Great_Leader_Is_Dead to chapotraphouse • 7 months agoIf I have to hear about YouTube videos being too long ONE MORE TIME!imagemessage-square101 fedilinkarrow-up1137
arrow-up1137imageIf I have to hear about YouTube videos being too long ONE MORE TIME!Great_Leader_Is_Dead to chapotraphouse • 7 months agomessage-square101 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareEgon [they/them]hexbear18·7 months agoVideo essays should never just be someone reading into a screen. Then it is no different from a regular essay. The 'video' part must play a central role for the video essay to have a valid reason of existence. link
minus-squareElGosso [he/him]hexbear8·7 months agoEven then too many of them have too much fluff to hit algorithmic length standards. link
minus-squareRaebxehhexbear5·7 months agoYeah, so many copycats of channels like Nerdwriter and Every Frame A Painting completely miss the point of what those channels do with the medium. link
Video essays should never just be someone reading into a screen. Then it is no different from a regular essay. The 'video' part must play a central role for the video essay to have a valid reason of existence.
Even then too many of them have too much fluff to hit algorithmic length standards.
Yeah, so many copycats of channels like Nerdwriter and Every Frame A Painting completely miss the point of what those channels do with the medium.