Book tubing, the practice of making videos about books you have read or are reading. I'm going to be honest in saying that Im not a fan of the videos I viewed. The book haul videos were a mix of random books that people would go over very quickly, the problem is there was no rhythm or reason to these. There may have been some good recommendations down the line but that doesn't matter if I have already closed the video after the video because of your review of a kids book and "the shining".
If each video was on a specific genre ,or writer, or organized in some way I would be much more interested.
I also think that a lot of these could have been improved with the addition of more people. Just one person talking to a camera feels a bit awkward and with more people the videos would feel more like a discussion than an awkward diary.
As far as the technical aspects go I don't think you need to be a master film maker to be a book tuber. An average webcam is perfect for the style of video they are making. The books in the background are nice but not strictly necessary.
Of the book tubes I watched AmirasBookReviews was my favorite. It was what I was looking for in a book video, a video about one book, discussing it and telling me if I should check it out or not.
I won't say book tubing isn't for me, just that I haven't found one I want to watch. If i were going to do this it would have to have multiple people talking about the books, as i said earlier, and I would want to focus on one book or at least one genre at a time.
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Some of the videos were confusing. I also liked the videos that focused on one book. I thought that the books were necessary. I feel like it's a great way to get people interested in reading some of the books that you have read without you having to talk about them. I think it just gives insight into that person's personality.