ROG Masters Talk - EP. 1 - Become a Content Creator with Pala - YouTube

What is going on everybody, my name is Pala, I'm known as Mantrousse and

since 2015 I've been a full-time content creator and presenter and if you've ever

thought you'd like to try either of those things I'd love for you to take a

sit down right now so I can have a moment of your time and we can have a

little chat.

My story begins when I was a young child. I always liked to do arty

things right, whether it was acting, drawing, messing around with my friends

or just watching films and by the time I got to around 16 17 years old content

creation online started to become a big thing as well. And it caught me and my

friends eyes, we always made a lot of jokes about how we should try to make

videos or do silly stuff and record it and put it on the internet but we never

did. These trophies are from when we used to do taekwondo.

And finally I wasn't able to do the hobbies, the sports, the martial arts that

I'd been doing. I had like a really really bad injury to my back and so I was in

a lot of pain I could only do rehab and I was just really down and out and it

was that moment of inspiration where I could try making videos again. I found

something that I could do and be passionate.

What is going on everybody.

I just recorded this vlog and it came out really really bad. Obviously when I first

started making videos it was a scary thought. I was very excited about doing

it, but at the same time you're thinking is it going to be good am I going to

look silly and what are the people closest to me going to think and also

what are the people going to think from around the world that might see it. Am I

just going to look stupid? Well guess what Willy your dreams have come

true mate. And you have to just know that you're doing it because you love it and

you want to make these other people happy and part of that is understanding

sometimes they're not going to be and you can't be scared or worried about

that. I can play it in a sandpit, in a park.

This is one of the ways I might set up my camera if I'm doing like a standing

maybe vlog or comedy thing in my room. I have this really cheap old tripod, the

cameras attached to it. I've watched and know of creators who have equipment

that's not necessarily super high tier, or at one point in their creation

careers they didn't have the stuff they do now and they were still making

fantastic pieces of content. And so sure, if you need the camera for what you're

doing you need to have a camera. But it doesn't have to be what's looking at me

right now. It can just be maybe your phone or something inexpensive that's

easy to get a hold of. You want to be able to tell a story, but the specific tools

aren't necessarily the most important as long as you've got something and you can

tell that story as best you can, equipment is only a small part of that.

Now if you're just filming something random with your cell phone or your

mobile phone then that can be just as good as something shot on a cinema grade

camera. I might sometimes put it on the table or prop it up and get the right

angle, but usually I'm gonna let it free completely and stand it to its full

height. So I kind of like an angle that is slightly looking down upon me, just a

bit. I think it makes the image a bit more interesting as opposed to being

completely level with my face.

Having good audio should be a priority

and that doesn't necessarily mean having a very expensive microphone or putting

in a bunch of effort to create perfect sound. But it should be you looking out

for the simple things, you know making sure there isn't too much noise around

you. Doesn't matter if your picture is great

you got a guy drilling behind you, it's windy you're being silly on camera

the audio is gonna be terrible. No one's gonna have a clue what's going on.

And then it can also help to learn a small bit of audio editing, I only know a

bit myself but I know that makes a huge difference when it comes to how the

sound actually comes out. And there are a variety of free programs online that can

help you do that.

I think having good music and sound effects are also very important to. They

can both completely change the way a video plays out and add a lot of value

to the content. You know [sound effects], dodging around ,whatever, it might change the impact on

the viewer right if you have some cool sound effects. And also music can really

add atmosphere.

is this battery in? Yeah maybe this battery's not charged. I'm not sure,

should it be charged?

And you know what everybody I'm feeling quite generous. I'm going to

let you all into the biggest secret when it comes to creating content online. Do

you want to make things that can change lives, change the world? Well ladies and

gentlemen, there's only one thing that you need... Jump cuts! Jump cuts...

Of course right...love them.

There's a common phrase when it comes to creating, it's "content is king".

The phrase kind of illustrates a good lesson, which is yeah it's about what

you're doing, what you're putting into it and if what's coming out to the people

watching is good.

Something else you should all remember as well when it

comes to editing your footage, is that you should trim the fat. You don't want

any excess content that is wasted, make sure that everything the audience is

going to watch is fun, engaging, exciting, interesting or whatever. For instance I

like to use cuts and pacing to make sure that everything is of interest to the

audience. Like this bit here I make my little dancing gag we go into widescreen

and then I burst into laughter, I cut it there. I'm not gonna like leave out we're

I'm just standing and have that extra time for no reason.

Of course the styles will change between people but essentially you don't want

just wasted space on your final product. Keeping what I've just said in mind with

regards to having an approach to what you do whether it's one type or another,

if you want to do this pick a certain amount that you'd like to do per time

period. Whether it's one video a week, two three whatever and do it. Don't stray

away from that and through that you can improve, you can gauge your level of

interest in a specific thing. And over time that can only make you better and

better at what you're trying to do.

One of the most essential things to do or know is that

you're comfortable with yourself and you have to trust yourself and keep pushing

through whatever it is. Because if you don't you might miss out on

opportunities in life and you might give up too soon. And so when someone says to

you to believe in yourself, sure sometimes it's a bit silly and it

doesn't really mean anything. But if you think about it within context

and you apply that concept to something, it's very very powerful. You know if you

want something a big part of it is believing in yourself, properly

understanding yourself. Pushing through and fighting. Because otherwise, you

might miss out on some pretty cool opportunities. Try to find that

inspiration yourself. If there is something you want to do, don't wait for

that injury or whatever to happen. Don't wait for tomorrow or the next week.

If there is something you want, go for it. Find out the steps to get there and

start going through them. Don't wait for something to fall in your lap.

Believe in yourself, work hard, and once you've found that thing that you want to

do and that makes me happy just go for it. See you all in the next video thank

you very much for tuning in guys, until next time.