If you screw it up, start over.ġ.c PLEASE do NOT beg, cajole, or even mention, "Please thumbs up this video", "Please follow me.", or any other self promotion garbage. Don't stutter or fill time with "Ums" and "Ahs". Keep captions short and to the point.ġ.b Please do NOT ramble on about things. Make sure they are readable against the background (no white letters over a gray sky, or black letters against a dark forest). Leave them on long enough to be read by a slow reader, or someone that was distracted when it first appeared. Nobody cares if you were on vacation and decided to take a side trip to see your Auntie and while she was napping, you wandered off and found this rail line by accident.ġ.a Be careful where you place captions. Only enough narration to explain non-obvious details. The viewers want to see trains, not trees.ġ. About the only thing such lead times are good for is prepping the viewer as to what's to come, and even then, they should be kept as short as possible. I will second the comment about the long lead times before a train arrives. I often recommend that viewers of the Deshler cams take a look at a map of the area, as it gives them a better idea of what they are seeing on the cams.
Telling the viewer that you're shooting from the southwest quadrant of the diamond helps them get oriented. This can be important at a busy location (junction/wye/etc) or just to give the viewer context with a wide area map showing where Podunk is in relation to other railroad landmarks. Maps can help orient the viewer to what they are seeing. You may be shooting an NS line, but if you tell the viewer it's former NKP, they may imagine seeing a Berk coming down the tracks instead of a modern Diesel. A list of predecessor lines would be useful. Absolutely! A brief history of a location or line can help set the stage.
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