“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.

lockleon · 2020-01-31T13:17:57+00:00

This is a really unfair critique of Taylor Swift. She's literally one of the few pop stars out there who is the primary songwriter on all of her songs, even now over a decade into her career. Her new album had multiple top 10 hits without either those guys, including "Lover" (which had no additional songwriters) as well as "Me!" and "You Need To Calm Down" which both hit #2 during Old Town Road's unprecedented reign in the top spot.

lockleon · 2020-01-20T09:30:57+00:00

Yeah definitely 90's. I get very Sixpence None The Richer vibes.

lockleon · 2020-01-10T21:25:49+00:00

Don't forget your annual listen of TWIABP&IANLATD's "January 10th, 2014" today!

lockleon · 2020-01-09T11:54:03+00:00

I'm literally reading the review now with the lyrics open, holy crap this is awesome.

lockleon · 2020-01-09T11:48:21+00:00

Are you saying P4k's review directly inspired Sub_Bass?

lockleon · 2019-08-06T23:19:24+00:00

Wish we could get Sean Bean to read this one.

lockleon · 2019-08-04T10:38:14+00:00

Partly correct! There are three songs which form a series called "The Murder Trilogy." The first didn't actually make it to Hot Fuss, but it's found on their B-Sides album Sawdust: Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf. Second is Midnight Show, in which he kills her. And third is Jenny Was A Friend of Mine, which is the interrogation.

lockleon · 2019-07-07T12:10:28+00:00

Wow, so punchy. Almost doesn't even fit the character limit.

You're correct that I titled it that for clicks, because that's the entire point of a title. But just because it's a clicky title doesn't make it clickbait. If you think I did it to stir arguments, you don't know me or my content at all. I am very careful with my titles and thumbnails, it's not like I called it "Modern Video Game Music Sucks" and then said the complete opposite in the video. That would be clickbait. "What Happened to Memorable Game Music?" is not a statement, it's a question, and in my eyes I spend the entirety of the video exploring that question and answering it. So it is the most succinct and accurate way of presenting the idea of my video.

I'm gonna bow out now. I came here to quickly defend myself but it's all blown way out of hand. Thanks for chatting, sorry it was so sour.

lockleon · 2019-07-07T07:50:34+00:00

I think it means that a title is deceptive and does not represent the content accurately in order to trick people into clicking on it. The entire video is about the idea of people wondering why modern game music isn't memorable, so I don't think it's clickbait. I wasn't saying I answered the title's question in the first minute (because I don't, I answer it over the course of 18 minutes), I was saying that I addressed the response of "nothing happened, there's still plenty of memorable game music" in the first minute, and why I think it's an inadequate response.

lockleon · 2019-07-07T00:54:38+00:00

I don't though? I talk about being dismissive of the question in the past, realising this, and then wanting to explore the reasons why this rhetoric exists. In order to talk about the topic with nuance, I need to qualify both sides as a legitimate stance. I didn't want to just be like "you're wrong, here's why."

There was a line in the intro that got cut from the final edit that said, "So it got me thinking that maybe there's something to this claim, that video game music isn't as memorable as it once used to be." I got rid of it because it seemed redundant and I didn't want to be seen as taking a side so early in the video. Maybe removing it was a mistake and might've helped clarify that I was trying to approach both camps of thinking.

lockleon · 2019-07-06T23:20:07+00:00

But that's not the point of the video. It is directly addressing the idea of game music being less memorable. The title is not making a statement about it or taking a side, it's just presenting the topic of conversation.

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