Very brave of you. Thanks for making yourself vulnerable so we can participate in your journey. Nothing is as humbling or instructive as review. Looking forward to what comes next.
One of your superpowers is that you are very comfortable with introspection and sharing your introspection journey. And you don't mind laughing at yourself. Great content, great perspectives. I can't wait to see where all this experimentation takes you.
Thanks a ton for your humility. You are a lot of fun in this retrospective video. I've been grinding away for just over six years too and keep trying to get better, waiting for my big break... My oldest videos are absolutely terrible.
I only know your channel for a few months now but I can tell you that imo you're the best Camera gear review channel on youtube. I get so much information that I don't get from most other channels like about rollingshutter, overheating etc, so big thanks for your works and keep it up :)
Haha, most of those growth things you talk about are so relatable. I am in shouting phase RN haha. Keep doing what you're doing, one of the best camera channels out here on YT.
Man, I loved this. I wish every successful UA-camr would go through their old videos and talk about what worked and what didn't. It was entertaining and insightful, brotha! Thanks for making this 🙏🏼
Thank you Gerald! I suffered when I started UA-cam a few years ago and STILL have to fight myself trying to make videos. The daft thing is that I’m a retired musician who was perfectly happy recording in studios and playing to live audiences, but speaking to a camera just shuts me down! Great to see where you started.
I only recently found your channel. I have to say, regardless of where you started, your recent videos are simply superb. From production quality to humor, these videos earn every damned minute of watch time.
First vid I saw some years ago was the fixing the white spot on the monitor. It showed up in my feed and I found it entertaining enough to come back for more. You had (I think) under 30 or 40K subs at the time. 😎
Haha I love that you brought back the funky jams. I'm really happy for you that you have had such a long and successful journey. UA-cam is a tough place, but you have weathered the storm very well. I always enjoy what you put into the world, and your silliness is a unique part of you. Don't ever look back and cringe. It's why people like you after all! Happy six years!
Great one Gerald! You crack me up 😂😂 I've often wondered if I should delete some of my old videos. Tutorials where it's just a screen recording and the onboard mic of the laptop. Horrendous quality. Or even worse, when I started introducing my own face into the tutorials as I ran through them. 🙈 But as you said viewers mostly don't follow your story. Just because I don't like how the old videos fail to represent how I want the channel to be perceived now, doesn't mean they're not still of value to some people.
Man, it is brutal going back and watching my original 10 videos. I can't believe how much we learn over such short periods of time. Congrats on 6 years bro
I don’t why I never watched this when it came up on my subs feed! Brilliant. So good to see the journey. I’ve been here since early 2020. You’ve taught me so much. And I’ve laughed a lot too. And for that I’m eternally grateful.
It is INCREDIBLE how far you have come in these last few years. Content, lighting, sound, editing, hair, teeth, totally awesome progress and improvement.
Great retrospective! Congrats on the 6+ years. I'm indirectly feeling bad about Gerald's roasting of himself, but it's because my current stuff has a ton of flaws and I see it after every project. And my old stuff is... well... a lot worse, lol.
That was so funny ! I laughed out loud. Also a lover of the intro. Your warmth and sense of humour , not to mention your thorough reviews are what keep me coming back time and again.
The super-fast edits without breathing room due to trying to memorize your content.. ouch that one was personal. 🙃 **Me watching my latest video that I was proud of prior to watching this** . Seriously though, this video was so enlightening and comforting. I'm new on this journey, and can't wait to look back on older videos and reflect on where I came from.
I haven't watched all of your videos, but I've definitely watched a few of them 3-4 times. I think that time period of "energy" that is so rampant in UA-cam content is thanks to another Canadian UA-camr who it seems everyone copied from set design and lighting, to travelling to Iceland! to the catch phrase, "What! Is! HAPPENING!!!!!". Thankfully, that trend is dying down, as more and more people are finding their own style. I appreciate what you've accomplished and I loved the studio tours as I also followed all of those people, so it was a fun series of cross-over episodes. Keep at it! You're great!
