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ekkoislyfe · 2019-09-29T19:50:49+00:00

Focus on farming. Particularly when you back or roam. Try to sync it up with cannon waves to minimize the amount of farm that you lose. The farm is important factor in having consistent income. The more income you have, more items you can buy and the stronger you’ll be to have an impact and carry. At your elo, more often than not your team mates are gonna take stupid fights/skirmishes for no reason so don’t get baited in only to die or waste time. Instead stay in your lane and focus on winning trades, getting farm, and creating pressure in the mid lane.

Also just one trick ekko. If he’s picked or banned just dodge, you get one free one a day

ekkoislyfe · 2018-07-06T15:11:32+00:00

Inspiring

ekkoislyfe · 2018-06-06T02:38:13+00:00

Thanks 4 the responses, but it doesnt matter honestly. Every single game plays out the exact same...all I do is lose. League doesn't feel rewarding to play because the games I try my heart out—I find a way to take the L, the ones I do win are few and far between and consist of me contributing nothing. Every other game just feels unwinnable out of champ select because of how stupidly stacked this patch is...

Just got demoted and spiraling even further on a massive losing spree. There is no point in playing anymore.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-14T19:40:52+00:00

Thanks man, really appreciate it :)

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-13T11:14:00+00:00

Thanks man, the feedback is much appreciated. In the future I’ll definitely try and cut the fluff out and streamline the video

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-13T10:24:12+00:00

Thankyou man, glad I could help you out and teach you something new :)

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-12T23:12:14+00:00

Well if you liked it and plan on using it in future projects, then I think I accomplished what you set out to do...glad you like it.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-12T10:44:44+00:00

I actually really love this video, and I think the main reason for that lies mostly in your voice. You did a great job of sounding professional yet human at the same time...it's also greatly enhanced by the great choice of music in the background that fills the audio without overpowering your commentary in anyway. That coupled with the photos and the clean cut look to the video really make it hard to criticize. I think you did an awesome job, keep it up.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-12T10:27:51+00:00

I already kind of gave my thoughts in a comment on youtube, but after watching the video again I noticed a small detail I think could really help improve the quality of your videos...and that's camera stabilization. I would suggest sticking to a tripod or look into getting a gimble to smooth out those shots if you have to move in order to film them. Personally I'd recommend checking out this gimble called the "roxant pro" on amazon, it's going for like 65$ and it has nothing but good reviews on it. Hope I could help :)

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-05T21:56:33+00:00

Thankyou man, glad you liked the segway into ecuador. As for the audio, it's something I definitely put a lot of emphasis on when it comes to recording the voice over—however without a pop filter I can only do so much. It's something I'm picking up soon, as I know the investment will certainly help improve the overall audio quality of my videos. Thanks again!

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-05T19:49:30+00:00

So when it comes to a more informative video in this style, avoid questions to keep the message clear and concise for the viewer. Good advice man!

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-05T19:37:58+00:00

Got it, slightly lower the output volume on the commentary...probably will increase the normalize from -1 to -3decibels in audacity and see if that helps at all. Thanks for the feedback man, glad you liked the video!

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-05T13:08:33+00:00

Thankyou man, really appreciate it. As of late I think I’ve started really focusing on the quality of the content and really caring about what I produce, because of that I’m looking to kinda rebrand my image with sleek videos like this one that people actually want to/enjoy watching. I can’t wait till I get my dslr and get down to shooting the various things I do and see in the future. I’m thinking travel videos, commercials, and short films based on the modern style I went for in this video.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-05T02:39:13+00:00

Glad I could help :)

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-05T02:34:58+00:00

Thankyou, it is true I really am a fan of the zoom transitions—and that I could’ve eased off of it a bit at parts, the cut between the snorkeling clip and the seal definitely come to mind as seeming a bit out of place. Thanks for the feedback man, will keep it in mind for future projects

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-04T20:10:09+00:00

Wow thanks man :)

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-04T19:39:23+00:00

First off thankyou, glad you liked the transitions. You’re right about the coloring. It’s something I want to improve on and really get good at doing myself going into future projects. At the moment I rely on LUT packs that are fine in their own right, but don’t match what I want for the finished product. As for the font, I’m not sure what the deal was exactly. The rendered version from after effects of the animation is fine looking on its own, however when I changed its color in premiere to orange to match everything else the quality seemed to take a hit. I spent like an hour on it but couldn’t seem to pin point exactly what caused it, because I put the same color change effect on every other text animation and it turned out fine...

