I LOVE LOVE LOVE That last line... "It doesn't matter if it's been done before, because you're the one doing it." I learned that a long time ago in regards to songwriting. Every note, every melody, has already been done before. It's how you put it together that makes it unique.
The copying part is so true, one of my favourite quotes: “Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find yourself.” [Yohji Yamamoto]
I recently posted a short on the art of songwriting. Consider a musician you greatly admire. Select one of their songs and attempt to rewrite it while adhering to the original flow, rhyme scheme, and other structural elements. Emulating the work of others serves as an excellent starting point for honing your skills and achieving overall improvement. I genuinely appreciate the enthusiasm for this concept.
This is more something I do naturally but normally, I would pick apart every reason I liked the video, every reason I disliked the video, every reason it did well and every reason it didn’t do well: then I would take all of that and create an idea that better fits my ability and the style of content I want to make. I have came up with two great ideas by doing this. I haven’t done them yet since I have anxiety, however, if I were to do them, even if it took longer than I anticipated, they would 100% succeed
I can’t avoid copying for 100%. This is what I accept. But from now I’m going to increase the quality of my new videos with copying the best of existing content.
Steal like an Artist! That's how I've gotten started. Respect your sources of course, but mimicking what you like and making it your own is a great way to build momentum. Over time it becomes more individualized with your own flare. Great video. Thanks for the advice!
May I just say that your advice is quite simply AMAZING. I just used the jump cut layering of audio tip (I hope you know what I mean) for a voice over and it sounds 10x BETTER than before. It’s the little epiphanies like this that make me want to edit more and become more passionate than I already am about making videos/stories. My most genuine thank you!! AND I love your videos!
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before" - that is such good advice. Seth Godin once said, "Originality is overrated. If you're on vacation and you notice an awesome coffee shop doing something no one in your town has heard of, open a coffee shop in your town doing the same thing." Otherwise you're robbing people in your town of that cool experience. Your perspective is what makes your content original. Lean into it, hard.
0:41 = Jump Cut 1:32 = Ensure each cut is motivated 2:55 = That ideas that excites? Do it last 3:34 = Don’t neglect finding the right song 4:18 = How to find a video Idea Like if you found this helpful.
Everything felt so hard at first. And the more we learn, the more we want to learn. We watch videos now for how they edit, how they tell a story and how they pace things. Still learning…
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before because YOU'RE the one that's doing it...and YOU will make it unique." That hit home for me! Thank you for this video as well as these motivating words! Much love!
@@Yodd But think about it... even if you copy, you can't copy it exactly. Because it's really inevitable to make our own take on things. So I think we can always create our own thing
@@daniqsaa you dont need to copy exactly to be a rip off. Just look at any travel video, any food b-roll, all of them have transitions in them, all of them have same transitions in them. I can recreate 99% of product videos shots to be almost identical. If I use it on another product does it make it ok? Am I not copy pasting some1 elses work? I would never do that, if you dont have to think about how to set up a shot or you cant explain why a certain shot is there and why it is shot exactly that way and lit exactly that way, you are copy pasting.
Great video buddy. I was literally looking for another one of your videos to put into an editing on-boarding doc we're making for our new editor who's starting next week and I saw this one. Gonna show him both! Zac
GAGAGAGAGAGAGA this is wonderful! PRANK! IT is terrible! I looked in the mirror and saw something UNPRETTY: my face. GAGAGAGAG! But I am happy agayn because I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS and I make cool YT videos with them! Good evening, love and peace, dear zac
Great advice - love the thoughts at the end about adding your own spin to past ideas. If you truly loved a piece of content, your own unique creativity is going to come together with it to create something new x
I watched this video for 5:50 mins and at the end I taught I had spend 20mins watching it. You have a way of keeping everyone glued to the end of the video without having to tell them to. This is delivered deliberately. I Salute you Captain. Thanks for great content.
I'm new but watching and learning from your videos have been a real comfort. You go right to the point, explain things in a way that I can understand, and offer advice that anyone can do. You have inspired me to want to be a great editor and first stop is all your videos. Thank you so much for all your hard work.
A few things: 1. Hayden has been one of the few people who has genuinely sparked an interest of mine in filmmaking, even while watching this video I felt an urge to create. 2. When Hayden said "you-ness" I wasn't paying that much attention and thought he was saying "euness" or "unis" or some other word I didn't know the meaning of so I spent a few minutes on google trying to figure it out lol. 3. This video was great. 4. When he was announcing Nebula+ I was expecting it to cost at least $100+ dollars annually and to hear that it's less than $15 literally blew my mind. 5. Really glad you're back Hayden!
120K subs in and I just learned what a J-cut is. I had no idea, I always did the "cut as though the audio flows unchanged" approach, but will try it on my next one!
Most videos like this usually leave you with nothing useful or actionable, especially for the seasoned RUclipsr. Happy to say that this one was different. Inspiring, well crafted, and useful!
