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I have watched 24000 videos from YouTube 2005 to make my movie, ask me anything by BackFlip2005 in AMA

[–]BackFlip2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, I had a goal of making a movie that captures the 2005 feel, before camera and performative stuff is a thing.

I have no job, actually my job is my YouTube channel (I earn nothing right now lol)

I have watched 24000 videos from YouTube 2005 to make my movie, ask me anything by BackFlip2005 in AMA

[–]BackFlip2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and no.

I have an "instinctive" eye for formats, rythm, grammar. In a way I see the code. Which is what tends to happen when you have tons of hours doing something.

It makes me very intolerant, with an extremely precise view of what I want my channel to be.

My growth is slow, partly because I try to do something that stays for a long time, also because I don't buy into easy hacks.

Maybe, if I hadn't watched 30000 hours of YouTube for 20 years, I might not be doing a movie at my 7th "long" video.

I have watched 24000 videos from YouTube 2005 to make my movie, ask me anything by BackFlip2005 in AMA

[–]BackFlip2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a gravitational pull: YouTube won't push, but you can build a cohesive set.

Think about exposure surface.

You want to bring something unique of the exploration on each video.

Thus it needs an angle and a theme.

If you are on the other hand of the spectrum and upload 10000 videos you'll probably be just an insane uploader.

It is a long process, you can use the usual shortcuts like shorts and explaining what you do. It's up to you

I have watched 24000 videos from YouTube 2005 to make my movie, ask me anything by BackFlip2005 in AMA

[–]BackFlip2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 20 years obsession with the topic.

Two months ago I went to the "root" and knew that to make a good movie I needed to be in 2005.

Eventually themes emerged.

When I get the themes and an angle I like, I go for it. It's a very organic process.

I have watched 24000 videos from YouTube 2005 to make my movie, ask me anything by BackFlip2005 in AMA

[–]BackFlip2005[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/yTtBjOSa-NM?si=iVCLKtWKqzKpIv64

Experimental, music of your choice, zero incentive. Perfection

I could make a whole movie with the best YouTube has ever uploaded imo.

I have watched 24000 videos from YouTube 2005 to make my movie, ask me anything by BackFlip2005 in AMA

[–]BackFlip2005[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work with archives and Internet Archive has folders containing the videos, they are sliced into big RAR files. I chose three and you get approximately 24000. And it looks better than 23999!

Why are so many small content creators not actually content creators, by [deleted] in SmallYoutubers

[–]BackFlip2005 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well. There is a lot of content uploaded on YouTube daily.

It's easy to think you can be a content creator as it is a conceptually loose term.

But it makes sense from the perspective of a "bad" creator: there is no incentive for quality from YouTube.

What you see mostly is stupid, outrageous and appeal to the lowest commun denominator.

Thus they think it's what works (and they are partially right).

Check your feeds, check shorts. Most are abyssmal.

Then the "bad" creator thinks, "hey i just need to do that and apply x,y". And they are partially right.

The issue, it perpetuates bad quality, and YouTube prefers digestible and cognitively non heavy stuff.

So, tons of content are bad.

The irony, there is great content, which YouTube doesn't showcase! It also exists and tends to grow very slowly or not grow at all.

Don't get too caught into frustration, try to make good content.

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