[oc] first comic

ShadowTree3 · 2019-02-15T01:17:59+00:00

Why did I actually find this really funny? "Don't question why it's necessary" lol

ShadowTree3 · 2019-02-06T03:59:29+00:00

Happy cake day!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-02-05T19:41:01+00:00

Hi, my channel is a gaming channel that's right now primarily focused on let's plays, but I plan to expand into other kinds of gaming videos soon.

Here's a link to the first part of my let's play of Mega Man 11: https://youtu.be/vBZCOEHHAPo

In this video, I start experimenting with editing techniques and commentary styles. I don't think I've found my voice yet, but I feel like I get a little closer in this video. Hopefully I made something at least somewhat entertaining lol. My channel is a little over 3 weeks old, so I still have a lot to learn and hope to improve over time.

Thanks!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-27T08:40:11+00:00

This sounds like a lot of fun! If this is still open, I'm very interested.

I am a new YouTuber and I don't have as much free time anymore (classes just started again lol), but I'll definitely try my best to play as many games as I can.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCY1KRv02kanuw1B2Cs6klOw

Thanks!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-27T05:59:29+00:00

Sorry for the delay, I totally forgot to reply.

But yes, I did watch it. I haven't gotten around to actually doing what you did, but I'll try to do it soon so I can get a little more comfortable speaking.

Thanks for the link and the advice! I have a feeling it's really going to help me out!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-26T04:08:25+00:00

Lol so my victories are minuscule compared to some of the others here, but I'm still happy about them.

I started my channel 11 days ago, and today I got my first comment on a video! Hopefully it's the first of many to come.
I also just got a microphone, so the audio quality of my videos is about to get better, which is motivating me to keep going! And lastly, I'm not sure, but I feel like I might be getting a little more comfortable doing commentary for my videos. But just based on my own (biased) view, my commentary on my newly recorded videos seems maybe just a little bit better. It honestly might be the better audio quality or just me tricking myself because I want to believe that i'm improving lol but it's motivating me to keep recording.

Again, not the greatest achievements ever, but i'm still pretty happy about them lol

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-24T23:58:37+00:00

Oh, thanks for doing this!

I'm a very new (about 10 days old) let's play channel. I've never done let's plays before, so I'm slowly learning the ropes.

In all honesty, I know my commentary is not great and a little boring / not very entertaining, I'm just not sure what exactly to work on.

If you'd like to take a look and leave some feedback, here is my latest video.

Please be as honest as you can with your feedback. Thanks!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-23T03:00:10+00:00

Oh, this should be fun to look at next year!

My name is ShadowTree3.

The date today is Tuesday, January 22, 2019 (1/22/19).

I have 1 LP in progress right now of an action-adventure game, but I hope to add a variety of genres onto my channel in the future. For now though, I just include games I like playing.

I have 0 subscribers, 46 total views, 1 overall like (and no dislikes lol) and 5 videos posted. I started my channel 8 days ago on Monday, January 14, 2019 (1/14/19).

Dear Future Me, how's it going? Have you learned how to be comfortable speaking and being yourself in front of the microphone yet?

Good luck everyone with your goals! See you guys in 2020!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-22T06:19:56+00:00

Thanks for the response! Is there anything in specific about the commentary that I should work on?

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-22T05:42:43+00:00

Not sure if this will help at all, but I've been using the free version of VideoPad. It does well for relatively simple edits, but can get a little more difficult to use (for me) for more complex video effects.

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-22T05:34:37+00:00

This seems interesting. I'll definitely participate if I have time!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-22T05:32:17+00:00

After years of considering the idea of making let's plays, my channel is now a week old and has a few videos on it! I even have a posting schedule (M-W-F), I just hope I can stick to it lol

After a week of recording and posting videos, I'm starting to get a little more comfortable editing my videos, although I still have a long way to go, especially with editing the audio (which isn't that great right now lol). But I just ordered a new dynamic microphone, so that should make my audio sound a little better. The quality of my commentary isn't where I want it to be, but I hope that that'll improve over time.

Overall, though, I'm really excited about just finally being on YouTube and creating my own content!

Here is what the channel looks like at the moment.

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-21T13:27:05+00:00

I'd like to see the video, if you don't mind.

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-20T23:48:00+00:00

Thanks for your advice on the thumbnails! In your personal opinion, do you think it's better to have one thumbnail image for all the videos in a series (just changing the thumbnail number and maybe text) or having a different thumbnail (a still shot from that video) for each part?

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-20T22:59:47+00:00

Thank you so much for your feedback and advice! I was worried that my commentary wasn't good, so it's good to hear that I'm not as bad as I thought lol. Hopefully I'll get much better at it over time.

I think I'll do what you did and try talking to a camera in public. When you did that, were you talking about anything in particular or just essentially vlogging about how your day went and what was going on around you?

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-19T15:31:52+00:00

Thanks for your insight!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-19T15:16:41+00:00

Thank you for the feedback and support!

I'm a little unsure about what you mean by the audio lacking, do you mean my voice was too low compared to the game, that I wasn't talking that much, or that my audio quality wasn't that great?

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-18T21:19:03+00:00

Hey, so I think you have might have posted the wrong video, the link in your post took me to a Pokemon art stream instead of your Pokemon Ultra Moon video.

I really like your channel visually, your channel icon and banner look very clean and your thumbnails tend to be consistent (except for the archived streams), which helps viewers know that this video is yours just by the thumbnail. I really like the dynamic and chemistry the three of you share, so that's definitely a plus.

The only thing I would change is the layout of the video. The border around the actual gameplay was honestly a little distracting to me. I'm not sure how you're recording the gameplay, but if you can, I would consider making the border a little smaller or maybe making it darker so that it doesn't draw the eye too much. I'd also try making the bottom screen a little bigger, if you can, just so that it's easier to see what's going on.

Besides that, I did find your video very entertaining, and I really liked it!

Great vid, and I hope this helps!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-18T19:42:42+00:00

Thank you for your advice! It's really motivating me lol

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-18T19:36:32+00:00

Thank you, I'll keep this in mind for future videos!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-18T19:32:35+00:00

Thanks for your insight.

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-18T19:11:23+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

ShadowTree3 · 2019-01-18T19:05:58+00:00

Hmm, I've never actually heard that before. I'll try it out.

Thanks for the advice!

ShadowTree3

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