The other day I found this resource on a website. Which explains how to gain more views on youtube and also how to view the progress of your youtube views and also how to examine them.

Here is a link to the website: http://www.squidoo.com/youtube-super-star

Shown below is the information I found on the website:

Overview 

Two scientists have recently collected and researched many months worth of statistics on millions of YouTube videos. They've discovered any video belongs to one of four categories based on the number of views. The two categories you're interested in are viral and quality.

Once you understand how these categories work you can use this knowledge to your advantage and become a YouTube super star.

The essense

Videos on YouTube become popular because they get a lot of views. The total amount of views can be traced back to views per day. If you look at how these views per day evolve starting from the day you've posted your video you can estimate whether you video is viral or quality.

Once you get the hang of it you'll be able to hone in to the viral or quality 'effect' and actually trigger it for all your future videos.

What you'll need/who this is for

YouTube has the perfect tool for tracking the daily number of views your video gets. It's hidden behind the 'Insight' button on youtube.com/my_videos.

Open the Insight panel of your most viewed video now. What you'll see is a graph showing a history of daily views. You'll work with this graph in the next steps.

Step 1: determine peak day

Look at the graph that shows the history of views per day (or just 'views') and try to determine the peak day. This is the day that has gotten the most views since the day your video was posted.

You may find there are multiple peak days. If this is the case your video is neither viral nor quality. Check out the graph for you second most popular video.

Step 2: determine the category

Now that you've found peak day and you're sure there's only one you can determine the category your video belongs to. There are two important categories (I'm ignoring the two others because they tend not to generate a lot of views).

These two categories are:

•Viral or exogenous critical (EX-C): in this category videos rise to peak day very quickly. They rise anywhere from a few days to two week (rising in one day is not viral!).

•Quality or endogenous critical (EN-C): in this category videos rise to peak day slowly. They rise over the course of multiple weeks to months.

Rising refers to the period starting with the day traffic starts to pick up to peak day. In this period each day or week gets more views than the day or week before up until peak day.

Note: if your video is still fresh peak day may not have happened yet! If your video has been posted more than one week ago and views are still rising you most likely have a quality or EN-C on your hands. Congrats! However, in that case you won't be able to accurately predict how many views you'll gets.

You can do the calculation but you have to remember that the actual number of views will be higher, probably much higher!

Step 3: calculate how many views your video will get

Now that you know if you video is viral or quality you're almost ready to calculated how many views you video will get starting from peak day.

You only need to look up one more detail: the approximate number of views on peak day. You can find this on the Insight graph of your video. Try to be as specific as possible but don't hurt yourself.

Now click on this link and enter these variables:

•Peak day
•The number of views on peak day
•viral or quality

Click 'Calculate' and you'll know how many views your video will get starting from peak day. The number is an approximation, it can be off by as much as 20% in either direction. Still, it will give you an idea.

This information will help me analyse the statistics of each episode

Monday 25th January

Today we started with a class feedback session. first of all we watched episode one of lines, everyone made a few point about what was good and what we needed to think about adapting for filming episode two. we then did the same for Detention Deficit.

Pete then gave us a memo from CramCreative, the memo explained their veiws on the first episode and then gave us instructions as to what our next tasks were. it also gave us deadlines for the next episode and when the teaser trailer they asked us to produce needed to be online for.

(click image to enlarge and read memo)

I spent the lesson planning the teaser trailer with Mike and Dave. After college we got on to filming episode 2 and the teaser trailer. 

This filming session we decided to have Dave as the actual on set director as he is more vocal than kirk and the main problem last time was that people weren't listening to kirk and it too a while to get people to pay attention.

Dave was far more effective at getting people to listen, however was sometimes a little crude with his techniques.

I was once again sound man, the recordings were better this time as i had a boom pole to attach the Mic to and therefore was able to get the Mic closer to the actors. However we still only have a short range Mic so doesn't pick some things up well and others too well.

Paper work

This is an image of the feedback we got from the cast and friends on Episode one

Here is an image of kirk sorting through the risk assessments.

FeedBack

Here is a list of the peer feedback we received from the class:

• Sound levels need improving (some bits louder than others)(Mentioned 5 times)
• CD films logo to long (Mentioned 4 times)
• Credits are to fast at the end (Mentioned 3 times)
• Poor acting
• Opening sequence is to repetitive
• Editing of the video is good & works well
• Nice logos, they look well made and effective to the audience
• Poorly recorded narration
• Inappropriate music used throughout the video (including the opening sequence)
• Camera work could be better
• Too many cuts
• Script is too basic
• Poor cuts used
• Poorly planned
• The actors need auditions before acting in next video as they don't seem very confident in the first episode (Mentioned 3 times)
• Catchy song works well (Mentioned 3 times)
• The stereotypes are not clearly shown in the 1st episode
• Need more close ups
• Need more core content
• Visual gags of skeleton work well
• Need more comedy rather than drama to make it more comedic
• Continuity issues need improving (Mentioned 3 times)

Here is the feedback we received from Pete (Teacher):

• When the character is holding the polos, there could of been a close up
• While I was watching the 1st episode, it felt as if I was in a theater, there needs to be more use of close ups and shot changes
• Voice over explaining each character works well, needs to be more narration
• Cut to show different characters
• More planning is needed prior to next shoot (rehearsals etc) to avoid bad acting
• High angle show works well, but panning shot doesn't work within the same shot
• Sound levels need improving / editing

Project analysis

Since the beginning of this project we have learnt a lot about really working as a team. We have come to realise that team work when under a lot of pressure becomes hugely different and far more difficult. To start off with, when we were in one group it took so long to make decisions what with having to run it past 16 people. It was decided the group should be split into two teams and managed by a student director in each team. This new lack of superior leadership (being lead by some one our own age not a teacher) caused people to make decisions without consulting each other, which in turn caused rifts between the group.

When we split into the two groups we decided who would be in charge of what and assigned job titles. I was appointed sound technician, because I have a strong interest in audio and have a good ear for what sounds good. I also helped Matt make the title sequence. Alie helped me with finding bands for the music. We did this by posting adverts on the social networking sites Twitter, Facebook and Myspace. As she is in charge of looking after the social networking accounts, Alie posted these advert, she had people send there replies to our group email address. Once we had a significant amount of replies I started listening to all the bands to narrow it down to artists that had good recordings and well written songs. Alie also helped with this as she didn’t have a lot to do and there were a lot of songs to listen to. Once we had narrowed it down to our five favourite artists I listened to different songs by the five artists and made notes about them in order to try decide which song by which band was the best for the sound track, I decided on the song Count in my head By Kids Love Lies. Alie listened and agreed that it was perfect, I then played it to the rest of the group and we all agreed it was catchy with good lyrics a fun song making it perfect. I enjoyed this as a responsibility because I am interested in how people react to different pieces of music and how different music will change peoples opinions in a piece of film. I didn’t feel I was stretched to my maximum ability but I also understand there are a lot of people in our group and not enough jobs to go around.

As well as finding a sound track I was also in charge of recording sound on set. I was excited to be doing this as audio recording is something I am looking at doing at University. I was disappointed with the out come of my recording, it wasn’t very good in my opinion and I could have done much better. Next time I intend on making sure that there is no other sound like vacuum cleaners people talking.

I feel personally given the circumstances I did my best but on the recording but I could have done better. As a group I don’t think we have worked well together, the project so far has been successful but we could have done far better if we had not of argued so much. But after last weeks long discussion I think we have worked out our differences and the second shoot will go much more smoothly.