Why I made this video: I’m the creator of this content and unfortunately, being objective about what YOU the audience wants is harder for me. From all the responses I’ve been getting, I wanted to send an additional thank you to you all. This is definitely giving me better insight than some POS graph in the analytics tab that doesn’t come for 2 days. #ImNotAngryISwear
I am one to see the thumb nail and then, if interested, watch the video. I would skip the intro because I know what the video is about by the thumb nail.
That's a tuff one bud! Specially for a new UA-camr! My answer would be no for the intro at this point on ur channel. Why because I have other tech tubers could be 2-4 that I would go to first to get there review before I would go to another channel. So at that point I would skip the intro to get to the review and ur final thoughts. Hope that makes sense
I've only just seen this on my feed as a stranger to your channel and was pretty hooked by the idea of a genuine player at odds with a inconsistent game. Firstly, I wonder if its your subscribers skipping the first 30 seconds because they know they want to see the meat of the content and your personable appeal. Second, I can only think (based on one other comment I glanced) that as your thumbnail can accomplish a lot, maybe the digest could be even shorter and/or more teasing and provocative for the mind, begging watchers to find out more with even less info set out. But I cant personally find fault with them. MAYBE trying full screen consistently in intro would help for people watching on a phone..
Also Spawn Wave might be a good channel to check for notes. Jon gives a digest direct to the camera and he's a pleasure to listen to. Very different channel but might be something there worth emulating (no pun intended 😅). I think Dave2D does similarly, with a very modern minimalist backdrop. In any case, you're gonna thrive with your open minded approach to this for sure 💪🏻
@@evermillcreek thank you for your thoughtful comment 🙏🏾 The only way to grow is to be open to change. Which when I was younger was a hard sell 😂 (creativity can make an ego sensitive) I do appreciate the thoughtfulness of your comments here. Going to check out Spawn Wave now. Dave2D is also in Ontario where I live (as is Gerald Undone and a few other massive creators) On a hilarious note, from a metric standpoint- this video is actually performing well. And the intro I did with my friend about Final Cut 10.8 has a massive retention spike, but in reading the comments, intros are skipped. So maybe it’s about getting straight to the point and putting that high effort editing in the middle. I’m new at this, but I want to get it right, so again, I thank you for your sentiments 💪🏾🙏🏾
@@TechMixr you're most welcome, and that's cool about your Ontario connection. Canada sounds like a great place to live! I know what you mean about creativity, especially if you're already your own worst critic and get unsolicited (especially presumptuous) advice. I wish you all the best bro, and it sounds like tricky waters to navigate for sure. I don't have your resilience, especially with ADHD and the poor executive function that brings 😆 Hope you find your wings soon 🫶🏾
I find that 6 hours for 30 second intro seems nuts. Maybe I value my time too much but I do not think that the ROI is there. no matter how good the intro is no one is hanging around to watch content they got finished on great intro and don't click off after they realize they aren't the target audience
@UnlockedBeret17 EXACTLY. The issue is, everybody rams this idea down the throat of creators (including UA-cam themselves) and it’s beyond annoying. It seriously makes you second guess your strategy. Edit to add on to this. You’d be SHOCKED at not only how many people will spend DAYS on a 30 second intro, but how many have confessed to me that they do the same thing. It’s kind of unreal.
