How to get started with writing tech video essays

There are some good advice here, particularly the "Shaquille" video. But one thing I want to add is that no amount of advice can help you when all you have is a blank piece of paper. I don't mean this in a negative way.

Tips and tricks are great when you have a working machine you want to improve. But when you are getting started, do it a hundred times, or until you figure it out. For videos, you have to get all your bad videos out of the way so you can start making good ones.

Check out this video: [1]. It's one of my favorite videos on YouTube. It covers instructional design from a YouTube perspective in a thorough, thoughtful manner.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBUy0z5HNlY

There are entire subreddits dedicated to producing content.

Beyond that: to make good food, eat good food. Spend time watching N hours of tech YouTube and take notes on which you liked and which you didn’t. For the ones you liked make notes of why and try to replicate that (tone, storytelling technique etc.) and for the ones you liked less, find things to avoid or do less of.

This hits home. Before I published my first blog and video, I was doing everything except creating. I was procrastinating, researching, overthinking.

YouTube is full of tutorials that can help you get started, but the real shift for me happened when I stopped planning and just hit publish. My first video is rough and super amateur, but putting it out there felt empowering. It made me want to keep going.

I’m no expert, but one thing’s clear is that you only get better by doing. Tutorials help, but nothing beats hands-on learning.

In my case, I’ve always liked Casey Neistat’s raw, authentic style. I’m still working up the nerve to get in front of the camera more, but I know I’ll get there.

I know my comment might sound a bit off-topic since you’re asking about the technical “how-to”, but that’s kind of my point. Don’t get too bogged down too much in the setup. It can keep you from ever starting. Once you begin, the tools and improvements tend to come naturally.

Good luck, and honestly, just start.

Looking forward to seeing your videos.

Making videos is the only way to get started.

You need a phone and a Youtube account.

And to give yourself permission to make crap videos because beginners make crap videos and the only way to not make crap is to learn by doing. [1]

And maybe after years of making videos, you might have a popular Youtube channel. But probably not. So you need to decide what success means on your own terms.

how do I set up for good content material and make my videos interesting and where can I find royalty free music and clips

1. Audio matters much more than video, and so microphones are better upgrades than cameras.

2. Make videos that are interesting to you. Youtube reaches a worldwide audience and whatever interests you also interests thousands of other people. But they cannot find your videos if you don't make them.

3. Google.

Thinking about making is a waste of time. Making is what matters. Good luck.

[1] Alternatively, pay professionals professional rates to make videos for you.