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Feeling brave? If you're a creator seeking constructive criticism - whether it's your titles, your thumbnails, your channel as a whole, or your videos themselves - let me know in the comments below! Link your video, channel, or secret 3rd thing I'm not thinking of in the comments below, and tell me what kind of advice you're seeking ("Not sure about my thumbnails" or "Trying to make my video a bit more exciting" etc). I'll do my best to get back to as many comments as possible - and I MIGHT just include yours in a future jjjacksfilms video!

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Tiffany Rock

my thumbnails are inconsistent and I don't know what would make them more eye catching YouTube.com/tiffanyrock

Jumugama

Just don't hold back. Please be as honest as you can be.

Sunnyland Productions

I’ve been having a lot of success recently, but then there’s a few videos that haven’t popped off quite as much as I hoped. I think I’m doing a lot right, but I’d definitely be interested to hear any feedback! https://youtube.com/@sunnylandprods

Jacksfilms

Intense eye contact. Very hard watch. 10/10 performance

Xetaas

https://youtube.com/@darktimesstudio My partner and I run a Minecraft machinima channel and would love some feedback on thumbnails!! I have their explicit permission to share this for review btw

Primarily Colourful

Lately I haven't had motivation or the state of mind to create "higher effort" videos (and also I can't afford Adobe currently anyway haha wheeeee), but I HAVE had the drive to shoot and edit videos like THIS on my phone. This is one of the best of those I've done this year in my opinion, but what do YOU think? Is this funny? https://youtu.be/Mr9AzLarIig

Xetaas

https://youtube.com/@xetaas This is my personal channel which I upload music covers to, and I struggle a lot with thumbnails/titles. Some feedback would be great :)

Jacksfilms

I appreciate the effort that went into the subtitles for this! I wonder if you can condense the funny moments even more - really trim the fat, ya know? Keep the intro though

Jacksfilms

Got an easy fix for you! Right now, the text and photos in your thumbnails are generally too small. Instead of including collages of photos in each thumb, pick one or two total and make them take up the full frame. Then get similarly choosy with the text - just a short phrase that accompanies the title without repeating it. Try it!

Jumugama

I actually paid my best friend to edit this for me, he was in the video with me too lol.

Jacksfilms

You're pretty much doing everything right. The thumbnails are VERY strong, and the video/audio production is excellent too. Good upload schedule too! A few videos a month at this quality is ambitious but also good for your channel. I know you think some vids have fallen short of your expectations performance-wise, but keep in mind that nearly all of your videos' views well exceed the number of subscribers you have - are you kidding me?!? Do you know how many creators would kill for that?! Keep at it - at this pace and quality, one video will absolutely pop off. Keep playing the SEO game (I see you, Fortune's Weave!).

Sunnyland Productions

Thanks, Jack! Also, I dunno if you saw it yet, but I did that very stupid ReactBot goes to Disney World video on my other channel, you should be able to find it in the collabs section.

nico j

My friends and I had a channel in high school (2015-2019) and in the last while we've linked back up and continued our comedic "food review" series from back in the day (mostly a playground for my friend to improv and me to edit). Curious what you think of the editing in this video! https://youtu.be/q_CR5DdaG2U?si=AfIf1Dk503M-20wy

nico j

If you can only watch part I recommend the sequence from 7:55-10:00, i put a lot of time into it

Jacksfilms

Right off the bat, my first tidbit is that the editing here is really well-paced. Doesn't waste time, you know when to cut, you know when to crop closer to reframe subjects - all extremely important in keeping your viewers' attention. And viewwise it's not bad either - getting over a third of your subs in views! If you want to increase this video's reach, I'd suggest you... a) change the title to something like "Ranking "Healthy" Candy" or "THE HEALTHY CANDY TIERLIST" or "Does "Healthy" candy even taste good?" b) make a thumbnail that puts the candy front and center, perhaps with a tier list in the background

Hismario123 (edited)

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2026-10-04 20:00 Honestly if I was to ask for any feedback I'd ask it on the video I'm currently working on but considering it is not out yet, there's this one too https://youtu.be/ytb_8i-JwJM
2026-09-30 21:58 Really love my new video, would love to hear some feedback https://youtu.be/Sqajqw4CkWs

Really love my new video, would love to hear some feedback https://youtu.be/Sqajqw4CkWs

orbitron 507

Hey Jack! Trying to do a docuseries kinda thing with the development of Microsoft Windows! The first video bang on got a bit of views but the second didn't do as well! Any tips? https://youtube.com/@windevshow

Orcawarrior2

Damn I don’t really have a channel of my own. I used to make StarCraft mods for a YouTuber though, that was fun… Well at least now Jack cannot roast me

Sarah Susan

Can you judge my streaming channel? I want to bring more people in for my channels, Ive moved away from Fortnite but more into Silksong and other variety games, should I focus on one thing? Channel: SarahSusan

Bunbyte

Hey Jack. I've been gone for the past 2 years during a period of recovery and recently decided to pick back up my channel. Im pretty small but its always been a passion project to me. I wanted to see if you had advice, if theres a way for the right community to see my work, and most importantly im a selfish person who wants to hear the super bowl guy talk about me. https://youtube.com/@bunbyte-exe

Meatbadger

Here's my recent video about the supreme court suit that broke up the studio system in the 50s: https://youtu.be/yIP2VfppT8A?si=yhLjsHTVEMgFkoGE (It's very long, feel free to skip around lol) My biggest issue right now with my process is turnaround time. I think my writing and production skills are steadily improving at a rate I'm happy with, but each one of these projects takes me 6 months to crank out. I've gotten better at getting them a bit shorter (my most recent one was under 90 minutes!), but I still can't figure out how to get my script/edits done in a reasonable amount of time. The topics I'm interested in covering take a TON of research and I work full time. I don't want to burn myself out on making these but I feel like I'm going to have a hard time growing an audience if I can't find a way to post more frequently.

