Eh ? Making a videoblog and then get i all wrong - WTF ?

[janengelbrecht]

Demonstration of measuring the capacitance of a capacitor by using a functiongenerator (squarewave) and an oscilloscope.
1th try: went ok.....2th try: Big fail....
Eh ? Shouldnt a videoblogger have all the theory and practical measuring technics sorted out for himself BEFORE making the video ?
I Mean its like making a movie without a script

I look at different videobloggers....Eevblog for instance...and there the man making the blog has the theory sorted out - the teacher knows his stuff I prefer the teacher has more knowledge than the student

[miguelvp]

Back then and in the video he always mentions that he is not an expert by any means, but he is willing to share his mistakes.

[janengelbrecht]

Fair You learn by your mistakes...there is just not a lot of confidence from the viewers perspective in the knowledge and skills at the bloggers side ...well fair...every man his concept Perhaps im just not used to that someone makes a video without having 100% control

[retiredcaps]

Martin's style is not for everyone.  The videos are long so that already alienates a lot of people.  He will make mistakes and he has always said that if they are mistakes that result in serious injury or unsafe, that he would remove the video or annotate them.

It does take guts to do video blogging for a living.

In general, doing a perfect video where every shot, word, lighting, detail etc is difficult even for the big budget productions. 

It is a lot easier to write something in text, proof read it and post it.

PS. Martin explains a lot of this on theamphour

http://www.theamphour.com/206-an-interview-with-martin-lorton-variegated-video-vagility/

[RobertoLG]

He seems to be a nice guy, talks a lot hehehe, but he will get better with time, give the guy a chance

[EEVblog]

I Mean its like making a movie without a script

Welcome to the world of video blogging.
Most video bloggers do not have scripts, it's "off-the-cuff".

I look at different videobloggers....Eevblog for instance...and there the man making the blog has the theory sorted out - the teacher knows his stuff

Sometimes.
I can pretty much guarantee there is at least one mistake in every one of my videos!

[EEVblog]

It does take guts to do video blogging for a living.

Indeed, it's a tough gig. Even more so to admit you make mistakes.

In general, doing a perfect video where every shot, word, lighting, detail etc is difficult even for the big budget productions. 

Very much so.
The one who does the best in our industry at this is Afrotechmods.
He does scripts, and spends about 10 times the time the likes of Martin and I take to make a his 5 minutes videos compared to our 1 hour videos.

[EEVblog]

BTW, try proof reading/watching your own stuff, it's next to impossible!
I don't even try any more, it's pointless, I always miss stuff.

[jancumps]

I like that video. It's ok for some to create a video where everything goes perfect, and it's ok for others to take another approach.

[RobertoLG]

That interview with the solar panel guys was realy interesting thumbs up for him

[Yago]

I have a few blogs bookmarked that I watch for laughs (moments when the Ozzy rhetoric " how ya doin' " might apply).
Never posted them as it feels a bit of a cheap shot, I must be going soft in my old age or something!

[Radio Tech]

I watched the video, not bad.
I know we all make mistakes.Its one thing to make videos, and another to admit you made mistakes.
It took me 2 years before I got the nerve to make a video. Now I have 6 all in my redneck style. When I made my first one I pm'd it to Dave. He did not shoot me

[lapm]

Mjorton is ok... Personally i do enjoy hes style to let us see failures as well and hes first to admit when hes got something wrong... 

Live and learn i say...

At least hes doing what he loves doing: video blogging... And over time he gets better at it just like Dave has done.... Compare Daves recent videos to some of hes early works... You see the difference... 

[rob77]

Martin is ok, he's one of the top EE bloggers.
i personally rather prefer Dave's overly enthusiastic style or Mike's "fast paced mumbling" (i also like Mike's accent) or Alan's practical educational vids, but i'm also watching Martin's videos and there is nothing wrong with them.

[robrenz]

Martins style is a little slow for me but I am not throwing any stones since he has way more viewers than me.

