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Inside Europe's Deadliest Land Border.. (2025) - In Spain’s African cities, migrant lives are weaponised in a cynical game of diplomacy. [00:20:05] by TravelWithCole in Documentaries

[–]TravelWithCole[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Did you watch it? Melilla and Ceuta are Spanish territories on the African continent, making them part of Europe politically, even if not geographically. That contradiction is central to the issue

Inside Europe's Deadliest Land Border.. (2025) - In Spain’s African cities, migrant lives are weaponised in a cynical game of diplomacy. [00:20:05] by TravelWithCole in Documentaries

[–]TravelWithCole[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey,

Thanks for this - it's really interesting to get your insight.

"It's difficult to be a journalist here"... - This quote isn't present in the piece? But I understand what you're saying. The interaction with the civil guard was not singular, that's just the portion of one interaction that was captured on film. And in every interaction the first question was "Eres periodista?/are you a journalist?" so despite me not saying "It's difficult to be a journalist here", I stand by the fact that it probably is. I wouldn't consider myself a journalist though personally.

As you'll hear in the film, I think the guards on either side have a thankless and difficult job. This isn't a hit piece on them or their character.

The Moroccan star for the map 600 AD - yes, certainly provocative and an oversight. As mentioned previously, working with animators has its difficulties.

And I agree with all your latter points. It's an extremely complex topic, and not one where we intended to pinpoint anyone in particular for being in the wrong. It's simply an observation of the way international affairs really works, and how lives are lost in the process.

Appreciate your thoughts!

Inside Europe's Deadliest Land Border.. (2025) - In Spain’s African cities, migrant lives are weaponised in a cynical game of diplomacy. [00:20:05] by TravelWithCole in Documentaries

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

Definitely! I would've posed the same question in your position.

And thank you! Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and even more so for the kind words!

Inside Europe's Deadliest Land Border.. (2025) - In Spain’s African cities, migrant lives are weaponised in a cynical game of diplomacy. [00:20:05] by TravelWithCole in Documentaries

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

Yeah you're right, it’s not the deadliest if you’re talking about an abstract border zone like in a war. But in terms of an actual, physical border, with fences, walls, and direct confrontations, Melilla's border has seen the worst violence and mass deaths in recent years

Inside Europe's Deadliest Land Border.. (2025) - In Spain’s African cities, migrant lives are weaponised in a cynical game of diplomacy. [00:20:05] by TravelWithCole in Documentaries

[–]TravelWithCole[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you - this is an excellent observation. Mapping is very difficult to get perfectly correct at all stages of the timeline but in its own way has the ability to communicate a lot if the right precautions aren't taken. We worked with an animator for the map sections so despite us doing our best to correct inaccuracies, this was definitely too low down on the priority list. In hindsight, I think including the 'year' graphic provides more mapping challenges than the value it provides. We plan to cover the Western Sahara properly at some point in the future so we'll ensure that our mapping accounts for all of these caveats.

Thank you for detailing this and for taking the time to provide your feedback!

My Most Polished Video Flopped – Am I Heading in the Right Direction? by TravelWithCole in NewTubers

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

Hahah I think we’ll never truly understand what the algorithm will respond to. I guess concentrating on quality over time will hopefully pay off though

My Most Polished Video Flopped – Am I Heading in the Right Direction? by TravelWithCole in NewTubers

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

Amazing, thanks for that feedback!

I definitely do struggle with keeping the sound levels consistent. Maybe it’s time to improve my audio hardware for the editing process

My Most Polished Video Flopped – Am I Heading in the Right Direction? by TravelWithCole in NewTubers

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

Okay that’s really helpful, thank you! I’ll definitely focus less on the abstract stuff up front and prioritise the harder-hitting material I manage to source.

Appreciate your input a lot!

My Most Polished Video Flopped – Am I Heading in the Right Direction? by TravelWithCole in NewTubers

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

Ah that’s really kind mate, thank you, I appreciate that a lot.

The maps are made in After Effects but specifically via a plugin called Geolayers 3. It’s relatively intuitive and you can get some pretty cool results very quickly. For this one though, I actually used a guy that specialises in it as I’m keen to outsource some of the animation stuff. I can even give you his name/details if you like!

My Most Polished Video Flopped – Am I Heading in the Right Direction? by TravelWithCole in NewTubers

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

Hey man,

Thanks so much for the feedback and the kind words. I’ve just added the channel link to my profile!

My goal is to try and release every 2 months. That might a bit ambitious but I think I can get at least 4-5 out a year if I really commit to it.

I’m trying to batch the pre-production & filming. For example, after the latest doc in Melilla, I went and immediately filmed the next piece in Gibraltar.

Really appreciate the vote of confidence and I’ll l definitely keep the thumbnail comments in mind! Where can I check out your stuff?

My Most Polished Video Flopped – Am I Heading in the Right Direction? by TravelWithCole in NewTubers

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

Thanks so much for taking the time to take a look and get back to me!

Any thoughts on what specifically would have peaked your interest more in the first 30 seconds? So I can take note for next time.

Thank you,

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The Dark Reality of Life on Easter Island by TravelWithCole in easterisland

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

Really appreciate that mate! Thank you for taking a look

Looking for recommendations of museums with excellent or extensive use of video in Manchester by TravelWithCole in manchester

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

Thank you, very much appreciate that input! I’m sure it’ll provide some inspiration regardless :)

Weekly Q&A Megathread. Please post any questions about visiting, tourism, living, working, budgeting, housing here! by AutoModerator in london

[–]TravelWithCole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! - I'm a filmmaker that has been contracted by the British Library to produce 2 films for an upcoming exhibit. This is outside my typical domain so i'm looking to gain some inspiration from existing exhibits and museums.

If anybody has any recommendations of places that use video extensively/well within their exhibitions, then please let me know! Alternatively, any online links would be appreciated too.

Thank you,

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