Video essays are one of the most influential and successful genres here on YouTube. But how are they made? What goes into the crafting of a good video essay script? And - most importantly - how can you write your own great video essays?
I am a video essayist and writing teacher here to analyze and discuss the steps I take to create my videos, in the hopes of providing a roadmap to help any aspiring video essayists enter this burgeoning virtual space!
* Chapters: *
00:00 - Skit and Intro
01:14 - Who Are You?
02:57 - Stop Trying to Take Down Capitalism in 25 Minutes
06:36 - Not Another Lootbox Video
09:49 - Find the Kernel
13:38 - Strip on Stage
17:53 - Analogies are Salty
22:06 - Don’t Write Like You’re Writing
28:02 - This is YouTube
31:36 - Conclusion
33:17 - Outro and Poem
* Creators and Videos Referenced (in general order of appearance) *
---Philosophy Tube ([ Ссылка ])
------Data ([ Ссылка ])
---Contrapoints ([ Ссылка ])
---Veritasium ([ Ссылка ])
---Alexa Donne ([ Ссылка ])
---Folding Ideas ([ Ссылка ])
------Jamie Oliver's War on Nuggets ([ Ссылка ])
------In Search of a Flat Earth ([ Ссылка ])
---hbomberguy ([ Ссылка ])
------Vaccines: A Measured Response ([ Ссылка ])
---Jacob Geller ([ Ссылка ])
------Games, Schools, and Worlds Designed for Violence ([ Ссылка ])
---Shaun ([ Ссылка ])
------The Death Penalty feat. PragerU ([ Ссылка ])
---Action Button ([ Ссылка ])
---Lindsay Ellis ([ Ссылка ])
---Every Frame a Painting ([ Ссылка ])
---Big Joel ([ Ссылка ])
---Innuendo Studios ([ Ссылка ])
---Zoe Bee
------PragerU's TERRIFYING Parenting Advice ([ Ссылка ])
------"White Trash" and the Politics of Food ([ Ссылка ])
* Art: *
---All the animations were by Aud, whose work can be found at [ Ссылка ] !
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