I am fascinated with this idea of documenting your ordinary life and others finding something in it. I watch quite a few videos on YouTube of individuals documenting their ordinary, everyday lives and the viewing figures that some of them achieve are impressive and fascinating. I suppose it could be described as ‘vlogging’, too, but… Continue reading Documenting your life and vlogging
Tag: vlogging
Daily vlogging for 30 days
I have set myself the challenge of vlogging daily for 30 days, starting yesterday. I have publicly committed to it in my first video. So, the pressure is on to actually do it. My vlogs will not be full videos which you might normally associate or expect with a vlog. Mine are 3 minutes or… Continue reading Daily vlogging for 30 days
The new style of vlogging?
I checked out a few YouTube channels yesterday which had been suggested in another video I watched as illustrative of the new style of vlogging which is all the rage on YouTube in 2024, and by inference, in 2025. It is a style of vlogging with very little editing and features one individual speaking to… Continue reading The new style of vlogging?
Why vlog?
Why vlog? Connection. Or more accurately, more points of connection. If an ordinary video provides connection between you and a viewer, and it does, then a vlog, filmed often over the course of a day, offers more points of connection. In my case these connections would include feeding the small birds around my home, baking,… Continue reading Why vlog?
Making videos with my iPhone-an experiment
Today I am going to make a video with my iPhone, as a type of experiment. I want to see what the quality is like-that is, the audio and video quality-and see how it feels and what problems, if any, occur. The reason for trying this experiment is the fact that we almost always have… Continue reading Making videos with my iPhone-an experiment
Two types of vlogging
I have an interest in the art and science of vlogging. A vlog, according to the Cambridge dictionary, is defined as: a video blog: a record of your thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you film and publish on the internet Vlogs, and vlogging, are not the type of videos which have led me to grow… Continue reading Two types of vlogging
Structure of a vlog (Part 2)
I wrote yesterday about the structure of a vlog which one guy (Itz SKY) who I follow on YouTube gave as the standard structure used in television shows which is standard and should be used in your vlogs. I had previously read up and researched how Casey Neistat did it and want to try to… Continue reading Structure of a vlog (Part 2)
Structure of a vlog (Part 1)
I was watching a video yesterday about how a guy who has worked in television in the United States and who is publishing vlogs (almost) daily on YouTube. He uses a structure which he says is in use in television programmes and shows as a matter of best practice. He refers to is as the… Continue reading Structure of a vlog (Part 1)
The performance of the least edited video I have every published is surprising
I have published various vlog type videos on my YouTube channel from time to time. I am fascinated by the vlog concept, the idea of making something interesting or useful from the ordinary, everyday, banal. Some of them have done pretty well, some have disappointed. But the one I published this week is one of… Continue reading The performance of the least edited video I have every published is surprising
Daily or weekly vlogging
I am interested in this idea of regular vlogging. Daily vlogging was a big trend a few years ago on YouTube but tailed off somewhat when the High Priest of daily vlogging, Casey Neistat, stopped doing it. Nevertheless, I came across a guy on YouTube at the weekend who is doing it and has apparently… Continue reading Daily or weekly vlogging