Haha. Love the memes! I’ve been on your channel for I think 3-4 years now. And never bothered to watch your super old content. I came in due to needing to learn more about log profiles, specifically s-log2, and working with 8-bit footage. One of the first videos of yours I remember watching was a comparison of all the Sony profiles, showing all the data, matching them, etc. Amazing how much you’ve evolved in such a short time. Most never make it out of the awkward phase. But you figured out what you love to make, made your content unique in that space, and became successful. What a ride! There’s a lot of simple stuff I can learn from you even though our content will be totally dissimilar. 1) Think about what you want to make. 2) Challenge yourself. 3) Use a script. 4) watch your edits (and although you didn’t say this: reshoot something if it’s awkward).
YOu're deep dives and tech videos are always top notch, but I always come back for the fireside chats and weird funny videos you occasionally post. Grateful that you shared your journey with us. Here's to the future!
Don’t be too hard on your past self, he got you where you are now and that’s incredible! This was fascinating though, really made me think as introspectively as you were about how we will perceive our current work in the future. Really great stuff Gerald!
despite all jokes about the old videos, there is a lot of really valuable information here. After all these years of experience in YT consider doing more videos like these... talking about "how to UA-cam" (create more pleasant camera shots/B-Roll, tricks to retain an audience, your steps to record a video, gain camera confidence, and others) I know your channel is more "gear's related", but in some of your and also Josh's videos, you guys provided more insights to people who want to become UA-camrs than real channels that only create that kind of content, so consider approaching these subjects as well bro.
As much as I like your technical analysis and review videos, I think I can speak for many that we like this type of video that's on the other side of the spectrum. Kudos!
I joined around the 5k subs mark and it's been quite a trip to see your growth!! And I learned something important today "memorising paragraphs made me speak very fast", which is what I do and I complain I get time to time. Thanks!!
I got excited that Gerald the man himself replied to my comment 😅, of course it was a scamming bot... Well, let's report an hope that it keeps the actual Gerald safe.
A great self-critical view back in time - if one can laugh about the early mistakes like you do, the journey must be a good one. Really looking forward to what you will do over the next 5-10 years, and thanks for all your valuable content you have created, Gerald! - Martin
6 years... what a development! Kinda motivating to see someone thriving who "just started" in 2016 when everyone was like "you can't start a new channel anymore!"
Gerald, the one saying that this reminds me of is "it is not the end of the journey that is so important, but it is the adventure of getting there". You have done well my friend (even though we have not met, I have been a loyal watcher for several years), You have brought an ease of understanding to some very complicated processes in cameras and video and had some really decent fun with other UA-cam content providers. Keep up the good works.
These are honestly some of my favorite videos on YT. Watching creators who have it all together take a look back at where they started and having a good self-roasting. It reminds us all we have to start creating where we are and just keep uploading.
This channel has helped me so much throughout my career in video. Whether it's a new purchase, or a how do i do that... you've given a ton of answers. Thank you.
I remember you talking about making a cut during an inhale/exhale and I’ve thought about that in literally every video I’ve edited for over a year now. 🌬
Ever since I discovered your channel you've been my main go to for reference, troubleshooting and basically learning the craft, thanks for all the hard work.
This is awesome. I love to see old videos from people with high production value now, as it shows everyone starts at the same place. Bad lighting, bad editing, and uncomfortableness in unpolished videos. 6 years seems like a long time, but it's really not. Public speaking skills, lighting, comfort all gets added with practice. Love it.
That spot removal video was the one that brought me to the channel. I wanted to remove the same stuff from my laptop monitor. I ended up selling it. Jump cuts were also fine. Everyone was using them. And it is better than not having some awkward pause. It is also understandable you talk, and you may just run with the script or with the idea. So, it wasn't that bad. Man, it's one of the best videos here on the channel. Keep working on your content. There was a lot of cool stuff that helped me.
Oh my gosh… I discovered your channel when you did a lot of audio stuff and you were in an apartment with long hair and a keyboard next to you. I think that was before 100K and you’re over 300K now!! Congrats dude you’ve put in the work. Well deserved.
Wow! This video gave me so much hope in the potential future of my own channel! I have to keep pushing. Try, learn, repeat. Enjoy the process. Thanks for so much great content over the years!
I jumped on the Undone boat when I watched one of the recent (within the last year) camera reviews. I don't care about cameras not even in the slightest, but it was something about the way the video was produced and the extent of the details in the review was almost calming. Since then it's been great watching Gerald's videos. They are quite informational for the most part (bananus included) but they are entertaining too.
