I love short form content but it almost gets a little too repetitive. Long form content can be repetitive but it’s a lot easier to find unique styles. Long form will forever be my favorite
I hate how much of my time it wastes, I watch like an hour of shorts every time before I go to sleep and end up going to sleep at 3am. Also most short form content is cut from long form content. Long form content is going no where, and I'm trying to watch less short form content.
I've always felt that short form is the fast/junk food of online content. Instant but short lived gratification without much substance or benefit. Most of the creators I follow and value their content are ones that are primarily or exclusively long form.
As a viewer and a creator, I am definitely getting a bit tired of short form content. Much rather watch a few long videos than a bunch of short form vids. Thanks for the vid!
I just found you, and let me say this - YOU ARE ON TO SOMETHING!! I'm tired of being and feeling “targeted.” I know I am a part of the audience. However, I want to be a part of the experience. You made me feel that today. Thank you for bringing me into your world without me having to fight off the urge to give you a dollar. I will be back and I'll spend money and time here because you provide substance.
I discovered your videos via the shorts, but I like that you create shorts of your longer content which allows us to decide if we want to see your longer content after the quick short.
I normally watch your short form content and I think that you integrated your style of short form content really well into this long form video 5:52 good job
Short content is the end of humanity! people are already anxious by nature, in a few years people will be dropping out of university because it takes more than 30 seconds!
Yes! I noticed this recently! It feels like short form content has NO substance. I watch your long form content because I can LEARN something, that’s what holds my interest not the weird obsession with keeping my attention from ever changing sequences or TexT oN sCrEen. Thank you for putting into words what I was struggling to understand.
You're doing a great job. No matter if long or short. You've got it well balanced. But I generally prefer the longer ones, cause they go deeper in the theme. So keep on going your style.
Your shorts brought me into your long form. Shorts can take me into a brainless zone for hours. Which is just what I need sometimes. Sometimes, it steals my time and there's no getting it back. Long form is how I learn new stuff. Sometimes it's for fun, but mostly educational. At least for me...
Hi there. I'm new to your channel and before I tackle the topic of short v. long form I want to say that I really like the way you handle your jump cuts (over the couple of videos I have watched.) They seem much less distracting than other creators. Your subtle zooms and punch ins seem to do the trick. I come from a Community TV / Long form background. Aside from Cat videos, I am finding that some of the short form content that I watch really makes me want to move over to find their long form content. I see it used very well as a 'Trailer' in a sense. Artist and Craftspeople I think are in a unique spot where short form videos can really benefit them possibly more than long form. Sure, I enjoy watching process videos, but take print making for example, I've seen 100's of people carve things and we don't need to spend the hours watching it every time before they pull a print. If there is a technique the artist uses they can highlight - that'd be great. Some wood workers I think are embracing short form for quick tips, and long form to expand on them and show larger projects. In the end, I think you hit the nail on the head in that successful content creators will need to continue to embrace both long and short form content.
I never really liked short form content on Tiktok, Instagram, and YT shorts from the get-go, and mainly because of the obnoxious music a lot those have, the too-tall 9:16 aspect ratio and outright hostile treatment of horizontal content, the borderline force-feeding curation methods, and the overemphasis on quantity, among others.
That may explain why I really like your videos and that doesn't change from one platform to another. (But personally I prefer longform even though recently I'm watching more shortform videos)
The title of your video has "END" in capital letters in it, and 5 minutes in you say " I don't think it's the end of short form content"... Talk about click bait! You got me there sir. You got me. That is the exact reason why I don't commit to most creators on RUclips. I personally disagree with you about click bait in short form content though. I see more click-baity titles on RUclips than anywhere else on the internet. If I watch a reel on IG, or whatever, I don't even need the titles, I see a person, some gear, or whatever, I let it play. If I don't like the first 3sec, I can scroll or get out of there. On RUclips, I have to listen or watch a video for longer (like here 5 minutes) to know I don't agree, or don't like that video, which I personally perceive as a big waste of time (like me on your video). So most of the time I don't subscribe even if I liked it, just not worth it. Also, I don't think short videos are going anywhere, people are getting more creative and more addicted by the day. Same for long form content, people just have to wisely chose how they want to spend their time. There, your click-baity title made me write a 1000 word comment, you got me sir, you got me! But just this one time.