Misty Fox

Hello! I've had to take a break from the usual uploads during film school, but now that I'm out and have some projects cooking up I'd like to know how to market my videos better (title/thumbnail). My channel is a sort of vlog/video essay style that mostly talks about my personal growth through the adventures I have or art I enjoy, and I've never been sure how to market that (though some videos have definitely popped off more than others). https://www.youtube.com/@Misty_Fox/videos

Meatbadger

I'm not Jack, but generally speaking "Part 2s" have always had a hard time on YouTube. It's a mix of people not clicking because they haven't seen the first part, and the algo not pushing it because people aren't clicking. I'd recommend changing the title/thumbnail to make it not look like a part 2 and adding a link to part 1 in your description or something. You can add them to a playlist to make watching them in order easier for people down the line

Daniel Rodriguez

Hey Jack! I am wondering if you would be willing to give some feedback to my band's youtube channel? We post music videos, little skits, and just random shorts! You don't have to talk about the music itself if its not your type of genre, but I wouldn't say no since you are a talented musician! I play drums for Pink Steam! Check it out! Any advice would be very appreciated! https://youtube.com/@pinksteam?si=nObloaW40Wyl_YvE

Drybonesbabe

I have like 3 certified bangers, but anything else I put out feels like it flops hard. What am I doing wrong? Am I expecting too much after those massive outliers? I haven't uploaded in a few months (life is a bitch) but regardless, I want to get back into the swing and I'm just worried about measuring up to my past self if that makes sense Oh, and my girlfriend designs my thumbnails. She actually did it for a living for a while. https://www.youtube.com/@Drybonesbabe

Connor Hanley

Hey Jack! I really wanted to share this here with you, as I’ve been watching your videos for literally more than half my life (I’m 21 now, and started watching about when I was ten years old). I’ve been using this channel to post short little song demos for a while now. The earliest ones are definitely rougher (they’re the first that I ever really sequenced) but I’d especially love to get your thoughts on the two most recent ones. Thank you so much! https://youtube.com/@constew2722?si=17ewt_KSiTg9gCwc

DinkBrinkus

Hey Jack! My past two videos have performed well, but they’ve been in the same niche. I really want to branch out and make different kinds of videos. Do you think I would alienate my current audience and get no views by doing so? https://youtube.com/@dinkbrinkus?si=sT8QBFpW8sWQGCMW

cyrus

Hi jack! Im looking for general advice about my youtube channel as I want to make commentary videos about movies and games, but im not quite sure what im doing wrong, it just feels off to me. is it the lighting? my delivery? the general writing of the script? could really use your advice! thank you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOOCoYcfHwQ&t=683s

Watersurf (edited)

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2026-10-02 10:00 You are always welcome to rip my channel apart mr films. I know my thumbnail game is all over the place haha. https://www.youtube.com/@watersurf
2026-10-01 01:55 You are always welcome to rip my channel apart mr films. I know my thumbnail game is all over the place haha. https://www.youtube.com/@watersurf Will also say that my bread and butter is probably my gaming hour series if you wanted somewhere to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjAAC6H_aB6UWtYHNuS0_xyzD0zCut3zA

You are always welcome to rip my channel apart mr films. I know my thumbnail game is all over the place haha. https://www.youtube.com/@watersurf Will also say that my bread and butter is probably my gaming hour series if you wanted somewhere to start. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjAAC6H_aB6UWtYHNuS0_xyzD0zCut3zA

Camozombie

Heyyy! My problem is I dunno what to improve on next, most of my subs and views are from shorts but I really want my longs to grow and get more traction! I try to edit them both the same but Im ngl the view counts kinda deter me a bit I appreciate your time mr Jacksfilms! Its not just helpful — its a selfless act of kindness. https://youtube.com/@camozombie15?si=dd5fg9aB6BIDbBne

Johnathan Momruoy

Hey Jack. My channel has been around for a while, but I haven't really started uploading until about a year or so ago, and have been stuck at around 1.13k subs. Any advice is welcome (especially thumbnails, cuz I'm not good at them lol) https://youtube.com/@coltthe45

Skyeee

Hi Jack! I do all the editing, art, and whatnot for my channel but my growth has been pretty slow. Not that I mind because I'm pretty happy with what I've been able to make, but with the monetization changes happening in February next year I was hoping to get my channel monetized before then (I just REALLY need watch hours but yk... no one is watching lmao). Also the recent view count update is weirdly discouraging?? Seeing above average views only to realize it's actually like 1/3rd less than that. Anyways I know gaming channels are a VERY NEW and VERY ORIGINAL genre, but I try to spice things up with my art and editing, sometimes even making trailers of a new series for fun c: I have a playlist of my favorite videos on my channel, but you can check out any of them (I recommend the most recent Yoshi video, It's so dumb and I love it) Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUF2W9L5bx6r3XU8efODLSsuA4As3_kyP Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkwa23t06RIpW6NFZPnIdcA

3p1c

Hey jack! Been a huge fan since 2020! I recently started a new channel where I turn filmmaking and video editing into challenges where anyone (regardless of experience) can enjoy! was wondering if you had any advice on engagement and thumbnails. Any and all advice helps, thank you! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@3p1c2 Here's a video I think you'll enjoy: https://youtu.be/BBFn31_FS5Y?si=PB4j5gVON0YFw889&t=26

FonixVR

Honestly the concept of an editing challenge is super cool! I thought it was a cool touch that you pixelated the distorted voice. Be careful showing Google Drive links.