1) The Jump cut 2) Ensure each cut is motivated - the cut before must motivate the next cut. 3) the idea that excites you do it last 4) find the right music - it creates the feeling of the video 5) where to get good ideas - steal them.
Fantastic! Thank you for this! Loved "It doesn't matter if it's been done before - because you're the one who's doing it; and you will make it unique." That's so great! I've lived under this pressure forever that I have to always create everything from scratch - that I have to invent the wheel myself every time I create something. Thank you for this freeing part of advice. I think this quote might be going up on my wall...
I cannot believe what I just watched my mind is completely blown!! The edits, the pace, the effects, everything about this video was executed to perfection! But more importantly thanks so much for inspiring me and teaching us all here to continuing pumping out quality content, be it whether it’s done before or not. Subscribed!
4:15 Thank you! I love movies and I intend to eventually get to movies and entertainment reviews but I always thought "it's been done... Why should I even try?" But I've learned that it's a lot to do with personality and, for ME, humor. That's what keeps me coming back to different channels, not necessarily the subject but the person's humor and personally. Great video! Thank you!
Your first video on this topic was SUPER helpful to me - the eye line especially. Use it constantly now and people have commented on the flow of the videos. Was gonna just give you a shout out in the Slack but stellar work nonetheless.
I love these comments that are so clearly begging for hearts from the creator. I find it HILARIOUS that this is actually somehow important to so many of you kids.
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before because you're the one who's doing it and you will make it unique" I was really struck by this, thank you very much for the very motivating words.
You ever notice how people who been successful in life are always philosophers at heart. They always gain this wisdom along their journey. Maybe that's the real gift of success, Not the money or the fame but the wisdom and life lessons. Greeting from a Humble fellow Londoner!
New to the YT journey and late to the comments party but the end section about borrowing ideas and making it your own because you are unique really spoke to my soul brother! I’m not sure it was your intention but talk about invoking emotional response. Man I almost shed a tear. The rest of the information and content was great as well. Thanks for the great videos. I really appreciate you and all your work!
OMG...do the boring parts first. LOL...I spent so much time this week on attempting a new technique that I am now behind on my launch date. I need to write this one on my computer
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before, because you're the one who's doing it, and you will make it unique" ... that hit hard bro, I feel so late to the idea of streaming/video editing/gaming channel and feel like my ship has sailed many years ago but that line gave me hope that it might come back.
5:37 "It doesn't matter if it's been done before because you're the one who's doing it and you will make it unique." *wow that just struck a chord with me because I want to start my own channel soon THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT ADVICE* :D
I don't know how many of you caught all the little nuances in this to show examples of what not to do, but BAM! DUDE! What a fantastic video!! As a new youtuber, I'm analysis by paralysis is getting the best of me and this is def something I needed to watch! You have a new sub my friend!
For 3 years now I've been trying to make science videos, lets just say, NOT tedious/boring. My content is all graphics, something that takes a considerable amount of time to accomplish, hence why you never see anything on RUclips quite like it, much less people helping or giving hints on how tome make them better, like what you are doing here. Translating the tactics of big RUclipsrs to Science has been a great challenge for me. I couldn't help but wonder what advice would you have for content like mine. I don't mean to steal your time. Don't know if you will see this comment. Just wanted to say that I enjoyed it very much, and I will study it on a daily basis from now on.
I am a fan and saw this, Ill give you my thoughts: - Your content is painfully high quality (i'll explain), when I watch, it feels the time put in for the topic is tremendous but the info is readily available for anyone who has remote interest which pokes at me because I feel I should be paying for it, not for the info but for the presentation of it. With a physics edu background everything you talk about I am aware of so I don't want to think "should I be paying for this" as your content feels just like an info box to me, it might be the cleanest I ever see on yt, super professional with a calm demeanor, but still just an info box. - I watch your vids mostly for affirmation of trendy sciences that I know can only be picked up in scientific papers so I know your opinion has some background. The prob I see is that your vids aren't humanly thought provoking to me, scientifically interesting yes, but it stops there, my interest. Return trips to your vids are minimal until I'm in the mood to stumble upon a new STEM vid. I would think that anyone with a STEM background would be interested in them for a little while, but return trips from fans come from their investment in the mind and some sort of connection to life experience. People leave your vids with mountains of respect for the quality, but don't come back because their peaked curiosity had to return to, well "their life" and STEM doesn't really connect to most ppls lives directly. - I hear your enthusiasm in your vids so I'm sure your hobbies are aligned with the topics you choose. Does that move you as a human to specific projects, thoughts, or timelines within society? Are you building a time-machine or wanting to retrofit your living space with transparent solar cells and have been waiting for the latest band gap research papers to come out? Bridge the link between STEM and the human aspect of life (whatever it is) and fans should hang on your every word simply because you gave them something sciency to think about that the human experience can directly connect to.
@@raatkin6329 i would have to disagree. I thoroughly enjoy the videos as I can quite literally feel getting smarter and my head expanding. So that in itself is for me the human experience
@@raatkin6329 This is beautiful. on that last part, could you give an example? Something that would interest you in terms of bridging the gap. what would that look like?