Fair points, and thanks for sharing. Click-bait is definitely prevalent in long videos as well, and I'm definitely guilty of doing it. It's almost necessary at this point. Videos need to have something enticing to get viewers to stick around. Come to think of it, the same applies to TV, movies and pretty much any form of media! You need to keep the audience engaged!
I find metrics with short form video to be way inconsistent. One video can get 100k views and the next gets 200. At least with longform it can somewhat stay consistent. That aside I think due to the nature of smartphones short-form content is here to stay. Thst being said it is maturing where it isn't going to be like it has been. Like you said, users are becoming more picky about what they consume in terms of short-form. In a way you could say viewers are always evolving in how they consume content. Also I have to mention that I found you on TikTok and it was only after quite some time of seeing your content pop up on my FYP regularly that I eventually subscribed to you here on RUclips.
@Anthony Gugliotta you should do a video about how you edit your videos it will have a lot of value and will be a perfect video for me and my fellow editors because I really like your style of editing and I can learn from you.
I'm on YT and I get faaaaaar more views, likes and comments on my shorts than on my longs. Which is too bad because I can spend far more time on creating, post editing and publishing longs than I do shorts. I think YT pushes shorts more than longs for sure.
Are you planning on making a video on how AI will change things for photographers/videographers going forward? And do you think it's even worth pursuing a career in photography/videography in the coming years?
I disliked these shorts from the first one I saw. I wish I could remove the reels and story from my Facebook experience. Is there an option to stop shorts from my RUclips subscriptions? When I am out photographing I will make 10 to 120 seconds video clips to interspurce in my stills slideshows. But I do this all for my entertainment and pleasure. I post some on Facebook, smugmug and such.
I hate youtube shorts, like Tiktok. Love long form youtube video, hate long tiktoks. I feel each platform has a usage, and don't like the fact that I follow the same creators on different platforms but i see the exact same video on each platform.
Some messages work better short form. Some messages work better long form. I prefer long form but I also hate long form videos where the creator draaaaaaags one simple point out for 11-22 minutes. I don't like short form much, but I do like short form videos that have a simple point, get to it in one video, and bounce. For example, some camera skill creators like (PMcKinnon) have a simple point to communicate but make great long videos about them because they layer humanity and related ideas into the video. I like that. Some camera skill creators also have shorts that help beginners understand simpler concepts or workflows. Gives you a fast answer without having to watch or scroll a long video to get there. EDIT: I guess my point is that it depends on the creator's intention. If the intention is to sell and hook and retain and hit numbers, people will get sick of that shit fast. If you're deciding on the form your video takes based on what's most helpful or enjoyable to others, that's different. That's better.
Absolutely great take! I started my channel right before short form became popular, and one of the biggest things I noticed was the fact that some 11+ minute videos really do drag on longer than necessary. Lately, I've been trying to provide as much value or "thoughtfulness" inside my content, in order to avoid the feeling that a video is dragging on too much.
I find annoying the SFC creators who use the terms: Shocking, Most Shocking, xyz is/was WRONG, Most Bizarre, WILL Frighten you.... etc. There is Nothing that will shock, horror, frighten etc me. The SFC creators who use titles as "Click Bait" and the content either has nothing to do with the title or the content is just a vehicle for the creator to try to get others to watch their 'man-made institutionalised superstition' cult krap... LOL
Hey I am a student , only 2000$ can I get a camera with lens that gonna do astrophotography, wildlife, portrait alll at once sir plz we student also deserve to photograph.
I'm ok with short form content , I'm not ok with what has become of it. If they were made to convey a simple message fine, but it's attentions grabbing and overtook everything else , I find it gross .. Facebook/ instegram / youtube's war with ticktok caused damage to the attention span on people. Hope most if not all of this will die soon, and we go back to having the ability to consume quality content (then again who knows what's next) Granted , facebook started it all with their likes system , and searching for that instant confirmation. Kinda miss the times before social networks , where you didn't have to worry about followers , likes, algorithms , you just live.. miss it badly. But we are at a point of no return, what an annoying time to be alive.... I grew up in the 90's BTW so not that old, saw it all unfolds :)
The change has been interesting. As a content creator my perspective is a bit skewed since views and followers matter (somewhat) Is it the same for regular non-creators? If you aren't creating is there the same pressure to get views?
