Why a tripod is better than a camera operator

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @SteveRamsey
    @SteveRamsey 5 лет назад +101

    This is so true. Whenever I've had someone film me, it's very difficult to hint at where I want the camera to point. For DIY/how-to videos, cinematography isn't important at all to viewers. A clear close-up is better.

    • @docolemnsx
      @docolemnsx Год назад

      I'm thinking the same, but I can also imagine a camera operator would occasionally be good for entertainment purposes, like when John Heisz and Matthias used to visit each other and have some fun with the camera :D

  • @ThisOldTony
    @ThisOldTony 5 лет назад +99

    #TripodsArePeopleToo

    • @49cfr
      @49cfr 5 лет назад +8

      I think my tripod needs a DRO... wait, I think I'm commenting on the wrong video.

    • @StefanGotteswinter
      @StefanGotteswinter 5 лет назад +2

      Didnt you want to release drawings for a good camera tripod?

    • @AdamEarl2
      @AdamEarl2 5 лет назад +3

      I also identify as a tripod

    • @suit1337
      @suit1337 5 лет назад

      those 3 legged bastards from war of the world? #MartianWarMachinesAreNotPeople

    • @Maxid1
      @Maxid1 5 лет назад

      Tripod lives matter! Like three times as much, or at least a third more depending on how you do the math.

  • @gxexrxmxaxnx
    @gxexrxmxaxnx 5 лет назад +20

    It's entirely possible to make a professional looking video without a camera operator. Good sound, narration and, most importantly, editing is all you need. As an example: Frank howarth's videos.

  • @Jer_Schmidt
    @Jer_Schmidt 5 лет назад +2

    Agree 100%. It does help a lot if the "tripod" is easy to move around and set up.

    • @gregkieser1157
      @gregkieser1157 5 лет назад +1

      Jeremy Schmidt Good to hear Jeremy.....I still have your concrete “wheelie” tripod on my “to-do” list.....after your belt grinder....and after Pask Makes gas forge......you get the picture....

  • @Jochen666
    @Jochen666 4 года назад +1

    would have been funny if Matthias got a camera operator just for this video

  • @JohnColgan.
    @JohnColgan. 4 года назад +1

    An idea for keeping work in frame, ...laser dots on the corner of field of view, they you try to keep within that zone.
    Put your tripod on a dolly platform do it can follow you around or you direct it's movement?
    GoPro on a headband for specific zoom in view always available, saves having to reset every scene?

  • @CiceroMonteiro
    @CiceroMonteiro 5 лет назад +5

    Bob from ILTMS does a great job mixing tripods and operator. He also uses his operator as a helper, so I think you can have that going on too. Jimmy Diresta holds the camera with his teeth sometimes, so whatever floats your boat, I guess?

  • @willemkossen
    @willemkossen 5 лет назад +4

    I think you are right there. The camera operation isnt the major problem that needs solving. Mine is the editing, that i just dont have time for anymore.

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад +2

      but getting someone else to do the editing has major downsides too. That will be a future topic.

  • @David-rl5iu
    @David-rl5iu 5 лет назад +1

    I was waiting for the tape measure to drop into your hand, towards the end.
    I always enjoy your videos, Keep up the Great work.

  • @MakeSomething
    @MakeSomething 5 лет назад +29

    Not to mention that camera operators are there to cover up that the host has no idea what they’re doing!

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад +7

      That isn't a factor I even considered! :)

    • @thomasmarliere2505
      @thomasmarliere2505 5 лет назад +3

      What's cool with Dan and previously with Eric is that they're actually part of your videos, you don't act as if you were alone. They really ad their own touch and the jokes between you is something I like a lot !

  • @gregkieser1157
    @gregkieser1157 5 лет назад +1

    At the end of the day we are all here to see Wooden Bandsaws, or Pantorouters, or indexable jig’s or better mouse traps, or who give a damn.....it’s the content. I bet you that every high ranking video you ever made which had a great idea nobody ever commented on your video editing........That’s why we come back Mathias.......stay clever....stay inventive and original.

  • @yourface8698
    @yourface8698 5 лет назад +11

    Man you're having way too much fun these days.