[dr.diesel]

He may not be quite as technical, but his equipment reviews are very deep, presses every button, get to see each screen etc.  He further helps round out the electrical topics available on YT, 

[G0HZU]

He seems to be a nice guy, talks a lot hehehe, but he will get better with time, give the guy a chance

Yes, Martin has very good presentation skills and a good speaking voice and I would go so far to say that he is probably wasting these skills by trying to be a fulltime EE videoblogger on youtube. I think he'd make a very good voiceover presenter on TV for example.

[magetoo]

It does take guts to do video blogging for a living.

Indeed, it's a tough gig. Even more so to admit you make mistakes.

The mistakes and the mysteries are the best part!

I like those occasional moments when you or someone else is stumped or confronted with a problem that needs solving.  It shows that what you do isn't magic, and that (usually) it's possible to work through things and find out what is really going on.

[RobertoLG]

He seems to be a nice guy, talks a lot hehehe, but he will get better with time, give the guy a chance

Yes, Martin has very good presentation skills and a good speaking voice and I would go so far to say that he is probably wasting these skills by trying to be a fulltime EE videoblogger on youtube. I think he'd make a very good voiceover presenter on TV for example.

Heh, dave is a natural too and he probably don't realises it, like I sayd before martin did a good job with that interview with the solar panels, he surely has his merits

[RRobot]

I like Martins videos, something about his presentation style I find relaxing.

I think it takes a lot of guts to produce some original content and put it on YT, especially anyone who does it for free.

Lots of downside, very little upside, make a mistake, and the hyenas will rip you apart like a small deer on the Serengeti.

[RobertoLG]

I like Martins videos, something about his presentation style I find relaxing.

I think it takes a lot of guts to produce some original content and put it on YT, especially anyone who does it for free.

Lots of downside, very little upside, make a mistake, and the hyenas will rip you apart like a small deer on the Serengeti.

Ya, and it's real time reaction, I guess one of the secrets is that you have to understant that you won't be good for everybody, taking all the positive stuff and keep going

[ampdoctor]

Having not actually watched the video, it seems like it'd be a good idea to watch an experiment go completely sideways on somebody. As most of us know, when we try out ideas or processes for the first time very often things go horribly wrong, and seeing somebody trying to problem solve a train wreck can be very instructive in its own right. Watching somebody build or repair something and have it work perfectly the first time or have the process go smoothly just isn't the real world. We learn more from our failures than our successes.

[steve30]

He seems to be a nice guy, talks a lot hehehe, but he will get better with time, give the guy a chance

Yes, Martin has very good presentation skills and a good speaking voice and I would go so far to say that he is probably wasting these skills by trying to be a fulltime EE videoblogger on youtube. I think he'd make a very good voiceover presenter on TV for example.

He must do it because he likes it. He certainly does have the voice for 'voiceover' work. I once suggested that he should become a Radio 4 announcer. I think he has just the right voice to announce Sailing By, read the shipping forecast, tell us what's on on the other channels, and wish us a very peaceful night.

[dannyf]

Demonstration of measuring the capacitance of a capacitor by using a functiongenerator (squarewave) and an oscilloscope.
1th try: went ok.....2th try: Big fail....

I think if you understood how capacitors work, you would have understood why this approach worked for the 1st and 3rd capacitors but not for the last capacitor -> it is not difficult at all and I would encourage you to try. And what he encountered on the 2nd capacitor is NOT a mistake.

Just to be clear, I have used the same approach to measure capacitors in the past, and ESRs too.

[SeanB]

He seems to be a nice guy, talks a lot hehehe, but he will get better with time, give the guy a chance

Yes, Martin has very good presentation skills and a good speaking voice and I would go so far to say that he is probably wasting these skills by trying to be a fulltime EE videoblogger on youtube. I think he'd make a very good voiceover presenter on TV for example.

Perhaps....... But live radio is difficult to do.
He must do it because he likes it. He certainly does have the voice for 'voiceover' work. I once suggested that he should become a Radio 4 announcer. I think he has just the right voice to announce Sailing By, read the shipping forecast, tell us what's on on the other channels, and wish us a very peaceful night.