Does anyone else feel like the algorithm pushes so much of targeted things that people don’t have a need to follow people anymore since the Algorithm is too good at making sure your feed is full of things you want?
Honest opinions. How do you feel about short form video? Do you watch shorts, tiktok, or Reels?
I love short form content but it almost gets a little too repetitive. Long form content can be repetitive but it’s a lot easier to find unique styles. Long form will forever be my favorite
Very Less! Unless If something important…
Yeah I like short content also.
Short to rest long to learn? :O
I hate how much of my time it wastes, I watch like an hour of shorts every time before I go to sleep and end up going to sleep at 3am. Also most short form content is cut from long form content. Long form content is going no where, and I'm trying to watch less short form content.
I've always felt that short form is the fast/junk food of online content. Instant but short lived gratification without much substance or benefit. Most of the creators I follow and value their content are ones that are primarily or exclusively long form.
longform is better
Fr ❤
As a viewer and a creator, I am definitely getting a bit tired of short form content. Much rather watch a few long videos than a bunch of short form vids. Thanks for the vid!
I just found you, and let me say this - YOU ARE ON TO SOMETHING!! I'm tired of being and feeling “targeted.” I know I am a part of the audience. However, I want to be a part of the experience. You made me feel that today. Thank you for bringing me into your world without me having to fight off the urge to give you a dollar. I will be back and I'll spend money and time here because you provide substance.
Much appreciated! Thanks for sharing and glad to have you here!
I discovered your videos via the shorts, but I like that you create shorts of your longer content which allows us to decide if we want to see your longer content after the quick short.
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I really wish there was a way to disable RUclips shorts- it's really addicting and I don't want that option always a tap away from longform content.
I think if you stop watching them, YT is supposed to stop feeding them to you. 🙈
I normally watch your short form content and I think that you integrated your style of short form content really well into this long form video 5:52 good job
i hate it because it is stealing my time.
Facts
Short content is the end of humanity! people are already anxious by nature, in a few years people will be dropping out of university because it takes more than 30 seconds!
That's a hot take. I definitely see how it's affecting our attention spans.
Yes! I noticed this recently! It feels like short form content has NO substance. I watch your long form content because I can LEARN something, that’s what holds my interest not the weird obsession with keeping my attention from ever changing sequences or TexT oN sCrEen. Thank you for putting into words what I was struggling to understand.
You're doing a great job. No matter if long or short.
You've got it well balanced.
But I generally prefer the longer ones,
cause they go deeper in the theme.
So keep on going your style.
Your shorts brought me into your long form. Shorts can take me into a brainless zone for hours. Which is just what I need sometimes. Sometimes, it steals my time and there's no getting it back. Long form is how I learn new stuff. Sometimes it's for fun, but mostly educational. At least for me...
Oh, and I only watch RUclips shorts and Videos. I won't even download the ticytocky app.
Hi there. I'm new to your channel and before I tackle the topic of short v. long form I want to say that I really like the way you handle your jump cuts (over the couple of videos I have watched.) They seem much less distracting than other creators. Your subtle zooms and punch ins seem to do the trick.
I come from a Community TV / Long form background. Aside from Cat videos, I am finding that some of the short form content that I watch really makes me want to move over to find their long form content. I see it used very well as a 'Trailer' in a sense.
Artist and Craftspeople I think are in a unique spot where short form videos can really benefit them possibly more than long form. Sure, I enjoy watching process videos, but take print making for example, I've seen 100's of people carve things and we don't need to spend the hours watching it every time before they pull a print. If there is a technique the artist uses they can highlight - that'd be great. Some wood workers I think are embracing short form for quick tips, and long form to expand on them and show larger projects.
In the end, I think you hit the nail on the head in that successful content creators will need to continue to embrace both long and short form content.
