pretty much sounds like you don't want me talking at all lol
Is that really all you took away from that critique? Did I just waste my time on advice you're not going to listen to anyway?
what I aim for is, getting YouTube famous.
Oh dear. Being "YouTube famous" is like being good at eating cereal.
Before I get into why this isn't a worthy goal, let me first say that scientists have actually studied the phenomena of viral videos and the like and their grand conclusion was, "I dunno." There is no formula for this. It's mostly based on dumb luck.
That said, any kind of fame is an incredibly poor substitute for... pretty much any goal really. YouTube subscribers are nothing like real friends. Because a YouTube subscriber will never ask you to help them move a couch into their new apartment. They'll never give you a ride to work when your car's in the shop. And they certainly won't take you out to a bar on your birthday. A large audience is only good if you can monetize it, and that's way more difficult than you think it is.
Trying to fish for YouTube fame is a waste of your time because you could be spending it doing literally anything else. Hell, smoking pot and listening to The Beatles would be more productive, because at least that might encourage you to learn to play an instrument. There are so many better things to do with your time than fish for compliments from a bunch of anonymous yo-yos with the attention span of gnat and the social graces of a goat.
Also, to teach people cardsistry,
Uh huh. And how much experience do you actually have?
Have you heard of Mismag22 or Andyfieldmagic?
In the same way that I've heard of stomach cancer, yes.
They are both professional.
I have never seen a more gross misuse of the word "professional" in my life.
And dude, they mostly only show their hands haha.
That is one of many reasons why all of their videos couldn't be worse unless they released chlorine gas into the room through your speakers.
that's where I'm confused on what you tell me.
That's because you're setting the bar so low a snake's shadow could get over it.
Your critique is somewhat interesting. Now, I do agree with you in some cases, about the framing and yes I may screw up with card handling to some sort, but hey practice, makes perfect right?
Point?
Also, interesting how, well, Andyfieldmagics opinion of my videos are VERY different from yours?
Yes, interesting indeed. It's almost as if he's a no-talent hack and I'm a formally trained artist with real-world experience at his chosen disciplines.
No. No he ****ing isn't. You know what a professional looks like? Penn & Teller. Jeff McBride. Gazzo. Or if you want to go outside of magic, how about Peter Gabriel? Or Roger Corman. Or Neil Gaiman.
But, I'm sure you are quite experienced yourself?
Six years working as performer (first as a close-up magician, now as a mentalist) and I've been formally studying filmmaking and digital video production since 2003. I've worked numerous private parties as well as events for Barnes & Noble, Kennywood Park, the Pittsburgh Zoo and Business Networking International. Shooting a web series next month, working on the screenplays for a virtual band, and assuming the checks go through I'll be working on my thesis at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in 2014. I'm also a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter and am working on a broadcast demo to do some side work as a voice over talent. On top of everything else, I'm a Toastmaster and an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church. Had you read the thread I recommended to you, you would have seen that I'm not just blowing smoke and actually know how to apply my knowledge. In fact,
here's a link so you have no excuse not to read it.
Do you understand now why I don't like people jerking me around? I have a lot on my plate and, for the third time, I do not appreciate having my time wasted. I don't spend time beating around the bush. I tell you exactly what you're doing wrong and what to change. If you don't want to listen to it because it was too blunt, not my problem.
