How to Make Parodies

[Story_Marc]

A bit on how to write parodies that work for those who are interested in the actual "how" instead of just the "what." The artistry and skill behind the best parodies are absolutely beautiful. If you're interested in learning how you can do things like this, I recommend this video.

Also, I might stop making videos next year. I'm going to see through certain topics and things I've been asked to address, but I've been feeling more and more that doing all of this is a waste of my time. ...Not writing, to note. I love writing. You don't learn as much as I do without a genuine love. And I love helping people with common struggles. I'm not abandoning that either. I'm just questioning if I should move on from creating free educational videos for writers.

 

[Tsuruya]

A bit on how to write parodies that work for those who are interested in the actual "how" instead of just the "what." The artistry and skill behind the best parodies are absolutely beautiful. If you're interested in learning how you can do things like this, I recommend this video.

Also, I might stop making videos next year. I'm going to see through certain topics and things I've been asked to address, but I've been feeling more and more that doing all of this is a waste of my time. ...Not writing, to note. I love writing. You don't learn as much as I do without a genuine love. And I love helping people with common struggles. I'm not abandoning that either. I'm just questioning if I should move on from creating free educational videos for writers.

You/Its like the dude that posted a AI video of a hot girl dancing. That brought quite lot of views on reddit/YT. Kinda viral.

Then a Youtuber posted a video showing :
A certain redditor said its kinda "cringe" the fact he used AI for this (bc the reddit zone is for AI stuff).
To this the guy replied in a very neutral official voice-like: I also dont understand why this kind of video attract attention compared to my other guide videos. (hot girl 20k views, while his guides for do AI stuff 500views - i just invented this numbers but you catch what i mean) (the guy probabbly or not said it in sarcasm way)


But yes. Like asmongold said (when he received a complaint about the fact he doesnt do guide videos anymore but reaction mostly) : "Nowadays people dont like guides but prefer fun stuff" (with big diff of number of views of a guide and a funny video of his)

Its quite saddening. And we cant do anything about it as its simply something from the evolution of technology/time.
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ps : try to do funny parodies like Solid jj
This video kinda ignited his popularity :

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[Story_Marc]

@Tsuru I've my thoughts on why, though I imagine my thoughts are clouded by my own biases. I can say value factors in though. Most people just care about what immediate gratification they can gain. It is what it is. I just often hope stuff works out for people in the long run.

At any rate, I'm not uninterested in education anymore and I'm not just abandoning my channel entirely yet, I'm just aware of how much one's environment matters with anything. Being good or even great at what one is doing isn't enough if the environment isn't fertile.

But yeah, if you watch those SolidJJ parodies and look at the notes I gave (especially since I reference him), you can see all the effort he puts into stuff. I love his work!

 

[CupcakeNinja]

A bit on how to write parodies that work for those who are interested in the actual "how" instead of just the "what." The artistry and skill behind the best parodies are absolutely beautiful. If you're interested in learning how you can do things like this, I recommend this video.

Also, I might stop making videos next year. I'm going to see through certain topics and things I've been asked to address, but I've been feeling more and more that doing all of this is a waste of my time. ...Not writing, to note. I love writing. You don't learn as much as I do without a genuine love. And I love helping people with common struggles. I'm not abandoning that either. I'm just questioning if I should move on from creating free educational videos for writers.

Just tell 'em to watch some good ol' Scary Movie, mate. Learn by example and all that.

 

[Tsuruya]

@Tsuru I've my thoughts on why, though I imagine my thoughts are clouded by my own biases. I can say value factors in though. Most people just care about what immediate gratification they can gain. It is what it is. I just often hope stuff works out for people in the long run.

At any rate, I'm not uninterested in education anymore and I'm not just abandoning my channel entirely yet, I'm just aware of how much one's environment matters with anything. Being good or even great at what one is doing isn't enough if the environment isn't fertile.

But yeah, if you watch those SolidJJ parodies and look at the notes I gave (especially since I reference him), you can see all the effort he puts into stuff. I love his work!

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[[[Most people just care about what immediate gratification they can gain. It is what it is.]]]

