How to Make Project Content People Actually Want to Watch

Levitate your project on the MakerPlate! Use code 30ZACK30 for 30% off! https://cutt.ly/30zack30 Projects are boring - but great photography and a great story can redeem them. Learn the tricks and tech to transform snoozeworthy footage into captivating and educational videos. Join me LIVE every Monday and Wednesday at 12:00 PM Mountain time! All streams are right here on YouTube - subscribe to get notified. Support future projects: patreon.com/zackfreedman Meet our friendly and diverse Maker community: discord.gg/voidstarlab See projects never featured in videos: instagr.am/zackfreedman Argue with me over whether AR is BS (it is): twitter.com/zackfreedman My wearable teleprompter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50614QMNQPo My photography gear: 📷 Canon T7 - https://amzn.to/3fsF55l 📹 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k - https://amzn.to/3eWrc0e 📐 Neewer 77-in Tripod - https://amzn.to/3frkwGB 🔍 Macro filter lens set - https://amzn.to/3fxH2xB 🔍 Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 lens - https://amzn.to/3osWRcV 🔍 Sigma 70mm f/2.8 macro lens - https://amzn.to/3bCMH4f 💡 CRI 97 photo-grade LED strip - https://amzn.to/33VTYrz 🔒 Tilta BMPCC cage - https://amzn.to/2S6Zp4a ⛓ Metabones Canon-MFT adapter - https://amzn.to/3eWrR1I 💾 SanDisk 1TB Extreme Pro SSD - https://amzn.to/2Ro0HIm 🍓 Raspberry Pi 4 kit (for OctoLapse) - https://amzn.to/2QunRMy My printers are Prusa i3 Mk3S+'s! http://shop.prusa3d.com/#a_aid=VoidstarLab Bonus cheat sheet for you awesome description readers: 👉 Set ISO to your camera's native ISO ➡ Select aperture (f-stop) for your desired depth-of-field ➡ Adjust shutter speed for perfect exposure ➡ Adjust ISO if necessary 👉 CRI below 80: Not appropriate for photography. CRI 90: Good. CRI 95: Excellent. CRI 100: Clear, sunny daylight. 👉 Always use a tripod! Consider a macro lens, filter, or extension tube for close-up shots. 👉 Three-point lighting: One light near the camera, one off to the side, one behind. Use diffuse light, not spotlights! 👉 Ways to add motion to static projects: (Don't reuse shots!) 👉 Take many shots from different angles and cut in rhythm with a story 👉 Crop or zoom in to allow viewer to inspect a detail 👉 Add light or motion to the project - give the camera something to see 👉 Add people to the shot - use the project 👉 Embed the project in a story or a skit 👉 Pull focus - sweep focus across the surface of the project 👉 Use a dolly, gimbal, or slider 👉 Clear away grime, clutter, cables, and controversial items. They're distracting. 👉 Show what the viewer is curious about, not what you want them to hear. Imagine they're in the shop with you, and let them take the lead. 👉 Keep a brisk pace and use quick cuts. Don't dwell on any topic too long. 👉 Give the viewer quick previews and sneak peeks so they can preview the end. Mystique is manipulative. 👉 Reveal details over time to keep the viewer from eating the entire steak in one bite 👉 Don't show the viewer the same scene twice, or use the same fancy technique twice 👉 Don't show the viewer things they've already seen in other videos - especially the design/fabrication process 👉 DO show the viewer esoteric, skill-intensive, artisanal, cutting-edge, and other exotic steps they're unlikely to have seen - they're educational and make the viewer feel like your video is valuable. 👉 Constantly look for ways to make your shots cleaner, your writing sharper and your storytelling more engrossing. All music is by Gramatik and used as permitted by the artist: - "In My Hood" - "Back to the Future (instrumental)" feat. ProbCause - "Adriatic Summer Nights" - "Smooth While Raw" - "Spoiler Alert" - "Cool Thieves" - "Tearin' it Up" - "Just Jammin'" - "The Swing of Justice" Monotremes oviparous, ovum meroblastic