You have been a very good source of knowledge around gear , it’s been a great ride seeing so many awesome technology mainly photo and video gear, I come for the lenses and cameras to you and I wish I do what you do.
As a Hustle Dancer, I want to thank you for taking the best cut for your exit off an otherwise, forgettable album ("Milky Way Super Mix" by Fratelli Stellari). Now, I'm not sure when I started following your channel (last two years?). In the beginning, my fascination was with your knowledge of things I wasn't even remotely interested in. You must of "Done" an excellent job, because I kept returning. At the outset, I understood about 1 percent of your video spec talk. I shot stills with DSLRs for the past 4 years. Now, as an owner of a Z9, I became interested in video (he's crazy). I've read topics every evening that would give children nightmares: Resolution, Codec, Gamma, RAW, Log, LUT Nuts, Rec 709 vs 2020, 4:2:2 vs 4:2:0 and so on and so forth. Now, I might understand about 65 percent of your video spec talk.(especially if I slow it down 25%). Glad you stuck it out and fun to watch your growth (hairy as it might be). Stay crazy, my friend.
I only found the channel back when you did the MFT one. been loving it since. I never knew you made a video about a portable green screen. I actually had made one very similar to yours in 2016 on my personal channel before I joined the boot sequence channel. I hope all is good and that you got out of that creator slump from way back!
You're one of the most inspirational UA-camrs I follow, it was fun to see your evolution since 2016... I had no idea you've been at it since then. Very cool
I started following because I love the lighting and framing of your studio shots and have adopted some of it into my own channel.
NEVER change the intro. 😀 Done. Done. Gerald Undone. He's Crazy!
Really turned me off the first time I watched one of the video's but at some point you just start loving it.
@@gillesvanleeuwen I've loved it since day one.
The perfect intro length and has a new jack swing vibe to it.
I skip it every time, don't know why it rubs me the wrong way. But the content keeps me coming back over and over and over
@@johnnysimandjuntak it’s even better with the full length remix!
keep doing your thing Gerald, we love it
Very brave of you. Thanks for making yourself vulnerable so we can participate in your journey. Nothing is as humbling or instructive as review.
Looking forward to what comes next.
Huge congrats for your journey! It’s an inspiring one! 👏😌
One of your superpowers is that you are very comfortable with introspection and sharing your introspection journey.
And you don't mind laughing at yourself.
Great content, great perspectives. I can't wait to see where all this experimentation takes you.
Cool retrospective, I'm in the camp that loves the intro
I love your honesty and self-deprecating style - and you're funny!
Thanks a ton for your humility. You are a lot of fun in this retrospective video. I've been grinding away for just over six years too and keep trying to get better, waiting for my big break... My oldest videos are absolutely terrible.
Great to see how you've grown from such humble beginnings! :)
I only know your channel for a few months now but I can tell you that imo you're the best Camera gear review channel on youtube. I get so much information that I don't get from most other channels like about rollingshutter, overheating etc, so big thanks for your works and keep it up :)
Congrats for your 6th year of UA-cam journey! Huge respect.
How was I not subscribed?? Been following you forever. Yes the intro is gold.
This was fun. You’ve helped so many of us with content creation in many different ways. Much appreciated.
Love your work. Everyone starts somewhere. Thanks for everything you bring to us.
I remember some real crazy videos you made that you removed. You've come a long way.
This video has the best post End Cards and music jingle 🎶 that I’ve heard on your channel in years!!! 👏
Haha back to basics
Looking forward to the next 6 years!! Thank you and congratulations!!
Haha, most of those growth things you talk about are so relatable. I am in shouting phase RN haha. Keep doing what you're doing, one of the best camera channels out here on YT.
Man, I loved this. I wish every successful UA-camr would go through their old videos and talk about what worked and what didn't. It was entertaining and insightful, brotha! Thanks for making this 🙏🏼
Congratulations on 6 years ! I've been subbed to your channel for 4 years now and have always thoroughly enjoyed your videos.
Thank you Gerald! I suffered when I started UA-cam a few years ago and STILL have to fight myself trying to make videos. The daft thing is that I’m a retired musician who was perfectly happy recording in studios and playing to live audiences, but speaking to a camera just shuts me down!
