Bachelor of Creative Technologies (A.U.T)

I have collaborated with BCT students for my project in form of audio and video interviews. I have also helped BCT student Bruno with his project by recording voiceover clips for his project, and I have also helped Sam and Murphy with their project by doing a promotion video for their prototype stage App ‘Yourtopia’ on my YouTube Channel. Therefore, I think I have produced individual contributions to a collective studio outcome. I have also created comprehensive portfolio of my project work on my Tumblr blog; with documentation of a complex timeline, documentation of progress, diagrams, reflection, research, interviews and so on. I used skills and knowledge I’ve acquired in my BCT degree so far, as well as develop new skills like video editing, using photoshop and creating YouTube content in helping me achieve my project’s objective of “Learning how to use social media, and connecting with the online world then passing on my knowledge”.

Youtube thumbnails are very important for getting views on your videos. In fact, successful ‘Youtuber’ say that thumbnails are the second most important factor leading to clicks on your videos.

Have you ever heard the phase “don’t judge a book by it’s cover?’ It’s a phrase used to warn people that often times what you see immediately on the outside does not properly convey what may be on the inside. Seems agreeable enough and you would think that people would notice to this warning but alas, most of the time people will pick up the book with the interesting or fun cover before picking up the classic with the boring cover. It’s human nature! We’re attracted to interesting and fun things. The same principal applies to thumbnails.

Imagine your video is on an assembly line. There are hundreds of other videos like yours all lined up. Then a random person is suddenly teleported to the line and is allowed to choose one of the videos to watch. Which one will they choose? One that has an ugly and pixelated picture? One that seems unclear? Or one that looks interesting and attractive?

Studio 6: Collaborating with Year 2 COLAB Student: Bruno Fernandes for his project - NewWeek9 (Week 12)

Studio 6: Collaborating with COLAB Students for my Project - NewWeek8 (Week 11)

Meetup

Meetup is an online social networking website that facilitates offline group meetings in various localities around the world. Meetup allows members to find and join groups unified by a common interest, such as politics, books, games, movies, health, pets, careers or hobbies.

Youtube

YouTube is one of the most popular video sites on the Web today. Millions of videos have been uploaded and shared here, ranging from movie trailers to amateur videos of cats and everything in between. Anyone with an Internet connection can share content on YouTube, whether they are organizations with large budgets or an individual with a video camera. YouTube is owned by Google, and is one of their most popular peripheral properties. YouTube was the first large-scale video sharing site on the Web, and it is available in nearly every country and over fifty different languages. Anyone can upload content here, which makes for an utterly astonishing array of watchable content