I sometimes skip intros when I intend to watch the entire video. I didn't realize UA-cam penalized creators for that. Knowing that, I will just watch intros :)
@@mikewilde8801 well they do. But natural viewing habits are videos don’t rise as the video progresses, there’s always a decline as the video goes on. They measure the overall percentage. And a sharp drop off at the beginning indicates that people just aren’t interested, so they seem to identify that as bad content. It makes sense, but it’s also weird lol
Hi, I am not a viewer of the channel, I stumbled on your video at random but it has been really informative, a new and fresh perspective, really helpful, thank you! My thoughts on the intro or intros in general: 1. It's very hit or miss. Sometimes it hooks me in and makes me interested. Sometimes makes you want to click away. Really depends. For e.g on discussions videos/podcasts they show snippets of the interesting parts and it makes you more interested sometimes. But honestly, it makes you "more" interested. If you are not already commited to watching and are still deciding, which might be the case for a huge part of the audience, even a good intro might not do the trick. And in some cases it just makes you skip to those parts you want to watch and click away haha 2. I do like intros though, gives me a quick general idea of the video in a very short time. So I tend to watch the intro just to gauge if the video itself would be interesting to me. And in some cases I just don't like it and want to skip it just to get right to the topic. It also depends on the type of video for me, the topic etc... This also has a double edge since your intro becomes the first impression to your video, meaning people who do not like the intro might click away even if they would like the core of the video. 2. For your intro, I would personally not skip it, but would probably think it could be a little shorter. As I said earlier, I think an intro works well with someone who already let's say 85% commited to watch the video. In this sense I don't need much, even 30s might be long, especially with all the compact Short Form content out there now. For e.g the "Or is this just a gimmick" part I believe could be hinted at in the thumbnail itself and ending it with the previous question "Did apple just fix your camera enabling..." might make it more interesting as it does not elongate the question. Anyways, I believe you can shorten it and lessen the work on you and transfer the work to other parts of the video. I think intros are very tricky. Seems similar to copyrighting to me, where two words can make the whole difference. So, must be quite challenging to get it right. Honestly the intro is pretty good, by the way. Great work ;) I don't now if this helps or I am just rambling but I hope it is helpful to you and anyone needing this info.
@@simpleadi3521 love ALL of this 🙏🏾 - I’m open to suggestions because if I’m going to devote time to make UA-cam successful. I want to make sure I’m allocating my time in a valuable manner. This comment brought so much value and I hope it helps not just me, but many others. I appreciate it A LOT.
5 minutes in and I still don't have any idea what help you want. You're kind creating your own answer here. The intro on the Mac video looked nice, perhaps less polished but it makes it clear up front why the hell I need to watch. :)
As a viewer, I need an intro. it helps me to decide if i want to continue watching the video (will it answer my question) or not (search for something else). It should be fast and straight to the point.. doesn't need to be heavily edited, 10 seconds max bullet points with a hock snippet will be fine.
@@TechMixr There is also some inherited risk with tech and instructional videos in general. Because you are delivering for a diverse group of viewer based on their level of experience, there will be always the viewer who is interested only in that "final step of the process" since they have already went through the steps in the beginning they will most likely to skip.
Even having feedback won't help as much. The thing is UA-cam doesn't actually know why someone watches any video. For example, If an intro looks visually nice but I can't stand the creators voice or looks. Then I click away. UA-cam doesn't know that part. They only know I clicked away. Also, listening to the UA-cam guru's tell you what works doesn't account for survivorship bias. They can only tell you what has worked for them. If they actually knew what works for everyone then they would solve everybody's problem. Some people will be winners and some will be losers. That's how life works. I would say if you keep worrying about numbers then it's going to clog your head up with assumptions you can't control. As of this comment, this video is at 143 views. Put half of those people in a room and that's a lot of people you could help. I'm not a regular viewer of this channel. I only clicked because I understand the frustration as a content creator. I wanted to hear your perceptive. So even though I was shown the video. I more then likely won't watch your other videos. I checked the channel and the videos just don't seem interesting to me. No offense to what you make. Good luck on your journey.
