5.2.2 Media Diet
From looking at my media consumption, I mostly noticed that it was to do with cars and doing them up, with people like Mat Armstrong for example. I also watch outdoor videos/survival videos and general stuff like sidemen and similar.
few examples
https://www.youtube.com/@MatArmstrongbmx https://www.youtube.com/outdoorboys, https://www.youtube.com/@AntonioOff-Grid https://www.youtube.com/@Sidemen
How they made some of the content for instance what tools, techniques, or technologies were involved ?
In some of these they use technology such as drones, gopros, wildlife cameras, and lighting. For techniques they use smart cuts- for instance if someone else is talking or doing something the camera goes to them. They might also do times lapses of the work or area around(for example working on car or maybe a lapse of the stars or surrounding area ). Some plant cameras ahead so that it captures them walking through the nice scenery.
If I was to start making work like this I would first make a rough plan as to what I want to cover, I would then do whatever it was that I planned whilst recording it. After I would use some editing software like Adobe premiere pro to edit the video, adding cuts music and maybe also commentation depending on what I'm doing.
What I found along the way include how to use prem pro (the basics),I found various social media accounts linked to the different creators and much more.
My 3 artefacts are: Mat Armstrong, outdoor boys and sidemen. I found all of these on YouTube.
Mat armstrong
From research I learnt about mat Armstrong is a British YouTuber from Leicester who became famous for buying crashed/written-off cars and restoring them
He started his YouTube channel in 2013, originally posting BMX riding videos. After injuries and the instability of BMX as a career, he focused more into his other passion, which was cars. He started filming small car projects and repairs, learning both mechanics and video editing as he went.
By around 2019/2021, YouTube became his full-time job. Today, Mat Armstrong is one of the UK’s biggest car creators, known for his rebuild videos and turning total losses into road-ready cars.
Outdoor boys
After looking into The outdoor boys channel I found that it was a popular YouTube channel run by Luke Nichols, an outdoors-focused content creator from Alaska. He started his journey on YouTube in 2013 with a fishing channel called Catfish and Carp. Then a couple of years later in 2015, he started Outdoor Boys, shifting the focus to adventures with his family. This often featured camping, fishing, survival skills, bushcraft, and wilderness trips.
Outdoor Boys is one of YouTube’s biggest outdoor channels, with over 15 million subscribers and billions views.
Sidemen
After also looking into I found that the Sidemen are a group of seven YouTubers (KSI, Simon, Josh ,Tobi, Ethan, Vik, Harry).
They started in 2013 as friends playing games like FIFA and GTA Online as well as collaborating on each other’s channels.
In 2016, they launched the official Sidemen YouTube channel
Today, the Sidemen are one of the biggest YouTube groups in the world, with multiple channels and live events.
Follow on task
If I was to incorporate new technology to my 4.2 work I would have used Ai tool to help with both critiquing my work but also possibly in the help of creating a mockup as it could more easily take my work and wrap it around a 3d book template.
This would save me time and also look more polished (if done right), and if the ai gave me tips on my work I might have made I few more iterations.
This reflection help me to understand that ai can be useful if used in the right context, it can help by bouncing ideas off it and potentially help with making mockups - though I haven't tried this yet so I don't know if it could do this successfully yet.