@@fatehw I kind of agree with him. It mainly due to chasing the algorithm. The essence of the channel got lost a long time ago, so it became a glorified news box.
Here after finishing your course. What I've been able to realize: -Everything happens in one place so I don't have to move my eyes. -Every single step is motivated towards the next one. -It has some sort of stories which add up to social proof. -You also don't have there any silences without a purpose -The music of your choice was actually perfect fit so it fit the videos emotion -You recognized where there's no need for music and need to put emphasis on the last words of your sentence to make an impact -You used B-roll that wasn't stock footage, it was actually motivated again to help tell the story better -The pacing was steady so the audience could learn -No need for fast cuts or slow cuts to emphasize emotion -And also throughout the video, the points were practical (for example for jump cut, you kept the silence in there to emphasize how much it sucks). To summarize, on the top of your triangle was mostly story while rhythm and emotion supported it I suppose. It was really good job done. Hayden how do you think an individual should find success if he shares a video with little to no animations, just gets the story right? Because I know what to prioritize but for example on X, it's just a flexing battle, look how crazy animation I can make, without it being motivated, so how do I succeed with this?
Ok you're officially my favorite editor the amount of knowledge you have given us in this seven-minute video is more than my maths teacher that's been teaching me for 9 years
Surprised to see Hillier used a split second of my coffee montage footage! ha, My last upload had a section completely devoted to the fact that I'm not worth my weight in being a filmmaking tutorializing RUclipsr unless I have copious amounts of coffee b roll haha, glad it was useful.
I've actually just naturally done the majority of what you talked about, once I got through the first couple vids and started to figure out the editing app that is. But it was still nice to hear someone else confirm it.
3:35 I would also include the damn name of the song Too many composers precisely ask for that exclusively, that they be credited if their music is used. I make horror narrations as hobby, inspired by Corpse Husband, and I must say music is indeed important, but the name of the song in the credits is also a good plus.
“Doesn’t matter done if it’s been done before, because you’re the one who’s doing it and you will make it unique”. That’s what everyone should read and acknowledge. No one can be you, get started.
Thank you for this! The jump cut tip was super valuable and I really appreciated the permission to find inspiration. I’ve been following travel vloggers who I enjoy more than anything on regular tv. I can’t figure out exactly but what I want to imitate is the feelings they inspire in viewers - part wonder, part peace and then sprinkle my sense of humor on top.
glad to have you back mate! You're videos are by far some of the best on this platform, I always walk away feeling like I've genuinely learned something
This was so incredibly helpful. I’ve always struggled to understand the stealing art idea. Completely makes sense to me now and is definitely going to improve my crafts.
Ok..I gotta confess not only did your title pull me in but your "smart" or dorky look pulled me in as well. And it made me watch your whole video. I learned a lot and it gave me real good ideas to apply. Ty!
Getting back into content creation this last year, I am happy to know I was already implementing some of these strategies you should be doing, but picked up a few to add to my wheelhouse. Thanks for the great insight!
Everything you said here resonates with me, I love video editing and have really been putting in the work and pushing myself to be better each upload. So glad I found this channel and so happy to find that some of the things you talk about are things I've been doing already. I will watch every single video of yours, THANK YOU
You're a bot made of supercomputer, right? There's no way to jump here and there 24hours. It's not a monkey thing. If you're not a bot then please reply to one of us. Let's see.( Add some sentences please, not words)
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before, because you're the one doing it." - I guess you know your stuff, it touched me so much, that I almost cried :D Thank you for great content and that sentence unlocked me somehow
I'm kinda proud that I've accidentally taught myself a lot of this, but you've made the things I thought were dumb a bit better. And it's not like I'm a genius, I didn't know EVERYTHING. I'm currently editing a video that I need to finish tonight, but a couple days ago I spent an entire night just to make ONE edit that I'm likely the only person to laugh at. And music can be so hard! I've started using video game music instead of non-licensed because a RUclipsr brought up a good point for what's wrong with them. And the last song I found to use was EXTREMELY personal to me. I was smiling and flipping out because it was the last puzzle piece. Getting songs that match, AND won't get your own video hijacked by owners of the music seems like the hardest part. I saved searching for music last because #1 that makes the vanilla part of editing faster, and because #2 I needed to get my vibe right. Especially because I'm an awkward person and not even a great video essayist yet. But that's my goal, I want to do this for a living but I know this will be hard. I don't even have much of a following, but I've treated and obsessed over editing like it's a job, not noticing that I've been editing for 8+ hours. I can't imagine how hard it is to be an actual RUclipsr
That final point is so so important. It's okay to use something someone else has done in a similar fashion. Might even be that they themselves did exactly the same thing
Can you break down the pacing / editing in a future video of something like a food / educational video? I feel like that's a huge category of content on YT that doesn't lend itself as much to the motivational set-ups / pay-offs that happen in something like a Logan Paul video.
