How I researched a YouTube video script with 270k+ Views.
About three months ago I had the opportunity to work with Projectionist, a film analysis channel run by the wonderful Cody Wagner. Like a lot of analysis channels, Cody found he was falling into research spirals that were deeply interesting but took up a lot of time.
If you have a similar problem, know that it is completely normal. Doing research takes a lot of time and it’s hard to figure out what you actually need to write the video.
So here’s the steps I took to help Cody research his video (it ended up getting 270k views and counting!)
How to Research a YouTube Script
A lot of the creators I’ve worked with recently have one thing in common. They love doing research, but it just takes too much time.
They have a lot of passion for the topic they are researching and end up falling into spirals trying to learn all there is to learn about their video idea. This is great in theory, but in practice it drains your time, lengthens your script development process, and burns you out.