Like a lot of you, I watch a lot of woodworking videos on the internet machine. Lately, I've noticed what, to me, is a disturbing trend - videos with no narration. So you sit there and watch some guy cutting wood, drilling wood, sanding wood, gluing wood, etc. over, and over, and over again. You have absolutely no idea what he's doing, why he's doing it, and why you're watching him doing it. Sometimes the video guy speeds up the action so you have to accelerate your confusion to match the video speed. I love that! When, at last, the video ends, he wants me to subscribe to his channel which is unlikely as I am usually sound asleep by this time and miss his pitch. All in all, a total waste of time, unless you count napping as a suitable use of same.
As a result, I refuse to watch a video that has no narration. The thought has struck me (or did I dream it?) that maybe he's not talking because he doesn't know what he's doing either. Why he thinks that watching him rip 17 pieces of wood is somehow educational to his viewers is beyond me.
So I made it a rule: If you don't talk - I walk! So far, the only exception I've found are the excellent videos put out by Timothy Wilmots. He doesn't narrate his videos but does put captions on the screen to let us know what and why he's doing something. Beside that, his machinery is fabulous to look at and drool over.
Am I just getting cranky again, or what?
Ernie
As a result, I refuse to watch a video that has no narration. The thought has struck me (or did I dream it?) that maybe he's not talking because he doesn't know what he's doing either. Why he thinks that watching him rip 17 pieces of wood is somehow educational to his viewers is beyond me.
So I made it a rule: If you don't talk - I walk! So far, the only exception I've found are the excellent videos put out by Timothy Wilmots. He doesn't narrate his videos but does put captions on the screen to let us know what and why he's doing something. Beside that, his machinery is fabulous to look at and drool over.
Am I just getting cranky again, or what?
Ernie