Great_Leader_Is_Dead [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agoIf I have to hear about YouTube videos being too long ONE MORE TIME!hexbear.netimagemessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down10
arrow-up1133arrow-down1imageIf I have to hear about YouTube videos being too long ONE MORE TIME!hexbear.netGreat_Leader_Is_Dead [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareEgon [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·9 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.
minus-squareElGosso [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoEven then too many of them have too much fluff to hit algorithmic length standards.
minus-squareRaebxeh [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 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.
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.