It’s Friday again, and it’s crept up on me (again). I need to publish my weekly vlog today, and I really haven’t given a lot of thought to it this week. What’s it going to be about? My life is so boring, nobody can possibly be interested in hearing about it, and yet over 300 people have watched last week’s vlog. I’ll continue for a little while yet and see how it goes.
I decide on a subject (DBS and the dentist) and set about writing a script for the video. Once I’ve decided what to write about, the words come fairly easily, and by lunchtime I’m about ready to start filming.
I load my script into the teleprompter app on my iPad and have a couple of dry runs to get my timing right, and then switch the camera on. I really needed the filming to go without a hitch, because my wife and I are babysitting our granddaughter tonight, and I wanted to publish the video before we go out. As usual, when you want something to go smoothly, it doesn’t – I fluff my lines so many times, it’s beyond a joke. Finally I think I have enough material for the edit, and I take a break to walk the dog before it gets dark.
My walking is still a little wooden, but nowhere near as bad as it has been for the last couple of days. My voice is still quite weak, and the main reason for having so many takes when I’m filming my vlog is because my voice ends up sounding strangled – if I consciously think about my breathing and don’t rush, then it definitely gets a little better.
By the time my wife calls me to say she’s on her way home, I have just about finished editing my vlog. By the time dinner is on the table, the editing is finished and I’m uploading the video to my YouTube Channel.