I need to focus on the “point” in my videos more

August 23, 2025 Saturday

The guys are coming over today. I’m not super excited, but I’m sure I’ll enjoy having them over. I’m pretty satisfied with how my newest video is going. I am going to attempt to do a more strict edit on it. It’ll be hard as I find it difficult to remove footage I shot, but at the same time, I know that it’s better to cut the nonessential. At least that’s what I’ve read.

I feel like I need to focus on the “point” in my videos more. I need to start figuring out the actual meaning or goal of each video. I think with my live edge project, the point could be sharing my experience making my first furniture project. I feel like that is my point, but at the same time feel like there isn’t any value in that for people.

If I think of Foureye’s videos, it’s hard to understand the point of his videos. Could it just be for entertainment? Maybe there’s a deeper story meaning embedded in it. I mean, it does feel like there’s more of a story aspect in his videos. I am going to think of stories for my live edge video and write them down after my morning shit. BRB…

O.K., here is what I gathered.

• Showing the experience of building custom furniture as a “complete beginner.”
  • I like this idea because it can encourage people to build, even if they never have.

• What interests me in furniture?
  • Less confident about this as I feel like nobody would give a shit. I mean I know I wouldn’t.

• Do I want to take custom orders?
  • I’d say this is a good talking point rather than a meaning of the entire video. Maybe people could relate but I also am unsure how many could.

• Will I create the same pieces or always new?
  • Kind of the same as above, my answer would probably be no. This helps me stay interested and makes for better content. Maybe having the new feeling could tie into an ADHD talking point?

• Why did I make this?
  • This could expand into a lot of different ideas or talking points. Maybe even the title. I’ll try to list a few.

  • Choosing the coffee table to allow for epoxy.

  • Choosing wood legs for experience even though metal sells.

  • More profit to be made?

  • Allows me to build something I designed.

  • Adds challenges I’ve never done before.

• What does making this mean to me?
  • Kind of same as above. I do feel like people doubt my skill or think I can’t make something unique. It allows me to express my creativity.

• My confidence in making this project
  • Surprisingly high. I feel like I have no doubts in this. Obviously that could change, like I got a little nervous about what the thickness will end up being due to it floating in the epoxy. Maybe my confidence could be inspiration for people, but not sure if it’s “the point” worthy.

I feel like… a lot of what I wrote is good talking points but lacks the full videos point, except maybe the first one. But none give me a clear reason to give someone a reason to click. Maybe I should challenge myself to write titles or points for each idea and see if any stick.

See this is the time where I wish I had someone to tell me if this was right or not. It’s hard, but I try to tell myself this is part of the creative process. You try, fail, and try again. It could be the right option, just nobody has tried it before. Maybe that’s the true meaning of creativity… I guess I’ll have to find out.

Random thought, should turn these into blog posts? Might be interesting to some people but I’m worried I’ll leave things out to not expose myself. But maybe being vulnerable is what will make it relatable. I could always make edits from the original. Another worry is that I begin writing for the blog and losing the “point” of writing these in the first place. Maybe I’ll try writing a few more and see if anything changes.