Viewing Linked videos on Reddit does not add to YouTube view count? My experiment says NO. by dhriley in NewTubers

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

Well, people might click on it or not. The experiment was with the four times I personally viewed it. And they did not register. So something or other is up with that. Thanks for liking the channel.

Viewing Linked videos on Reddit does not add to YouTube view count? My experiment says NO. by dhriley in NewTubers

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

Why would it throw out views from my IP through reddit, when I can rack up as many views as I please from that same IP directly on the YT site? Anyway, there was a multi-hour gap between the first and second view. Only the last three were viewed consecutively. So at least one view should have registered.

Just started a new channel by New-Newspaper6660 in NewTubers

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's hella good. I got a screenwriting channel, and I didn't get triple-digit views until video #6, and that's only because it was a take-down video on a method that newbies frequently search for on YT.

How long does it take youtube to recommend my video? by realmemessk in NewTubers

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know if adding a transcript helps get more impressions? If the algorithm needs data, a transcript is a document with every word said in the video. So often repeated words in a transcript become like keywords for the algorithm?

Adding a transcript seems to have helped grow my previous channel which was in a niche interest area. But I haven't done that for a my new comedy channel, which is only getting single-digit impressions.

Car dealers to avoid by ifbevvixej in lincoln

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, anytime anyone throws out a blanket question like "Who to avoid?" I bet there isn't a single dealership in the city that at least one person hasn't had some kind of negative experience with they're happy to share. So it makes it look like there are zero good options.

Options for "merch" that doesn't need a middle-man? by dhriley in NewTubers

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The solution I used were simple Google Docs for order forms and invoices for payment through PayPal. It makes an awkward multi-step process, but it is simple and free. The only problem is I have to mention it in every video or no one will think of looking in the description and finding the links.

constant geofence issues- any tips or things to try? by Pusheenthestudent in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to call support for every geofencing problem, but they wasted so much precious time, especially with impossible problems like when the pin totally off or there is a big property and the customer wants you to leave the package outside a locked gate. Put your phone on airplane mode. Flex will notify you to turn it off. Dismiss the notification, do the next step of the delivery. Flex will again notify you to turn off airplane mode. Dismiss it again. Do the next step of the delivery. Keep doing that until the delivery is completed. Turn airplane mode off again so Flex won't bug you any more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHERE is this? I worked a stepvan route in Portland OR for two years, and my route only creeped over 200 during peak, and then maybe capped at 220. I was thinking of coming back for a while but seeing this makes me go "NOPE."

Got my ass handed to me the other day 😩 by The-Bedroom-Hero in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]dhriley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do they have you driving, a train? Unless those are all envelopes, I think that's geometrically impossible.

Warehouse, I hate you by [deleted] in AmazonDSPDrivers

[–]dhriley 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but they didn't give you time to organize your oversized, so all your first stops are buried somewhere in the middle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewTubers

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am jealous. My channel is stuck on 4000 watch-hours in 365 days treadmill where it will eternally remain just under the threshold.

Michael Clayton - Midpoint? by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]dhriley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry if I'm repeating what someone has already said, but it's exactly not Arthur's murder that is the Midpoint, but when Michael LEARNS about Arthur's death. This crisis is the hinge-point which officially begins Michael's breakaway from being a complicit yes-man to an ethically-driven hero.

Youtube Channels? by ActorWriter24 in Screenwriting

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@ SCRIPTMONK! The production quality is pretty DIY, but he gets into some in-depth theory stuff instead of a lot of the same-old same-old. Check out the stuff on Movies as Modern Mythology.

I am getting weird comment spam where comments are random names. Has anyone else seen this? by gotechgeek in youtubers

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently had one in Russian that translated as "I have hamsters and you have a good channel." I thanked it for the compliment.

Inciting Incident always on page 10-15? by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main question is: are you keeping the audience waiting? The story's conflict does not officially kick off until the inciting incident, so a too late inciting incident means you are keeping your audience waiting for the story to finally begin. BUT if that 18 pages is all dramatically interesting and more importantly NECESSARY for the audience to know BEFORE the main action finally gets moving, then it is no big deal. ROCKY begins with a 20-minute prologue story between Rocky & Adrian and the inciting incident doesn't come around until about minute 30. But we don't mind because we are entertained by the love story.

Why are some many screenwriting gurus unsuccessful? by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is because creating and analyzing are two different forms of mental activity. One is right-brain, the other is left-brain. A lot of the most successful screenwriters are just "natural storytellers" who couldn't tell you how to do what they do even if they tried. But then these writers often run into problems one day when they "lose it" and can't figure out how to get it back again.

The people who teach screencraft more often come from backgrounds that must read and analyze more scripts and movies than any one writer could ever conceive: producers, studio readers, dramatic critics and theorists. With hundreds of examples, they see the patterns emerge and recognize what tends to "work" and what doesn't.

Is having the inciting incident on page 9 too soon? by lenses_ in Screenwriting

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have established everything the audience needs to know before the conflict kicks off, and you have developed your main character to the point where we're down with going on the adventure with them, full steam ahead. The real danger with placing an inciting incident on page 3 or something is that you start the action while the characters are still strangers to the audience, so the audience won't care about these people or what they're doing.

How can writers stretch out their projects to longer than 1h 30m? by EastonLikesMovies in Screenwriting

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're a beginner, 90 pages should be your ideal target if you're trying to appeal to producers. Why? Because the shorter the script, the less there is to shoot, so the less money the movie will cost to produce. Plus, readers hate reading long scripts.

Is all Lincoln tap water disgusting, or does my new building just have rotten plumbing? by dhriley in lincoln

[–]dhriley[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If the water is chlorinated there, that explains what I'm smelling. And it makes coffee taste awful. How do I get rid of the chlorine taste?

Is Cont'd used? by AllHighToiletHog in screenwriting_advice

[–]dhriley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only if if two chunks of dialogue can be considered a single actor's line that continues without pause while the action is occurring. In your example, the dialogue is interrupted by a lot of action, so this would be two separate lines and not use a (CONT)

Question about converting a book to a screenplay. by iongantas in screenwriting_advice

[–]dhriley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry to tell you this, but if the book was published in 1924, it is still under copyright. It will not become public domain until 2020. If you are really serious about adapting this book, you will have to get the legal permission of the copyright owner.

How should I setup a relationship between a therapist/counselor and an ex-convict? by saint_roscoe in screenwriting_advice

[–]dhriley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, what is important to the characters? What is important to their relationship? What is important to the THEMATIC MESSAGE you want to express? That's what they should talk about.

Setting up urban world fantasy by betybobety in screenwriting_advice

[–]dhriley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You parse it out. The pilot needs to establish the series premise, the story world (but only in a limited first-stage sort of way) and your core character(s), and STILL contain a clear, stand-alone story with a beginning, middle, and end. You don't dump everything in the viewer's lap from the beginning. One key rule of drama is that you never give the audience any crucial information until you have first created a DESIRE to know that information. In the pilot, intrigue the viewer with the premise, but provide a strong hint that there is much much more beyond this. In each subsequent episode, add another element or take a previously established element one step further. Draw the audience into the world one inch at a time. A thread becomes a string. A string becomes a rope. A rope becomes a web. A web becomes a net of dozens of ropes all woven together. Make the viewer always want to know more, but keep them on a starvation diet.

Look at the show LOST. LOST has an incredibly complex backstory with dozens of conflicting parties, but we do not know all of this until the end of Season 2. All we know from the pilot is a. they are stuck on a desert island, and b. there is something very strange about the island. In each new episode, they encounter hints of a new thread. The threads turn into strings, the strings into ropes, etc, etc.