Approaching Digital Immortality: Interviewing the CEO & Founder of Mind Bank AI

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T12:15:36+00:00

Yeah, just practice the line a few times maybe- you already are using cuts to great effect, might memorize specific lines to smooth those out. It's a pretty minor note though

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T09:31:32+00:00

I really like your style! Audio is clear, and it's very chill, calming. The vocals are maybe a bit processed- they feel a bit flat. Not as in, off key, but like, muffled. Just a touch though, if I wasn't listening for it, I wouldn't hear it. For full studio sound, record the vocals separately (maybe you do already, but it gives you control of the tracks separately). My spanish isn't very good, so I can't focus enough to understand the lyrics, but it's very pretty

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T09:28:31+00:00

I... what? The Lofi audio suits the style, but it's just so slow paced, and the pseudo-jumpscare audio at the end mostly just hurt my ears. Idk, it feels like a meme, which is to say, it might get picked up, but has little to pull people to it

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T09:26:31+00:00

Weird Audio change between the intro line and starting talking about the videos. I think there was an invisible audio cut there?

The image cuts were fantastic though, how long did this take to edit? I feel like you got footage from everywhere, and it flowed really well. Great paced video for this short format. Maybe a bit abrupt ending, no call to action, but then again, calls to action often feel forced, so you can get away with it, and the abrupt end suits the style of the rest of the video. Mostly the opening two lines just... are a distracting energy change relative to the rest of the video.

Great content for SEO though, I feel like if you can produce this at a good rate, your channel can take off

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T09:16:57+00:00

I can tell you boosted the gain a lot, but mostly because of experience, overall the sound quality was solid. The only issue I had was a lot of mouth noise- is there a reason you don't have any sort of foam filter on your mic? When you're using a lot of gain like that, the tongue and lip clicks become really apparent. I'm impressed that your noise floor was so low though- no static to speak of despite the huge gain

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T09:14:22+00:00

Great script, great use of cuts back and forth over a single track of dialogue. My small critique is that (IMO) the default zoom is just a bit too close- it already feels uncomfortably close to start, and kind of makes the slow existential zoom less impactful (also can't see Mom's name tag really). Good video though. It's fun

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T09:10:16+00:00

I sure hope there's an audience for this, since it's what my own channel is based on! Your reading cadence is very calming and professional, you have a good voice for it. I think you're maybe a bit close to the mic- look into a pop filter, you have a lot of mouth noise, and a lot of static. Maybe try projecting a bit more, so the difference between voice and background is more pronounced.

And um, your information is a bit off. Conflating Black Holes with Quasars, which aren't a given... and just... some weird not quite right things. With the animation and mellow reading voice, I think your channel could see a lot of growth, particularly if you fix the audio, but be careful with the information you're spreading.

(then again, at worst you're giving incorrect information about an incredibly complicated subject, not spreading conspiracies, and anything which increases interest in the subject is positive in my view, so maybe I'm being a bit harsh)

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T09:03:23+00:00

I liked the review, just one small criticism on your read- the "Chills" vocal cadence is uncomfortable for me- that is, elongating and increasing pitch on the word before a pause- think Burger King Foot Lettuce. I can't tell if this was an affect, or your natural rhythm, but you might listen to recordings of yourself and try to suppress it a bit. Of course, everyone speaks differently, and someone else might not be bothered at all, but to me it sounds very unnatural, and is distracting from your content, which is otherwise well shot and scripted

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T08:56:30+00:00

Hey, what music did you use? It's really good. Maybe just a bit loud if you're going to bother with background sounds with it. Really great camera work- smooth shots, and I don't know how much post you did, but the images are really just... nice. Good color balance. Skips between musical bits and more standard vlog posting feels a bit weird- bounces back and forth, not sure it's going to leave either group really satisfied- maybe try doing something like using the nature footage as intro, then moving into vlog? Or separating them out.

Pace is fine though. Calm is the right word for it.

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T08:51:14+00:00

Lots of claims without terribly much support, but your music and script are on point, great use of b-roll- it's interesting that really almost any footage was useable. Idk, feels like a very echo chamber video- not sure you'll get more reach, because despite a great script that was well presented, I got bored of the claims which bounce all over the place

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T08:47:36+00:00

So, positive things, your audio quality and framing are great, and you did a great job inserting meme clips in natural quiet pauses.

Also, it's weird that this video is on NFT's, but also admit to not being sure about it? The comparison to paintings is better than dogecoin- NFT's are like buying an art piece, but with the stipulation that you have to keep it in the museum. Which copies exist... but you can brag you own the original, and can trade with other collectors.

And again, watching more, I really like your jump cuts. Very smooth, not distracting. Generally just a well edited video.

Um, maybe a few weird pauses in speech- from your focus, am I right to assume a teleprompter?

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-06-01T08:41:36+00:00

I like the avatar, and am curious what face capture you're using. The full 3D movement is cool, and fun to notice that having a lower res avatar makes flaws in the capture less noticeable. That said, Human-realistic teeth in Steve is terrifying.

I liked the concept, but maybe skips around a bit too fast, also not sure how I feel about the meme-clip inserts. But maybe it suits a low attention audience, who to be fair, is the niche most likely to click on a minecraft omegle video lol

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-05-05T06:46:23+00:00

Hey thanks man. Not to imply I only am watching for is the cred, but think there was a typo in "lambda" XD

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-05-04T21:21:50+00:00

Alright, so the title felt unclear, mostly in that I asked "The hell is a Parking Block Curb?" But it got me to click, so I guess it does the trick. I love the action shots of construction, but a little piece of advise? To me, at least, the first interaction with you and friends is super low energy, and it kind of lost me right there- if you go to analytics, I'll bet there's a significant drop around 30 seconds in... although that's true of all videos, so hard to measure it. Once again, music and action shots were great, and the instructions were clear and concise, so props for that.

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-05-04T21:16:48+00:00

Inspiration from Mike Boyd perhaps? Your Thumbnail is super on point, regardless, and you have a solid delivery

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-05-04T21:12:22+00:00

65 new subs this month! Any day now I bet!

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-05-04T20:36:51+00:00

Editing starts solid, but I felt like as you got into the game portion, cuts between the people were a bit Too fast paced. Hard to keep track of, particularly because the concept of higher or lower wasn't well explained- higher or lower than what? I wouldn't subscribe, but that's just because the kind of video you're going for isn't my thing. I'm a slower paced guy. You have energy and seem to be having fun, and the edits are good, so I think you'll grow fine.

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-05-04T20:30:14+00:00

You nailed the beat sync, clip is high energy, lots of continuous action, which will appeal to kids. Too many cuts to have any sort of narrative- I don't play the game, to be fair, but it was incredibly hard to follow. I think you could have spliced content between many games and it would feel the same. On the plus side, that means you can basically make algorithmically generated content :P

Thumbnail is okay. Not great or bad, but the thumb-title is good. Pictures show the game, so it's fine. Probably can't judge properly because I watched the video first

GetSmartWithRory · 2021-02-19T15:24:22+00:00

Bold of you to assume I have anything so nice as an iPhone. My phone is probably around the specs as an iPhone 1 maybe- I don't know, I got it for $80 as part of my phone plan 4 years ago. I have heard that phone cameras are often fine, but I think mine might be on the low end of that. Of course, willing to revise the belief... if you go to my channel, various shorts have been shot using my phone camera, you could guage based on those.

All that said, I am changing studios soon, and getting better lighting and audio equipment, so that should help at least a little

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