[Jack Pegoraro]

That would be ideal!!

Any idea from anyone or any tips on how I can get more traction on youtube? It’s really difficult getting increasing subscribers. Up to just over 2000 so far but there are channels with much worse stuff and way more subs..

[Jack Pegoraro]

Mark and Bill,

Thanks for the great advice on lighting.. I have used the spot feature on my latest vid (below) in a couple of sections.. unfortunately having led’s is not an option as I need to keep things simple on these brief filming sessions, they are already loads of work as is and I do it in my spare time.. but the spot effect does help!

Have taken notice of what you’ve all said and this is my latest vid.. I think my best. Still not perfect by any means, particularly lighting and some editing.. but I had 6 hours to edit it only so this is the best I could do.
As advised I’ve tried to: 1. Avoid repetition 2.More external shots 3.better lighting 4.lots of movement 4.some engine noise

Very frustrating though that I’m still having very limited success on Youtube relative to quality. My channel is growing but only at about 150 subs per month, need it to be a lot better than that really and it should be. I know I’m not the best presenter but I’m ok and there is so much worse out there both in terms of presenting and production with much more success, not sure what I’m doing wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXznoOEKPfE&t=313s

Latest vid with your advice taken into account:

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[Jack Pegoraro]

Thanks for the interesting reply mark! I have posted a more in-depth response but it seems to be locked in as a duplicate post, hopefully it will be released soon as the mods see it.

[Jack Pegoraro]

Thanks Claude, fantastic film this.. love the long story and the fact you went to see the car once it was done! Glad it was saved.

I did actually film the car going past the camera and it was in the film 3-4 times.. maybe you did not make it that far?
I would like to have more shots but since they usually involve me leaving cameras on the side of the road you can appreciate that it is time consuming and risky for me to do it..

I agree pacing could be improved.. again see my comment above, if the rust thing was shortened it would increase pace and reduce repetition.

Sound: Now here is the crux. I’ve been trying for ages to work out a reliable system to record engine noise on the go and i’ve yet been unable to do so. It seems to work differently for every car depending on how loud the exhaust noise is and how much wind passes over the camera/mic location. Not been able to crack this one yet and experimenting is not cheap as it involves some rather expensive microphones. Car start up can be done fairly easily, have used that in some of my vids.. but not this one.
Thanks again for the feedback!

[Jack Pegoraro]

Thanks for the feedback! you are right some voiceovers were added later.. I also need to work on this. To make them sound the same as the original footage is near impossible also in terms of time, as I would have to record on my mic and recorder and then transfer back to the laptop where I edit. They would still not sound the same and just too time consuming as this is really something I do in my spare time… but I think they can be made to work better. If you look at Top Gear stuff they often cut to voiceover and it works very well.. but they do it better than I do!

You’re right about music but in past videos people have complained that it is too intrusive, I maybe need to work it in without it getting in the way too much. Thanks!!

[Jack Pegoraro]

Thanks for the positive feedback. The 4K filming with simulated slider shots are a good point, unfortunately I bought new camcorder a couple of months back and did not then see the need for 4K.. regret it now.

You’re right on the underbody.. I was going to do that and just forgot. Always under time pressure. This whole thing was filmed in 2 and half hours, including the road shots where i had to leave cameras on the side unattended and sweep past.

I was also unsure on the Bin Laden joke, I was actually looking for a pic with a nice looking old gent but he came up in my google search! Funnily enough only had one other comment on that and it was someone who liked it. Just goes to show we all have different tastes and it’s impossible to cater to everyone, but I agree it was a bit meh!

You re also right on pacing, I filmed the rust section wrong, I should have just filmed series of snippets of me reappearing around different parts of the car pointing at areas.. showing how many there are. That would have been quick and funny and sped up the rest of the pace.