TheTurnipKing » Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:33 pm wrote:Cal » Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:38 pm wrote:The only thing I really do take exception to is when the likes of TotalBiscuit or Boogie 2988 get all self-righteous and indignant that anyone should dare to criticise them, or accuse them of not really having a real job. You'll hear some legendary bullsh*t from such YTubers, claiming 'their content' requires an immense effort and endless professionalism. I don't consider what they upload to be 'their content' - they are simply videos of someone playing
someone else's content (the developers, in this case).
Well, I imagine if you were to ask, say, Andrew Mills, he would tell you that what he does, does require immense effort and professionalism.
Though of course, capturing video-footage of "other people's content" is only part of his job.
I think Phil should be careful of what he wishes for tbh. I've worked with devs to secure licenses for their games (for guides) and if all of a sudden they needed people to approach them to negotiate deals directly (as some have suggested) then they'd either:
1). Spend an unholy amount of time wading through 'content approval' requests (sucking up precious development time).
2). Have a lot less coverage of their games to a digital generation that want to view these videos (whether they like it or not).
With regards to the amount of effort used, some people put in very little and some others, myself included, spend a scary amount of time on improving the final production. For example, the Bioshock 2 collectables video I'm currently working on consists of recording and organising 128 individual video clips, an intro, title, lower thirds, separately licensed audio, accompanying text and of course the actual editing for the final video itself in Premier Pro and After Effects.
I could have just recorded a '100%' playthrough and called it a day; but I've got more professional integrity than that.
I'd have zero qualms with games companies taking a - fair - cut for allowing us to use their work in return for zero comebacks or restrictions, but until Nintendo sort their gooseberry fool out with this idea, then I'll simply cut out their audio, add in my own and monitise the video to help those who need it whilst attempting to make a fair return on the time
I've invested. Or is that also perceived as unfair?