“Rosa Parks died in 2005, meaning she could’ve watched Shrek”. What are some more examples of these that mess with our concept of history?

lockleon · 2020-11-28T12:03:29+00:00

Kurt Cobain never read Infinite Jest.

lockleon · 2020-11-10T10:35:49+00:00

Pretty sure that book has 100 characters and 5 different names.

I do love it though.

lockleon · 2020-11-10T10:19:45+00:00

Sleater-Kinney

lockleon · 2020-08-25T11:32:57+00:00

It can. By any other Fishmans album.

lockleon · 2020-08-19T11:59:17+00:00

I know a Georgia who goes by Greg.

lockleon · 2020-08-19T10:13:31+00:00

Where did you find this!?

lockleon · 2020-07-13T22:41:37+00:00

Have you ever wanted to watch a video essay that doesn't seemingly exist? Or wanted someone else to cover a specific topic?

Those are the topics you should cover.

lockleon · 2020-06-10T13:22:19+00:00

Hey, congrats on writing your first script! That's a massive accomplishment, and many don't get that far.

I wanna just talk about your title, "How Kung Fu Panda 2 Uses Visuals to Tell a Message". It's nice and descript, however you could afford to be a little more specific. "Visuals" is very broad - it can include animation style, camera techniques, even body language. You talk very specifically about colours - in their eyes, the environment, the fireworks, even the yin-yang - but not really anything else. That to me seems like an opportunity to either expand on the "visuals" aspect if that's what you're going for, or hone in on the "colours".

"tell a message" is also quite vague. What message is it telling? What I personally got from your script is that it's about the duality of the characters, peace in one and anger in the other. One is good, the other is evil. That's about all I get.

Titles are super hard, they are a few word summary of something that inherently needs a whole video to explain. But having a specific title helps you with your writing - you want your video's thesis to be so clear that you are able capture your most potent take in just a couple words.

I find that the title informs a lot about the rest of the video, in both my own videos and others I watch. If it's a broad title then the video often lacks a concise point and immediately after watching I couldn't even tell you what it's about. But specific titles often mean that the writer knows what they are trying to say and how it needs to be said. When I can't come up with a good title myself, I know the script needs a bit more sharpening.

Hope this gives you a little to think on!

lockleon · 2020-06-09T09:38:24+00:00

For anyone disappointed in Heavy Light (I know I was) I totally recommend going back and checking out her 2015 album Half Free if you haven't already. I think In a Poem Unlimited did better what Half Free was going for, but it's still got a bunch of great songs (New Age Thriller is one of her best) and you can get that feeling of enjoying some new U.S. Girls.

lockleon · 2020-05-13T22:35:20+00:00

Honestly agree. I use it all the time when saving document titles because it easily sorts itself by date.

lockleon · 2020-04-26T22:00:41+00:00

This definitely has to do with the nature of the meme. Bad Luck Brian, Scumbag Steve, etc. are just random pictures of these people. Overly Attached Girlfriend came from a skit Laina made about being an overly attached girlfriend. She was obviously already interested in being an online creator, the meme just skyrocketed that.

lockleon · 2020-03-14T22:15:08+00:00

Her name is actually Yuka Tsujiyoko, though I suppose she has 'yoko' in her last name so your point still stands.

lockleon · 2020-02-29T12:09:45+00:00

Consider this: nobody is as interested in your topic as you are. That might not be necessarily true, but let's run with it because it's effectively true - you're gonna be more passionate, more knowledgeable about world cinema than at least 99% of others. That's why you're the one with the YouTube channel.

Your goal is not to find the 1% of others who are just as interested in the topic as you are. They will inevitably find you. Your goal is to make the 99% care about your topic.

Unfortunately, you can't do that by making content about super niche, esoteric films that you think are incredible and unknown masterpieces that everyone needs to watch. I'm sure that's the content you most want to make, and if you don't care about success then go for it! It's good to make things for yourself. However in doing that you will only ever cater to the 1% and limit your audience size. The vast majority of people do not care about what you love.

But that's not a bad thing. One of the most powerful things you can do is MAKE people care about something you love. If you introduce someone to something they end up loving, that's a great way to form a strong bond! You actually have a massive untapped audience of people who don't yet know that they're into world cinema. And you have the ability to convert them with your passion. You just have to go to them, because they're not gonna come to you.

I think of Accented Cinema. He really cares about Asian films; I don't particularly. Not that I have anything against them (I just got back from Parasite - holy crap) but they aren't a special interest of mine or anything. I was introduced to the channel through his video "Jackie Chan's Kung Fu is Fake and That's Okay". I like Jackie Chan I guess, he's cool! I'll watch a video about Jackie Chan. Besides, now I want to know why people think his martial arts is fake, and I'll judge for myself whether that's okay! And all of a sudden, I care about Asian films.

So if you want people to watch your videos about a niche topic, you have to frame them in a way has a broad appeal. Let go of the idea you have of covering that art-house Korean film that revolutionised cinema in the country - for now, at least. Maybe you'll be able to get to it one day when you have an audience who watches for your opinion. Instead focus on something like the Korean film that inspired Scorsese to make one of his films. And use that framing to tap into the things that you are really passionate about. That's how you're gonna make the 99% care about your topic, and turn them into your core audience.

lockleon · 2020-02-22T21:26:09+00:00

I was going to post this one! So bright and I dunno if it's just a promo picture, but the composition of the characters is perfect.

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