Great to see where you started.
I only recently found your channel. I have to say, regardless of where you started, your recent videos are simply superb. From production quality to humor, these videos earn every damned minute of watch time.
Thanks for opening up your heart on this one. Loved the retrospective look back. I’m here for the journey too!
First vid I saw some years ago was the fixing the white spot on the monitor. It showed up in my feed and I found it entertaining enough to come back for more. You had (I think) under 30 or 40K subs at the time. 😎
Haha I love that you brought back the funky jams. I'm really happy for you that you have had such a long and successful journey. UA-cam is a tough place, but you have weathered the storm very well. I always enjoy what you put into the world, and your silliness is a unique part of you. Don't ever look back and cringe. It's why people like you after all! Happy six years!
Cheers, Gerald - thanks for all the fun and helpful videos along the way!
That was great to watch! I know one thing, I always check what you have to say about a camera product before buying it. Your knowledge is immense!
I've been following along since 2020, after your haircut. Congrats on six years. Cheers to many more!
Great one Gerald! You crack me up 😂😂
I've often wondered if I should delete some of my old videos. Tutorials where it's just a screen recording and the onboard mic of the laptop. Horrendous quality. Or even worse, when I started introducing my own face into the tutorials as I ran through them. 🙈 But as you said viewers mostly don't follow your story. Just because I don't like how the old videos fail to represent how I want the channel to be perceived now, doesn't mean they're not still of value to some people.
Man, it is brutal going back and watching my original 10 videos. I can't believe how much we learn over such short periods of time. Congrats on 6 years bro
I don’t why I never watched this when it came up on my subs feed! Brilliant. So good to see the journey. I’ve been here since early 2020. You’ve taught me so much. And I’ve laughed a lot too.
And for that I’m eternally grateful.
This was very pleasant to watch and very encouraging
Glad you decided to to do the youtube trip.
Really enjoy the content.
I do learn a lot and always get a good laugh.
Always time well spent.
“If you don’t cringe about your own past, you haven’t grown up”
06:55 So glad you kept the intro jingle! 😁
It is INCREDIBLE how far you have come in these last few years. Content, lighting, sound, editing, hair, teeth, totally awesome progress and improvement.
Great retrospective! Congrats on the 6+ years. I'm indirectly feeling bad about Gerald's roasting of himself, but it's because my current stuff has a ton of flaws and I see it after every project. And my old stuff is... well... a lot worse, lol.
That was so funny ! I laughed out loud. Also a lover of the intro. Your warmth and sense of humour , not to mention your thorough reviews are what keep me coming back time and again.
The super-fast edits without breathing room due to trying to memorize your content.. ouch that one was personal. 🙃
**Me watching my latest video that I was proud of prior to watching this** .
Seriously though, this video was so enlightening and comforting. I'm new on this journey, and can't wait to look back on older videos and reflect on where I came from.
This is GOLD. Love seeing you have fun and be lighthearted mate! So funn
I don't know why but this really gave me the motivation to upload videos again !
I haven't watched all of your videos, but I've definitely watched a few of them 3-4 times. I think that time period of "energy" that is so rampant in UA-cam content is thanks to another Canadian UA-camr who it seems everyone copied from set design and lighting, to travelling to Iceland! to the catch phrase, "What! Is! HAPPENING!!!!!". Thankfully, that trend is dying down, as more and more people are finding their own style. I appreciate what you've accomplished and I loved the studio tours as I also followed all of those people, so it was a fun series of cross-over episodes. Keep at it! You're great!
Haha. Love the memes!
I’ve been on your channel for I think 3-4 years now. And never bothered to watch your super old content. I came in due to needing to learn more about log profiles, specifically s-log2, and working with 8-bit footage.
One of the first videos of yours I remember watching was a comparison of all the Sony profiles, showing all the data, matching them, etc.
Amazing how much you’ve evolved in such a short time. Most never make it out of the awkward phase. But you figured out what you love to make, made your content unique in that space, and became successful. What a ride!
There’s a lot of simple stuff I can learn from you even though our content will be totally dissimilar.
1) Think about what you want to make.
2) Challenge yourself.