This whole channel is educational videos and I've really had to think of what to do to make them engaging. I actually had a tip about this, but it's in the Nebula version of this video (shameless plug).
This was literally the most informative video I have watched on content creation. Most are so specific on how to make a successful RUclips channel and it’s guide towards “how to” and financial. I’m in entertainment Paranormal. I have always wanted to do this for a living and saw a huge gap in great content. There are maybe a handful of great Paranormal RUclipsrs. Highly sought after content. And fast growing but not over saturated. It’s a good time to get in and your advice is invaluable to creating the kind of content I want to bring people. The kind of content I know myself and others search for.
Amazing video mate! But I tried Nebula and you video has only 8 minutes. There's a PLUS sign alongside the duration, which I'm guessing indicates the video goes for longer than that but I haven't figured out how to do it. Could you point me in the right direction please?
Hey! The 2 min ad read in this RUclips video is removed and instead replaced with 2 minutes of extra content. Coincidence and understandable confusing to how it ended up being a similar length.
I have an editing class! Sign up here: hayden-hillier-smith.mykajabi.com/edit-like-an-artist
Pacing in editing is so underrated bro more people need to understand how important it is
Pace pace
I understand how important editing is and now I just feel like i really suck at editing after watching the videos 😂
Timing is everything when it comes to content. I learned this by doing a podcast and standup
I hear the fitness gram pacer test now :(
What's pacing though? going back and forth?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE That last line... "It doesn't matter if it's been done before, because you're the one doing it." I learned that a long time ago in regards to songwriting. Every note, every melody, has already been done before. It's how you put it together that makes it unique.
Sooo profound! ❤💯✔️👏👌🏽🤞🏼💪🏼
i call it "standing on the shoulders off giants"
Definitely the biggest part the resonated with me!
The copying part is so true, one of my favourite quotes:
“Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find yourself.” [Yohji Yamamoto]
Thats an interesting quote
I recently posted a short on the art of songwriting. Consider a musician you greatly admire. Select one of their songs and attempt to rewrite it while adhering to the original flow, rhyme scheme, and other structural elements. Emulating the work of others serves as an excellent starting point for honing your skills and achieving overall improvement. I genuinely appreciate the enthusiasm for this concept.
I've come to realization that I know nothing about editing.
Damn, get one..
Same 😂
Ive come to realization that i know how to edit but dont have a check mark
140 people agreed😆😆
@@black3ru same
Ok that intro was just ridiculously good
Bruh you and Hillier are the best small creators ...
@@Yng619 agreed
Another legend🔥
I know right😂😂
THE BEST CROSSOVER OF ALL TIME
"The intro was absolutely amazing! I really appreciated how you blended storytelling with those powerful long shots. Incredible work!"
It really changed me🥲 I always tried to avoid coping and suffered for ideas. But from now I’ll focus on personality than ideas..
Me too, so it changed in a good way my perception of that and that is cool!
This is more something I do naturally but normally, I would pick apart every reason I liked the video, every reason I disliked the video, every reason it did well and every reason it didn’t do well: then I would take all of that and create an idea that better fits my ability and the style of content I want to make.
I have came up with two great ideas by doing this. I haven’t done them yet since I have anxiety, however, if I were to do them, even if it took longer than I anticipated, they would 100% succeed
I can’t avoid copying for 100%. This is what I accept. But from now I’m going to increase the quality of my new videos with copying the best of existing content.
Steal like an Artist! That's how I've gotten started. Respect your sources of course, but mimicking what you like and making it your own is a great way to build momentum. Over time it becomes more individualized with your own flare. Great video. Thanks for the advice!
jon arbuckle
This is so true. Why can’t I like it a thousand times.
Every tip shared really resonates
A wise women once said "Fake it till you make it." My essay teacher.
That books is so good, it's one I revisit a bunch when I feel down and fuzzy about art.
May I just say that your advice is quite simply AMAZING. I just used the jump cut layering of audio tip (I hope you know what I mean) for a voice over and it sounds 10x BETTER than before. It’s the little epiphanies like this that make me want to edit more and become more passionate than I already am about making videos/stories. My most genuine thank you!! AND I love your videos!
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before" - that is such good advice.
Seth Godin once said, "Originality is overrated. If you're on vacation and you notice an awesome coffee shop doing something no one in your town has heard of, open a coffee shop in your town doing the same thing." Otherwise you're robbing people in your town of that cool experience.
Your perspective is what makes your content original. Lean into it, hard.
0:41 = Jump Cut
1:32 = Ensure each cut is motivated
2:55 = That ideas that excites? Do it last
3:34 = Don’t neglect finding the right song
4:18 = How to find a video Idea
Like if you found this helpful.
Thank you, you saved my time.😄
Yes it's helpful thank you
Thank you for this! I rewatch this video from time to time so these time stamps really help!
The video is only 6 minutes long anyways
Thanks I wanted to post the same things
Everything felt so hard at first. And the more we learn, the more we want to learn. We watch videos now for how they edit, how they tell a story and how they pace things. Still learning…
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before because YOU'RE the one that's doing it...and YOU will make it unique."
