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[redwulf25_ci]

Looks like the author of Awake, Alone, Unafraid has read my post in this thread about excessively difficult code, the character is now posting that she's translating the Ogham. Thanks.

[Gimme20dollaz]

I'd honestly like to see Slendy appear in different types of videos besides the cliches (Dream Diary, OMG MY FRIEND IS MISSING, etc.) Maybe have a series which starts out as a Tech How-To, Machinima series, or-hell-even a Let's Play (which someone* has already done and I'd like to see more of it). Be creative, guys; emulating MH or TT or EMH will not guarantee viewers.

[cochinosanchez]

[punxtr]

Making a vlog nowadays is so hard with the amount of knowledge and scrutiny we have and give.

[Andvalli]

[BrochachoNacho]

[redwulf25_ci]

This came to mind when watching the new Silver Selenide, a point in their favor that I haven't mentioned in this thread yet is that their audio distortion makes me think "OMG, Slenderman is near by!" instead of, like many otherwise great vlogs, "OMG, my fucking ears! Why are you hurting me, your loyal viewer?"

[JiingJiing]

I'm reviving this because I, for one, would like to see another Slendy series that can rival that of MH or EMH. Not saying that's what's out there know is not good.... just saying that what a lot of these vlog and blog makers think is good, is actually kind of cliche now. I sort of stumbled upon this thought when reading a post in EminentDirectory in which someone pointed out that the creator's only way to get noticed was to basically be troll. Which is kind of true, I believe these days, if your going to make a Slendy series you have to do something that will throw people for a loop. But really, doing something negative just to gain attention towards your vlog/blog? That's can't be the only way to do it.

The one big thing a lot of these series are missing is a good story line. They have a camera, they have a Slendy, and that's what a lot of creator's these days think they just need. It's kind of like watching those movies that are all special effects and in-your-face action, but no story line. There is a huge difference between story line and having scary situations. What made Marble Hornet's big was that they had a background for the series, they had a setting, and a story line. They gave their Slenderman a reason to be.

I want to try and urge creators to be more original and think of something that has not been done before. If they come up with something creative, original, and good, they would easily be noticed and get followers. Personally, I would love to see a vlog in which Slenderman is more of an urban legend in their small town, and people go off to investigate the history of the legend... and poof, look what happens. I don't know, just anything different than what we have already seen plenty of times in the past.

[Lumine]

[cochinosanchez]

[AngryDeepground]

[BoatWithAHoleInIt]

How about a toy nerd talking about Transformers and such, and then get's stalked by slenderman. And then dimensionhopping ensues.

notatallforeshadowinggaiz

[Tharol]

Do we need a vlog with no distorting and in plain daylight made. Course people could have the opening be running and the driving off then we get into vlogs. How about more different location Slenderman in urban place with no forest. How about Slenderman on crusie ship or island. I like things like the plague doctors or the rake over proxies now.

[awakeasaurusrex]

I'd like more vlogs/blogs to show signs that they have been clearly planned out from the start as opposed to being semi-improvised.

Say you're making a vlog: don't just leave it open ended. Get your cast and crew together, decide how long you want your vlog to run for (bearing in mind that if you go for more than a year or so you'll almost certainly have people either dropping out or being logistically unable to devote much time to the series due to life changes like graduation/work/etc,), work out how often you can reasonably expect to meet up to film material, anticipate that at least half the material you shoot you'll have to scrap and at least half the times you set aside for filming material will be postphoned or cancelled, and work out the absolute minimum number of entries you expect to be able to make in the time period you've allotted to yourself.

Then come up with a story you can tell satisfyingly in that number of episodes, planning it out from beginning to end with a clear idea of what happens in each episode and contingency plans for in case you lose a major actor or aren't able to complete one of the episodes for logistical reasons. Then you've got a tight schedule planned out with an absolutely minimalistic number of entries to tell your story, and any extra videos you find you have the time to produce can be a bonus.

[JiingJiing]