FonixVR

Your profile picture is rather small. I know that it's rather generic to suggest, but honestly, if you adjusted your lighting you'd look much more professional. You could add color by buying cheap LED strips and lining the wall with them. Right now you look like you're filming in the backrooms. You could also benefit putting your head towards the center of the shot rather than giving you no headroom. It's clear you're reading off a teleprompter or looking away/at yourself from the camera. This isn't a bad thing, but I would look into seeing how you can mask that better. I think you could also pronounce your voice a bit more, but don't reach the levels of YouTuber voice. Your recaps and descriptions are actually good. I don't watch Football whatsoever, but I was able to follow along.

FonixVR

Your pacing is really good! It's not my content, as I don't like ASMR videos. But this commentary video I am currently watching is something I would easily put on while cleaning.

Noah Jackson

Thanks! They’re commentary video essays though lol, the ASMR was just an opening bit

Nathaniel foot

hi hello jack2thefilmtures!! I've been uploading on this channel for like 12 years now, but have really fallen out of it lately. I was recommended to start a new channel if I want to get more eyes on my stuff and I just kinda lost a lot of motivation afterwards. Anyway, here are a couple vidoes I'm proud of. Obv you don't have to watch them all, just wanted to give you some choice. I really enjoy doing the parody songs (I can't really sing though lmao 😭😭), along with the short-form stuff as well, I just wasn't sure where to go with it. The 10 Years video is on the longer side, but I'm curious how I could improve the pacing and editing. Again, though, no need to watch more than one of them. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS66lEHG2ZRU

regularzuzu

Hi jack, you were a big part of my childhood and I really appreciate the way you are contributing to the YouTube/content creation space! I play/review underappreciated video games on my channel and sometimes go over misc current events (such as crazy scams that have been going around). Im wondering what I could do to make my streams/videos more entertaining and how I should implement my criticisms into reviews. I mostly stream but I do have a few edited videos/stream highlights linked below: nevermind idk how to start new lines on mobile without sending the message channel: https://youtube.com/@regularzuzu?si=STHZ1mZMNh9AsNZY long stream highlight: https://youtu.be/XDAXC5RmTRQ?is=vLJRpxldyZtpVcKs shorter stream highlight: https://youtu.be/alteOx1ikuo?is=txDIyhfGNpH9zrmZ short video about scams: https://youtu.be/y1_IOjoRfsg?is=FpGpdYPQI5nWt1sf this speedrun is pretty funny: https://youtu.be/7VXW9IsMtqQ?is=QgtD-DpxIWz894Nx got some good clips in my shorts too not expecting you to watch everything of course but any feedback would be greatly appreciated

BXN

Hey Jack, been a fan for a while now & id appreciate some channel feedback :) - I’d like feedback on my thumbnails, titles and if my videos are too fast paced? I have videos that are fast paced & I also have long form content that slows things down a bit. Any feedback would go the mile, I upload once a week & im super duperrrr locked in right now.

Tyler

Hello Jack, I appreciate you taking your time to do this! I’m feeling a bit lost with where to go either my channel and really need the advice. Here is my channel https://youtube.com/@dexterousv?si=xeJED1BRv05zCJg5 I feel the two main things I struggle with are: 1. Finding My Niche - I went from posting about 1 game to wanting to do a variety of gaming content, but feel it’s too broad for my size. I enjoy doing unique/challenging gaming content, I take inspiration from creators like Ludwig, dougdoug, pointcrow etc. I’m not sure whether to start another channel and try to narrow down my content until I find an audience. 2. Packaging - I have many ideas for content but I feel I really struggle to perfect titles and thumbnails for it. I haven’t found my style for thumbnails so it’s been all over the place. I also make sure to do A/B testing on every video but still see very bad CTR on videos. Thank you again for this opportunity Jack, and I look forward to your advice!

Jazmento

Hey Jack! I've been doing YouTube full time for just over a year, and I'm quite happy with the progress of my channel. Recently it feels like I'm unable to recreate the quality of some of my older videos that did well. I would just like some advice if you recommend I should make changes to my videos or just keep going and see what happens. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/@Jazmento

Arielle Lyons

hi jack! my video was featured on CTC a year or so ago and i’ve posted a few more videos since then that i think are a big improvement! i’m probably losing my job in the next couple months (pro tip: don’t go into journalism in the 2020s), so my goal is to be eligible for video monetization by then. i’m getting kind of close, could you help give me the boost i need and tell me how i can improve? https://youtube.com/@ariellelyons?si=bni4Bs5JrsDQ27SP

gooba

Hiya, really love your videos and value the criticism and opinions you give others, I'm getting back to making videos now after two years, I really struggle with making thumbnails and titles, so I've been putting a lot of focus into that as well as beginning to stream on twitch while I finish my comeback video. https://www.youtube.com/@realgooba