@@beatbuildersstudio it’s already been insanely helpful from the comment section. So I was happy that this video got even 1/10th of view count in comments so far. No offence taken. Probably not your niche and that’s perfectly fine 🙏🏾 Forgot add, I was a DJ for 28 years …… (I don’t typically mention this a ton) - your channel is within my interests (a niche I watch) subbed 👌🏾
Your Polkaroo hoodie is awesome. Now I need a Friendly Giant silkscreen t-shirt. heh. Work for TVO? Honestly, Blackmagic Resolve is where things are now. Hone your skills on that and grab the views. You may love FCP, but they'll never recover from imploding their fanbase when they killed Studio and frankly, they lost the plot (I'm a Flame editor so I know what's it's like to use a system nobody cares about). Also, I skip cutty intros. as I see/make them way too much. Give me an Egoyan film with 10 cuts in the whole thing any day. heh. I subbed your channel 'cause why not right? :). Also, for your metrics, I found your channel as I'm tired of Rogers screwing up my connection and fibre is beckoning. Your channel looks interesting. I watched your video on loop haha. Algorithm will think this video is gold.
Your intro is CBC quality for a long form video. Many UA-camrs verbally tease their topic, do a short stock Intro, then start their video. I judge videos based on if they address the thumbnail and video title. Flashy intros like the ones you did are nice, but not what I expect. Hope this helps.
Intros are stupid and I rarely watch them. There’s one UA-camr that does “intros” that I always watch, but he likes to do little skits at the beginning with a character he created and they’re usually hilarious. Ninjon is the creator and his channel is all about miniature painting. But I’m also a guy that generally watches all videos at double speed, because many creators pad their time generally by posting at 0.75x speed… anyone else notice that? Anyway, this video is what I would call a good intro. Not sure why it was in my feed but it got my attention and I clicked and watched the whole thing… at 2x speed 😅
I'm no creator but I certainly dont need intros, as cool as they are to watch. I'm already in the vid. But fuck the black box algorithms of social media in general
I'd skip that intro for the same reason I wouldn't want to watch a movie trailer before I watched the movie. I've already watched a couple of your videos though and know I find you easy to watch - the intros are mostly for folks that aren't sure what to expect from you. Check out how Wendel does his lead ins for Level1Techs, he manages to convey his personality and expertise by simply summarizing his personal motivations for why he wanted to make the video rather than going over what he's going to cover. tldr; The intro is your chance to convince us you're worth listening to, the title and thumbnail already did it's work telling us about the topic.
intro with a very quick (30s-45s) overview or about the key points (hook) is fine. Personally I'd prefer it to be short and not too many effects. If it is a short video then intro is not needed. Take LTT or dave2d for example
I think... since you're not camera shy, that including your face in the first few seconds of the intro makes all the difference. Why show face? The intros you've shown here feel like they're hyping up something, but it's not really hype that people need - people want a story. The entirety of this video itself is a story.
Intros are outdated. Intro information can be communicated in the thumbnail and video title. If you watch the big guys, their intros are usually clickbaiting with bold, shocking statements. Those intros aren't giving you information on what the video is, but instead, they push a preconceived opinion and then challenge that opinion in the video.
@@lyonsbayne so from my experience, there were ultimately 2 versions of what we call intros The first version was your channel logo with music which was like 2010-2018 basically. The 2nd version is this Mr Beastified hype up intro. I hated the idea of doing them but thought based on the “gurus” on UA-cam that I had to make strong hooks with teases about the upcoming content. Either way, I’m going to go back to basics where I pay attention to what I want to create with what the audience actually wants. (Thus why I made this video, your feedback and everybody else’s so far has proven exceptionally valuable)
Just to add to this. Unfortunately, you're not big enough to get random casual viewers. We found you because of a search for a very specific topic (in my case, it was about Bell fibe), and enjoyed your videos enough to subscribe for more. If I'm a new viewer here, then it's likely I already know what I want to learn about, I don't require an intro to explain what I'm going to watch. Like that bag intro, if I'm looking for a review for a specific bag in youtube search, find your video, I wouldn't need to watch an intro because I'm already going to have a surface level of understanding of the bag because I'm interested enough to search for it.
