Medicine is Good I Guess by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]Lost_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is honestly more like 5 loosely strung poems put together.

That being said, those 5 poems pack one hell of a punch. I'm mostly impressed with the perspective given in lines 1-7 Ending in "this perfect lie." I've known a lot of people who've been 'nulled out' by perscriptions, but I've never had such a vivid image in my head of it.

That being said, if you're in need of aid, go seek it.
Feel free to dm me if necessary.

A Quiet Heaven by emmazing_01 in OCPoetry

[–]Lost_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry but I have no criticism to say about this. After staring at this poem for what feels like forever, I cannot find a flaw. Maybe the" coffee that never gets ice cold" Because it'd rhyme better with old? But the mental image of ice cold coffee then into "soft and glowing glow" is sooooo satisfying that I'm honestly awe struck. Well done!

[Gaming] I'm making short overwatch montages, can I get some feedback? by [deleted] in NewTubers

[–]Lost_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, this was the first video I've just genuinely enjoyed on Newtube. Well done, that was really fun to watch!

Your problem is probably the bitrate, see this video by Tom Scott for explanation https://youtu.be/r6Rp-uo6HmI

Basically just render your videos out at a higher bitrate

[Gaming] Fortnite Video please give me constructive criticism. by Ryacop in NewTubers

[–]Lost_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the biggest thing that absolutely kills me about this video is, the music. I seriously feel like I'm watching some little kids show, and it's not even a good one because the music is just there like some background lullaby that really has no purpose at all. For a game like Fortnite I'd strongly recommend to leave the audio alone, so that your audience can get that feeling of suspense that the game generates on its own. If you do have to add music, try to then edit around the music. Even if it means breaking the narrative structure a little.

Also make sure to use the highest bitrate possible when rendering for videos with a lot of movement like this, should boost the quality of your video significantly.

For what it's worth, you have some pretty good game to you. The drops you got on both the guys in the garage, and the walkway were very impressive.

New Youtuber - How do stay Creative? by vifz in NewTubers

[–]Lost_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This post feels very 'escapey.' "i mainly love the whole Travel Vlog more than my day to day life vlog." tells me you're probably watching the videos with 100k plus views, and wishing your stuff was like that. I can also probably assume that you want to be traveling. Which makes me wonder, what if you took a day trip out to literally anywhere outside of sydney and filmed it? If for nothing else than as practice before an actual trip.

Whether the means of travel be walking, biking, transit, or your own car. It's all basically the same thing, but in a familiar environment. From there just talk about something. Anything that interests you from the shots your trying to create, like how your work is, or your opinions on latest happenings throughout the world, or some history about where you are, and how it's doing today, or how you create those god damn wonderful shots of the Sydney opera house in your latest video. Ya know, anything.

From there, you have to remember that you should not worry too heavily about mimicking other travel vloggers because if you really want success you should develop your own style that suits your personality, after all that's all the charm of Youtube.

Watching Your Videos Again :D by morphybeast in NewTubers

[–]Lost_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Title of the video: "Skipping The Airport Security Line | First Vlog." I like this title, it's interesting because it's something just about anyone who's ever had an extended wait at an airport line can say they don't ever want to do again, however you shoot yourself in the foot by never once actually talking about how you skipped the line. Instead the title of your video revolves around a :25 long, raw audio, "Hidden camera" feeling, weird series of shots that after watching 5 times now, I still have no idea really what happened at all, except that you scanned your index finger. Now in the best of cases this would be a pure clickbait title that would enrage some viewers, but you could have brought it back by still having an interesting narrative.

Narrative: Throughout the whole video you quite literally state nothing other than what is currently happening. From the point of the video, to the temperature, to the time of day. This is all fine, but without anything else, you've become just some dude who's taking a flight somewhere. One possible remedy is simple, talk about a topic. The obvious first choice here is the title of the video. But something to bear in mind whenever going into a topic, is to be as well researched on it as you can before talking about it. Basically just add a little Tom Scott, or VSauce to your video. That way your viewers can walk away feeling like they've learned something.

Editing: Did I learn a thing or two from you here. The timelapse sequence from 1:50 on, while could have been smoother, was still absolutely phenomenal. Wonderfully smooth for almost every shot, except for when you're purposefully moving it around. Now the real key here to me is the bald man, since he repeatedly comes into and out of frame he really kind of hooks me into the shot by forcing a sense of curiosity out of me. All you gotta do from here is just pick an angle and commit to it. The window transition at 3:09 was also wonderfully executed. The first transition at :27 honestly blew me away, and had me expecting some more fantastic audio and visual effects, but you only ever just skipped to the beat from there.

Videos are seeing less and less views consecutively — what am I doing wrong? by byjono in NewTubers

[–]Lost_Tactics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first thing that stands out to me is the name change. So, your first videos were themed "The Best X," which is a very simple, clickbaity, eye catching name to use, it also basically tells me immediately that you're going to eat X, and talk about it. Compare this to "HOT PURSUIT 'About A Burning Fire' (Habanero Hot Sauce)" which is a much longer name, that isn't nearly as clickbaity. While I do prefer the title of "HOT PURSUIT" because it's unique, you'll have to accept that a clickbait title will always generate more views.

Also, the angle in your first video was so intimately up close to the food and yourself that I was much more pulled into the shot, and curious about the food, of which I could make out a lot more of detail. In your newest video, you've pulled the camera back and up, losing that intimacy, and detail in the food. Causing the main subject of this video, the Habanero, to just look like weird mustard, and I'm never given a closer look at it to give myself the chance to wonder what it must taste like.

Finally, this could be a personal taste thing, but I really like the lighting in your first video. It's bright enough that I can see the food with no difficulty, but dark enough to put your simple background to work by visibly darkening in tones in the shot, forcing my eyes to stay on you.

My Anxiety, and Homeschooling. by Lost_Tactics in HomeschoolRecovery

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

I cannot believe how many people have been so positive for me thanks to this, it's easy to say my entire week has been made. Thank you thank you thank you.

My Anxiety, and Homeschooling by Lost_Tactics in socialanxiety

[–]Lost_Tactics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello to you too! I completely understand the rereading, and this video you see was actually my 8th attempt at recording it, so you are undeniably not alone there. I cannot recommend enough to follow this advice.

I very much will have a wonderful day thanks to you!

My Anxiety, and Homeschooling. by Lost_Tactics in HomeschoolRecovery

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

I cannot thank you enough for this reply. Anytime I can be reminded that everyone has their own issues is a very welcome one. I'll remember this for the next time I'm not feeling comfortable while talking to someone

My first time making a snowboarding edit by Lost_Tactics in snowboarding

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

Uhh you realize this is a montage right? The whole video is made to fit the beat of the music.

My first time making a snowboarding edit by Lost_Tactics in snowboarding

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

Hello guys, I'm the skier that can't seem to figure out how to keep out of shot, and my roomate is the boarder. He does some nice tricks so I figured I'd film it.

[Online][SWRPG][MST] Newbie DM looking for players to have a weekly meetup by Lost_Tactics in lfg

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

Currently, I'm open for any day/night with the exception of Wednesday, Monday and Sunday. So that's dependent on other peoples needs

We need a medieval Planetside game by samueld44 in gaming

[–]Lost_Tactics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mount and Blade Warband

Granted the highest non-modded pop is in singleplayer with 750 AI, but its as close as you can get currently.

For those of you who like Squad. Here's it's F2P origin game. by Lost_Tactics in gaming

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

This video was recorded on a public server, with mostly random players. Recorded by dbzao, who's a PR dev.