What 10 Years On YouTube Has Taught Me (That YouTube Won't Tell You)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Looking for how to get started on RUclips? I got started on RUclips 10 years ago and I've learned a lot about making videos. Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned about RUclips, creativity and how to learn to love being a small RUclipsr.
We'll cover what gear you need to get started, how to start your channel and how to combat some of the bigger emotional challenges from being a RUclipsr. I'm talking about being comfortable with yourself as a creator, enjoying your hobby and emancipating yourself from the pressures of a creative pastime.
RUclips is a great hobby and keeping a healthy mindset is the biggest lesson I've learned. Before you think about monestising your passion or turning your hobby into a job, here's some learnings I've picked up in just how to get through the day to day stuff.
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“Fuck originality, fuck perfection, fuck motivation. Make what you want, when you want.”
Pretty much the best lesson to learn about doing RUclips. Striving for some goal that is largely out of your control is a surefire way to lose passion and interest. Also, the weird hurdles we put up to stop us from making videos is so destructive. Early on, I wouldn’t make vids on topics if I felt like they were too close to something someone else in the space made as they already made it and there didn’t need to be a second one like it, and that was so stupid. As you said, your voice always has value and also, like, someone else making a video that gets a thousand or a hundred thousand or even a million views still isn’t gonna be seen by every one on the site. There are folks who will learn about stuff for the first time from your video even if Mark Brown did it first (my curse).
Anyway, great piece and congrats on 10 years.
He literally takes it to heart. He spelt it "F* Prefection". (little voice) "You know, you should really go back and fix that." LOL
Thanks for your high-effort comment, that's incredibly kind. And great insight, too. I've had close friends who are also creators tell me that they have abandoned videos partway through production, because they found out something similar already exists. That pains me, to think of them walking away from their effort in that way.
I feel like there's a rule of the internet here. If a good game exists, there's a GMTK video about it.
I really appreciate this comment. Thanks so much for writing all of that out.
Our first microphone was a PS2 SingStar mic. The mic I use now is a second hand Samson C01U mic I bought off eBay over ten years ago. If it's not broke, dont' fix it.
I will say if you are ultra ultra limited on a budget, focus on audio over video, you can capture gameplay filming a TV with a camcorder with the worst resolution ever, but if the audio is bad, that's what will put people off.
Haha, I'm really happy to hear more stories about the Secret History of the SingStar mic!
I completely agree about audio. This video originally had a lot more "technical" tips and one of my biggest pieces of advice was that good audio makes up 80%+ of the perceived quality of your video. Glad to hear we agree on something else 😀
Been meaning to watch this video since it came out. 100% agree with all the points in the video. Now I’ve finally returned to making videos I’m just posting them the evening I finish. None of this scheduling nonsense I felt I had to do before.
I returned to making videos this year with nothing but my phone and a horrible laptop, and that was all the equipment I needed. The phone could do audio capture and video. The laptop for all its faults could manage 1080p WMVs for Editing. In some ways those limitations are their own innovation.
I can remember those days editing in movie maker and using the £2 Singstar Microphone, I watched a video by kliksphilip on how to make the audio sound better and still use that advice today. RUclips is a far better place when you go into it just for enjoyment and the communities that know that certainly are the best ones.
Top video mate 👍
This absolutely spoke to me on a deep level my dude. It's probably the most affirming and comforting piece of "advice" I've ever seen about being creative on the internet and frankly definitely something I needed to hear. I know ultimately that I just want to make videos about things that I like but it is so, SO easy to feel yourself drawn into the rat race of analytics and number chasing. Really all that matters is enjoying it and being free from self made pressures, to chase something that you don't even particularly want, is the ultimate rule to remember. "Make what you want, when you want" should be the mantra of RUclips but obviously we've ended up some way away from that, I'm going to try and keep to that whole heartedly.
I'm going to save this video and revisit it when I need to remember that as a bit of a prompt. Apologies if this was a little gushy, it just spoke to me. Thanks for making it!
Huge congrats on 10 years, Matty! The fact that you're still making such quality stuff and, more importantly, having fun doing it after all this time is a massive accomplishment. I coulda cried when you started talking about creator anxiety. I think you know how much I struggle with that and your whole creative philosophy is SO inspiring to me. I'm very thankful to have met you through RUclips and I know I'll be returning to this vid whenever I need a boost.
Dude, thank you so much. One of the many forms of creator anxiety have plagued me from time to time. I've found that the beat way to rob their power is to openly talk about them. Thanks for saying you struggle with it too, on this public forum.
This is how we tackle it. Holding each other up. Thanks for being my friend, man. x
This was a fantastic video and something I definitely needed to hear as someone with their own small channel. It can be tough to feel valued on this platform sometimes, which can take away from the fun and enjoyment of it all. Your words and attitudes in this video are the perfect medicine for that self-doubt and, as you put it, toxicity. Thanks for making this!