@TechMixr That's a win. Time wasted on content the community doesn't engage with, can then be invested in something more rewarding for both yourself and the viewers
Hello, I think a very important point that will help you improve the views and performance of your channel are the Thumbnails, I will tell you my little experience on UA-cam. On my channel when I barely had 300 followers with a single video I went to 2 thousand followers and more than 200 thousand views. After that I had good numbers of 20 thousand views, and then the videos fell again. Researching too much daily I realized how important miniatures are. In fact, if we analyze it in more detail, it is the cover of what we are going to see, if it does not attract, if there are no contrasting colors, if there are no facial expressions that generate emotions to the viewer. All the effort dedicated to the creation and editing of the video was in vain. There are even miniature designers, it’s a world that I didn’t even know existed. Right now I’m finishing a Matte painting course that is the same technique used by the best UA-cam content creators to create their thumbnails. I will leave you this phrase that I heard and I could try on my channel “A bad miniature can sink a video and never be found again” in reverse “A good miniature can make a very bad video viral.” I use a translator because I speak Spanish. Greetings
I think intros can be done well. MKBHD's intros, disregarding the animations, are tasteful and hook the viewer. I think you are throwing so much information at the viewer which is drowning out the context. It kinda feels like a brain dump. I would go back and study some of Marques's intros (not to say his are perfect or that he should be *the* example, but they *are* intros that work, clearly. And I think the graphics are only a part of that. In my opinion, a good intro is going to set up the context, so that the viewer understands what i am talking about when the video starts. If you put all the plot-points of your video oat the very beginning, the viewer is left with no sensation of mystery about what the rest of the video is about. And often, people make most of their decisions based on assumptions, so if you hit them with a bunch of keywords, they are going to decide whether or not those things are worth their time, without you ever having the chance to explain the concepts to them from *your* perspective. Again, going back to the MKBHD intros, they are shorter, use a few lines to stir vague intrigue (and marques is really good because he knows what little morsel of information will make his audience interested, this comes with experience and awareness), and he does so in a confident, charismatic way, such as to say "good things are ahead [and here's a taste of what we will unpack]". I would just task yourself, what is the point of an intro? If you're treating it like a mini-video, then yeah, its going to suck, because no one can understand all that information so quickly, and they also know you wont answer any of their questions in it. Thus, they skip
@@codexous so in this context, I almost think of Marques’ intros as not actually intros. The way I wanted to do things. Some of my other videos that do similar intros seem to perform way better. I think it’s just my niche. I wasted so much time pushing into intros and I’m over it 😂
No no, they’re very applicable. And important. The thing is, I want to get an idea from the audience perspective. And your insight among everyone else’s is pointing me (and hopefully others) in the right direction. I’m severely invested financially in gear and video editing knowledge. For me not to take solid feedback would be completely useless 😂
I'm not a follower of your channel, just popped randomly, your intros are way too long and a little tasteless, if I encounter a intro like that I probably skip the video entirely.
@@nomrfox so I have to ask. Can you define tasteless in the way you used it here? I’m genuinely asking because tasteless isn’t something I recognize in content generally, and I’ve used it in different contexts. Not offended, just confused by the statement 😂
Why I made this video:
I’m the creator of this content and unfortunately, being objective about what YOU the audience wants is harder for me.
From all the responses I’ve been getting, I wanted to send an additional thank you to you all. This is definitely giving me better insight than some POS graph in the analytics tab that doesn’t come for 2 days. #ImNotAngryISwear
I like straight to the point videos . I hate like ,five ,six minutes in and the creator doesn't get to the point . I skip ahead or just click off .
Appreciate the feedback, a lot!
I will watch the whole video with the intro.
I am one to see the thumb nail and then, if interested, watch the video. I would skip the intro because I know what the video is about by the thumb nail.
@@kensharris this is my thinking too
I found that my other videos were performing way better before I got into this whole wormhole about intros
That's a tuff one bud! Specially for a new UA-camr! My answer would be no for the intro at this point on ur channel. Why because I have other tech tubers could be 2-4 that I would go to first to get there review before I would go to another channel. So at that point I would skip the intro to get to the review and ur final thoughts. Hope that makes sense
@@richmax13 great advice and feedback, thank you 🙏🏾
I've only just seen this on my feed as a stranger to your channel and was pretty hooked by the idea of a genuine player at odds with a inconsistent game.