That hit home for me! Thank you for this video as well as these motivating words! Much love!
Fr
I was like "I need this on my wallpaper"
That is just an excuse for people who cant create their own thing. Being inspired is fine, but dont use it as an excuse to copy paste from others.
@@Yodd But think about it... even if you copy, you can't copy it exactly. Because it's really inevitable to make our own take on things. So I think we can always create our own thing
@@daniqsaa you dont need to copy exactly to be a rip off. Just look at any travel video, any food b-roll, all of them have transitions in them, all of them have same transitions in them. I can recreate 99% of product videos shots to be almost identical. If I use it on another product does it make it ok? Am I not copy pasting some1 elses work? I would never do that, if you dont have to think about how to set up a shot or you cant explain why a certain shot is there and why it is shot exactly that way and lit exactly that way, you are copy pasting.
Great video buddy. I was literally looking for another one of your videos to put into an editing on-boarding doc we're making for our new editor who's starting next week and I saw this one. Gonna show him both!
Zac
GAGAGAGAGAGAGA this is wonderful! PRANK! IT is terrible! I looked in the mirror and saw something UNPRETTY: my face. GAGAGAGAG! But I am happy agayn because I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS and I make cool YT videos with them! Good evening, love and peace, dear zac
every editor on RUclips needs to be devouring Hayden's content - it is invaluable
Can't wait for some hayden inspired zac and jay show episodes
I saw you were hiring! Glad you got an editor, give me a bump on how they're doing.
@@HillierSmith I applied!
Great advice - love the thoughts at the end about adding your own spin to past ideas. If you truly loved a piece of content, your own unique creativity is going to come together with it to create something new x
_This guy will forever be remembered for making a tutorial video that we didn’t skip once_
This channel has helped so much, thanks Hayden📈📈
ayy i found out how u succeeded
@Reuben Colaco yup
3:00 Hayden now actually says this: Do your favorite thing first because it can be an inspiration for the other edits and makes it much more clearer
Watching your videos and absorbing your information feels like cheat code in real life.
Thank you!
Hahahah cheat code. Try entering "motherlode" into final cut for extra Simoleons wait----
I watched this video for 5:50 mins and at the end I taught I had spend 20mins watching it. You have a way of keeping everyone glued to the end of the video without having to tell them to. This is delivered deliberately. I Salute you Captain. Thanks for great content.
all of this!
Exactly 💯
I'm new but watching and learning from your videos have been a real comfort. You go right to the point, explain things in a way that I can understand, and offer advice that anyone can do. You have inspired me to want to be a great editor and first stop is all your videos. Thank you so much for all your hard work.
A few things:
1. Hayden has been one of the few people who has genuinely sparked an interest of mine in filmmaking, even while watching this video I felt an urge to create.
2. When Hayden said "you-ness" I wasn't paying that much attention and thought he was saying "euness" or "unis" or some other word I didn't know the meaning of so I spent a few minutes on google trying to figure it out lol.
3. This video was great.
4. When he was announcing Nebula+ I was expecting it to cost at least $100+ dollars annually and to hear that it's less than $15 literally blew my mind.
5. Really glad you're back Hayden!
Glad to be back, Kevin.
120K subs in and I just learned what a J-cut is. I had no idea, I always did the "cut as though the audio flows unchanged" approach, but will try it on my next one!
You should verify your channel tho
I still think you can leverage the good of that concept while doing J and L-cuts!
Wow this amazing 1st time seeing big RUclipsr on comment section
I'll try them in my next video I edit too
omg I watch your channel
Most videos like this usually leave you with nothing useful or actionable, especially for the seasoned RUclipsr. Happy to say that this one was different. Inspiring, well crafted, and useful!
1) The Jump cut
2) Ensure each cut is motivated - the cut before must motivate the next cut.
3) the idea that excites you do it last
4) find the right music - it creates the feeling of the video
5) where to get good ideas - steal them.
1.1) zoom in on every stressed word 😁
You will live long and happy thankyou lol.
amazing! spot on
Hey MO do you have an idea what music Hiller used in this video
Hey MO I'll pay you more than KSI I make way more money than him
@@fkalanzay I have more money to pay for you
Fantastic! Thank you for this! Loved "It doesn't matter if it's been done before - because you're the one who's doing it; and you will make it unique."
That's so great! I've lived under this pressure forever that I have to always create everything from scratch - that I have to invent the wheel myself every time I create something. Thank you for this freeing part of advice. I think this quote might be going up on my wall...
“It doesn’t matter if it’s been done before because you are the one who’s doing it and you will make it unique” I love this! Such a good point
You're a f in legend mate
He really is
there is no f in legend
@@KRUSH-R exactly
i love your content man 👌
I cannot believe what I just watched my mind is completely blown!! The edits, the pace, the effects, everything about this video was executed to perfection! But more importantly thanks so much for inspiring me and teaching us all here to continuing pumping out quality content, be it whether it’s done before or not. Subscribed!
