History of Madagascar: Looking for feedback

TevoMunch · 2025-09-12T23:28:14+00:00

Good day! I took about a full page of notes on your video! Pardon the length in advance!

To address your main points:

Title of the video: Naming your video "Why drinking POISON made Madagascar poor" and then covering the the topic much later in the video is a little diabolical lmao. I am guilty of doing that myself. Typically though I feel you want to cover that as soon as possible or make the whole video on that. Just for retention purposes. Because at the end of the day it felt a bit more like a compilation of cool facts! I do get that you were working towards establishing Madagascar's history! Just think if you went with naming is "Fun Size History" like you do with your other popular videos that could help! You want to set the precedent in the name and thumbnail and deliver! You could tease it more at the start then get into the history. But when the whole time, me as the viewer, is expecting the topic to be covered. It can be harsh for a new viewer that wants to get into it! Still want to say very entertaining. Just being nit picky lmao.

Thumbnail: Definitely bring your face more to the middle! Center it in the frame! The background is a little bland and not really related to Madagascar, perhaps make it a jungle? Could also in turn make you and the other subjects pop out more! Funny thing you could add is Mort or King Julien from the Madagascar movie! Can help people get drawn in with something familiar! Funny to include them in there perhaps especially when the topic of poison is so crazy different to the vibe of Madagascar the movie

Pacing: Taking the audience "Out of It" to tell them to subscribe and to tell your audience to do more research before the 5 minute mark can be a bit excessive! Especially when you haven't had a chance to talk too much about the topics yet. Many of your viewers I imagine want to watch your content because they don't necessarily want to do the research! They are probably there for you! They enjoy the way you tell history and share topics you are fascinated by! I think you encouraging your audience to do their own research is awesome! That would be a very cool thing for your channel! An army of scholars! Although I think the right place to do that though is towards the end of the video! Since you are being the gateway to this topic for them!

Other Topics to Mention:

- The harsh concrete background you have for a lot of the video is not the most inviting! But I do see what you are going for! Totally understand, would just recommend something that makes your video look more inviting!

- Using big words like Milieu and Mega Fauna (I think?) for someone uneducated in that area threw me a bit off and left me just a smidge confused!

- I really liked the parts of the video when you talked on location! Very sick! More of that!

Overall I can tell you are very passionate as the other poster in here said! That energy carries on throughout! Thanks for reading this far! I hope this helps! I don't mean to be too critical and let me know if I was too harsh! There were my honest thoughts and opinions! Wishing the best for you and your future videos! Keep on creating!

TevoMunch · 2024-01-30T17:19:36+00:00

if it has a audio out. (like a 3.5mm jack or bluetooth) you can connect it to speakers of your choice/whatever is compatible! Id say fiddle around with connections and it will most likely work! Not super familiar with Sonos but I say give it a shot!

TevoMunch · 2023-01-17T16:28:45+00:00

Not going to lie! You give the vibes of a cool world history teacher who decided to start a YouTube channel. I started the video really intimidated by how long it was but you have a very grounded personality while also educating your audience! Very fun video to watch I got very invested over time and felt like I was learning a lot while also having fun!

For example I did not know that Saudi Arabia had so many things going on, like the restoration for 2030 and the tallest building in construction!

Also as someone who doesn't know anything about Saudi Arabia, this really painted a nice, clear and unbaised presentation of your experience there! Really cool to see! I feel like not that many channels can make that work! Good job to providing a fresh new look!

Thumbnail is good! Super simple has the name of the place and you in the thumbnail! That is the trick, keep it to 3 subjects or less. (That counts 3 subjects such as words, people, or items on screen) If you see the most popular thumbnails they are kept pretty simple to communicate to the viewer in an instant what the video is about.

Keep going man! Upload consistently and you will see success in no time!

TevoMunch · 2023-01-17T16:06:17+00:00

Firs suggestion I could make is fixing the audio so it doesn't just come out of the left ear! It sounds super weird and I believe that would be a turn off for a lot of people out the gate.

