rotor riot is the same, it's actually good content but they are constantly wandering around camera in hand!


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[FPVSteve]

I like this one:

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