Correct
Even like long ago, smoking is temp pleasure but long term poison
Than chips, its tasty but bad for body
And now 2020+, its the poison of tiktok

[[[At any rate, I'm not uninterested in education anymore and I'm not just abandoning my channel entirely yet]]]

Well....its the inexorable effect of time. Some things will be discarded by the times. And is always saddening.

Being good or even great at what one is doing isn't enough if the environment isn't fertile.

Same as the "webnovel environment" in the west/english is very infertile compared to KR/CH/JP where people can have fulltime job WN writer.
Only very dedicated people and/or "not tired yet" basically survive when it's no longer fun and when the bills come to pay the food on table.

But yeah, if you watch those SolidJJ parodies and look at the notes I gave (especially since I reference him), you can see all the effort he puts into stuff. I love his work!

>_ob Man of culture.
But yes, without even watching your videos i kinda guessed you knew the methods and/or could see the effort of SolidJJ

 

[Dinkelmann]

You/Its like the dude that posted a AI video of a hot girl dancing. That brought quite lot of views on reddit/YT. Kinda viral.

Then a Youtuber posted a video showing :
A certain redditor said its kinda "cringe" the fact he used AI for this (bc the reddit zone is for AI stuff).
To this the guy replied in a very neutral official voice-like: I also dont understand why this kind of video attract attention compared to my other guide videos. (hot girl 20k views, while his guides for do AI stuff 500views - i just invented this numbers but you catch what i mean) (the guy probabbly or not said it in sarcasm way)


But yes. Like asmongold said (when he received a complaint about the fact he doesnt do guide videos anymore but reaction mostly) : "Nowadays people dont like guides but prefer fun stuff" (with big diff of number of views of a guide and a funny video of his)

Its quite saddening. And we cant do anything about it as its simply something from the evolution of technology/time.
-------------
ps : try to do funny parodies like Solid jj
This video kinda ignited his popularity :

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[Iamnotabot]

Im not into parody that much, but thanks mark for another vid.

 

[SailusGebel]

Also, I might stop making videos next year. I'm going to see through certain topics and things I've been asked to address, but I've been feeling more and more that doing all of this is a waste of my time.

Bruh.

 

[D.S.Nate]

I just recently seen your video's though a friend. Where ever you do next I hope you are happy.

 

[Story_Marc]

Just tell 'em to watch some good ol' Scary Movie, mate. Learn by example and all that.

Eh, examples without context or direction of what to look at can do more harm, imo. If it was that easy, it would click with everybody instantly. Anybody can see the what, but most can't explain the how and the why. Something I've come to appreciate over time is the fact I can (and if I can't immediately, I can figure it out) and I can make it so much easier to understand and replicate.

 

[Envylope]

Just make the videos more attention grabby. The problem is trying to educate without entertaining on YouTube. You must do both educate and entertain to keep the attention of the viewers. Video length doesn't matter if the video is entertaining. People watch whole podcasts.

 

[Story_Marc]

Just make the videos more attention grabby. The problem is trying to educate without entertaining on YouTube. You must do both educate and entertain to keep the attention of the viewers. Video length doesn't matter if the video is entertaining. People watch whole podcasts.

Without going into details, I'll just say there's a lot of info here you're not working with. It's part of why I didn't ask anybody if I should, I just said I'm likely doing this.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

Eh, examples without context or direction of what to look at can do more harm, imo. If it was that easy, it would click with everybody instantly. Anybody can see the what, but most can't explain the how and the why. Something I've come to appreciate over time is the fact I can (and if I can't immediately, I can figure it out) and I can make it so much easier to understand and replicate.

huh, thats true i guess. When it comes to writing, at least, i've always just learned things by reading others. It always came easy to extrapolate the how and why just by seeing it and i do suppose i've come to just suggest to others to do the same. Any time threads came up asking "how do i write this, how do i write that" I always just replied with things like, "well just see what other authors did for scenes like those." Which makes sense, right? Go back and read how your own favorite authors did scenes like how you are trying to portray. I've done that plenty of times even though its a hassle sometimes.