  • @TheGrantAlexander
    @TheGrantAlexander 5 лет назад

    Great points! I like using a clamp on an adjustable base as anything can become a tripod and it's easy to hold as well.

  • @GeeksWoodShop
    @GeeksWoodShop 5 лет назад

    Accurate and enjoyable observations. Helpful for those of us who venture into this YT world.

  •  5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for summing up in the description. You saved me 5 minutes :)

  • @ScrapwoodCity
    @ScrapwoodCity 5 лет назад +1

    Totally agree! It's impossible for these kind of videos to have a camera man. And I also agree that it would be really bad for us who actually make the videos ourselves!

  • @lapislignum
    @lapislignum 5 лет назад

    2:31 - seamless! you should get a job in Hollywood North :)
    The only time I've considered a camera operator is for adding commentary, explaining it to the camera holder/viewer made more sense than explaining it to someone who isn't there. I think getting used to listening to my own voice is probably a bigger barrier.
    I could use an assistant to tell me when the camera has decided to stop recording after a few seconds even though the battery is full and the memory card isn't.

  • @rosennachev9864
    @rosennachev9864 5 лет назад +10

    Tripod never bordered me to go on a coffee break.

    • @mrupholsteryman
      @mrupholsteryman 5 лет назад

      No smoke break or calling out sick either! Haha!

  • @amiddled
    @amiddled 5 лет назад

    Seen adverts for those auto-follow/tracking devices. They look interesting, but are probably limited. Same issues with speed ups maybe.

  • @Yonatan24
    @Yonatan24 5 лет назад +4

    Whoa! I share the exact same problems, but I have a fairly good solution... for some shots:
    I converted an old _bike helmet_ in a POV mount for my (phone) camera and it's quite useful. I bent a single piece of flat bar and bolted it to the front/top of the helmet, so it basically bends forward in front of my nose, and holds my camera in front of my face.
    It's quite comfortable What's nice is that a having 1 piece of flat bar, is that it barely obstructs my vision, the same way that if you place a finger in (vertically) close in front of your nose, it doesn't interfere with your vision!
    Me: 1
    John: 0
    :)

  • @iheart3dprinting951
    @iheart3dprinting951 5 лет назад

    I LOVE THIS CONTENT. Thank you and do not stop!

  • @vincentssoul2369
    @vincentssoul2369 5 лет назад

    you know how to capture the things what's on your mind without translation and delay better than anybody else

  • @Retanaru
    @Retanaru 5 лет назад +4

    Linus tech tips is a very good example of what you are talking about. As they got more camera operators and bought $40k+ RED cameras to film in 8k as well as expensive gimbals the quality of their shots has dramatically decreased. Almost every video looks like it was shot with a hand held camera, yet you get glimpses of their camera guy wearing a backpack supported crane holding a gimbal and RED camera. They aren't even using the 8k shots to stabilize in post. While yes LTTs thing is about being sloppy, its so bad that when they did speed up a shot a few weeks ago it looked like the camera was violently vibrating. They don't even do completely stationary shots on tripods anymore and it shows badly.

    • @davelowe1977
      @davelowe1977 5 лет назад +1

      Retanaru
      I hate everything about that channel.

    • @brandonfrancey5592
      @brandonfrancey5592 5 лет назад +1

      @@davelowe1977 A group of people that think tech is the solution to a problem they haven't encountered yet. It's funny how they can have so much money thrown around and do so much wrong.

    • @satinderdhindsa835
      @satinderdhindsa835 5 лет назад

      I agree with you quite a bit. The new cameras have directly corrected to a decrease in their image and creative quality. Btw they spent $250k on the full gear and equipment needed to kit everything.

  • @gregariouswoodworks1270
    @gregariouswoodworks1270 Год назад

    you hit the issues spot on

  • @prototype3a
    @prototype3a 5 лет назад +4

    The solution to accidentally shooting out of frame is to shoot wide with 4k and then crop in post. However, this requires shooting in 4k which has its own downsides and additional video editing.

    • @SuperSiggiboy
      @SuperSiggiboy 5 лет назад

      Adding a screen to the setup could be an idea as well, many RUclipsrs do that. Compared to a camera operator, the investment isn't that big

  • @billlichirie14
    @billlichirie14 5 лет назад

    Matthias. you are doing a great job, and a wonderful educational service
    to wood workers world wide. Please do not change one aspect of your presentation, as the change will be too distracting.