Nick oricoli

Wso Jack, I’m mainly a shorts creator hopping into longform, I’ve done lots of scripts and editing for longform videos, but thumbnails and titles are my absolute bottleneck. Are there any problems that stand out immediately that I can change and know for future references. And I know it ties directly into the hooks, so how does the thumbnails do compared to opening shots and story. I feel they could be too dark, but I’m aiming for a suspenseful type of thumbnail while also standing out amongst all the bright high contrast ones. https://youtube.com/@just_nicko?si=gPDSOwRw_9osRymz

Jacksfilms

I'm sorry, I usually try to "compliment sandwich" these things, but that combo was subpar

Noah G

Lol thanks! This was mostly a joke answer haha

Jacksfilms

This is a whole niche I didn't know existed! I say keep going as you are - you're getting great views, and you're capturing a specific targeted audience that'll keep coming back. I think some vids will pop off more than others (who doesn't love a tier list, right? That "Ranking Every BROKEN Mod In F1 26" vid did very well - maybe try another one!). But it seems you've found an audience that will stick with you no matter what you'll try within the genre, which is kind of the youtube dream

Jacksfilms

The intro and outro music is about 5x louder than your speaking voice, so I'd equalize those/raise one and lower the other. As a podcast, I feel it's fine, but as a YouTube video it's a little dry - I think more b-roll could help here. For the thumbnails, I'd ditch the "Bird's Nest Podcast" logo and format it so the picture is on the left third, and the text is on the right 1 or 2 thirds so it's easier to see and read.

Jacksfilms

Depends - what kinds of videos do you want to make? With your last two vids, you've attracted an audience that may want more longform video essay/commentary videos. So if it's more of that, then you're fine. If you're looking to make a return to the shorter form videos, however, I'd suggest you make another longform video with a plug to a second channel of yours that features the shorter stuff

Jacksfilms

LOVE the thumbnails and titles for these - and the video you linked is a fantastic idea. Really funny stuff. My one nitpicky suggestion is to maybe get to the edits a little faster (but still definitely keep some footage of the editors scrambling). But this is a very solid foundation for a channel, and I genuinely would come back for more!

DinkBrinkus

Thanks for the response! I would like to do more long form essays, but about different subjects. I’ve thought about making a second channel, but I figured I haven’t gotten enough of an audience to plug it yet. I appreciate the advice!

Jazmento (edited)

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2026-10-04 20:00 Haha I'm sure it might've looked a bit confusing as someone not in the niche! Yeah I think I've reached the point where every point could do better or worse than the last; not every new video is an improvement and will get more views type of thing. Thanks for the comment Jack
2026-10-01 18:07 Haha I'm sure it might've looked a bit confusing as someone not in the niche! Yeah I think I've reached the point where every video could do better or worse than the last; not every new video is an improvement and will get more views type of thing. Thanks for the comment Jack

Haha I'm sure it might've looked a bit confusing as someone not in the niche! Yeah I think I've reached the point where every video could do better or worse than the last; not every new video is an improvement and will get more views type of thing. Thanks for the comment Jack

Jacksfilms

Daaaaamn your latest video blew up! Congrats!! Hopefully this video brings in a new audience for your next one. My only advice? Maybe cut down on time spent summarizing the story of the game, and dedicate more time discussing what makes some of the achievements hard/rare etc.

Jacksfilms

I like the pacing here - and the animated bits are refreshing and unique! I wonder if upgrading your microphone would help viewer retention. I sometimes click off a video I randomly got recommended if the audio quality isn't great, and I wonder how many other potential new viewers do the same thing. Also I don't consider 3k views "flopping hard" considering you've got 1.38k subs, but I do understand what you mean. I think you've got a good formula here - is there any way to increase output at a more frequent rate?

Jacksfilms

I feel like the intro could be tightened up a bunch here - kill your darlings! It's a hard lesson to learn but an important one. To me, it feels like it takes quite a while before we get to the title of your video. Also be careful calling this a "review" when it feels more like a recap of the movie's events.

AtomicKnockout

Hey Jack! I want to make videos about my favorite franchises in a similar vein to Athena P and QuintonReviews, but I struggle to figure out what the "right" amount of information is; I start writing a script about a movie I enjoy, and I end up describing the entire movie in a Word doc. What is the best way to know whether my scripts are too descriptive/drag on?

bizzy

hi, i ask that you please do not include this in a video... i'm an indie musician/artist and i animate, draw, produce, sing, write, code, direct, film, act, you name it. almost entirely on my own since 2022. it often feels like i've hit a hard ceiling, and it's nepotism's call whether or not i get to continue doing what i like. how exactly do you get people to even know you exist when it takes literal years just to put out a single presentable thing, yknow? let alone making it clear that this thing is the passion project of one individual. obviously, it's up to everyone else what they deem impressive enough to pass on their friends, but i worked on this music video for 6 months and i feel i'm allowed to be a little entitled about it. i just don't know how to exude that same confidence any more than i already do publicly. how do you get louder about these things without being an asshole or degrading your art? CW: swearing, cartoon violence https://youtu.be/lBg1RKy1AfM?is=WVsqH9Y1qsXAnXGq

cyrus

thank you for the feedback! i went ahead and cut the beginning part and im going to work on adding more opinions into my videos so it feels more like a review in the future :) thanks!