3) Use a script.
4) watch your edits (and although you didn’t say this: reshoot something if it’s awkward).
Great having you hear on UA-cam! 🙃 I very much appreciate you and what you do!
@geraldundone is this a spam post or actually from you? I can’t imagine why you’d have a tiny second account just to post comments like this 🤷🏻♂️😂
YOu're deep dives and tech videos are always top notch, but I always come back for the fireside chats and weird funny videos you occasionally post. Grateful that you shared your journey with us. Here's to the future!
I appreciate the honesty and goofiness. One of my most trusted reviewers.
It's always so fun to see how far we've come - congrats on your journey
Such fun to review the journey. I chuckled at the end screen also :-)
Don’t change Gerald! Love your content and you are one of the most influential creators I’ve been following on UA-cam!
Don’t be too hard on your past self, he got you where you are now and that’s incredible! This was fascinating though, really made me think as introspectively as you were about how we will perceive our current work in the future. Really great stuff Gerald!
despite all jokes about the old videos, there is a lot of really valuable information here.
After all these years of experience in YT consider doing more videos like these...
talking about "how to UA-cam" (create more pleasant camera shots/B-Roll, tricks to retain an audience, your steps to record a video, gain camera confidence, and others)
I know your channel is more "gear's related", but in some of your and also Josh's videos, you guys provided more insights to people who want to become UA-camrs than real channels that only create that kind of content, so consider approaching these subjects as well bro.
Always good to go back and look where you started to see how much you've grown. Thank you for sharing. Great stuff!
LOL!!! I love this so much! What an inspiration from one of my favorite channels on UA-cam!
Congratulations on the 6 years! 🎉
Congrats man! The part about all the haircut comments had me laughing so hard!
I really liked your studio visit videos. I may never become my version of Gerald Undone but I'm happy to watch yours.
What a great retrospective look! It’s good to see your evolution and gives me hope!
Congrats for the first 6 years, I’ve been following you for the best part of 4 and don’t plan to stop anytime soon 😉 keep up the great work
Hands down the single most useful video I’ve ever seen on your channel. And your average video is outstanding.
As much as I like your technical analysis and review videos, I think I can speak for many that we like this type of video that's on the other side of the spectrum. Kudos!
A fun evolution to review with the creator! Congratulations on 6 years!
I joined around the 5k subs mark and it's been quite a trip to see your growth!!
And I learned something important today "memorising paragraphs made me speak very fast", which is what I do and I complain I get time to time. Thanks!!
I got excited that Gerald the man himself replied to my comment 😅, of course it was a scamming bot... Well, let's report an hope that it keeps the actual Gerald safe.
Smile on my face the whole time. Thank you for this! I have more faith in myself now 🙃
lol got a good laugh outa this one. Always cool to see how far we've come. Awesome evolution! 🤙
A great self-critical view back in time - if one can laugh about the early mistakes like you do, the journey must be a good one.
Really looking forward to what you will do over the next 5-10 years, and thanks for all your valuable content you have created, Gerald!
- Martin
You were always awesome. Thanks for being you and keeping us edutained!
Thanks for all the learnings. I’ve learned so much about camera tech from you.
6 years... what a development!
Kinda motivating to see someone thriving who "just started" in 2016 when everyone was like "you can't start a new channel anymore!"
Gerald, the one saying that this reminds me of is "it is not the end of the journey that is so important, but it is the adventure of getting there". You have done well my friend (even though we have not met, I have been a loyal watcher for several years), You have brought an ease of understanding to some very complicated processes in cameras and video and had some really decent fun with other UA-cam content providers. Keep up the good works.
Thank you for being you! One of the best and most honest youtubers out there! Keep doing you Gerald. Lets get undone.
How generous of you to open up that part of your journey with us. Life lessons on a number of levels. And very entertaining.
These are honestly some of my favorite videos on YT. Watching creators who have it all together take a look back at where they started and having a good self-roasting. It reminds us all we have to start creating where we are and just keep uploading.
I respect artists who keep their very early work up, it inspires newcomers. Great channel Gerald!
This channel has helped me so much throughout my career in video. Whether it's a new purchase, or a how do i do that... you've given a ton of answers. Thank you.