  • @johngregg5735
    @johngregg5735 Год назад +1

    Tripods eat less and they show up on time, too

  • @CatatonicLover
    @CatatonicLover 5 лет назад +4

    Matthias. The Les Stroud of wood working haha

  • @rlevitta
    @rlevitta 5 лет назад +2

    The thing I HAAAATEEEE is RUclipsrs who start off looking at the camera, and then it cuts to a second camera that's off axis and the presenter is still looking at the first camera. I guess it proves that they have more than one camera - like I care. Whenever this happens I always wave at the TV and say, "Hey! I'm over here!" If you're talking to me, how about looking at me?

    • @HarmanRobotics
      @HarmanRobotics 5 лет назад

      I agree, its obnoxious, and It's not just RUclipsrs doing it.

    • @Yonatan24
      @Yonatan24 5 лет назад

      I can't stand it too. If you're talking, you're talking to me, so look at me! If you need to cut a part out, crop in!

  • @Monfred2008
    @Monfred2008 5 лет назад

    Your Shop is your walk of fame... !
    It is a Video, not a movie . We like it !
    Deine Fans !

  • @GBud999
    @GBud999 5 лет назад

    Matthias, I love your videos. I appreciate they aren’t like TV. Who watches TV these days anyways? Keep up the good work bro.

  • @JDeWittDIY
    @JDeWittDIY 5 лет назад +1

    New project for you: Create a laser frame marker from some hand held laser pointers from the dollar store. It would mount on the camera or tripod and point the lasers at the four corners of the shot. You could add some gears and linkages to tilt them in and out to adjust the corners after zooming. You could also mount the lasers on little wheels that spin to make a solid line on all four sides instead of just a dot at the corner.

  • @elffirrdesign2063
    @elffirrdesign2063 5 лет назад +13

    Matthias you are a standard for quality ! you even edit "talking head" to make it enjoyable to watch.

  • @scotttovey
    @scotttovey 5 лет назад

    In regards to moving off camera, you may benefit from having a tripod mounted gimbal that follows your movement.
    If it can follow your hands, it would cut down on missed shots.

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад

      and cause a lot of unnecessary camera movement. The hands aren't supposed to always be in the middle of the shot.

    • @scotttovey
      @scotttovey 5 лет назад

      @@HeiszWandelproject
      That's a good point.

  • @sharedinventions
    @sharedinventions 5 лет назад +1

    Lately I use the WiFi direct option of my camera to preview the shot on my phone while filming closeups. So I can check if everything is in the shot. It still happens tho, that I forget to start recording. :)

  • @YouPlague
    @YouPlague 5 лет назад

    Computerphile should watch this each morning before filming...

  • @Makebuildmodify
    @Makebuildmodify 5 лет назад

    Totally agree!

  • @LarsSveen
    @LarsSveen 5 лет назад

    I actually like the video style of Matthias' videos. Very similar to DiResta as well, which I also find enjoyable over a camera operator. I mean, I enjoy Picciuto's videos too, but they're a very different style -- more focused on him rather than the work.

  • @loodusefilm7881
    @loodusefilm7881 5 лет назад +2

    OMG how productive Matthias you have been :) Nice

  • @milehighslacker4196
    @milehighslacker4196 5 лет назад

    Camera operators are the reason for Directors!

  • @kristoferskrade6600
    @kristoferskrade6600 5 лет назад

    I was trying to wipe a smudge off my screen for, like, two minutes before I realized it was actually a scuff on Matthias' wall.

  • @gregmislick1117
    @gregmislick1117 5 лет назад

    With a little thought I'll bet Matthias could come up with the ultimate RUclipsr Tripod ( made of wood of course) ... I smell a project in the offing

  • @Perspectologist
    @Perspectologist 5 лет назад

    The first time I saw a DIY RUclipsr use a camera operator regularly I found it distracting. I got used to it (the camera operator may have also gotten better), and now I don’t mind. As a viewer the ultimate result matters much more to me than the process. Very often static shots are fully effective. I like the level of detail you get into, if you had a production team it would be a different dynamic.
    Having a camera operator can save some RUclipsrs time since they don’t have to compose every shot. I think it just depends upon their style and how they like to work, as well as their production budget.