Venom Grump

Heya Jack, been a fan for years! I don't have a lot of video essays on my main channel yet but here's a vid I'm still pretty proud of about an obscure subject of interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqUN0EvvMi0 Wondering if you have any pointers on editing or joke timing or anything like that. I feel like I'm a bit lacking in that regard.

alyxlynn

hey Jack! been a huge fan for about half of my lifetime (hope i didn't cause an existential crisis here) but i'd love if you took the time and take a gander at my content. most of my stuff is unlisted now because i am wanting to improve on everything. the writing, the editing, the filming, along with a new style. but, i hope you find joy in some of these (i hope) here ya go have at it Mr. Films! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOJWSOREt0Ow&si=6-tLbYYmsc-eHanv

BoysMayCry

Hey Jack! I've been focusing on my gaming channel but struggling to get consistent views. I would love to get some feedback! Also I've been struggling a lot with art theft from other creators taking them and using them on their channels. One even had a million subs. All my thumbnails are hand drawn by me. I even have every art time lapse in the end screens. My channel focuses on doing unique challenges like Elden Ring D&D or various co-op mods. At the time of writing, still under 1k subs. https://www.youtube.com/@cartridgechokers

Jacksfilms

Funny, because I think your thumbnails are exceptional - the "Emily Is Away" thumbnail is super clean, and the FNAF Mobile Clones is very well composited. Something that jumped out to me was your mic settings in the "Emily is away" video - it sounds like you're peaking quite a bit. I'd adjust the settings to see if that'd help. I know you ditch the mic in your next two vids (at least in the closeups), but I think it'd sound better with a well-balanced mic. And sounding better goes a long way in attracting viewers!

Jacksfilms

The "Can I beat the hardest bosses while they get faster in exp 33" is a very fun idea - watched a bit of that one as I've enjoyed that game. I think it has potential to find a broader audience with a thumbnail/title tweak: try retitling it to "I let chat control the speed in Expedition 33" or "Chat controls the speed in Expedition 33", and keep Simon in the thumbnail, but instead of the "GAME SPEED" text, replace it with "!fast" and/or "!slow". Curious to see if the interactive angle would help.

Nick

I don't really know how I should market my comedy songs on youtube. I can never tell if I should make the titles and thumbnails more or less vague as to what the songs are about while not being overly esoteric or completely giving away the punchline. It's a very tough line to walk for me lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFgx8_Vnhk

Jacksfilms

Send over a link to your channel and I'll take a look!

Jacksfilms

Yo thanks for the kind words regularzuzu! I took a look at some of your vids - there's some good stuff here. I dig the discord convo you shared in "Scams of the modern world" - for future videos like that, I'd format the text in a way where in editing you can zoom in to specific parts, rather than show the full zoomed-out convo the whole time. Really just suggesting you add some visual flair to jazz up the long reading bits. Love the idea of trolling scammers. The let's plays seem a bit more aimless. There's a lot of dead air you could cut from them, or long stretches with no commentary, like in "Cooking stream, game of yahtzee." But in the future you could lean into how unappreciated these games are - title it something like "Playing games you've never heard of" or "Only 1% of people have played this" etc. That could do well!

Jacksfilms

Then I say keep doing the long form essays on your current channel. Try the different subjects, see the response you get. I have a feeling ppl will enjoy it bc they like your voice and aesthetic from the previous 2 vids.

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2026-10-08 20:00 (i ask that you please don't include this in a video) hi jack! how do you keep people interested in something that goes mostly dormant for two years at a time? i find it difficult to stir hype around anything i create when i finally reappear outside the coal mines... i do almost everything myself so it's especially difficult to keep up with everyone else. in my experience, youtube has remained very volatile towards channels with long turnarounds. this is a song and animation that altogether took me around 6 months total to finish: https://youtu.be/lBg1RKy1AfM?is=GFCWWpcj_Lejq3ps
2026-10-03 00:03 (maybe don't include this in a video...) i've been performing as an indie musician/artist/animator since 2022. lately, it feels like i've hit a ceiling, and it's left up to nepotism whether or not i get to continue doing what i like. how do you keep people interested in something that goes mostly dormant for two years at a time? i do almost everything myself so it's especially difficult to keep up with everyone else, and in my experience, most platforms (including youtube) have remained very volatile towards creators with long turnarounds. apologies if it sounds a bit petty, but i think i should be allowed to keep my videos, music, AND promotional material above a certain of baseline of quality without fear of being left behind. i've done what i can up until now, and still this feeling of stagnancy persists. how much louder do i need to be? below is a song and animation that altogether took me around 6 months total to finish. please tell me if there's something wrong with it. CW: swearing, cartoon violence https://youtu.be/lBg1RKy1AfM?is=WVsqH9Y1qsXAnXGq

(maybe don't include this in a video...) i've been performing as an indie musician/artist/animator since 2022. lately, it feels like i've hit a ceiling, and it's left up to nepotism whether or not i get to continue doing what i like. how do you keep people interested in something that goes mostly dormant for two years at a time? i do almost everything myself so it's especially difficult to keep up with everyone else, and in my experience, most platforms (including youtube) have remained very volatile towards creators with long turnarounds. apologies if it sounds a bit petty, but i think i should be allowed to keep my videos, music, AND promotional material above a certain of baseline of quality without fear of being left behind. i've done what i can up until now, and still this feeling of stagnancy persists. how much louder do i need to be? below is a song and animation that altogether took me around 6 months total to finish. please tell me if there's something wrong with it. CW: swearing, cartoon violence https://youtu.be/lBg1RKy1AfM?is=WVsqH9Y1qsXAnXGq

regularzuzu

Im trying to appeal to a kind of audience that actually pays attention to the gameplay, so Im not super worried about the dead air but yeah the editing on that first video definitely made it slower than it needed to be. I see the potential here though, and I will try to tap in to a broader audience with future videos, but mostly just streaming for fun rn. Thanks for the response!

