The Future!

      I feel good. After my post yesterday, and how good yesterday's video turned out, I feel good. I went to sleep happy last night instead of just tired. I was happy with the footage I shot and edited last night instead of merely apathetic. Now I just need to keep this feeling going!
     I received a fair amount of positivity from many people in regards to yesterdays post. I had people telling me that they thought it was brave of me to put that out there, and I got a lot of messages from close friends simply saying that they loved me. I didn't post it for recognition, or to be brave--I appreciate the remarks, don't get me wrong! My only reason for publishing it was to get that all out there. To let people know why my content was suffering. And I did. And it felt good.
      I'm moving steadily closer to vlog 100; I'm filming 98 today! And I am excited for it! I'm excited that at the three vlogs before it will be up to my standards and worthy of preceding my 100th. I have a few submissions in already, and I know for sure of a few more. I am so excited to share these with all of you. The ones I have already are pretty good. Honestly, above and beyond what I was expecting when I set out with this crazy plan. Y'all just have to wait a few more days to see it!
       I do have sort of a plan for what happens after this milestone, a very vague plan. In the near future, I will be doing a Draw My Life video, once I figure out how I want to set it up... And work on my drawing skills. Unless someone wants to volunteer? No? Okay... I'll do it. After that I will be posting skits on a more regular basis, along with the challenge videos which used to be a regular feature, and I hope to bring back my news show.
      In regards to the news show, I hope to streamline it more and have a specific theme for the entire series. What that theme is will be kept a secret until I upload the first episode of this newly revamped and retooled series! Suffice to say, I am pretty excited for this new series, and cannot wait to see how it goes! I may have just gotten sidetracked and worked on that for like forty minutes... Oops. But I'm excited! And I hope you will be too!
       So that's the future. It looks pretty good. The present is looking decent as well. Lots to do, and lots to look forward to. I'm so glad to have all of you on this journey with me! 

Filming Future

      I sat down, prepared to write this blog, and then got distracted. No, not by something shiny. Not this time. I got a notification on my phone from Twitter that one of my favourite YouTubers, and one of the few that I've watched since the beginning, had tweeted me! And every thought I had in regards to this post disappeared. Those thoughts still haven't returned. Obviously. OH! You're probably wondering who the person was. Just a little YouTuber by the name of Olga Kay. She later liked one of my tweets as well, so.... we're pretty much married now. You know how it is.
      Honestly, it felt kinda cool that she actually replied. I've had celebrities like my tweets, and I have a ton of verified followers (who doesn't?), but this was cool. I'm trying to get into the YouTube game, and to have someone who has made it so far in that community recognize me? Feels good. Now if only she would do a collaboration with me... Or just subscribe and tell her subs to do that same. Either would work for me.
       Anyways. Lets do an update on the whole YouTube thing! I'm still making videos. I am still looking into editing software, but I want to make the best choice for what I need, so I'm doing lots and lots of research. Plus editing software isn't free. If you have never looked it ranges from $95-$700 in price. So. Lots of research.
       As for filming, I want to start looking into some different equipment. Tripods for different situations, possible lighting, maybe a mic for different situations, game capture for longer and better gaming clips, and, of course, more cameras. All of that stuff is obviously in the future, and will be all separate purchases that happen when the need arises. That list is to basically make myself aware of potential future purchases and things that I may need. And if there's ever a massive sale, I'll know what I may need, and what I won't need. For example, I won't need an iPad. Ever. Or a Mac. Those were terrible examples. I want to stick with point and shoots for now, so I won't need lenses if I ever see those on sale. That was a better example Zak, good on ya.
       The reason for different equipment is to open up new filming techniques, new styles, and even new locations! All the different equipment would allow me to correct more dynamic films and vlogs. A permanent camera person would be great too. Someone who could really nail the dramatic zooms onto my face.Maybe I should make my post for unpaid interns again...
       All of this, from the time and effort to the equipment and money, is a huge investment. It's one that I hope really turns out well. Besides my writing, this is probably the thing I have put the most effort into. If you read my blogs, and enjoy them, why not head over to my channel and give me a watch, and maybe a subscribe!
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