To me it seems pretty simple to learn from examples, but yeah. Not everyone is wired the same, so I guess there are people who would find it easier to have a full breakdown to turn to.

 

[Story_Marc]

huh, thats true i guess. When it comes to writing, at least, i've always just learned things by reading others. It always came easy to extrapolate the how and why just by seeing it and i do suppose i've come to just suggest to others to do the same. Any time threads came up asking "how do i write this, how do i write that" I always just replied with things like, "well just see what other authors did for scenes like those." Which makes sense, right? Go back and read how your own favorite authors did scenes like how you are trying to portray. I've done that plenty of times even though its a hassle sometimes.

To me it seems pretty simple to learn from examples, but yeah. Not everyone is wired the same, so I guess there are people who would find it easier to have a full breakdown to turn to.

And that sums up the curse of knowledge. It's something I once struggled with (and sometimes fear I still do.)

Like, for me, I figure if someone is asking, I should do my best to help them as much as I can. I want to give significant help. So, for instance, let's say I'm discussing theme. I'm the person who will tell people stuff like 1-word topics like "justice" isn't a theme, it's a topic, and what you have to say about the specific concept matters more. I'd then give a simple system they can repeat and note that you can find theme quite easily. I'd say look at 1) the nature of your protagonist's problem, 2) the choices your protagonist makes to solve the problem, 3) the difference between the protagonist and antagonist, 4) the dynamic between your protagonist and their cast, 5) the ways you strengthen the credibility of your plot, and 6) the resolution bestowed upon the protagonist.

Then I'd elaborate more on each one with stuff you can look for while trying to keep it simple. Like, for instance, if the protagonist and antagonist are very similar aside from a key trait, you can extract a theme from that.

This is what I had wished to share with videos before on YouTube since I wanted to make things free to access., While I'm not done entirely, I'm transitioning more to some stuff with a higher ROI that allows me to remain authentic instead of performative.

Also, this message helped me put my finger on one of my strengths, thank you! It'll be key for what I'm doing going forward: building systems for writers.

I just recently seen your video's though a friend. Where ever you do next I hope you are happy.

Kudos! And I'm not quitting it entirely yet, I'm just thinking over how it'll fit into my plans if I do continue. As said, I haven't given up on what I care about. I just don't feel my vision is compatible with the platform at present. And I believe it lacks ROI for my goals.

 

[TsumiHokiro]

And that sums up the curse of knowledge. It's something I once struggled with (and sometimes fear I still do.)

Like, for me, I figure if someone is asking, I should do my best to help them as much as I can. I want to give significant help. So, for instance, let's say I'm discussing theme. I'm the person who will tell people stuff like 1-word topics like "justice" isn't a theme, it's a topic, and what you have to say about the specific concept matters more. I'd then give a simple system they can repeat and note that you can find theme quite easily. I'd say look at 1) the nature of your protagonist's problem, 2) the choices your protagonist makes to solve the problem, 3) the difference between the protagonist and antagonist, 4) the dynamic between your protagonist and their cast, 5) the ways you strengthen the credibility of your plot, and 6) the resolution bestowed upon the protagonist.

Then I'd elaborate more on each one with stuff you can look for while trying to keep it simple. Like, for instance, if the protagonist and antagonist are very similar aside from a key trait, you can extract a theme from that.

This is what I had wished to share with videos before on YouTube since I wanted to make things free to access., While I'm not done entirely, I'm transitioning more to some stuff with a higher ROI that allows me to remain authentic instead of performative.

Also, this message helped me put my finger on one of my strengths, thank you! It'll be key for what I'm doing going forward: building systems for writers.

Kudos! And I'm not quitting it entirely yet, I'm just thinking over how it'll fit into my plans if I do continue. As said, I haven't given up on what I care about. I just don't feel my vision is compatible with the platform at present. And I believe it lacks ROI for my goals.

If you are interested in doing educational video, I think you might be interested in checking Podia, it seems like a place for educational videos. You will not have Youtube, but YT is really not the best of places for non-entertainment...