- Edits aren't as important as the focus is on the ideas - Story > editing, reminds me of steak story ## Types - [[Edutainment videos]] - Personal significance - Analysis ## Qualities of a good video essay - > Don't tell me something I already knew, and if I knew it, make me look at it in a completely new light - > A unique perspective, good editing, funny, helpful and unique visual aids that don’t distract from the audio, and non surface level analysis supported by interesting facts - alskjdlakdjas - Optimistic and positive as you explore passions ## Structures - eqlwkejq - qlwkejqlwke - qwelkjqe - lqewjeqlkw ### On common ideas - introduce X - qweqwe - explore good things others say about X - explore bad things others say about X - introduce Y, that is related to X but different - synthesize what Y does differently that X could do - propose Z, which is X+Y [^2] # References [^1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoBestFriendsPlay/comments/r6qmps/better_ask_reddit_what_makes_a_good_video_essay/ [^2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewTubers/comments/y870jd/comment/isyivmq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button