Firstly, I wonder if its your subscribers skipping the first 30 seconds because they know they want to see the meat of the content and your personable appeal.
Second, I can only think (based on one other comment I glanced) that as your thumbnail can accomplish a lot, maybe the digest could be even shorter and/or more teasing and provocative for the mind, begging watchers to find out more with even less info set out. But I cant personally find fault with them.
MAYBE trying full screen consistently in intro would help for people watching on a phone..
Also Spawn Wave might be a good channel to check for notes. Jon gives a digest direct to the camera and he's a pleasure to listen to. Very different channel but might be something there worth emulating (no pun intended 😅). I think Dave2D does similarly, with a very modern minimalist backdrop.
In any case, you're gonna thrive with your open minded approach to this for sure 💪🏻
@@evermillcreek thank you for your thoughtful comment 🙏🏾
The only way to grow is to be open to change. Which when I was younger was a hard sell 😂 (creativity can make an ego sensitive)
I do appreciate the thoughtfulness of your comments here. Going to check out Spawn Wave now. Dave2D is also in Ontario where I live (as is Gerald Undone and a few other massive creators)
On a hilarious note, from a metric standpoint- this video is actually performing well. And the intro I did with my friend about Final Cut 10.8 has a massive retention spike, but in reading the comments, intros are skipped.
So maybe it’s about getting straight to the point and putting that high effort editing in the middle.
I’m new at this, but I want to get it right, so again, I thank you for your sentiments 💪🏾🙏🏾
@@TechMixr you're most welcome, and that's cool about your Ontario connection. Canada sounds like a great place to live!
I know what you mean about creativity, especially if you're already your own worst critic and get unsolicited (especially presumptuous) advice.
I wish you all the best bro, and it sounds like tricky waters to navigate for sure. I don't have your resilience, especially with ADHD and the poor executive function that brings 😆
Hope you find your wings soon 🫶🏾
I find that 6 hours for 30 second intro seems nuts. Maybe I value my time too much but I do not think that the ROI is there. no matter how good the intro is no one is hanging around to watch content they got finished on great intro and don't click off after they realize they aren't the target audience
@UnlockedBeret17 EXACTLY.
The issue is, everybody rams this idea down the throat of creators (including UA-cam themselves) and it’s beyond annoying. It seriously makes you second guess your strategy.
Edit to add on to this. You’d be SHOCKED at not only how many people will spend DAYS on a 30 second intro, but how many have confessed to me that they do the same thing. It’s kind of unreal.
I personally want videos that get right to the point.
@@jasoncathcart1636 that’s my feeling too. I’m getting to a point where I’m just going to do my own damn thing and let the gurus be damned lol
I sometimes skip intros when I intend to watch the entire video. I didn't realize UA-cam penalized creators for that. Knowing that, I will just watch intros :)
@@mikewilde8801 honestly it’s all good. We as creators have to learn the hard way apparently lol
@@TechMixr It’s stilly that they take that as a metric and move on. They should look at the overall consumption of the video.
@@mikewilde8801 well they do. But natural viewing habits are videos don’t rise as the video progresses, there’s always a decline as the video goes on. They measure the overall percentage. And a sharp drop off at the beginning indicates that people just aren’t interested, so they seem to identify that as bad content. It makes sense, but it’s also weird lol
Hi,
I am not a viewer of the channel, I stumbled on your video at random but it has been really informative, a new and fresh perspective, really helpful, thank you!
My thoughts on the intro or intros in general:
1. It's very hit or miss. Sometimes it hooks me in and makes me interested. Sometimes makes you want to click away. Really depends. For e.g on discussions videos/podcasts they show snippets of the interesting parts and it makes you more interested sometimes. But honestly, it makes you "more" interested. If you are not already commited to watching and are still deciding, which might be the case for a huge part of the audience, even a good intro might not do the trick.
