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Video Type Footage and Elements
I realized that I have made every single video type that I said in the last blog post (Video Poem, How To Video, Challenge Video, Conversation Video) except the How To Video.
I think the reason why, is that I tend to restrict myself with only shooting myself, when in How To Videos I would actually have a lot more fun shooting it with many more elements such as animation, and stop motion.
Going on that theme, I’m going through every video type and breaking down the types of video I’m going to try in each.
Video Poem
- Lots of beautiful b-roll (mostly from traveling)
- Some b-roll from video personal diary entries
- Voice over from a written script
- Collage of elements, textures, images, text and footage
How-to Video
- Less is more
- Animation
- Stop motion
- B-roll
- Talking head (straight on face shot)
- Text on screen
- Focus on simplicity and directly to the point
Challenge Video
- Broll of challenge
- Diary entries from during the challenge
- Voice overs
- Broll for explanations
- Focus on the journey and try to convey how it felt for real
Conversation Video
- Little to no editing
- Natural and interesting conversation
Finding the First People On Social Media
I had a thought today. I have a friend on Instagram who has a handle @theirname1. I was wondering who got the handle without the number at the end. I was thinking, they cannot be that old since Instagram itself is not that old. And why stop there…why not look at the people who old the handles for the most common names? Like who owns @bob? Or @john or @mary? Do famous or rich people ever buy those handles or are they owned just by early adopters?
Thoughts on The Video About Mastery
- Mastery is about feedback not just repetition as I always thought (with Valorant, then with language learning)
- People are bad at predicting things with randomized scenarios such as stocks, maybe it’s important to understand how to play the averages
- My thought is that people have a hard time predicting things that happen only once (presidential elections)
- I think lots of learning comes from motivation, finding it fun is HUGE is making you better and better
Valorant 38: Back To Structure
Today I am back to following the structure I set about in Valorant 30 but with some edits.
UNIT 1: VOD Review
- Day 1 – Apas – 6/3/23
- Day 2 – Klaus – 6/4/23
- Day 3 – Yay – 6/5/23
UNIT 2: Map Understanding
- Day 1 – Lotus – 6/7/23
- Day 2 – Split – 6/8/23
- Day 3 – Bind – 6/9/23
UNIT 3: Mechanical Breakdown
- Day 1 – Crosshair Placement – 3/15/23
- Day 2 – Flicking – 3/16/23
- Day 3 – Spray Control – 3/17/23
My Darker Side
Today I wanted to talk about a side of myself that I felt was missing. A part of myself that when I reclaim, I feel powerful and clear. Strong and true.
I’m talking about my darker side. The parts of myself, that until recently, I was afraid to face. The parts I locked away because I thought they were too ugly to look at. The anger, the hatred, the rage, the lust, the desire for control and domination.
I have a very hard edge that I hold back a lot of the time these days. I always try to approach everything from a positive light because I fear that if I let myself react in the way that I want to, bad things will happen. That I will be unlovable, hopeless, and lonely.
There is someone in my life, who I count very special who has been the only one to see clearly enough to embrace my darker side. Who understands how honest and real it is, despite the fact that it isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Who will understand instead of judging and admonishing when my darker self makes an appearance.
When I embrace my full self, I wonder how important youtube is. I wonder how important it is to win the approval of others. It makes me want to be less kind, that kindness simply feels overused and boring if I do it too much. That it is a drug and a sweet poison if I turn to it as a way to ignore the darker thoughts.
It makes me want to bring my hard edge into my youtube more often. It makes me want to be harder with the people around me. It makes me want it to pervade through everything I do and attempt.
The Beauty of Eternal Loneliness
The Beauty of Eternal Loneliness
When I met her
I felt whole
Her love
Insistant, constant
Made me feel safe
Made me feel free
Accepted
Made me want to feel
Devoted
But when the loneliness came back
I tried to lean
On her
And I leaned instead
On a wall of toothpicks
Left behind
When I fell
The toothpicks scattered around me
I’ve never felt more alone in my life
I tried to fill something missing in me
With her
So much
I forgot
No one is forever
We are alone
From the moment we draw our first
To the last
And when I tried to desperately fill
The loneliness with her
The loneliness that was a part of me
I also lost
The one person
Who was there
Before she came
After she leaves
The only one
Who can be alone together
With me
Me
There is no shame in loving hard, loving deeply. All love comes with sadness and a special sort of sadness that can be so unbearable we try to cover its beauty. But don’t be afraid. Love is the most beautiful emotion we feel.
We seeks people who can heal us, compliment us and challenge us. It is the best thing in the world to seek out such people. Finding other people can be the most rewarding experience ever.
However, when we feel lonely, it reminds us to ask ourselves the question:
- How do I feel? Let the answer come to you.
- What would make you happy? What if you gave yourself permission to fail?
If we worry too much about losing someone:
- We feel the feelings
- A reminder that we are always alone
- We let our frustration out in a way that feels good (running, hitting something)
- Creating art that feels good
- Focus on the present, that is all that exists
We should never be afraid to love. But we should be afraid of trying to replace ourselves with them.