I remember you talking about making a cut during an inhale/exhale and I’ve thought about that in literally every video I’ve edited for over a year now. 🌬
Ever since I discovered your channel you've been my main go to for reference, troubleshooting and basically learning the craft, thanks for all the hard work.
So awesome to see your journey, Love what you do man.
This is awesome. I love to see old videos from people with high production value now, as it shows everyone starts at the same place. Bad lighting, bad editing, and uncomfortableness in unpolished videos. 6 years seems like a long time, but it's really not. Public speaking skills, lighting, comfort all gets added with practice.
Love it.
absolutely great to see the changes in one video... and well done, wishing 6 years and more of success but above all... fun
That spot removal video was the one that brought me to the channel. I wanted to remove the same stuff from my laptop monitor. I ended up selling it.
Jump cuts were also fine. Everyone was using them. And it is better than not having some awkward pause. It is also understandable you talk, and you may just run with the script or with the idea. So, it wasn't that bad.
Man, it's one of the best videos here on the channel. Keep working on your content. There was a lot of cool stuff that helped me.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Wonder where I'll be in 6 years.
Really enjoyed watching this video. And I am proud that I am a loyal fan who knows the videos in order. Love from Sri Lanka.
This was so awesome and heartwarming to watch!
Oh my gosh… I discovered your channel when you did a lot of audio stuff and you were in an apartment with long hair and a keyboard next to you.
I think that was before 100K and you’re over 300K now!! Congrats dude you’ve put in the work. Well deserved.
As an official benneficiary of the SD card video, I can confidently say that it was super useful. Keep it up, man. You're the best
Wow! This video gave me so much hope in the potential future of my own channel! I have to keep pushing. Try, learn, repeat. Enjoy the process. Thanks for so much great content over the years!
So good. Congrats on your success and it's awesome to see the humble beginnings lol. Mahalo!
Hell yeah. Been watching since 100 subscribers, you even featured one of my comments in your very first videos
I discovered your channel in the middle of 2020 and you have been awesome. Great knowledge and the humor is spot on.
I jumped on the Undone boat when I watched one of the recent (within the last year) camera reviews. I don't care about cameras not even in the slightest, but it was something about the way the video was produced and the extent of the details in the review was almost calming. Since then it's been great watching Gerald's videos. They are quite informational for the most part (bananus included) but they are entertaining too.
I've been here for years and hope to stay here for years. Love what you do man, you've taught us so much! Cheers from Croatia :)
You've become more undone! Nice that you can laugh at your earliest efforts. You continue to get better at being undone!
You have been a very good source of knowledge around gear , it’s been a great ride seeing so many awesome technology mainly photo and video gear, I come for the lenses and cameras to you and I wish I do what you do.
As a Hustle Dancer, I want to thank you for taking the best cut for your exit off an otherwise, forgettable album ("Milky Way Super Mix" by Fratelli Stellari). Now, I'm not sure when I started following your channel (last two years?). In the beginning, my fascination was with your knowledge of things I wasn't even remotely interested in. You must of "Done" an excellent job, because I kept returning. At the outset, I understood about 1 percent of your video spec talk. I shot stills with DSLRs for the past 4 years. Now, as an owner of a Z9, I became interested in video (he's crazy). I've read topics every evening that would give children nightmares: Resolution, Codec, Gamma, RAW, Log, LUT Nuts, Rec 709 vs 2020, 4:2:2 vs 4:2:0 and so on and so forth. Now, I might understand about 65 percent of your video spec talk.(especially if I slow it down 25%). Glad you stuck it out and fun to watch your growth (hairy as it might be). Stay crazy, my friend.
absolutely love your videos , great to see your progression
I really enjoyed this AND got some great tips (the continuity thing was huge!). Loved..
I only found the channel back when you did the MFT one. been loving it since. I never knew you made a video about a portable green screen. I actually had made one very similar to yours in 2016 on my personal channel before I joined the boot sequence channel. I hope all is good and that you got out of that creator slump from way back!
Huge congrats and massive thanks for all the information you've shared. It helped me so much and I have learned a lot.
Gerald Undone HE'S CRAZY!
You're one of the most inspirational UA-camrs I follow, it was fun to see your evolution since 2016... I had no idea you've been at it since then. Very cool