Ren

Thank you so much Jack! The type of style I am going for is some story explaining mixed in with some funny moments and me unlocking the achievements but it was kinda hard due to most of the stuff in the recent video that I did was important so it was kind of hard to balance it so I 100% understand the advice once again thank you for having a look at it and thank you for the congrats 😊

Drybonesbabe

The good news is that I did recently fix my mic. Turns out, the settings were all wrong in that latest video. I also consider that one of my bangers. It's a huge outlier. I'm more worried about all of the other videos, like my Mario galaxy review or my miitopia video before that doing terribly. As for the output, I worry about decreasing quality in order to pump more out. I tried going monthly, but that ended up being unsustainable.

RedPaws

Hey Jack! I love you so much! I'm a small editor currently building a portfolio through VTuber/Twitch edits under the name RedPaws. My goal is eventually to work as a freelance editor. I'd really appreciate an honest audit of the channel, especially regarding my editing style, pacing, hooks, and whether you think the videos communicate what I can offer as an editor. RedPaws: https://www.tiktok.com/@redispaws

Maximilian Kent

Hello Jack, long time enjoyer of your content. I wanted to throw my hat in the ring for some feedback. I started this space science communication program with idea of combining more the Arts into space communication. I often find people get bored with space and science so how can I make it a little more artistic. So I made a few short films and trailers, I even got a film shown at NASA! But it doesn't seem to do well on YouTube so trying to figure out what I could do differently. Here is the link: https://youtube.com/@overtureentertainment?si=EI3Xv_GyVDoVZiqX

Squonkle

Hello, Mr. Flims! I've been a gaming YouTuber and Livestreamer for the past three years, but I've never really found the one "thing" I liked uploading or focusing on. I definitely have a lot of self-doubt about the direction I'm going with things, so I would appreciate any advice/criticism/etc you might have on the content of my channel! How is my packaging? Do you find the content interesting/engaging? What would make you/someone like you hypothetically consider subscribing? I can also clarify anything that might need clarifying. :) https://www.youtube.com/@Squonkle

Ken McKim

Hey Jack! I've been on YouTube for quite a while now. And when I first started my channel, it was tech reviews. None of those videos are around anymore. I can't even remember what I did with them. Then I pivoted into chronic illness explainers because my wife has Crohn's disease. I did about maybe 30 of those, but it just got to the point where it was very emotionally draining, especially since I have major clinical depression and anxiety, and it was just taking a lot out of me to continue doing those videos. I've just been floating around the YouTube sphere, and I just... Nothing feels exciting or inspiring to to make a video on. I would recommend going back and watching one or two from the "Feel This Pain" playlist and then, you know, a couple of my more recent ones, I guess. Anyway, I love what you do on your channel, and I appreciate you taking a look. https://www.youtube.com/c/KenMcKim

TheUniverseBook

Hey, I'm Aiden and I run the small channel TheUniverseBook! after quitting reaction content to pursue my passion of storytelling and comic writing / editing, I now make a few fun series I would love for you to check out with some big upcoming projects over the horizon. I'm really pouring my heart and soul into a comic dub series called The Packs, a dark comedy series following a group of animals and their gated community within an old zoo's walls after a zombie outbreak takes all humans out, or does it? It's getting its official series pilot very soon and being sold in stories! Im also making a fully animated warrior cats fan fiction AU with my OC Frostpetal at the end of the month! So feel free to check it out! I also make smaller goofy videos about whatever i want i guess lmao https://www.youtube.com/@TheUniverseBook

Super Dazmo

Hey Jacksfilm, former "$300 if you can make me laugh" winner here. (The one who sucker punched you with Gamer Boo lol.) Not to butt-kiss, but there's so much specific advice I'd love to ask from such a cool and epic creator like you. But for the sake of brevity, how's my packaging? (Titles, thumbnails, hooks.) I also feel like I struggle most with pacing, where things either feel too fast or too slow. Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuperDazmo If I had to pick ONE video for you to look at, it'd be this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRb_FIFDsBQ (Please do not search "Jacksfilms" on my channel thank you)

Spenzo

Hello there Jack, this is a lil project of mine that took me roughly 2 years from start to finish (while I was studying at uni, lots of reasons that made this video take so long), I'm quite happy with the views but the viewer retention I'm unsure, the video is almost 30 minutes long and the retention sits at 4:22 / 15.2% Idk that much about retention on what should be considered good, so I guess what I'm asking is on how to improve that, also sorry for the long video lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx6CZ5DJ7fo

3L1

Hey Mr. Films, can you check out my youtube channel? just want to know is there anything i can do better? im doing a simple gaming channel and plus doing other stuff on top of that, like this new series im doing, i just uploaded it. check it out plz and thank you. https://youtube.com/@3l1-wx?si=wVZ22VZYf-7fCskN

orbitron 507

It's a sequential, episodic series, should I maybe do away with the numbering in the titles then?