Wasn't it? You can just tell he spent time making this, showing awesome examples of his points! Great video!
This man just speaks his heart out with full honesty..while other editors can't.. he's actually the best
"Stealing" is a centuries-old tradition. As a composer friend of mine says, " no one writes in a vacuum."
Yeah no shit, would be pretty cramped.
4:15
Thank you!
I love movies and I intend to eventually get to movies and entertainment reviews but I always thought "it's been done... Why should I even try?" But I've learned that it's a lot to do with personality and, for ME, humor. That's what keeps me coming back to different channels, not necessarily the subject but the person's humor and personally. Great video! Thank you!
Your first video on this topic was SUPER helpful to me - the eye line especially. Use it constantly now and people have commented on the flow of the videos. Was gonna just give you a shout out in the Slack but stellar work nonetheless.
I’ve learned so much from this man, he is an actual genius, you guys should study him like me :)
True🙈🔥
Same! It's a masterclass in free!
Already do!!
I love these comments that are so clearly begging for hearts from the creator. I find it HILARIOUS that this is actually somehow important to so many of you kids.
This is literally the truth
Thank you! So many videos just tell me to get a soft light and stop waiting. This is actual technical info that helps really get started!
“It doesn’t matter if it’s been done before because you’re doing it.. and you will make it unique “ legit cried. I’m so glad I found this video today
"Steal like an artist"
the most important thing you'll ever learn as an artist
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before because you're the one who's doing it and you will make it unique"
I was really struck by this, thank you very much for the very motivating words.
Awesome points raised! I love learning from people who simply love what they do and you are clearly one of them!
… great.
Oh hey Mentour Pilot!
You're one of my favorite RUclipsrs, Petter!
You ever notice how people who been successful in life are always philosophers at heart. They always gain this wisdom along their journey. Maybe that's the real gift of success, Not the money or the fame but the wisdom and life lessons. Greeting from a Humble fellow Londoner!
Man I hate overuse of jumpcuts. It's like being spoonfed the Cliff's notes at rapid speed, rather than reading the full story at a leisurely pace.
Insane video! This was pretty helpful too
Hey rage Wassup man
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Rage watches youtube tutorials
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New to the YT journey and late to the comments party but the end section about borrowing ideas and making it your own because you are unique really spoke to my soul brother! I’m not sure it was your intention but talk about invoking emotional response. Man I almost shed a tear. The rest of the information and content was great as well. Thanks for the great videos. I really appreciate you and all your work!
OMG...do the boring parts first. LOL...I spent so much time this week on attempting a new technique that I am now behind on my launch date. I need to write this one on my computer
"It doesn't matter if its been done before. Because you're the one doing it, you'll make it unique."
Thank you, we really needed to hear that!!
♥️♥️❤️❤️👍👍👍 Yes!
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before, because you're the one who's doing it, and you will make it unique" ... that hit hard bro, I feel so late to the idea of streaming/video editing/gaming channel and feel like my ship has sailed many years ago but that line gave me hope that it might come back.
Great video man!
Hi
No way, the goat is here!
Ayyy gawx !
Hi brudda 🙌🏻
Oh yeah
5:37 "It doesn't matter if it's been done before because you're the one who's doing it and you will make it unique."
*wow that just struck a chord with me because I want to start my own channel soon THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT ADVICE* :D
I don't know how many of you caught all the little nuances in this to show examples of what not to do, but BAM! DUDE! What a fantastic video!! As a new youtuber, I'm analysis by paralysis is getting the best of me and this is def something I needed to watch! You have a new sub my friend!
For 3 years now I've been trying to make science videos, lets just say, NOT tedious/boring. My content is all graphics, something that takes a considerable amount of time to accomplish, hence why you never see anything on RUclips quite like it, much less people helping or giving hints on how tome make them better, like what you are doing here. Translating the tactics of big RUclipsrs to Science has been a great challenge for me. I couldn't help but wonder what advice would you have for content like mine. I don't mean to steal your time.
Don't know if you will see this comment. Just wanted to say that I enjoyed it very much, and I will study it on a daily basis from now on.
same situation for me bro
I am a fan and saw this, Ill give you my thoughts:
- Your content is painfully high quality (i'll explain), when I watch, it feels the time put in for the topic is tremendous but the info is readily available for anyone who has remote interest which pokes at me because I feel I should be paying for it, not for the info but for the presentation of it. With a physics edu background everything you talk about I am aware of so I don't want to think "should I be paying for this" as your content feels just like an info box to me, it might be the cleanest I ever see on yt, super professional with a calm demeanor, but still just an info box.
- I watch your vids mostly for affirmation of trendy sciences that I know can only be picked up in scientific papers so I know your opinion has some background. The prob I see is that your vids aren't humanly thought provoking to me, scientifically interesting yes, but it stops there, my interest. Return trips to your vids are minimal until I'm in the mood to stumble upon a new STEM vid. I would think that anyone with a STEM background would be interested in them for a little while, but return trips from fans come from their investment in the mind and some sort of connection to life experience. People leave your vids with mountains of respect for the quality, but don't come back because their peaked curiosity had to return to, well "their life" and STEM doesn't really connect to most ppls lives directly.
