Can you accept ChatGPT's opinion over your own? - Challenges and findings making a YouTube video

I recently made a YouTube video that took me 7 hours.

My goal was to turn a poem I really like into a YouTube video for Online Meditation Oceania.

I had to overcome many challenges.

The first challenge was downloading my friend's audio recording from Facebook Messenger.

Facebook Messenger does not allow you to download an audio file directly. I therefore had to find a way...

I researched on YouTube and EVENTUALLY found a way. The video below showed me how to download an audio file from Messenger.

Once I had the audio file (massive turning point!!) I then had to remove background noise from the recording.

CapCut provides a free and very effective tool for background noise removal. This removed car noise and other sounds that cannot be heard in the published recording.

I highly recommend CapCut for removing background noise.

I have tried other free programs, however, CapCut does a good job! 👍

Follow the video below for background noise removal using CapCut:

Once I had the audio file I then uploaded it to Canva.

Canva is a free program that helps you make videos, edit images, make Instagram posts, and has many templates to help you make great content.

Canva - great to create all kinds of content

I uploaded the audio file and then searched for appropriate music.

The poem I love was read beautifully and I wanted the right music.

YouTube Audio Library offers free copyright-safe music for download.

I found a romantic cinematic song that sat behind the poem well in YouTube's Audio Library.

I then asked ChatGPT:

"What kind of video content is good for a very deep and meaningful soul-searching poem"

Chat GPT provided me with lots of great ideas I never would have thought of.

• Serene landscapes, like forests, mountains, oceans, or sunsets.

• Slow-motion shots of everyday objects

• Include visual metaphors that align with the themes in the poem, like a bird flying (freedom)

• Show human moments, like a child playing, to evoke emotions and connection.

After spending hours finding and arranging video content in different orders I was finally satisfied!

I then asked Chat GPT:

ME

I have made a video that uses video content in the following order. Please tell me if this sequence is okay and how it can be improved: walking through forest, bird flying alone, child playing, girl flying kite, children flying a kite, bird flying in the sky.

ChatGPT

Your video sequence sounds intriguing, but I see some areas for potential improvement to create a smoother flow and enhance storytelling. Here's my analysis of your sequence and suggestions for improvement:

After the bird scene, the sequence moves to a child playing. This could be a logical next step if the child is playing in or near the forest. To create a stronger narrative, you might want to show activities that relate to one another or convey a theme. For example, consider introducing the girl flying a kite next, as it involves a single individual and transitions well from the bird scene.

HOW SMART IS CHATGPT!!!

I switched the second scene and third scene to align with ChatGPT's suggestion.

This was not easy for me to accept!!!

I had already spent hours deciding on the right order.

I kept watching the video and thinking: Is Chat GPT right?

The video seemed too perfect.

I liked MY way, with the child playing the musical instrument as the second scene. However, after watching ChatGPT's way many times - I accepted the musical instrument scene fitted very well with the dramatic music and words at that moment (refer 1 minute 27 seconds below).

The bird scene flowed naturally from the forest to the child playing (almost too perfectly!).

And so here it is!

ADADA written by Teacher Woo Myung.