I would much rather watch long form content. Grab a snack, sit down, and watch a video. Especially if the storytelling is good. Long form on top
I never really liked short form content on Tiktok, Instagram, and YT shorts from the get-go, and mainly because of the obnoxious music a lot those have, the too-tall 9:16 aspect ratio and outright hostile treatment of horizontal content, the borderline force-feeding curation methods, and the overemphasis on quantity, among others.
That may explain why I really like your videos and that doesn't change from one platform to another.
(But personally I prefer longform even though recently I'm watching more shortform videos)
Happy this is finally getting pointed out.
I think that this is a great thought... I have always loved the idea of a great mix of short and long form content. Great video
Love your content bruddahmun keep it up! Subscribed.
Definitely short form content fatigue!
The title of your video has "END" in capital letters in it, and 5 minutes in you say " I don't think it's the end of short form content"...
Talk about click bait! You got me there sir. You got me. That is the exact reason why I don't commit to most creators on RUclips. I personally disagree with you about click bait in short form content though. I see more click-baity titles on RUclips than anywhere else on the internet. If I watch a reel on IG, or whatever, I don't even need the titles, I see a person, some gear, or whatever, I let it play. If I don't like the first 3sec, I can scroll or get out of there.
On RUclips, I have to listen or watch a video for longer (like here 5 minutes) to know I don't agree, or don't like that video, which I personally perceive as a big waste of time (like me on your video). So most of the time I don't subscribe even if I liked it, just not worth it.
Also, I don't think short videos are going anywhere, people are getting more creative and more addicted by the day. Same for long form content, people just have to wisely chose how they want to spend their time.
There, your click-baity title made me write a 1000 word comment, you got me sir, you got me! But just this one time.
Fair points, and thanks for sharing. Click-bait is definitely prevalent in long videos as well, and I'm definitely guilty of doing it. It's almost necessary at this point. Videos need to have something enticing to get viewers to stick around. Come to think of it, the same applies to TV, movies and pretty much any form of media! You need to keep the audience engaged!
I find metrics with short form video to be way inconsistent.
One video can get 100k views and the next gets 200. At least with longform it can somewhat stay consistent.
That aside I think due to the nature of smartphones short-form content is here to stay. Thst being said it is maturing where it isn't going to be like it has been. Like you said, users are becoming more picky about what they consume in terms of short-form. In a way you could say viewers are always evolving in how they consume content.
Also I have to mention that I found you on TikTok and it was only after quite some time of seeing your content pop up on my FYP regularly that I eventually subscribed to you here on RUclips.
Much appreciated and great take. Smartphones are held vertically, so one way or another we will always have vertical video!
I have noticed a shift in short form. I'm not exactly sure where it's heading, but I'm sticking along for the ride regardless!
@Anthony Gugliotta you should do a video about how you edit your videos it will have a lot of value and will be a perfect video for me and my fellow editors because I really like your style of editing and I can learn from you.
Changing something every 4 seconds is exhausting to make AND watch
It's too much sometimes
I'm on YT and I get faaaaaar more views, likes and comments on my shorts than on my longs. Which is too bad because I can spend far more time on creating, post editing and publishing longs than I do shorts. I think YT pushes shorts more than longs for sure.
I feel this 😢🙈
I have short form fatigue I’m sick of it being force fed to me.
As a man with one eye ball directly above the other eye ball, short form content was really good for me and my vertical eyes.
yes clickbait is so bad
Thank you bro and have a nice day
Geez you could have picked a nicer backdrop for this video, hurts my eyes 🙃
It was the IBIS wobbles wasn't it! 😆😋
@@AnthonyGugliotta those canons I tell ya
I guess you can say that
Will “Will” always be there
Are you planning on making a video on how AI will change things for photographers/videographers going forward? And do you think it's even worth pursuing a career in photography/videography in the coming years?
Potentially. There's a lot changing every day, but there are some things I might be able to touch on in a vid!
You sent to Zion, nice, how was it?
I disliked these shorts from the first one I saw. I wish I could remove the reels and story from my Facebook experience. Is there an option to stop shorts from my RUclips subscriptions? When I am out photographing I will make 10 to 120 seconds video clips to interspurce in my stills slideshows. But I do this all for my entertainment and pleasure. I post some on Facebook, smugmug and such.