- I hear your enthusiasm in your vids so I'm sure your hobbies are aligned with the topics you choose. Does that move you as a human to specific projects, thoughts, or timelines within society? Are you building a time-machine or wanting to retrofit your living space with transparent solar cells and have been waiting for the latest band gap research papers to come out? Bridge the link between STEM and the human aspect of life (whatever it is) and fans should hang on your every word simply because you gave them something sciency to think about that the human experience can directly connect to.
@@raatkin6329 i would have to disagree. I thoroughly enjoy the videos as I can quite literally feel getting smarter and my head expanding. So that in itself is for me the human experience
@@raatkin6329 This is beautiful. on that last part, could you give an example? Something that would interest you in terms of bridging the gap. what would that look like?
@@fatehw I kind of agree with him. It mainly due to chasing the algorithm. The essence of the channel got lost a long time ago, so it became a glorified news box.
Hello Hillier,
Music is something I'm struggling the most with
Could you do a breakdown of the Maverick documentary or some other work you've done?
On the 3 year anniversary of the Maverick Documentary I'm going to do a livestream breakdown.
@@HillierSmith when exactly is that so I can stay tuned??
@@HillierSmith can u pls start posting weekly again
@@HillierSmith please I want to know the name of that outro music
Why did I read that as hello hitler 🤦
Here after finishing your course. What I've been able to realize:
-Everything happens in one place so I don't have to move my eyes.
-Every single step is motivated towards the next one.
-It has some sort of stories which add up to social proof.
-You also don't have there any silences without a purpose
-The music of your choice was actually perfect fit so it fit the videos emotion
-You recognized where there's no need for music and need to put emphasis on the last words of your sentence to make an impact
-You used B-roll that wasn't stock footage, it was actually motivated again to help tell the story better
-The pacing was steady so the audience could learn
-No need for fast cuts or slow cuts to emphasize emotion
-And also throughout the video, the points were practical (for example for jump cut, you kept the silence in there to emphasize how much it sucks).
To summarize, on the top of your triangle was mostly story while rhythm and emotion supported it I suppose. It was really good job done.
Hayden how do you think an individual should find success if he shares a video with little to no animations, just gets the story right?
Because I know what to prioritize but for example on X, it's just a flexing battle, look how crazy animation I can make, without it being motivated, so how do I succeed with this?
Ok you're officially my favorite editor the amount of knowledge you have given us in this seven-minute video is more than my maths teacher that's been teaching me for 9 years
This video has re-inspired me to do more creative editing in my social media tutorials and actually inject my personality into them - thank you!
Wow! It felt like a 20min worth of content ...packed into under 6.
You nailed it bloke.
Surprised to see Hillier used a split second of my coffee montage footage! ha, My last upload had a section completely devoted to the fact that I'm not worth my weight in being a filmmaking tutorializing RUclipsr unless I have copious amounts of coffee b roll haha, glad it was useful.
That was cool
I've actually just naturally done the majority of what you talked about, once I got through the first couple vids and started to figure out the editing app that is. But it was still nice to hear someone else confirm it.
3:35 I would also include the damn name of the song
Too many composers precisely ask for that exclusively, that they be credited if their music is used.
I make horror narrations as hobby, inspired by Corpse Husband, and I must say music is indeed important, but the name of the song in the credits is also a good plus.
“Doesn’t matter done if it’s been done before, because you’re the one who’s doing it and you will make it unique”.
That’s what everyone should read and acknowledge. No one can be you, get started.
Yeah especially if it's been done poorly. Just take that idea and make it WAY better. Thats how you add value
SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE. Glad to have this guy posting again!
5:30 Dude you just cured my RUclips equivalent of writers block. Thanks man
Thank you for this! The jump cut tip was super valuable and I really appreciated the permission to find inspiration. I’ve been following travel vloggers who I enjoy more than anything on regular tv. I can’t figure out exactly but what I want to imitate is the feelings they inspire in viewers - part wonder, part peace and then sprinkle my sense of humor on top.
glad to have you back mate! You're videos are by far some of the best on this platform, I always walk away feeling like I've genuinely learned something
How did you make your profile picture background
When you said “and you will make it unique” at the end - it gave me chills. ❤ so true!
when he said ''finding the right music track'' I felt that.
What's funny is I came to this idea of copying what you love on my own, then I saw this video. The universe works in mysterious ways.
Honestly same I say copy and idea but make it original (unique to u) that’s what I try to do with my videos 😄
"Imagine if you didn't cut out the silences" - precedes to show the most interesting "silence" with heaps of presence. Im lovin' it!
THE BEST CHANNEL ON RUclips IS BACK!!! Learned so much from you hillier!
This was so incredibly helpful. I’ve always struggled to understand the stealing art idea. Completely makes sense to me now and is definitely going to improve my crafts.