"Tough to feel valued" is a really good way to put it. I hope there is something in here that resonated with you and might help. If you're interested, head over to my Discord server. We're always talking about this stuff and supporting each other.
This video hits so many pain points and deep assumptions right on the head, it's astounding. After creating videos for over 6 years now, I still lived with many of these.
I've always struggled with the idea that you need to be deeply original with what bring to the table, and had anxiety about making videos on topics already covered, or having a thumbnail or edit that's just a bit *too* similar to someone else's. I think there's great value in being creative, but it's also been a massive burden to me. I never thought that my voice on it's own actually has value, regardless of how original the point or presentation may be. That alone is a huge revelation.
Also, wow, "Finished is better than perfect" has been life advice for me with RUclips, and seeing it here fills me with such confidence and relief. At the end of the day, just producing and *finishing* is the most valuable thing to help improve your craft. You'll never reach that 'perfect video' and at some point it's more important to click render, upload, and move on.
Fantastic video, I'll be saving this one to rewatch down the line.
Firstly, thank you for being so honest and vulnerable here. Others will absolutely benefit from that so thank you.
I really want to tell you that you don’t need to be original. There is a huge value in being creative, and copying is an essential part of the learning process. Hobbling yourself with the burden of being original will only harm you as a creator. Kubrick stole his camera work from Hitchcock. Metallica stole riffs from older bands. If they didn't, we'd never have got The Shining and Master of Puppets!
Lastly, "finishing is the most valuable thing to help improve your craft" is so beautifully succinct I wish I'd written it into this video.
Man, this stuff really resonates with me!
I'm a gamedev most of the time, and with equally little "viral" success. It's really easy to be blinded by all the stuff that the people who "made it" are making and think that if you can't be that original AND that successful, it's not worth bothering at all.
You're right, though. If you only ever try to create stuff for the ever elusive algorithm you only lose track of what you actually liked in the first place. So, I'll try to incorporate your advice some more!
That was great and a great insight into your journey.
I think all of us fall into that trap of trying to make everything perfect. Or going back and think they should have done this and that.
It took years to get out of that mindset and now i make content for me rather than this supposed billion subscribers that is never going to happen.
Thanks mate, glad you liked it. Every creative person I know has some form of imposter syndrome or creative anxiety. Whether it's about perfection, upskilling, needing permission, comparison or motivation. We all struggle with one or more of these paralysing negative emotions. And I've found the key is to inspect those feelings, to realise that your brain is a big dumb bundle of meat wires and it should shut up and let you create!
It's easier said than done, but working through those feelings has robbed them of a lot of their power. It's a journey, but hopefully this might help others get started on the same path.
Also, my first mic was a singstar lol
50p from cex!!
Granted, you know i am a gear whore but i stated my channel with that mic, a cracked version of Fraps and windows movie maker!
This was super inspiring. I found your channel through your N64 Castlevania video and when I came across this I took a deep breath before watching. After watching, I'm astonished with how good it feels to hear those words 'BE HAPPY'. I share my current channel with my girlfriend and sometimes I get nervous that combining our interests is too broad but I remember the reason I started and my confidence returns:
Our channel is a time capsule of our relationship. Nothing more. Nothing less. I too have a job devoid of fun so this hobby is my fun and it makes me happy.
Thank you!
Genuine friend. Jedi outcast. I’m not crying, it’s manly eyebrow sweat 😉
Ha h good vibes Matty, have always liked your style! Here’s to many more videos to come 🥃
Thanks so much dude. Your support over the years has been amazing. And yeah, more videos to come! Next year will feature a change to the channel and I'm stoked for you to see it.
Matt, video has just made my day. I have to be honest, I've been following what notifications I get from you. I had no idea your channel has been around for so long.
The fact I've just found out I massive backlog of videos to watch is bloody exciting! I think I'm going to watch them in release order and see how your time on RUclips has evolved.
Can't wait for the one you did on the cancelled star wars battlefront 3 game, (still sour we didn't get that).
Thanks for all the videos mate. I'll let you know how the catch up goes!
Thank you mate! Haha, there's a lot of funny mysteries about this channel. Did you know I have one video with over three quarters of a million views? There are just over 200 videos on the channel. Over the years I've probably made more than 400 videos. I've deleted a LOT of videos from the channel, especially from the very early days!
I'd be very interested to know if you get a sense of where my head was at, as the years roll by. Good luck with the catch up, may the force be with you 😆
The best thing to come out of making my YT channel is getting to meet wonderful people like you ❤️
Absolutely same, bro. As soon as international travel is an option, you're going to have a Matty to show around your hometown. x
I found your channel a little less than a year ago, and man, I wish I had sooner. I’m coming up on 10 years of RUclips myself and some of the points you made here were things that I’ve never even thought about till now haha. This was a great watch. Can’t wait to see what you have in store for the future!