  • @MaxMakerChannel
    @MaxMakerChannel 5 лет назад

    I got rid of my tripod and built a single pole on wheels with a 1m long adjustable arm. Takes up less floor space which is nice. The long arm also means that the tripod can be further away from me. The arm also allows overhead shots. And with a single pole it is much easier to hight adjust since I can simply slide it up and down instead of having to do it on three legs. To adjust the legs you often have to lift it up or even turn it upside down. I found that I constantly shoot work from high up or from workbench hight, so there is a lot of change. Pictures: instagram.com/p/Bdq5amhgc03/?

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад

      I guess that's another option. I like your Y-shaped dolly. I imagine that gets less in the way than a concrete bucket on wheels. I lean the tripod over the workbench from time to time for overhead shots.

  • @handiman5001
    @handiman5001 5 лет назад +2

    I like you just the way you are

  • @MrTridac
    @MrTridac 5 лет назад +8

    I know a guy who holds a camera in his mouth. Can you believe that. ;)

  • @KipdoesStuff
    @KipdoesStuff 5 лет назад

    I'd actually like to have a camera man for a few shots. there are times when I get in the way of the action and I have to try and do it again. Having someone who is able to see whats happening can come in handy. But my friends are dumb-asses and can't or won't follow basic directions. They wanted to work on my other channel with me, but it took them 3 hours to shoot a 45 second monologue because they just wouldn't listen.

  • @billunderwood3392
    @billunderwood3392 5 лет назад

    You rarely move out of frame or block the shot with your shoulder. But I've often wondered when that happens: don't you place some masking tape or some such just out of frame, so that you know where the limits of the action are?

  • @cjhoyle
    @cjhoyle 5 лет назад

    Well said.

  • @PatFarrellKTM
    @PatFarrellKTM 5 лет назад

    I think you need to make a proper robotic dolly for the camera tripod. Powered by wooden gears, of course, and on a wooden track

  • @BLenz-114
    @BLenz-114 5 лет назад

    I've always wondered if there isn't some system where the camera would just follow a given thing, like a face or an object you could hold etc. Maybe a finger ring for following hand working shots. I'm surprised it doesn't exist. Maybe you could invent that, Matthias!

  • @offgridsweden
    @offgridsweden 5 лет назад

    Use a tripod all the time. Have had a camera operator in a few videos. And if there is a good operator you don't notice that there is a camera operator. Have an amazing week, Andreas from Off Grid Sweden 🇸🇪

  • @gizanked
    @gizanked 5 лет назад

    "through the magic of TV"

  • @demoncard1180
    @demoncard1180 5 лет назад +6

    Having someone else around, you also feel obliged to give them something to do, to engage them, however unnecessary. It's a very civil service problem.

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад +3

      yes, though that can be fun.

    • @you5711
      @you5711 5 лет назад

      If I were Matthias's camera operator, he wouldn't have to feel obliged to give me anything to do because I'd stand there with the camera waiting with great anticipation, and with infinite patience, for his next instruction regardless how long it took to complete the project. The honor to be his camera operator would be tremendous--he wouldn't have to pay me a single dime.

  • @Memphishayes
    @Memphishayes 5 лет назад

    Haha! “Other times when I do do.”

  • @darioranft9148
    @darioranft9148 5 лет назад

    Best solution: a robotcameraoperator!

  • @ToroMoto
    @ToroMoto 5 лет назад

    Very on the mark with these comments

  • @Camper_convert_uk
    @Camper_convert_uk 5 лет назад +2

    Yes Matthias

  • @joeshaft
    @joeshaft 5 лет назад

    Annnnnd you need to get yourself a few workshop helpers for all your projects. I like what Jimmy does in that he only has bret but obviously he does a lot of batch work for items since he's bascially doing manufacturing production runs and also makes some big stuff so having a second person is very handy to have around and very worthwhile. I see april has a helper and a part time shop hand now on the go. what the hell does she actually make in her mini aircraft hanger?!

