Video Analysis??

As a content creator or media professional, if you can’t analyze your own work, you’re in the wrong industry. The first rule of creating media is simple: you’re making it for yourself while inviting the world into it.

There is no escape. :)

I upload my professional videos and photos across my social platforms—mainly YouTube—and I always track how they perform. It’s the only way to understand what connects, what doesn’t, and how to grow.

Looking at the performance of my recent videos, the analytics made one thing quietly, almost clear. every content we upload leaves behind a lesson, even when the numbers are not the best but comes in as a whisper. Open Channel episode 2 dream frequencies (refer to the image above) and the earlier student productions each carried their own rhythm, their own fate. some rose slightly others barely moved. together they painted a picture of what reached people and what drifts unnoticed into the digital void.

The first thing that caught my eye was the change in views. A few videos are sitting at 0-2 views, but the Yebba Heartbreak music video climbed past 50 views and a couple of likes. It reminded me that certain videos come with built-in gravity - familiar songs, emotional tones, and titles that hint at something the viewer loves. Longer videos burns slower as their length, topics and lack of search friendly packaging made them easy scroll past.

The analytics taught me something I used to resist - art needs a doorway. A title, a thumbnail, a description—these aren’t decorations; they’re invitations. Without them, even strong content feels invisible. I also realized how the “Made for Kids” tag quietly closes doors—no comments, less discoverability. It’s a small switch with a big effect. So for my next piece, I’m shifting my approach. I want to craft tighter, sharper openings—shorter videos with immediate hooks. I want thumbnails that spark curiosity and titles that promise something worth clicking. I’m going to test micro-content too: small moments carved out of bigger projects, tiny windows that might pull viewers toward the full story. And above all, I want to upload more consistently, letting the algorithm slowly learn my voice.

There’s still a tension between “what works” and “what matters.” The algorithm rewards the quick, the catchy, the familiar. But my heart leans toward the thoughtful, the meaningful, the pieces that take time to breathe. I’m learning that the answer isn’t to choose one or the other—it’s to shape my meaningful work in a way that invites people to pause long enough to see it.

In the end, the analytics didn’t discourage me. If anything, they clarified the path. This reflection isn’t really about views at all. It’s about learning how to carry my stories into the world so they can meet the people they’re meant for—and maybe linger there a little longer.