Thanks for your kind words. That's so very nice of you. And you made a video about Jedi Knight III. Subbed!
@@MattyStoked Hey thank you!!
I've been on this journey for 7 years, and I've still yet to break 500 subs. I had a bad case of imposter syndrome when I was growing, and now it's reared its ugly head b/c even though I've been passionate and made what I love (originality be damned), I still can't seem to shake the mold. But this video might help me get my head back together.
It can be very hard, especially when you're trying to build that critical mass at the beginning. It took me five years to get to 1k. Luck has a big part to play, even if you're making all the right moves.
I'm glad you're making what you love. You earned a subscriber, I'll check out your stuff!
Great video! The part when you said “at the end of the day, this is for fun” really resonated with me. I sometimes need to remind myself of that 😅
It’s so silly because I have a tiny channel, but it can be easy to transform a hobby into something you “work” on rather than have fun with - especially when you feel like you have to be “productive” all the time. Like, no, I also want to enjoy myself!
You got it. One of the segments from the script which didn't make the edit was about what I was calling the workification of your hobby. Our hobbies are supposed to be among the things we like the most in the world. If we're not careful, we can end up transforming them into the one thing which everybody universally likes the least. Work. That's a tough line to walk!
I'm about 6 years into this channel. technically been making content since 2009.
And I have to agree with everything you said.
I do this because I enjoy doing it. and I've only hit a point where I feel like I've found a good niche I can vibe in like, a year ago.
and on top of everything, I have found some of my best friends through this platform. Like-minded people who enjoy the same hobby that I do.
I haven't made a cent out of this place and I might never. But I absolutely adore making content and I can't imagine ever stopping.
That is ABSOLUTELY the vibe I want to read about. It took me _years_ to find the space that I could comfortably create in. I feel like I'm firmly in my style orbit now, and next year you'll see me stretching and redefining what that looks like.
The people have been the biggest surprise. Absolutely excellent. Thanks for your comment, it's extremely cool that you feel comfortable sharing that. Subbed. x
@@MattyStoked Oh, thank you so much!!
Love your channel! Sending good vibes your way and hoping we get more Castlevania content! ❤️
Thank you Tara, that's amazing. Vibes received and sent! There is definitely more Castlevania to come. I wanted to take a bit of a break lest I burn out on vampires. And we wouldn't want that!
All these step are very true i started making vids a yr ago and I went from 2 to 40 subs in a couple of month, a slow start but still never though I would get this far. Excellent vid keep it up
Thanks for your comment! Well done on your channel! :-)
@@MattyStoked thank you
@@MattyStoked thank you
"There is room for you" Is such a good way of looking at it.
I'm ready to blow off work again for another left 4 dead stream, that was a killer time.
I've heard people say things like "RUclips is full" and "start 5 years ago" etc, as if to say the only voices that count are the ones which are already there. And that's *just not true* in my opinion. No matter what you're doing, there's room for you. x
This is such a fucking underrated video AND channel, what the hell!
Subscribed.
Thank you so much. Thanks for the sub and for the lovely comment.
This really applies to all sorts of creative endeavours.
Thank you for this.
Thank you for commenting! Keep being excellent, dude .
I have no intention of doing youtube, I'm studying game development. But I still found this video super insightful and relevant, and I think I would even if RUclips and gaming weren't so closely linked. Since I'm still in college, there are a few things like deadlines to contend with, but I really appreciate being reminded that I'm in this because I love it and want to be happy. There's no use chasing perfection and originality if it's just going to make you miserable.
I genuinely think these lessons apply to any creative outlet. RUclips isn't my only hobby, and these are things I've learned both in and out of the YT hobby.
Mate, you're awesome. Great sentiment.
Thanks Pete 💕 This was immensely personal and vulnerable. I'm so blessed to have the responses I've got. I'm really glad I made it.
I remember when I use to plug my Rode mic into my DLSR and just record my voice over that way 🤣 I loved this video!
You're showing off now, boujee 😂 . The principles are exactly the same, although I don't miss recording onto DV tapes and then importing it to my laptop over FireWire in realime. Thank you for your kind comment 😚
Hey, great channel! hope you get to this, You've kind of got some the better external footage of this legendary cabinet, you're also a smaller creator like my self, I,ve got a video coming up, id like to use 30s or so, ill clip it and link you in description and video? wanted to check,
Hi! Is this comment supposed to be on the Afterburner cabinet video?