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад +2

      it seems here most successful projects are the big outdoor ones. But she had surgery recently, so she shouldn't lift heavy stuff, so the helper makes sense.

  • @Heizenberg.
    @Heizenberg. 5 лет назад

    Can you share with us what video editing software r u using?

  • @Wordsnwood
    @Wordsnwood 5 лет назад

    I dunno, I figured you first climbed on the table and fastened a rope to the ceiling and had the tape measure already hanging there just waiting for your hand to exit the frame... ;-)

  • @cyan933
    @cyan933 5 лет назад

    I was waiting for the measuring tape to come back down and hit you on the head at the very end of the video

  • @kezzaman
    @kezzaman 5 лет назад

    that's quite the fringe you have there

  • @johnnyprice1
    @johnnyprice1 5 лет назад

    You could use a hand held effect to fake an operator if needed

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve 5 лет назад

    OK, I will just have to take your word for it............... :)

  • @4hodmt
    @4hodmt 5 лет назад

    Tokyo Story is sometimes listed as the best film of all time, and it uses almost entirely tripod shots.

  • @corncobjohnsonreal
    @corncobjohnsonreal 5 лет назад +8

    For the videos I make, I think using no camera is best

  • @cuptain85
    @cuptain85 5 лет назад

    💯 percent agree

  • @kpopRC
    @kpopRC 5 лет назад

    don't mix lighting. pick daylight, or incandescent. both together look really bad. thought i'd mention considering you're giving shooting advice. with mixed colour temperature lighting.

    • @Yonatan24
      @Yonatan24 5 лет назад

      It's just a quick video, shot from his office which I suppose he's been too busy to finish setting up completely...

    • @embeaston
      @embeaston 5 лет назад

      Yonatan24 But we’re entertaining the basics of video production. The room isn’t setup for filming or recording audio. As kpopRC mentioned the lighting looks really bad. But is it ‘worth’ it for him to make a set for filming these quick videos with better lights and audio? Probably not.

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад +5

      it is what it is. In your home, you have mixed colour lighting all the time. Sometimes it's a problem, sometimes its not.

    • @natalieisagirlnow
      @natalieisagirlnow 5 лет назад

      it's only an issue if the cameras white balance is off

    • @kpopRC
      @kpopRC 5 лет назад

      @@natalieisagirlnow absolutely not. Mixed colours can't be fixed with white ballance. any professional colour correction artist will tell you that. Just close the blinds. or turn off the light. and balance for what light you pick.

  • @ChadMc74
    @ChadMc74 5 лет назад

    My nickname is Tripod, can I be your camera man?

  • @brodiebuchner
    @brodiebuchner 5 лет назад

    I think it sounds like you need a person to man the tripod that’d be best of both

  • @arthurgarthur
    @arthurgarthur 5 лет назад

    Can you put a laser level on the tripod, so the laser reflection on the wall will let you know the camera's field of view?

  • @MazeFrame
    @MazeFrame 5 лет назад

    When you need both hands, mount a GoPro to your head, or, quick and dirty: Tape it to your shoulder.

  • @CluelessEngineer
    @CluelessEngineer 5 лет назад

    I agree

  • @paulsmyers203
    @paulsmyers203 5 лет назад

    I think maybe it depends on the quality of your camera operator ;)

  • @mildyproductive9726
    @mildyproductive9726 5 лет назад

    It's funny how a good actor appears to be talking to the viewers, directly. You're pretty much on the verge of busting a gut the whole video. But you're actually all alone in a room with a tripod and a camera. I think some folks need to have someone watching in order to actually act like someone is watching. Holding or operating a camera is maybe just the best excuse, rather than paying someone to watch you film yourself. :)

  • @davidmiedema2950
    @davidmiedema2950 5 лет назад

    You mean to tell me, that you are going to PASS on this perfect oportunity to over engineer what otherwise could have been a simple and elegant motion controll camera crane? I think the tendonitis has metastasized to your brain my friend...

  • @Jeffferguson1911
    @Jeffferguson1911 5 лет назад

    Camera operators further the stereotype that someone has a camera operator so their content must be "really good" when in fact they're just repackaging someone else's idea into a fancy wrapper.