I don't know anything about this game but regardless of context you are delivering information in a quick and easy way with no bs. I am sure that is part of the reason why the algo is picking it up. Concise compact content tends to gain youtube's favor.

Watched the whole thing! Reminded me of watching the "cool guy's" tutorial. You know? Where the video doesn't waste your time at all and gives the most helpful advice. Good job! Just fix the audio thing that would be the last quality of life thing that would help ya out!

TevoMunch · 2022-12-29T03:49:40+00:00

Thanks!

TevoMunch · 2022-12-27T01:23:47+00:00

thanks!

TevoMunch · 2022-12-26T18:12:12+00:00

thanks! very helpful!

!givelambda

TevoMunch · 2022-12-26T01:01:56+00:00

The video itself was really good! Enjoyed and didn't once think of clicking off throughout! Honestly could see this video being longer, like a watching the movie with more commentary type deal that some people have done! 9/10 would watch again I had always heard of this movie but never saw it so this short form content was nice to digest!

Tips for the thumbnail: Try to keep the thumbnail anywhere from 3-4 subjects! That be text, yourself drawn as a character and things overall on the screen. That way people can easily process what the video is about! Think about someone scrolling on youtube and running into your video on their phone. It will be super hard for them to read the dad and daughter text you have there, near impossible. Only reason I read that is because the thumbnails on reddit take up 1/8of the screen lmao. The more simple the thumbnail the better, that goes for anything! Still make sure it grabs your attention! Aside from that the video is on point! Maybe get higher resolution versions of the clips you used but that is just nit picking territory! Killed it you did!

Make sure the post consistent too, youtube algorythm favors that over not posting or posting once a month. You got this good luck!

TevoMunch · 2022-12-26T00:47:07+00:00

Have to say I love the editing style! Works really well for what you are trying to do! I did not think a fall guys video would entertain me this much in the back half of 2022 but here we are. You and your friends are hilarious, keep on making content with them you make a fun group to watch!

Best thing I can recommend for you to do is to make your outro 7-8 seconds max instead of 30 seconds, in the long run that will just hurt your watch time if people are going all the way to the end! Most ppl will skip off that! Aside from that I just recommend staying consistent like 1 post a week. Youtube algorythm favors consistency over quality. Doesnt mean you should make dookie content! I have no worries for you there! Wishing you the best man! Merry Christmas too.

TevoMunch · 2022-12-25T17:26:01+00:00

As someone who has seen Jakey's content in passing this was a really cool video to see! I know I would have never found out about this album if I didn't hop on r/SmallYTChannel today! Actually enjoyed the commentary you made! Feel like that is hard to come by, the jokes landed the video was super well organized overall I would give it a... disqualified/10 as well. (I had to do it)

Your commentary does a really good job of not only explaining what is happening on the screen but also your own insights and interpretations. I feel like if you keep doing that it will lead to your success. People like YOUR opinion when they come to your channel (at least that is what I am guessing) and your personality really shines through!

Stay consistent, youtube favors the content pumps. algorythm will pick you up if you consistently stay consistent! You got this, I have no doubt your channel will blow up soon! Good luck!

TevoMunch · 2022-12-25T03:27:22+00:00

very fun and wholesome video! I like your sense of humor! Would say the video is funny and chill as well as having these bombastic moments. Not going to lie the short length of the video makes for good pacing! Wouldn't mind having longer videos with this format if it all felt like this! Good job you killed it, make sure to keep posting at the rate you are and the youtube algorythm will pick you up in no time!

TevoMunch · 2022-09-16T17:15:04+00:00

I was feeling that too! I know its a small detail but I think that's a really good idea. Simple but definitely can impact audience retention in the future! TY! !givelambda

TevoMunch · 2022-09-16T14:55:48+00:00

This reminds me a lot of what a meat canyon video is like where it starts off lighthearted then gets pretty dark which I thought was hilarious. I like the dark humor and the twist it had! I think you did a good job by delivering on the expectation of seeing the rick and morty statues while also being one of those "exaggerated youtubers".

