Review for a review show

[giant mutant robot]

I have been working on a review show and I will share the current video:

I know that I am not relaxed, but I am trying to get better. I would like some constructive criticism and some advice on how to make future episodes better.

 

[VashChi]

Honestly you are doing a good job just one piece of advice (that comes with practice) it to change up your voice a bit as in change the pitch of your voice throughout the recording.

 

[socialsketch]

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[Conso1727]

Absolutely, don't look in the screen. It looks innatural.

 

[giant mutant robot]

It's put together really nice, the one advice I would give is to look at the camera. It appears as if you are reading form some screen above the camera which will make it hard for people to connect with you.

I was reading my script, I have had some trouble memorizing what I want to say for my show. I do agree that it doesn't connect with the audience. I did improvise from some notes in my first episode but I wanted to sound more professional while talking. I have a teleprompter app on my galaxy tablet that I have been using. The problem I face is placing it so that it looks like I am looking into the camera but I am actually reading the teleprompter.
Any advice on how to fix that?
Also thanks for the critique.[DOUBLEPOST=1400955893,1400955788][/DOUBLEPOST]

Honestly you are doing a good job just one piece of advice (that comes with practice) it to change up your voice a bit as in change the pitch of your voice throughout the recording.

Like project my voice or audio edit my voice? Or both?

 

[VashChi]

I was reading my script, I have had some trouble memorizing what I want to say for my show. I do agree that it doesn't connect with the audience. I did improvise from some notes in my first episode but I wanted to sound more professional while talking. I have a teleprompter app on my galaxy tablet that I have been using. The problem I face is placing it so that it looks like I am looking into the camera but I am actually reading the teleprompter.
Any advice on how to fix that?
Also thanks for the critique.[DOUBLEPOST=1400955893,1400955788][/DOUBLEPOST]
Like project my voice or audio edit my voice? Or both?

Like getting more involved in the video, your interest in the topic should help but this specifically refers to changing the pitch of your voice as you said something more like projecting your voice better.

 

[socialsketch]

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[giant mutant robot]

You often cut from you to another image/video so you could just memorize 1-2 lines and say those to the camera, then when you switch scenes you are still talking but you can just read from your computer until you get to the part you want to be on camera again.

If you are going to use the teleprompter sitting farther away and placing it closer to the camera lens, maybe right underneath it will help make it appear you are looking into the camera.

That sounds like a really good idea. For real I am going to try that.[DOUBLEPOST=1401037966,1401037883][/DOUBLEPOST]

Like getting more involved in the video, your interest in the topic should help but this specifically refers to changing the pitch of your voice as you said something more like projecting your voice better.

Thanks you for the advice. I will work on my voice.