How to Interview Someone Who Doesn't Speak Your Language
The man talked for two full minutes, then the translator turned to you and said: "he says life is hard." A translator chooses what reaches you, so how do you make them a partner?
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What to Know About a Place Before You Travel to Film There
You read about the place for a week, then arrived to find half of it outdated and the other half unnecessary. The five things worth knowing before you travel, and one page that holds them.
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The Local Fixer: Who Opens Doors in a Place You Don't Know
Three days of your week vanished into simple questions, then a man said one sentence and everything opened. Who the local fixer is, four routes to finding one, and how to test them first.
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How Do You Find a Story Worth Making a Documentary About?
You travelled for a mountain you saw in a photo, and came back with excellent shots you can't order. Why a beautiful place isn't a story, and the two questions that settle it before you book.
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The Monthly Channel Review: Thirty Minutes That Keep You on Track
You read six months of your own titles in a row and they looked like six different channels. Half an hour a month, five questions, four numbers, and one decision that keeps your channel on its road.
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Reusing Your Old Content: What Deserves Reviving and How to Revive It
A comment asked about something you explained in a video two years ago, and you realised nobody had seen it. Three kinds worth reviving, five ways to transform them, and the cheapest method there is.
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YouTube Changes How Views Are Counted on 24 August: What Does It Mean for Your Numbers?
One day you'll open analytics and see your views have risen for no reason. What changed in how views are counted, why earnings aren't affected, and what to measure instead.
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How to Organise Your Footage Files and Never Lose a Shot
You searched for two hours for a shot you know you filmed, then gave up and filmed it again. Three organisation rules that survive when you're exhausted, and what gets missed and costs a lot.
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How to Film a Whole Week's Content in One Day: The Batching Method
You film one video a week, and pay a full hour of setup every single time. How to batch a month's filming into one day, the condition you can't skip, and how a teleprompter shortens the whole day.
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Backing Up Your Footage: How to Protect Your Work Before You Lose Everything
The drive made no noise and gave no warning, and in the morning it didn't mount. What gets lost and can't be replaced, the three-copy rule, and why syncing isn't backing up.
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A Simple Visual Identity for Your Channel: Two Colours and One Typeface
You opened your channel page and every thumbnail looked like it came from a different channel. Three decisions that build your visual identity in half an hour, and when to change it.
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Collaborating With Other Creators: How to Pitch and Who to Pitch
You sent forty messages saying "want to collaborate?" and nobody replied. Who to collaborate with, how to pitch a ready-made idea, and what to agree before you start.
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