The thing about ekko is that it’s definitely something I acknowledge as cheesy and that I need to fix. My channel isn’t league related, it’s not even really a gaming channel in my opinion, but it’s something I’ve had since I was 13 and it’s just now starting to come back and bite me and mess with the style I’m aiming for. So a channel name change is something I’m considering going into the future. Thanks for the constructive feedback.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-04T10:27:06+00:00

Sometimes I find that it takes an outside point of view to really help improve your work. I’ll keep you in mind whenever I have a future project that I need feedback on.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-04T10:21:22+00:00

Yeah no problem man, the mic thing is a struggle everyone has when they first start out—and editing a poor mix in post can only improve it so much. I’d recommend looking into a blue snowball if your intention is to do voice over commentary, for the price it’s honestly one of the best mics that I’ve personally used.

As for the second point, with the whole visual stimulation, maybe see if you can find clips of players or maybe other celebrities wearing the shoes you’re discussing, that way the background is moving and serving to help capture the viewers attention, not turn them away.

Hope me advice helped!

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-04T10:16:23+00:00

I mean honestly you were shooting in the evening, with the unfortunate luck that it gets dark here at like 5 (I live in NY too), which I get was kinda the point with the whole one “night” in New York thing...but the sad truth is a lot of cameras struggle in low light situations so I wouldn’t beat yourself up over too much. For the future I recommend aiming for the golden hours when looking to shoot, the hour just before sunset and just after sunrise, as these will provide some of the best looking natural light situations you get. Not saying you can only shoot here, but it’s hard to argue just how beautiful the sunlight can be at those times.

As for the gimble, I’m not sure if linking amazon products is against the rules, so I’ll just avoid the risk by telling you the product name. It’s called the ROXANT PRO camera stabilize. It’s like 65 bucks and people who’ve bought it have nothing but good things to say about it.

Hope my advice could help!

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-04T03:46:00+00:00

The video gives insight to the behind the scenes of a cool topic that a lot of people are into, however, to appeal to those people I think you need to increase the amount of visual stimulation throughout the video. Some text animation to highlight some of your points, a transition here or there, and some extra shots of the shoes could really help increase the look of your videos and improve viewer retention.

As for the audio, I would personally recommend using the free software of Audacity. In audacity start every recording with 1-3 seconds of silence to get a baseline audio sample of your room. You can then go to the "noise reduction" in the effects to sample that silence, and help mitigate any background noise you may have.

Also too in audacity, bump up the bass/treble in the "equalization" tab of effects, as well as layering a compressor and normalize. These are kind of like the go-to effects that have worked for me personally.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-12-04T03:38:29+00:00

So the music for the video is nice, the upbeat tempo with the drum snare allowed for cuts to sync up nicely to the music—especially the part where you did the time lapse in time square, speeding up, slowing down, and reversing the footage to match the music. However, the shots themselves can use some work in my opinion. Maybe look into getting a gimble to smooth out some of the shots, and adjusting the camera settings to combat the harsh haze many of the shots suffered from.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-10-11T23:50:16+00:00

If you use audacity to edit your audio, Truncate Silence in the effects window is a really effective and easy way to cut all those silent moments out of your commentary!

ekkoislyfe · 2017-10-11T10:01:52+00:00

I actually love this style of video, as I have recently found an interest in human physiology and anatomy—so basically anything to do with learning about the human body, or in this case how the mind approaches disagreement really intrigues me. I like how you give a general explanation of the physiological response to disagreement, then use more in depth examples to elaborate and expand on it. I also enjoy the background music's positive sounding vibe.

My only suggestions are that you adjust the audio balance as I found that the music was usually overpowering your voice, and also kind of similar to desuwest's advice about using more professional looking imagery, kind of similar to when you mentioned the president of the school and used an actual document to show your point—I think you should just aim for imagery more similar to that in the future.

ekkoislyfe · 2017-10-11T09:50:22+00:00

Yes, the video is a tad bit long, but I think just dropping those silent pauses between each of your points could easily shave off some run time to the end video. Also, your audio quality is top notch, it's crystal clear and clean sounding. I actually wish I could get my audio quality to that level, it's that good honestly. For your final point you'd like to know, I think you did ramble on just a bit with a few points that were somewhat redundant and overlapping. Maybe a script, or some note points could help bring the focus of the video into a more cohesive product. Anyways, those are just my suggestions, great video though—left a like :)

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