And in some cases it just makes you skip to those parts you want to watch and click away haha
2. I do like intros though, gives me a quick general idea of the video in a very short time. So I tend to watch the intro just to gauge if the video itself would be interesting to me. And in some cases I just don't like it and want to skip it just to get right to the topic. It also depends on the type of video for me, the topic etc...
This also has a double edge since your intro becomes the first impression to your video, meaning people who do not like the intro might click away even if they would like the core of the video.
2. For your intro,
I would personally not skip it, but would probably think it could be a little shorter. As I said earlier, I think an intro works well with someone who already let's say 85% commited to watch the video. In this sense I don't need much, even 30s might be long, especially with all the compact Short Form content out there now. For e.g the "Or is this just a gimmick" part I believe could be hinted at in the thumbnail itself and ending it with the previous question "Did apple just fix your camera enabling..." might make it more interesting as it does not elongate the question.
Anyways, I believe you can shorten it and lessen the work on you and transfer the work to other parts of the video.
I think intros are very tricky. Seems similar to copyrighting to me, where two words can make the whole difference. So, must be quite challenging to get it right.
Honestly the intro is pretty good, by the way. Great work ;)
I don't now if this helps or I am just rambling but I hope it is helpful to you and anyone needing this info.
@@simpleadi3521 love ALL of this 🙏🏾 - I’m open to suggestions because if I’m going to devote time to make UA-cam successful. I want to make sure I’m allocating my time in a valuable manner.
This comment brought so much value and I hope it helps not just me, but many others. I appreciate it A LOT.
@@TechMixr Really glad to hear it brings value
5 minutes in and I still don't have any idea what help you want. You're kind creating your own answer here. The intro on the Mac video looked nice, perhaps less polished but it makes it clear up front why the hell I need to watch. :)
Fair point, thanks!
It just depends on what you have on your channel
Fair point!
As a viewer, I need an intro. it helps me to decide if i want to continue watching the video (will it answer my question) or not (search for something else). It should be fast and straight to the point.. doesn't need to be heavily edited, 10 seconds max bullet points with a hock snippet will be fine.
Great insight, I appreciate it a lot!
@@TechMixr There is also some inherited risk with tech and instructional videos in general. Because you are delivering for a diverse group of viewer based on their level of experience, there will be always the viewer who is interested only in that "final step of the process" since they have already went through the steps in the beginning they will most likely to skip.
Even having feedback won't help as much. The thing is UA-cam doesn't actually know why someone watches any video.
For example, If an intro looks visually nice but I can't stand the creators voice or looks. Then I click away. UA-cam doesn't know that part. They only know I clicked away.
Also, listening to the UA-cam guru's tell you what works doesn't account for survivorship bias. They can only tell you what has worked for them. If they actually knew what works for everyone then they would solve everybody's problem.
Some people will be winners and some will be losers. That's how life works.
I would say if you keep worrying about numbers then it's going to clog your head up with assumptions you can't control. As of this comment, this video is at 143 views. Put half of those people in a room and that's a lot of people you could help.
I'm not a regular viewer of this channel. I only clicked because I understand the frustration as a content creator. I wanted to hear your perceptive. So even though I was shown the video. I more then likely won't watch your other videos. I checked the channel and the videos just don't seem interesting to me. No offense to what you make.
Good luck on your journey.
@@beatbuildersstudio it’s already been insanely helpful from the comment section. So I was happy that this video got even 1/10th of view count in comments so far.
No offence taken. Probably not your niche and that’s perfectly fine 🙏🏾
Forgot add, I was a DJ for 28 years …… (I don’t typically mention this a ton) - your channel is within my interests (a niche I watch) subbed 👌🏾
Your Polkaroo hoodie is awesome. Now I need a Friendly Giant silkscreen t-shirt. heh. Work for TVO? Honestly, Blackmagic Resolve is where things are now. Hone your skills on that and grab the views. You may love FCP, but they'll never recover from imploding their fanbase when they killed Studio and frankly, they lost the plot (I'm a Flame editor so I know what's it's like to use a system nobody cares about). Also, I skip cutty intros. as I see/make them way too much. Give me an Egoyan film with 10 cuts in the whole thing any day. heh. I subbed your channel 'cause why not right? :). Also, for your metrics, I found your channel as I'm tired of Rogers screwing up my connection and fibre is beckoning. Your channel looks interesting. I watched your video on loop haha. Algorithm will think this video is gold.
