EDIT: I decided to delete the fundraiser. I do not want to ask money for this. I will buy it myself so to not put any pressure on me for making any videos or pressure on anyone else to donate. It is ok.
Buy a camera to make TROM videos. I hope! gofundme.com/f/buy-a-camera-to…
For the past 1-2 years I have been massively struggling in terms of "what to do". I want to DO, I want to say a lot of things like I've been saying for the past decade via videos and books, but I want to have a different approach to things. I would like to find the positive, scientific, smart approach.
We have so much shit in our world: wars, inequality, stupid people, AI slop, consumerism, it is fucking overwhelming. And it is so tempting to get angry at all of this and shout angrily at the world. And this is what I felt like doing. But maybe I can approach things from a more positive perspective. Something different!
Anyway, besides managing our TROM projects I would like to create more content and I am playing around with video.
Listen, most of the time you do not need a special equipment to start something. You wanna run? You do not need running shoes! You wanna make videos, make them with what you have! The content matters.
BUT.
My camera is my Pixel 6a and in low light (inside the motorhome where I plan to shoot) it is potato quality. I tried and tried and I do not like it at all. Plus I cannot see the screen when recording so I do not know when the phone stops recording, which it does very often due to overheating. So I gave up filming a bunch of times.
Anyway, it is a pain for me to record. To give it a try...
Sold my kayak and want to buy something with the money.
My family gifted me an inflatable kayak a few years ago. But lately we did not use it much and since we live in a motorhome we cannot take it with us. I managed to sell it for 180€ and I was thinking to convert that into getting something for me that can be useful. To regift the gift.
So then I found this really great camera: Osmo Pocket 3.
The camera.
I was not aware of this camera format up until a few weeks ago. I watched so many reviews. Basically it is a great camera that films super well in low light. It is small and so easy to use. Has a lot of accessories and features that can make the recording so easy. Like it can track you, has an amazing lavmic, it is so small and can even be connected with the computer and used as a webcam.
Anyway, I really like this camera and I think it can help me give it a try at making videos.
The camera is 2 years old and I am buying it second hand. But it is still expensive for me. It costs around 300€ without the lavmic and a few accessories. I have the kayak money and if I get any support here I could buy it. I will buy it eventually regardless, but I was thinking to make this campaign in case anyone wants to help.
Unfortunately the donations I get from TROM are barely enough to keep me afloat, else I would not ask for this.
I am also not going to promise I will make some videos for TROM like I have planned, but something I will make with this camera for TROM.
Huge post.
That's all. If anyone can help thank you a lot and I much appreciate you. I am trying to keep myself sane and the TROM projects relevant.
In the meantime I am working on stuff for TROM and when I get the money to get the camera, I will get it and try to make some videos.
Bye.
Tio
in reply to Dima • •Ecoflix should stop making these AI-thumbnails because is quite ridiculous :)). You already make very good thumbnails maybe tell them to use them...they are real not AI generated.
100% about trains and generally public transport. No way people will use them when they are several times more expensive than planes. And planes need a lot of fuel, airports, security, etc.. In terms of resources a lot more expensive, but not money....such a shame.
But anyway great to see you do these things too. Although I have little hope in these gov organizations at least maybe you get some eyeballs to see you stuff and maybe make new connections that can help you in the future. Would really like to see a video about your presentation.
Great about Montenegro too!
Also I see a bit more support on Patreon? Even if it is a tiny bit, if it grows maybe it is a good sign. Very far from what you would need to even pay for a bus ticket probably :D but maybe if you continue bit by bit you'll get more support. It is fucking hard but who knows...
Keep up the great work man! Both of you!
Dima
in reply to Tio • •Yeah, these AI thumbs are ridiculous :) I actually specially made thumb for each episode, as they require that, but then they changed them :)
I also don't have any hope for this GOV organizations, especially after the conference , but even before. It's just talking and discussing and talking and again discussing, and then symposium and few online meetings.
Yeah, I would love to see video from presentation tambien :) but they fucked up live stream :( It was the most important part for me, to have such video. ANyway I am waiting if they could get some footage for me, as they had video guy there as well.
Patreon - yes, but it's still I got only 47 euro a month :) In average I spent 300 euro per 1 video, that's only my expenses if I count all the videos I did last year and divided on all the money I spent. That's also excluding food and other small things, mainly just transport and nightstay. And even that in most of the cases I am trying to get very very cheap, like staying at friends, asking for NGO's to provide stay and food etc. Normally price would be much more.
... Show more...Yeah, these AI thumbs are ridiculous :) I actually specially made thumb for each episode, as they require that, but then they changed them :)
I also don't have any hope for this GOV organizations, especially after the conference , but even before. It's just talking and discussing and talking and again discussing, and then symposium and few online meetings.
Yeah, I would love to see video from presentation tambien :) but they fucked up live stream :( It was the most important part for me, to have such video. ANyway I am waiting if they could get some footage for me, as they had video guy there as well.
Patreon - yes, but it's still I got only 47 euro a month :) In average I spent 300 euro per 1 video, that's only my expenses if I count all the videos I did last year and divided on all the money I spent. That's also excluding food and other small things, mainly just transport and nightstay. And even that in most of the cases I am trying to get very very cheap, like staying at friends, asking for NGO's to provide stay and food etc. Normally price would be much more.
I really hope to get more supporters, but that' on the verge of impossible :)
Also man I've red your post yesterday, sorry to hear that, i was thinking to comment something, but then at the end not sure what else I can say. Just keep going and hopefully your father will become better. Also your health man. Take care
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in reply to Dima • • •@tio
The biggest evidence that our trade-based society is fucked is the fact that people like you are struggling to find enough donations, not even covering the cost of making these videos. People who do good things for the world are constantly disincentiviced to keep doing these. And speaking of incentives, that train ticket price is absolutely insane, can't think of a bigger incentive to make people choose airplane over trains.
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Tio
in reply to Dima • •Yah this AI shit drives me insane...views views views, but how about the quality of them. If people are not bothered by fake thumbnails or videos then their "viewer quality" is already pointless.
Sad to see this but well....
And these conferences are like that and I feel EU is a master of talking and not doing anything.
And I was thinking you must spend even more per 1 video since you have to travel a lot. But 300 is also 9 times more than you get on Patreon...I hope you can get more but for that you have to sustain yourself for the foreseeable future. Until there are more people getting to know your work and decide to support you. The endless struggle.....
Yah about my situation is fine...not much to say for me either for now. Am trying to record some videos these next weeks see if I can do that and hope that my parents will be ok.