You know the site is free and these videos are free, but you must also know the website host and all the time spent recording editing and uploading isn't free.
I decided not to make a formal charge for membership because I am new to this and the subject matter is so important, it might put people off if they felt they had to pay a fee to join or view.
I saw on another website they were using Donations, and thought that's a really good way to go. So, I adopted this method of funding, it is ideal for those of you who can spare a bit of cash and is also ideal for those who really can't afford anything because it means you all see the videos.
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Go to this page and click the link, it's a Paypal account, totally safe and you don't need to join/sign up. You can use debit and credit cards and there's no fee; I pay that bit (so please consider this when choosing an amount to donate. A very small donation - less than £5, will probably not result in a lot of money going to me).
Anyway, I appreciate your every donation and thank you in advance. It will enable me to continue producing high quality video blogs.
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Tuesday, May 03, 2016
The end of a series (Thailand 2016)
Yes, indeed, it is the end of the series. My Thailand blogs are finished. I have had issues throughout with copyright claims for music I used on the videos, which was especially annoying because all the music is copyright and royalty free.
Other legit claims, I have not disputed, were because I had the radio or TV playing in the background and these generated claims.
Making videos is not easy. Especially when you aim to produce one a day, which in this case was wholly impossible within the time frame. I have just caught up, 8 days after returning to the UK. It's the time involved in making them where I fell on unrealistic ground, with the editing taking the least time, well, 3-4 hours for 18 minutes of video...
The rendering is the longest process. One video of 28 minutes took over 5 hours to complete and then another 2 hours to upload. The last one, Oasis Sea World took over 10 hours to finish and upload, that's 7.5 to render!
Please like and share any or all, but above all please subscribe. Lastly keep watching because this is just the first of many, and throughout the 28 days I have gained invaluable experience of video blogging.
My only changes for future series would be to have a dedicated camera person with the same vision of end product who can just take charge of filming... and some sort of stedicam...
Thanks again for watching and see you soon.
Other legit claims, I have not disputed, were because I had the radio or TV playing in the background and these generated claims.
Making videos is not easy. Especially when you aim to produce one a day, which in this case was wholly impossible within the time frame. I have just caught up, 8 days after returning to the UK. It's the time involved in making them where I fell on unrealistic ground, with the editing taking the least time, well, 3-4 hours for 18 minutes of video...
The rendering is the longest process. One video of 28 minutes took over 5 hours to complete and then another 2 hours to upload. The last one, Oasis Sea World took over 10 hours to finish and upload, that's 7.5 to render!
Please like and share any or all, but above all please subscribe. Lastly keep watching because this is just the first of many, and throughout the 28 days I have gained invaluable experience of video blogging.
My only changes for future series would be to have a dedicated camera person with the same vision of end product who can just take charge of filming... and some sort of stedicam...
Thanks again for watching and see you soon.
Monday, May 02, 2016
Sunday, May 01, 2016
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Delayed blogs
Just a quick note to say sorry for the delay in blogs. We've had a few early starts and this is causing a backlog from 3 to 5 days now.
It takes on average, 3 hours to create the blog and then 2-3 hours to render. Then about 30-60 minutes to upload.
Usually I let most happen during sleep time and when I get up for toilet breaks I put the blog in the next mode.
I am currently working on day 10.
It takes on average, 3 hours to create the blog and then 2-3 hours to render. Then about 30-60 minutes to upload.
Usually I let most happen during sleep time and when I get up for toilet breaks I put the blog in the next mode.
I am currently working on day 10.
Monday, April 04, 2016
Day 6 written blog
We are off to kumphawapi today, to meet with the people who introduced us and helped with a visa last year. We're going to ask about another one, but I have reservations because of the cost and liklihood that it is an ideal direction to be going in when we should be looking at living here instead.
The meeting I had at the university with the trainer for TEFL went ok, if not strangely with the guy not even remembering my name and that I said I was coming to see him that day but also the name change on the door to the office, which made finding it harder.
Managed to complete day 3 video now rendering. Will be uploaded later.
The meeting I had at the university with the trainer for TEFL went ok, if not strangely with the guy not even remembering my name and that I said I was coming to see him that day but also the name change on the door to the office, which made finding it harder.
Managed to complete day 3 video now rendering. Will be uploaded later.
Sunday, April 03, 2016
Day 5 written blog
Well yesterday went back to the Big C to try and get the MIFI sorted. I took Fern who is a partial English speaker to help me translate, and good job too because the girl who served me, who also had partial English wasn't on shift. Anyway after some too-ing and fro-ing, we determined it was my fault.
I had forgotten about the changing of the password for the MIFI at home via my computer. Once I reset to default, and put in an updated one, I could then amend the settings to allow the MIFI to roam on the sim.
Basically, I now have internet for my phone, with 12gb data. I will try not to use it to upload videos
I had forgotten about the changing of the password for the MIFI at home via my computer. Once I reset to default, and put in an updated one, I could then amend the settings to allow the MIFI to roam on the sim.
Basically, I now have internet for my phone, with 12gb data. I will try not to use it to upload videos
Thursday, March 31, 2016
The best laid plans
Well, having planned to upload a daily blog I have failed miserably. This has several reasons, mostly due to the internet.
I was up doing the first blog at 5am, having woken with back pain; I had gone to bed at 10pm and slept through with no problems, but woke and had a combination of pain and a need for toilet. I decided that I wasn't going to sleep again so stayed up. After nearly 4 hours the epic first issue wasn't finished and still isnt, and now tonight, I have another day's filming done.
I went to the true move shop and got them to install a sim into my unlocked mifi, which you can discover but does not give you internet. It was a 12gb package for one month and it connected however only when i got home did i see the problem.
I also finally got the hotel wifi to connect simply because neither understood the password given by staff at check in.
I will talk more about the hotel later but sleep beckons me.
I was up doing the first blog at 5am, having woken with back pain; I had gone to bed at 10pm and slept through with no problems, but woke and had a combination of pain and a need for toilet. I decided that I wasn't going to sleep again so stayed up. After nearly 4 hours the epic first issue wasn't finished and still isnt, and now tonight, I have another day's filming done.
I went to the true move shop and got them to install a sim into my unlocked mifi, which you can discover but does not give you internet. It was a 12gb package for one month and it connected however only when i got home did i see the problem.
I also finally got the hotel wifi to connect simply because neither understood the password given by staff at check in.
I will talk more about the hotel later but sleep beckons me.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Second day back to the day job
Yes, as expected, yesterday was knackered after teaching 3 sessions following a long time on holiday. Second day working today but need to find time to finish the update to the website destinations pages. Want to have a go at video blogging at some point in preparation for when I am in country so to speak.
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