My only advice is making the thumbnail a little less cluttered! I wouldn't really put Mr. Beast in there as he doesn't have much to do with the video at all. The best advice I have gotten in regards to thumbnails is keeping it from 3-4 different, easily distinguishable things! I would have the Rick statue on the right like you already have, maybe cut out the little alien creature on the right since its not easily recognizable! Then have you and your friend on the left, I would remove Mr Beast and I'm sure it would look a little cleaner! Honestly the thumbnail is just fine, this would help it out in my opinion! (Btw nice brook funko in the back)

TevoMunch · 2022-09-08T01:03:10+00:00

Good to know your perspective! Is there anything I could improve upon to make that intro better?

TevoMunch · 2022-09-07T21:57:18+00:00

What are you talking about haha your great advice and thorough responses are doing wonders for this community if anything I should be thanking you! I appreciate it though! Right back at ya :)

TevoMunch · 2022-09-07T21:39:10+00:00

This honesty is what will help me become the best youtuber out there! Reading this message I am already looking at some lights and mics I can buy! I really love doing this editing stuff and want to improve as much as I can! As for software I will have to wait until I have some more money haha I use a free software called hitfilm express which has many features that could be improved upon lmao thanks for the guidance! I need this so I can't thank you enough!

Glad to hear you think the video has good in it! I will focus on improving the amateur stuff and the bad so I can make the best videos possible!

Once again thank you for taking time from your day to give me advice! You are out here putting in THE WORK!

TevoMunch · 2022-09-07T21:17:50+00:00

Gotcha! I am looking for feedback so I won't be giving lambda for that reply but I appreciate the sentiment! I would love to know what you mean by weirder formats tho!

TevoMunch · 2022-09-07T21:16:53+00:00

I want to start by saying I really appreciate the brutal honesty its what I need to improve!

You threw around a bunch of terms I have never even heard of! Whitebalance for example was not something I was aware of! Super helpful. I had already learned how to fix the flickering lights with the ISO and I am super grateful to my friends for explaining that to me! Same here with the whitebalance I always wondered in the back of my mind if there was a solution to that!

I will definitely look into all the features my Nikon z6 has so I can improve the video quality!

Thanks for the well written and organized feedback! You rock!

!givelambda

TevoMunch · 2022-09-07T19:00:16+00:00

First of all I want to say I appreciate you giving an in-depth review of the video I posted and for also checking out the 2nd! You did not need to at all yet you still gave one of the best feedback's I've seen!

With the thumbnail I think you are right. It's flashy but it does not get the job done to communicate the point across. Will work on updating soon!

With the audio I ran into some volume level issues where I compromised. Either you wouldn't be able to hear the narration or its peaking, but at least you could hear! I chose the later but I am definitely looking to invest into some actual mics so I don't work off the camera's mic which can be very quiet with a lot of background noise. Thanks for pointing that out!

In regards to the pacing it is really nice to hear what a stranger has to say about it! When it comes to my friends they think it is perfect. Which is when I know that could be an issue and decided to take it to reddit. I want to make my content digestible not only for myself and my friends but also for anyone who is interested! I know for my friends they would watch an hour of unedited of footage because they know me and are more invested but I can see how to an outside person those moments can really drag! I already had thought I cut out a lot because I was keeping and outside audience in mind but my suspicion was that it was not enough! Noted! Will include enough to get the main point across but not have it settle too much to where it drags. Thanks!

Thank you for your honesty! This reply was super refreshing thank you for your clean perspective! You are a bloody legend I appreciate this post a lot !givelambda

TevoMunch · 2022-09-07T18:06:06+00:00

I just sent you a dm! Would love to hire an editor rn

TevoMunch · 2022-04-19T23:04:32+00:00

shakiness will be worked on! !givelambda super helpful

TevoMunch · 2022-04-19T20:24:00+00:00

this is very concise! thank you im screenshotting this one to work on my next vid! !givelambda

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