Ok..I gotta confess not only did your title pull me in but your "smart" or dorky look pulled me in as well. And it made me watch your whole video. I learned a lot and it gave me real good ideas to apply. Ty!
5:37 “It doesn’t matter if it’s been done before, because you’re the one who’s doing it. “
Thanks man, that’s going to stick with me!
👍 If you want more content from Hillier Smith in 2021! Keep inspiring 👊 Thanks for everything you teach!
I love jumpcuts so much that I use them in writing sure some people say it affects legibility but you know what I saw to those people SCREW ‘EM!
Getting back into content creation this last year, I am happy to know I was already implementing some of these strategies you should be doing, but picked up a few to add to my wheelhouse. Thanks for the great insight!
I'm borrowing the red and blue light for all future videos
Thatbe your epic mistake. Nowadays cinematic teal and orange is trending.
“You should be searching for content looking for something to steal and stitch together” -Best Advice I Ever Heard Since I’ve Been On RUclips
That first point really hit home, great video!
*This actually gave me some motivation. Thanks Hayden*
Everything you said here resonates with me, I love video editing and have really been putting in the work and pushing myself to be better each upload. So glad I found this channel and so happy to find that some of the things you talk about are things I've been doing already. I will watch every single video of yours, THANK YOU
You're so amazing!! ❤️ your video quality has come a really long way bro!
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You're a bot made of supercomputer, right? There's no way to jump here and there 24hours. It's not a monkey thing. If you're not a bot then please reply to one of us. Let's see.( Add some sentences please, not words)
Every Countries law: Don’t steal
Hiller: Hold my Text Box
"It doesn't matter if it's been done before, because you're the one doing it." - I guess you know your stuff, it touched me so much, that I almost cried :D
Thank you for great content and that sentence unlocked me somehow
8 minutes gone in a second. These videos are amazing.
Blink and you'll miss it!
I'm kinda proud that I've accidentally taught myself a lot of this, but you've made the things I thought were dumb a bit better. And it's not like I'm a genius, I didn't know EVERYTHING. I'm currently editing a video that I need to finish tonight, but a couple days ago I spent an entire night just to make ONE edit that I'm likely the only person to laugh at. And music can be so hard! I've started using video game music instead of non-licensed because a RUclipsr brought up a good point for what's wrong with them. And the last song I found to use was EXTREMELY personal to me. I was smiling and flipping out because it was the last puzzle piece. Getting songs that match, AND won't get your own video hijacked by owners of the music seems like the hardest part. I saved searching for music last because #1 that makes the vanilla part of editing faster, and because #2 I needed to get my vibe right. Especially because I'm an awkward person and not even a great video essayist yet. But that's my goal, I want to do this for a living but I know this will be hard. I don't even have much of a following, but I've treated and obsessed over editing like it's a job, not noticing that I've been editing for 8+ hours. I can't imagine how hard it is to be an actual RUclipsr
can you share your channel?
Really enjoyed where you demonstrated how there's nothing new under the sun, and how it's okay to be inspired by other people's work.
This guy is one of the geniuses who sound genius whenever they even speak.
Damn this goes hard man, I’m feelin inspired af
Actually made me tear brotha. Thank you for this ✊🏾
Why does he look like the flag of France
Dig ... stealing is so helpful.
Lol
So glad I found you. I have been looking for editing help because I started with absolutely nothing but my android phone....thanks so much!
Always good, Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Any Plans for reacting on Ur Subs edit
Yes, want to build a larger audience first to ensure we get the best.
That final point is so so important. It's okay to use something someone else has done in a similar fashion. Might even be that they themselves did exactly the same thing
Can you break down the pacing / editing in a future video of something like a food / educational video? I feel like that's a huge category of content on YT that doesn't lend itself as much to the motivational set-ups / pay-offs that happen in something like a Logan Paul video.
This whole channel is educational videos and I've really had to think of what to do to make them engaging. I actually had a tip about this, but it's in the Nebula version of this video (shameless plug).
First video of yours that popped into my recommended, you are absolutely brilliant man. Would love to pick your brain some time.
This was literally the most informative video I have watched on content creation. Most are so specific on how to make a successful RUclips channel and it’s guide towards “how to” and financial. I’m in entertainment Paranormal. I have always wanted to do this for a living and saw a huge gap in great content. There are maybe a handful of great Paranormal RUclipsrs. Highly sought after content. And fast growing but not over saturated. It’s a good time to get in and your advice is invaluable to creating the kind of content I want to bring people. The kind of content I know myself and others search for.
Amazing video mate! But I tried Nebula and you video has only 8 minutes. There's a PLUS sign alongside the duration, which I'm guessing indicates the video goes for longer than that but I haven't figured out how to do it. Could you point me in the right direction please?
Hey! The 2 min ad read in this RUclips video is removed and instead replaced with 2 minutes of extra content. Coincidence and understandable confusing to how it ended up being a similar length.
@@HillierSmith Oh!! I see now!! Thanks a lot mate! Your content is awesome!