Wouldn't it just be hbomberguy's yearly video?
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Hbomberguy's 4 hour take down of YouTube plagiarists has been my favourite video of the year
I'd like to nominate Ahoy's deep dive into the arcade game Polybius and whether it was real (spoil alert: it isn't)
My memory is shot so who knows what else I thought was good this year but Super Smash Bros Melee will always be in my heart, especially when it's something as insane as a Yoshi for the first time since the game released 20+ years ago, who also isn't from the strongest region (NA), to win a tourney.
I nominate Fredrik Knudsen for his 6 hour video about EVE Online
Ahoy should host
I nominate Joseph Anderson's non-existent 5 hours long Witcher 3 critique.
I like ButterPrime, who typically talks about entertainment media
No, how about an essay is an essay, no matter if you film yourself reading it or not. The content of the message is what is important, not the medium it's presented in.
As true as that is, video essays may reach a wider audience due to their visual component that can keep people interested. Most people would rather watch a video than read an essay or listen to one.
Most people who make video essay videos include relevant footage, graphs/charts and diagrams, not just them sitting there and reading.
Was gonna say, a video essay is almost an entirely distinct form of media from a written essay. And to conflate the two really disregards and diminishes a lot of the creative process that goes behind both.
A good written essay might make a terrible video essay, and vice versa.
Do you think a video essay is just someone reading off of a piece of paper in front of a camera?
Producing a video and writing an essay are two very different forms of work.
But because there is a similar end result does not mean the process is remotely the same.
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