Meatbadger

It could help if subsequent episodes aren't getting clicks. For inspiration, check out how Bobby Broccoli or Coffeezilla titles the episodes in multiparts they make. Each one is titled as their own video, but they're each episodes in a sequence. It makes things a bit more confusing if someone is trying to watch them all in a row, but if I were shown "Go Big or Go Home | Windev #2 (PART 2)" in my recommended, I'd be far less likely to click on it because it's the middle of a series I haven't seen. If it were something like "Bill's Big Break | Windev" then I'd be fairly likely to click on it on a whim (as the development of Windows is something I am interested in).

Johnathan Momruoy

Thanks for the verdict Jack! I'll keep this in mind when making my next video.

Toomas Erikso

Hey Jack! I've been your long on/off viewer for a long time. Me and my wife have a YT channel. We just launched a new adventure series but we're having troubles growing our channel. The concept is that we're trying to cross a country in a completely straight line. Now with the recent YT change in views at first it seemed like our new episodes are doing good, but when checking the "engaged views" we see that this is our worst performing mission yet. Even though this has the best quality and pacing. Anyway, what could be the reason we're not reaching as many viewers as before? Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TOM-ITI

Jacksfilms

Yo RedPaws! I watched a few of your videos, and your skills as an editor are undeniable. Tons of flashy transitions, zooms/pans, animated text, meme sfx, etc. It's never boring. But I do think there's such a thing as a video being OVER-edited. For instance, let's discuss your pinned video. I'm a HUGE Elden Ring fan - I've poured hundreds if not thousands of hours into that damn game - and even I have trouble making out what's actually happening in that clip. And I get that the text is adding to the chaos of the clip, but the text is also blocking a lot of the gameplay. I think sometimes you have to let the gameplay do the talking to let viewers come to their own conclusions. Don't be afraid to give moments in your edits room to breathe!

RedPaws

OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm currently in the process of changing my editing style because so many so-called YouTube gurus keep giving advice about never letting a video go silent for even a second, just to keep people engaged and maintain a stable retention rate. Hearing your thoughts on my skill level really motivates me to keep going despite the burnout! Thank you again!

FonixVR

I am going to rather selfishly ask again to check out mine because I am starting to hit a cross road, and I frankly do not know where to go. I've been making videos rather inconsistently, and I can't tell which might be causing me to not get views. Is it my editing? Swearing? I don't think it's the thumbnails because I am actually quite proud of the ones I've done recently. I know it's rather early for me to think if I am doing something wrong when I have less than 10 videos. I'm re-asking because my first one was more of me joking around. But I can't tell what I need to improve. There are some things that I have done that haven't shown up in a video yet, but I got new microphones if audio might be the issue. I also plan on buying some sort of 4K camera within the next two months, so at some point I will record in 4K but still export in 1080. I want to do better, and I want to make people laugh all the while. https://www.youtube.com/@FonixVR

FonixVR

My current goal is to always improve something, that's something MrBeast said and that's what I try to do. I am aware that YouTube is a gamble and maybe I just haven't found my audience yet, but anything helps at this point. I'm at a point where i have been debating on deleting my channel and starting from scratch because the subs on the channel came from other content that isn't even on my channel anymore. Everytime my videos get pushed to subs, they might be going to those who watched that older content or my Vtuber era before I stopped that. Because of that, I have a lot of dead subscribers.

Jacksfilms

Congrats on getting your work shown at NASA, what a crazy flex!!! I love all things space and so do millions of others, and your vids have huge potential. I think their titles and thumbnails are holding them back a bit from reaching a wider audience. Let’s take your Voyager B. Goode video. The video itself is lovely, but the title doesn’t make me want to click because I don’t know what that means, nor what to expect. Similarly the thumbnail is a bit busy and doesn’t clearly convey what the video is about. I’d change the title to something that grabs a potential viewer’s attention: like “This record is traveling at 10 miles per second” (I was crunching some numbers on how fast Voyager 1 and 2 are traveling), or “This song has traveled 13 billion miles” etc. And maybe try a simpler thumbnail - perhaps the satellite by itself with music notes around it, and an arrow pointing to it with text that says “50 years” or something.

hey it’s haze

Howdy! I create long-form video essays, primarily about internet history/culture. Looking for help with presentation (thumbnails, titles, etc) as I've been bouncing around a couple of vibes and want more consistency for thumbnails especially. Also looking for general thoughts about delivery. Upload consistency is a goal as well... hey its haze: https://www.youtube.com/@hey_its_haze

oLIVia mendel

longtime viewer (met you twice at vidcon back in 2019!), just joined the patreon. hope it's not too late for me to do thisssss! i do video essays, reviews, and ranking videos on movies, animation, and a lil bit of theater :) and i edit for schaffrillas productions if that's anything. sometimes i worry about my voice being too monotone, sounding too scripted, and just overall not having The Youtuber Voice. i'd appriciate any and all feedback! https://www.youtube.com/@livmendel

Devotee Hunter

Hey Jack, long time viewer, first time caller here. In 2020 I got tired of the "bad takes" common in mainstream games journalism. So I built a channel based around exploring a game's nuances, mechanics, and in some cases storyline through the lens of its achievements. The developers of games design the achievements, so it's almost like a guided tour of "this is what I want the audience to experience, or at least attempt." I have recently taken to making shorts on specific achievements to encourage people to stick around longer in between my big video essays on my target game. I'd appreciate feedback on my channel as a whole. Thank you! The_Devotee: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Devotee

