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Added 2025-01-03 14:34:58 +0000 UTCThis is also a win for Patreons because all reactions come on here, plus now if there is additional analysis etc. for a specific song that I haven’t made in the reaction we can explore it further here - that way Patreons get more access to my specialist knowledge.
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Yeah just whack them in. As I do some of them I will probably delete from them the chat to keep it tidier.
StuBoy
2025-01-05 16:12:04 +0000 UTCThere were a lot, I fear what people might think when I add all of them there from the mail haha. Do you think it will be okay to just copy them?
Diana Janovsky
2025-01-05 15:34:11 +0000 UTCThanks Diana. Just to let you know I have just opened a chat for supporter tier requests. i know there were some tracks you wanted me to take a look at - could you type them out in there please?
StuBoy
2025-01-05 15:17:15 +0000 UTCThe name was the reason i clicked on a video from you in the first place, but your personality and the topics made me stay <3
Diana Janovsky
2025-01-05 11:28:11 +0000 UTCNo worries at all, I didn't get this impression at all. Sorry to hear about the headache. But, yeah, the interactions were entirely fine, especially given the medium, no sweat!
Harris
2025-01-04 21:14:44 +0000 UTCJust to be clear as I may have come across a bit abrupt in some of my comments and that wasn’t my intention (I blame it on a banging headache I’ve had literally all day) that i do appreciate your comments and making me think about other ways to do this and giving me examples. It’s always good to see other perspectives as there will be things I take away from all of them.
StuBoy
2025-01-04 20:55:24 +0000 UTCTotally fair! There's give and take with any format, as mentioned, I think your current format is fine. Plenty of things come down to what you want to prioritize. Not syncing the source material isn't a big deal. Just wanted to highlight options incase they were unknown/could prove useful. Looking forward to the next arc.
Harris
2025-01-04 20:19:52 +0000 UTCIts an interesting take. I guess I was thinking more about youtube than patreon.If you mean downtime as when there isnt much happening on screen then I think that would upset people who I have spoken to - the one bit of advice that most people have said is to never talk over the show. Always pause if i am going to say anything at all, and then rewind because little things can be missed even visual clues.
StuBoy
2025-01-04 20:14:41 +0000 UTCThe sync and the run counter is on their patreon only. They don't pause at all during this. They speak during down time and such, though. The youtube videos are meant to be watched without syncing your own source material. I imagine they jump cut to the most interesting interactions/reactions for youtube retention as well. They talk before and after their reactions at length. For example: Their Arcane S01E03 full patreon reaction is 39:40 in length, the exact length of the episode minus the end credits. Their youtube version is 41 minutes in length, and the reaction part of it is only about 25 minutes. The other 16 minutes is them giving their thoughts at length before and after the episode. I've watched a few different series' on their patreon by syncing, just want to confirm that they don't pause. With that said, i think there's plenty of room for pausing if it's structured and infrequent enough to make syncing not a pain. Another reason why I think they do this is they've complained about being copywritten in general when including full source video even only on patreon. As for the monetization, I assume they just prefer to direct people to pay via patreon rather than worry about youtube monetization. Their patreon model is pretty good for incentivizing subscriptions. Not sure if this at all aligns with what you prefer, though.
Harris
2025-01-04 20:05:49 +0000 UTCJust checked some of that. They dont actually seem to be doing that much different to what I do. I cant see them asking people to sync with them or any type of run time counter. I can see they have jump cuts in there so if people were in sync they soon wouldnt be especially without a timer. It also doesnt look like their youtube videos are monetised despite their attempts at opacity changes and cuts etc. They also pause at times to talk for a few minutes about important points. I thought there were people playing literally the whole thing through with no pausing to comment so people could then watch along in real time. maybe I misunderstood.
StuBoy
2025-01-04 13:01:24 +0000 UTCSure thing, this duo is probably the biggest reaction channel with this setup that i've seen https://www.youtube.com/@LMReactions https://www.patreon.com/c/LMreactions
Harris
2025-01-04 11:15:02 +0000 UTCDo you have a link you can share to someone else who has done this on YT. Struggling to find something …
StuBoy
2025-01-04 11:04:06 +0000 UTCMy understanding is that people tend to just have the audio and a runtime timer, or just the runtime timer for a non-paused reaction. It should be entirely safe for youtube if there's no visual or audio from the source content. Though, I typically see people reserve this for patrons only. While they're doing that they have a separate synced recording of the source content, slap it on top of their reaction using the runtime timer, then cut that together with a pairing of skips, overlays, opacity stuff, etc, like you're already doing on your uploads to youtube. Not sure if this is at all what you'd prefer to do, or if it's more hassle than it's worth, but just wanted to float it incase it aligns with your new direction/goals.