Perfectly happy for you to share the footage. A credit and links back to my channel would be perfect :D
It was, sorry🤣 cheers, ill link when done @@MattyStoked
Thank you for the most genuine motivation and reasoning for those thinking of creating RUclips videos. I am a new sub to your channel, and I can tell you that what you said resonates well with how your videos are done. They are entertaining and natural only because you ensure the fun factor is included in how you put them together. I’m 50 and thinking seriously about making some videos myself. I’m now convinced I should go for it, so thank you!
First, thanks for subbing! Thank you for your comment, I'm glad to hear you got something out of it. I have a bit of a method for making my videos and one of my little techniques is I picture I'm taking directly to a person, rather than a microphone. I feel like this makes my delivery more natural, usually more positive. Sometimes something doesn't come out right so I think "how would I say this if I was talking to a mate?" and I can change it slightly to reflect that.
RUclips has been a great hobby for me. It's creative, it's endlessly interesting and I've met loads of cool people doing it. I'd recommend it to anyone from that perspective.
@@MattyStoked thank you for replying, and I’ve taken note of that method in hopes it may work for me in my very first video. Cheers!
This video is super spot on dude! :D
I'm so glad you think so. Thanks for commenting 😃
So i wasn’t going to respond to this one, because I’m feeling like a pest… but this was such a great video. With a great message that I took to heart. Hats off to you sir. And thank you.😊
Mate, not at all. Glad you enjoyed it! I'd like to thank you for commenting on so many videos. You're not being a pest by doing this, this is _exactly_ the best way to support the channel. Likes and comments are what we look for as creators, and those are the metrics which RUclips use to help us get found. So please, continue pesting as much as you can 😁
"F**k pefrection" is hilarious and so true. I keep reminding myself: I doesn't has 2B perfect. I might start spelling that as "pefrect." :-)
lol I'm so glad that landed. When my partner watched the video, she was "Did you mean to misspell that?" 😆
This is a great video with so many things I needed to hear, and likely many others needed to hear as well.
The part about perfecting a script is something I can definitely relate to. I keep delaying projects thinking I'll come up with a better way to say something or something I should add. Even when I've posted something, whether that be a video or an article, it's hard to stop thinking about what could have been done better or differently. That's definitely something I need to work on.
Thank you for all your hard work and quality content. ❤
Thank you for a lovely comment. I've noticed the same. Literally years after posting a video I think of ways I could have made it better. It's potentially very healthy to think about where you can improve your craft, but the solution for me is to carry those improvements forward, not backward.
@@MattyStoked That's definitely a good way to think about it, and how I have been going about it. What's done is done more or less but you can apply your learnings to future projects. I do think I've been getting better with each thing I work on, so practice certainly helps in this regard too.
Wise words. And should is absolutely a dirty word.
Thank you. This one was from the heart and I'm glad I made it.
I assume you anticipated a bunch of smaller youtubers to show up in the comments. I was just checking out your channel after looking for takes on the N64 Castlevania games since I just finished my first Castlevania (the first one for FDS). And then when checking out the content I saw this. So I hope you don't mind if I share a little bit of my experience as well.
5:15 - Just start. This is good advice. When I first started my channel it was a Yu-Gi-Oh channel. I just started. I didn't even really think about it. And it kind of grew naturally. But then I stopped. And I kept planning to return... but I didn't. And then, somehow, 9 years passed by. This time though, having a more specific vision, that's what caused the nerves. Wanting it to be perfect. I sat on my first *new* video for over a year. Then finally posted it to ~20 views. It can be really tough starting out. For me it's honestly still tough. But I agree. I didn't start improving in my editing until after I started -- and then I started to get a better more practical idea of what I wanted to do.
8:00 - This also hits hard about having a full-time job. I am very busy, and it's hard to make time. And I enjoy doing it but I find there is simply not enough time in the day. I also wanted to do one a week. But It became apparent rather fast that there was no way I could keep up with that while maintaining quality that I was okay with. For me it's less about making RUclips my job, and more about having something that I'm doing on my own that I can watch (hopefully) grow and entertain over time.
Great video! Since I like it when people tell me: I subbed.
Thanks for that comment, that was very cool of you. I'm interested to know how you found the video. I'm glad my points landed with you I'm very much about culturing a positive attitude to work, home, hobby life. Harmony sometimes means saying no. I used to try and do one video a week and it was terrible. Having boundaries is a good thing :-)
Also, I subbed to you. Love your aesthetic.
@@MattyStoked I found you by searching for information on the N64 Castlevania games! I was curious about them since I have a modded N64 and was thinking about busting the first one out.
@@HPRshredder Well worth a shot! Also, that's radical that I'm getting good search traction.
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We talk about this kind of stuff all the time. And I show off fancy beers I've bought!
(Herb) thanks so much for this, i'm gonna start soon.
That's great to hear. Best of luck!
HI Matty B!
Hello, mate! xx