  • @helenmachelen4200
    @helenmachelen4200 5 лет назад

    Helmet cam!

    • @Yonatan24
      @Yonatan24 5 лет назад +1

      Yup, that's what I did!

  • @9and7
    @9and7 5 лет назад

    If you want it done right, do it yourself.

  • @SwallowForge
    @SwallowForge 5 лет назад

    A bad camera operator ruins a shot, someone who thinks they are a good camera operator, also ruins it as they spend too much time faffing about trying to be artistic. A really good camera operator takes fabulous shots, but work better with a director, sound guy, continuity... etc. Tripods tend to just do what they are told. :)

  • @thomasmarliere2505
    @thomasmarliere2505 5 лет назад

    If the camera operator uses a cane, can he be considered as a tripod ?

  • @SamoMalo2
    @SamoMalo2 5 лет назад

    Hello Matthias

  • @JANDLWOODWORKING
    @JANDLWOODWORKING 5 лет назад

    build a tracking device for your tripod ... you can use lego ... that would be fun!

  • @leightonandrade8755
    @leightonandrade8755 5 лет назад

    Hi, Matthias

  • @justinhoffman5339
    @justinhoffman5339 5 лет назад +2

    You should have had someone else film this, hahaha

    • @mrupholsteryman
      @mrupholsteryman 5 лет назад

      A s proof of concept?... Have the filmer trip over things and yell out "cut" as if they are directing. Haha!

    • @madriverair
      @madriverair 5 лет назад +1

      yeah... Heisz and complaining the entire time!

  •  5 лет назад +1

    I don't know any woodworker on YT who has a camera operator. So I think that's just a theoretical consideration.

    • @Yonatan24
      @Yonatan24 5 лет назад +3

      Bob clagett and David Picciuto

    • @instantsiv
      @instantsiv 5 лет назад +2

      @@Yonatan24 April Wilkerson too.

    •  5 лет назад

      @@Yonatan24 I never noticed it before. I will pay attention to it next time.

    • @HandlebarWorkshops
      @HandlebarWorkshops 5 лет назад

      @Instantsiv, April has done a few shots with an operator. But I've talked to her about this and she said that, by far, most of her shooting is done on a tripod with a shotgun mic.

  • @rueebliortak
    @rueebliortak 5 лет назад

    jup

  • @SirBenJamin_
    @SirBenJamin_ 5 лет назад

    I personally prefer watching a video where the camera is still. The whole camera operator thing feels too much like a TV show. It also makes things feel .... rushed? Another of my pet hates is when people feel the need to have a million lights. It's a workshop, not a celebrity photo shoot! ... I really do think people try too hard. Keep it simple. Keep it real. Don't make it a TV show.

    • @Yonatan24
      @Yonatan24 5 лет назад

      I agree. It's hard to watch ILTMS' videos sometimes with all of the camera movement, especially since I watch them sometimes at 2.5x speed...

    • @HeiszWandelproject
      @HeiszWandelproject  5 лет назад

      I just keep my finger on the cursor right key and keep tapping that. If something catches my attention, I can always hit cursor left to re-watch that bit. This is especially true for Diresta videos.

    • @Yonatan24
      @Yonatan24 5 лет назад

      @@HeiszWandelproject Exactly, I don't need to watch a 22min video on a subject I'm not that interested in, I watch the first couple seconds and when the intro comes on I skip to the end to see the result. I can always go back and watch the whole video if I'm curious about something specifically.
      That's what I don't like about creators being incentivised to create longer videos, I do my best to keep mine as short and to the point as possible...

  • @DIYdiacsnFarmstead
    @DIYdiacsnFarmstead 5 лет назад

    Take that Bob Clagett!

  • @aaaa-me9uu
    @aaaa-me9uu 5 лет назад +2

    So, different types of videography need different kinds of videography. Stop with click bait, you are better than that.

  • @HaslamCorp
    @HaslamCorp 5 лет назад

    I always thought Chuck did a great job for David Picciuto.

    • @AdamEarl2
      @AdamEarl2 5 лет назад

      HaslamCorp he made me dizzy

  • @andrewv5104
    @andrewv5104 5 лет назад

    All of this reminds me why video sucks. Glad you all do it but ... F that nonsense.