Harris
2025-01-04 10:43:19 +0000 UTCYeah format two would work, but I wouldn’t be able to put any of the non paused stuff on YouTube? Unless I’m missing something?
StuBoy
2025-01-04 08:58:07 +0000 UTCYeah, I totally understand that can be a huge issue for format one. For the not pausing or commenting in real time stuff -- that'd be a format two setup, for sure. For what it's worth, I think your current format is entirely fine.
Harris
2025-01-04 08:08:03 +0000 UTCThe window size comes from the copyright fair use principles of is it a substitute for the original material. If some could watch the whole thing similar to watching the original then it can’t be used under fair use. Having a big window at higher resolution is unlikely to be fair use. Not pausing is not fair use. Only making facial expressions is not far use. I can only use the minimal content possible to support commentary I make which means technically I should completely cut out any material I do directly reference. All of that has a massive sway on the format of the videos. Most people don’t see this side of this and the legal implications of copyright.
StuBoy
2025-01-04 07:56:18 +0000 UTCThe difficulty is the analysis videos have to go somewhere and they are the only ones I can actually monetise to help sustain the channel.
StuBoy
2025-01-04 07:48:54 +0000 UTCVery valid points about both retention and channel focus. It might be worth keeping reactions on youtube separately from any analysis, or having a brief conclusion at the very end of the video, the rest can release elsewhere not diluting people's notifications. It is hard to gain as much subscriptions when channel content is mixed versus focused on a theme. As for the name, as Jewel said, you also have a video name and a thumbnail to express its content. Feels like now I'm making you spiraling into thoughts! Haha. You have a great community and good amount of subs, no need to overthink it, just roll.
wfthkttn
2025-01-04 06:38:43 +0000 UTCThis seems like a great direction. I'd love for you to be able to just react to and process Arcane related stuff in the moment without feeling the need to summarize things through a psychology lens unless you feel like there's something super worth noting. You mentioning that you want to react to things as more than just a therapist sounds ideal. Especially given the emphasis on familial weight in arcane. The biggest gain I get out of reactions, personally, is seeing people processing things as they happen, then unpacking their perspective at the end, during crescendo moments, in a separate analysis, or in the moment in the case where it feels uniquely necessary. It feels like the structure of pausing repeatedly to unpack events can remove the rawness and cumulative emotional weight of events in an episode in some cases. I can expand on the argument for why I feel this is the case, but I can also see the argument in the opposite direction. This last section just comes down to how you want to format your reactions in general: When watching reactions I think it's fairly common to do one of two formats. The first being your format which includes the source video, and the video is simply synced to your pauses. The second being a non-paused reaction with a running timestamp so viewer's can sync their own video. The first format forces the viewer to watch the source material in a small window, which isn't great for people wanting to watch in full resolution. If you prefer this format have you considered swapping the dimensions such that your reaction is the smaller window? I'm not sure if there's some aspect of copyright preventing this or not, just curious. Livestreamers will typically put themselves in the corner of the content they're reacting to. Each time you pause you could switch your OBS scene(assuming you're using that or something similar) and then make yourself full screen while you do your analysis. The second format ruins the ability to pause, so, I understand if that's a no-go given your goals in your reaction. It however allows the viewer to set up their own source video with full immersion in the format of their choosing. Regardless, huge fan of your stuff in either format.
Harris
2025-01-04 03:33:54 +0000 UTCThat’s the idea. And then they aren’t disappointed if I take a different approach, and it means I can put up stuff where I’ve done that so at least people see the content.