Your intro is CBC quality for a long form video. Many UA-camrs verbally tease their topic, do a short stock Intro, then start their video. I judge videos based on if they address the thumbnail and video title. Flashy intros like the ones you did are nice, but not what I expect. Hope this helps.
@@edwardbrunato4593 It really does help 🙏🏾
The only thing is, not sure what you meant by CBC quality 😂
Intros are stupid and I rarely watch them. There’s one UA-camr that does “intros” that I always watch, but he likes to do little skits at the beginning with a character he created and they’re usually hilarious. Ninjon is the creator and his channel is all about miniature painting.
But I’m also a guy that generally watches all videos at double speed, because many creators pad their time generally by posting at 0.75x speed… anyone else notice that?
Anyway, this video is what I would call a good intro. Not sure why it was in my feed but it got my attention and I clicked and watched the whole thing… at 2x speed 😅
Very great insight, thanks for the breakdown. My viewing habits aren’t like others so it’s super helpful to get this feedback 🙏🏾
I like videos with substance as long as it's a topic I am interested in boss
@@EuroNation appreciate the feedback sir! 🫡
I'm no creator but I certainly dont need intros, as cool as they are to watch. I'm already in the vid. But fuck the black box algorithms of social media in general
@@DJStevieP Louder for the people in the back!!
I'd skip that intro for the same reason I wouldn't want to watch a movie trailer before I watched the movie.
I've already watched a couple of your videos though and know I find you easy to watch - the intros are mostly for folks that aren't sure what to expect from you. Check out how Wendel does his lead ins for Level1Techs, he manages to convey his personality and expertise by simply summarizing his personal motivations for why he wanted to make the video rather than going over what he's going to cover.
tldr; The intro is your chance to convince us you're worth listening to, the title and thumbnail already did it's work telling us about the topic.
Extremely and I mean EXTREMELY valuable insight. I honestly appreciate this feedback a ton. 🙏🏾
intro with a very quick (30s-45s) overview or about the key points (hook) is fine. Personally I'd prefer it to be short and not too many effects. If it is a short video then intro is not needed. Take LTT or dave2d for example
Ps. option A. I use a browser extension called sponsor block which use community submissions that can include intros, in videos ads, recaps, etc.
Fair, not everyone uses an extension like that, but worth knowing what people are most interested in and you gave me some great feedback!
I think... since you're not camera shy, that including your face in the first few seconds of the intro makes all the difference. Why show face? The intros you've shown here feel like they're hyping up something, but it's not really hype that people need - people want a story. The entirety of this video itself is a story.
@@heroharmonyVOD EXCELLENT point
Intros are outdated. Intro information can be communicated in the thumbnail and video title.
If you watch the big guys, their intros are usually clickbaiting with bold, shocking statements. Those intros aren't giving you information on what the video is, but instead, they push a preconceived opinion and then challenge that opinion in the video.
@@lyonsbayne so from my experience, there were ultimately 2 versions of what we call intros
The first version was your channel logo with music which was like 2010-2018 basically. The 2nd version is this Mr Beastified hype up intro. I hated the idea of doing them but thought based on the “gurus” on UA-cam that I had to make strong hooks with teases about the upcoming content.
Either way, I’m going to go back to basics where I pay attention to what I want to create with what the audience actually wants. (Thus why I made this video, your feedback and everybody else’s so far has proven exceptionally valuable)
Just to add to this. Unfortunately, you're not big enough to get random casual viewers.