I hate youtube shorts, like Tiktok. Love long form youtube video, hate long tiktoks. I feel each platform has a usage, and don't like the fact that I follow the same creators on different platforms but i see the exact same video on each platform.
I get the feeling there are lots of people that feel this way!
i like your shorts and reels
I prefer longer videos but I am usually watching to learn and you can't really get much from a short video
Agreed. You need more time to explore the nuances of a topic and really learn!
I am a long-form videos injoyer
Some messages work better short form. Some messages work better long form.
I prefer long form but I also hate long form videos where the creator draaaaaaags one simple point out for 11-22 minutes.
I don't like short form much, but I do like short form videos that have a simple point, get to it in one video, and bounce.
For example, some camera skill creators like (PMcKinnon) have a simple point to communicate but make great long videos about them because they layer humanity and related ideas into the video. I like that. Some camera skill creators also have shorts that help beginners understand simpler concepts or workflows. Gives you a fast answer without having to watch or scroll a long video to get there.
EDIT: I guess my point is that it depends on the creator's intention. If the intention is to sell and hook and retain and hit numbers, people will get sick of that shit fast. If you're deciding on the form your video takes based on what's most helpful or enjoyable to others, that's different. That's better.
Absolutely great take! I started my channel right before short form became popular, and one of the biggest things I noticed was the fact that some 11+ minute videos really do drag on longer than necessary. Lately, I've been trying to provide as much value or "thoughtfulness" inside my content, in order to avoid the feeling that a video is dragging on too much.
@@AnthonyGugliotta Between us, that's one of the reasons I'm subscribed to your channel 🙌
I am sick and tired of short form content!
love you 💖
Can I ask what settings do you use to get that epic star, canyon video at the end?
I would appreciate it :)
Video coming soon! I used one of Lightroom's new features and I want to do a whole video on it! ☺️
@@AnthonyGugliotta I am looking for it:)
I’ve been sick of short form ever since short form became a thing 😂
I feel the people praising long form in a long form video will be skewed
I find annoying the SFC creators who use the terms: Shocking, Most Shocking, xyz is/was WRONG, Most Bizarre, WILL Frighten you.... etc.
There is Nothing that will shock, horror, frighten etc me. The SFC creators who use titles as "Click Bait" and the content either has nothing to do with the title or the content is just a vehicle for the creator to try to get others to watch their 'man-made institutionalised superstition' cult krap... LOL
Hey I am a student , only 2000$ can I get a camera with lens that gonna do astrophotography, wildlife, portrait alll at once sir plz we student also deserve to photograph.
I'm ok with short form content , I'm not ok with what has become of it.
If they were made to convey a simple message fine, but it's attentions grabbing and overtook everything else , I find it gross ..
Facebook/ instegram / youtube's war with ticktok caused damage to the attention span on people.
Hope most if not all of this will die soon, and we go back to having the ability to consume quality content (then again who knows what's next)
Granted , facebook started it all with their likes system , and searching for that instant confirmation.
Kinda miss the times before social networks , where you didn't have to worry about followers , likes, algorithms , you just live.. miss it badly.
But we are at a point of no return, what an annoying time to be alive....
I grew up in the 90's BTW so not that old, saw it all unfolds :)
The change has been interesting. As a content creator my perspective is a bit skewed since views and followers matter (somewhat) Is it the same for regular non-creators? If you aren't creating is there the same pressure to get views?
I’m NOT a Gold Fish so I’m good with long form videos 😂
I'm always here
Photo > video
yes I'm tired of short form video
I prefer short content. But I like it long too 😏
Does anyone else feel like the algorithm pushes so much of targeted things that people don’t have a need to follow people anymore since the Algorithm is too good at making sure your feed is full of things you want?
Yes! Who you subscribe too almost doesn't matter. Platforms will feed you with what they think you want to watch anyway!
Langform pls
Anthony, I don't know if it's just me, but you look red.
Watching in 2x playback speed...
LONG FORM+NATURE🌲🌄😏😍👌
It's a vibe 💃
i still prefer tiktok over youtube
i prefer fast browsing over 10 minutes useless content
That's fair. Sometimes it's a lot of work to decide what to watch and then end up making a bad decision.