Cursed Cooking Content

Hey Jackary Films I just wanted to write a quick message saying how much i appreciate your work. Been a fan since i was 12. (13 years now wowzah) Your work- specifically... well everything from yiay, ygs, weekly q&a's from... a while back ALL of it. Has inspired me- more than words can say. I genuinely appreciate you as a creator and I hope you know that youve likely done that for many people... as a blooming creator myself- its so easy to see so many people following the... horrible slop trends, like the god damn pre recorded live stream thing you made a video about a few months back. So yeah- thank you. Ps. If you get a chance, approx. 38 mins- id love as much general feedback on a documentary I made inspired by you, eddy burback and Matt johnson. Its a short documentary about me entering a steak cookoff with a grill made out of cans, and never stopping when literally all people told me to stop. https://youtu.be/qu6qWkGLZfY?si=ezV0Lo2hu3CRIb1- I appreciate all your work beyond belief. Keep jackin off! Sorry

Stolen Face

Hello JackJackJacksfilms! Long-time fan here ("me me big boy" was so funny, hahaha!) and I really respect your opinions on trash. But how bad is "too bad", especially for audio? I want to create a video and persona that is AI-resistant and distinctly human to viewers who enjoy trash but hate slop. https://youtu.be/Ip4nyWzKrGw Should I do better next time, or stick to the raw chafing purity of my art? Please note: I would like to become famous and successful just like you (EXACTLY IDENTICAL TO YOU if possible)!

Daniel O'Reilly

Hey JJJJJacksfilms! Not sure if this thing is still going, but figured I'd throw my hat into the ring. These videos take ages to make and take up all my free time, so would be good to know if I'm wasting my time or not. https://www.youtube.com/@Yami3Z

Oliviamancer

https://youtube.com/@ymshighlights Hey, Jack! I sent a dono a while ago asking you to judge my channel. You said you would but I don't think you got around to it. Would you mind critiquing it? I've been a huge fan of yours since the early YGS days and would love advice from you on making my channel better.

LJ Farrell

Hi, Jack! My most successful video on my channel has been this one I made about the Willy Wonka Glasgow experience scandal (featuring interviews, going to the office, etc) - https://youtu.be/R6thOOAob2I I dropped one recently about writing letters to people in 2026 and was wondering what you would suggest for getting my content in front of people's eyes again; I worry my channel might end up like a one-hit wonder if I can't get people to check out my content, and if you had any advice for what I can do to make my videos more compelling (in terms of click-through and watch-time, I suppose, haha!) - https://youtu.be/ZWuaUmBwH9o Any feedback is much appreciated!

Em Powers

Hi Jack, really appreciate you doing this. Also I truly admire your dedication to spreading awareness/shitting on AI slop around YouTube and the fact that you don't solely focus on the negatives and try to bring light to the humanity that still exists around the internet. I am a creator who focuses on an old rogue-lite game called FTL which you may have heard of. I would love any feedback you can offer regarding my videos. https://www.youtube.com/@empowers67videos I will say that I feel pretty confident in my thumbnail and title game, but I guess some general advice I'm looking for would be the following topics: 1) Any advice on pacing, scripting, and editing would be appreciated. My few most recent videos were far less edited than my first two, which was done for the simple fact that my free time is so limited and the editing style of the first two videos (the ship rankings) was very, very taxing/had a high workload. However those were also my two most popular videos so maybe I should go back to that style. 2) My goal has been to get out one video a month. I have a full-time job as a public school teacher so it's pretty hard to produce content since my free time is so limited. Do you have any advice for balancing my "real job" with the time demands of producing videos? Was this an experience you ever had to deal with when you were getting started? 3) The niche I create in (FTL) is very limited in terms of other creators. Right now it basically feels like I'm the only creator in this space who is making edited guides/tier list discussions, etc. My understanding is that networking is an important aspect of growing a channel (this could be a misinformed perspective though) and I do have some collaborative things in the works with other FTL community members (for example, my next video will be a recording of a podcast we did where we talked about different topics related to FTL that are aimed at beginners), but do you have any ideas on how I could continue to grow my "network" so to speak in a niche that has very few other popular content creators who are actively creating new stuff? (A comparison niche would be Slay the Spire 2, whose community has a lot of overlap with FTL but is FAR more active on YT/Twitch because of how new that game is. I often think about how I would love to collaborate with several of the creators in the StS2 niche but since I'm not in that niche it wouldn't make sense). THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY ADVICE YOU CAN OFFER!! :D Have a great day!

WhyTrashEarth

Probably too late... But my old tired channell... Literally WhyTrashEarth, destroy us 😂

winston heller

Hey Jackorthy and the Squadfam family, I'm new to making YouTube vids, still finding my voice. Videos like the one I linked take a bit of time because of the style, research and writing unlike the others, so I'm planning to work on these in the background and give them enough time. I'm releasing the easier ones first, which are more commentary than storytelling. Is that a good approach? Critique me as harsh as your heart would allow, i don't have any ego about myself and i know when you're starting anything it would be riddled with mistakes, i will look at this video years from now and find a billion things i could have done better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPfngGgxO9M&t=3s