StuBoy
2025-01-03 19:22:09 +0000 UTCI think this makes a lot of sense, and then whenever you have a lot of psychological stuff to talk about you can put Therapist Reacts in the video name, I think that'll cover the people who are looking for that stuff
JewelShadow
2025-01-03 19:04:41 +0000 UTCI’m here for the ride , don’t mind the name ! Your content is amazing and I’m stick with it !! Nerdy and geeky, musical what comes in the way …. Your content is very fresh and personal and that’s what makes the difference! 💪
Carol Grein Ericson
2025-01-03 18:55:09 +0000 UTCI think this is certainly a valid point and one that I am going to monitor through the analytics more closely. I feel like it frees me up to not force MH/therapy stuff into something which doesn't really warrant it. i've got quite a few videos with a lot of comments saying things like ' i dont get the therapist angle here', I even get emails from people saying I have purposely misled them with the name of the channel - and that sort of stuff starts to play on your mind. We will see ho wit goes, if its crap I'll just put it back. I actually want to do more analysis / discussions on the channel and I think (somewhat paradoxically) that this might lead there. I did a poll around 30k subs about what people wanted to see regarding reaction (of literally me just saying a few words) vs analysis. It was ridiculously high (80+% from memory) for just reacting and no analysis. In fact in the analytics the analysis was wrecking the channel with low retention. Arcane has shifted that a bit, and moved it more in what I want to be doing and how I always saw the channel and now having Patreon feels like a way to reach people who do want a more unique perspective without destroying the YT channel. Sorry, I wrote a lot there, just getting some stuff out of my head. This isnt me disagreeing with you - this is me agreeing and being mindful of what you have said.
StuBoy
2025-01-03 17:34:56 +0000 UTCThe previous name is actually what brought me here. I wanted someone to discuss Arcane with, to see their unique perspective. There are countless reaction videos, but most of them is screaming, mumbling, crying, or just staying silent. Therapist reacts have had a promise in the name - a person who will speak something meaningful using their mouth, but not an essay rewritten three times with ChatGPT. I'm not suggesting any changes, just leaving a little feedback. A bit of backstory: my best friend, an animator, urged me to watch Arcane s2 ASAP. She’s an animator, and Arcane struck her deeply as both an artist and a writer - equal parts inspiration and professional despair because it’s that good. Now, whenever I bring it up too much, she starts spiraling into thoughts of it and feels bad. T_T
wfthkttn
2025-01-03 17:25:15 +0000 UTCHi Stu, I think youre right it's definitely a better and accurate name for the channel so just perfecto. Now that I'm onto this, I just rewatched your reaction of the episode 3 and at the end there is this beautiful song that comes on who's called Goodbye by Ramsey, that for me is my favorite of the first season, even if there's a few more bangers coming on the next episodes but won't say too much eheh. So at the end you cut the song off and say that you will react to it on a next video, so here I am to remind you and maybe requesting this video cause you know I really want to feel that Connection Through (your) Reaction, yeah sorry I had to say it or it will forever be stuck into my throat ;p
Kudo
2025-01-03 17:10:07 +0000 UTCI think this is a good direction. As someone who came at the start of arcane, i've loved your react commentaries and more in depth discussion videos for the show. They've been really insightful and have been full of your unique substantive thoughts and musings, which is to say, i subscribed specifically for your particular pov/way of thinking, and articulation of those thoughts, and not solely cause your a therapist. If you have the thoughts to give and want to give them, i would totally enjoy hearing more of the other aspects that peak your interest like narrative, themes, worldbuilding or lore, or whatever it may be, on top of any therapeutic insights that make sense.
Git
2025-01-03 16:24:34 +0000 UTCExciting times :) there are some cool songs I would have asked for but I wanted to prioritise ones that had mental health themes/messages, good to know when I run out of those I can move on to the 'generally fun' list xD
Heather Armstead
2025-01-03 15:26:07 +0000 UTCThat makes a ton of sense; I remember being pleasantly surprised by the great community here; it makes sense to put that in the name so people know community connection is a selling point. looking forward to enjoying more connection through reaction
James Anderson
2025-01-03 15:24:36 +0000 UTCThis is a FAR more better way of moving forward. I’m here for you as a human with multiple different interests & perspectives. Not for solely mental health perspectives. This is gonna be great 😆
Jerrell
2025-01-03 15:09:40 +0000 UTCThanks! I think its also better for Patreons because if I upload something that perhaps hit me hard as a Dad and thats how I frame it in the YT video, I can then come back to here (Patreon) and discuss it further around the psychology etc. once I've had some time to think about it a bit more. People won't get that on the YT channel.
StuBoy
2025-01-03 14:58:03 +0000 UTCI came for Arcane originally, stayed for everything else. Love your content and your insights on everything. I’m here for the ride Stu! Here’s to Connection through Reaction 🍻💯
yo_boy_Wolfie
2025-01-03 14:51:20 +0000 UTC
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