Status Updates #2
New Horizons
Todays blog I’m going to go over some changes I’ll be making to my content and some other things.
The most important change will come in the form of “Long Form Video” for Youtube. Starting around late spring - early summer, I will be focusing the majority of my creative time putting out longer videos (1+minutes). I’ve been making short vertical videos for a few years now, and it is obvious that the platforms do not really want sub 20 second videos. The performance on my shorts have taken a nose dive since last summer and there hasn’t been much in the way of progress since that point.
This is a bit of a blessing and a curse. The good is that I can really take some time to explore an idea. The bad is that long videos mean less uploads and longer production times.
To offset this, the second change will be that short form videos will change formats. Instead of the story based format I’ve usually done, I will be doing more smaller and variable formats for vertical “Short Form Videos”. This means stuff like: Animation exercises, simple gags, current events themed content and more. The list will grow as time goes on as well.
The purpose of these changes is to be able to adapt to the changing landscape of the platforms without compromising on what it is I actually want to do. In other words: one hand will feed me, and the other hand will feed the beast. Here’s a simple guide of what I’m talking about for clarity (to prevent myself from rambling)
Lay of the land
Long Form Animation:
Narrative short animated films 1+ minutes long
“Storytime” shorts will be exclusive to this format
“Moment Of My Time” shorts will be exclusive to this format
There will be new formats introduced at a later date
Narrative, skits and presentation style videos
Upload goal: 1 short a month
Short Form Animation:
Non-narrative animated content that’s 30 seconds or less (to start)
“Giggle Gang” shorts will be exclusive to this format
Some formats include: Animation exercises, extended universe character pieces, current events parodies
Upload goal: 3-4 pieces a month
The last change is to the archive uploads. Almost all of the shorts I’ve uploaded over the years are now up on the site. Once the last few come out, the next step for archive shorts will be to re-release legacy shorts I made before my current batch of content. Those shorts will be uploaded with less frequency (probably once a week).
Outro
I know this is a lot to read, but I thought it would be important to let people who have been following my content know what’s up since things are going to start changing in a few months. I’m excited to start working on longer shorts and to put out more consistent content for my audience to enjoy. If you’ve been following me for a while, I thank you for staying along for the ride. Things are just starting to heat up!
-Until next time-