We found you because of a search for a very specific topic (in my case, it was about Bell fibe), and enjoyed your videos enough to subscribe for more.
If I'm a new viewer here, then it's likely I already know what I want to learn about, I don't require an intro to explain what I'm going to watch.
Like that bag intro, if I'm looking for a review for a specific bag in youtube search, find your video, I wouldn't need to watch an intro because I'm already going to have a surface level of understanding of the bag because I'm interested enough to search for it.
@TechMixr That's a win. Time wasted on content the community doesn't engage with, can then be invested in something more rewarding for both yourself and the viewers
Exactly 💪🏾👌🏾
Hello, I think a very important point that will help you improve the views and performance of your channel are the Thumbnails, I will tell you my little experience on UA-cam. On my channel when I barely had 300 followers with a single video I went to 2 thousand followers and more than 200 thousand views. After that I had good numbers of 20 thousand views, and then the videos fell again. Researching too much daily I realized how important miniatures are. In fact, if we analyze it in more detail, it is the cover of what we are going to see, if it does not attract, if there are no contrasting colors, if there are no facial expressions that generate emotions to the viewer. All the effort dedicated to the creation and editing of the video was in vain. There are even miniature designers, it’s a world that I didn’t even know existed. Right now I’m finishing a Matte painting course that is the same technique used by the best UA-cam content creators to create their thumbnails. I will leave you this phrase that I heard and I could try on my channel “A bad miniature can sink a video and never be found again” in reverse “A good miniature can make a very bad video viral.” I use a translator because I speak Spanish. Greetings
I think intros can be done well. MKBHD's intros, disregarding the animations, are tasteful and hook the viewer. I think you are throwing so much information at the viewer which is drowning out the context. It kinda feels like a brain dump. I would go back and study some of Marques's intros (not to say his are perfect or that he should be *the* example, but they *are* intros that work, clearly. And I think the graphics are only a part of that. In my opinion, a good intro is going to set up the context, so that the viewer understands what i am talking about when the video starts. If you put all the plot-points of your video oat the very beginning, the viewer is left with no sensation of mystery about what the rest of the video is about. And often, people make most of their decisions based on assumptions, so if you hit them with a bunch of keywords, they are going to decide whether or not those things are worth their time, without you ever having the chance to explain the concepts to them from *your* perspective. Again, going back to the MKBHD intros, they are shorter, use a few lines to stir vague intrigue (and marques is really good because he knows what little morsel of information will make his audience interested, this comes with experience and awareness), and he does so in a confident, charismatic way, such as to say "good things are ahead [and here's a taste of what we will unpack]". I would just task yourself, what is the point of an intro? If you're treating it like a mini-video, then yeah, its going to suck, because no one can understand all that information so quickly, and they also know you wont answer any of their questions in it. Thus, they skip
@@codexous so in this context, I almost think of Marques’ intros as not actually intros. The way I wanted to do things. Some of my other videos that do similar intros seem to perform way better. I think it’s just my niche.
I wasted so much time pushing into intros and I’m over it 😂
@@TechMixr I see, ok
upon rewatching, i’ll admit that the example intro seemed a lot more digestible, so perhaps my remarks are not so applicable
No no, they’re very applicable. And important.
The thing is, I want to get an idea from the audience perspective. And your insight among everyone else’s is pointing me (and hopefully others) in the right direction. I’m severely invested financially in gear and video editing knowledge. For me not to take solid feedback would be completely useless 😂
@@TechMixr absolutely 🙌
C , intro good content great.
I'm sorry but you lost me, it was too long. I think that the shorts are making us have a attention span of a three year old
@@douggemmill3497 😂
I'm not a follower of your channel, just popped randomly, your intros are way too long and a little tasteless, if I encounter a intro like that I probably skip the video entirely.
@@nomrfox so I have to ask. Can you define tasteless in the way you used it here? I’m genuinely asking because tasteless isn’t something I recognize in content generally, and I’ve used it in different contexts.
Not offended, just confused by the statement 😂