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Presentation Craft Deepdive

Lehan Edirisinghe

Studied filmmaking, composition, and Kurzgesagt-style PowerPoint animation, aiming for a timeless public presentation while the laptop sat in repair

The image displays a screenshot from the YouTube app on a mobile device, showing the user's watch history. The screen features a list of video thumbnails with titles and view counts. The top video, highlighted with vibrant colors, is titled "How to animate like Kurzgesagt using ONLY PowerPoint!" by JB Squiddy, boasting 45K views and featuring a PowerPoint illustration. Below, a thumbnail with a fiery visual shows a video titled "The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison" by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, with 21M views. Another video by the same channel, "What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale," has a colorful alien illustration and 12M views. Further down, "How to Make a Kurzgesagt Video in 1200 Hours" appears with a penguin illustration, garnering 4.9M views. "How to Make an Infographic in 5 Steps [INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN GUIDE + EXAMPLE]" by Venngage is highlighted with a presenter and colorful infographic, having 442K views. The list continues with "Top 10 Sound Effects for 2019" by Envato, featuring a purple-themed thumbnail with 100K views. The screen layout is typical for YouTube's mobile interface, with visible tabs such as Home, Shorts, and Subscriptions at the bottom. The interface is user-friendly, offering an organized view of past video interactions. - Title: "History" - Site / app: "YouTube"

Learning to Make a Timeless Public Presentation

7:15 a.m.

I'm learning how to make my presentation beautiful.

It's got to be timeless. It's for a wide audience. Public.

I want it perfect.
The image is a screenshot of a YouTube watch history on a mobile device, displaying a list of recently watched videos. The interface shows the history section with a search bar at the top. The first video listed is titled "8 Steps to Cinematic Composition | Tomorrow's Filmmakers" with a thumbnail featuring a silhouette against an orange backdrop with bold text "CINEMATIC COMPOSITION." This video is 15 minutes and 43 seconds long with 735K views. Below this, another video titled "9 Cuts Every Video Editor Should Know | Filmmaking Tips" from Shutterstock Tutorials is displayed, with a thumbnail showing a person gesturing with their hands in front of video editing software. This video is 5 minutes and 21 seconds long with 3.2M views. Next is "Building a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!" by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, showing a colorful animated depiction of a Mars base. The video duration is 9 minutes and 22 seconds with 14M views. Following that is "How to animate like Kurzgesagt using ONLY PowerPoint!" by JB Squiddy, with a thumbnail of a cartoonish rocket and text "YOU CAN MAKE THIS AFTER THIS VIDEO!" It lasts 16 minutes and 50 seconds and has 45K views. The last video shown is "The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison" by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, featuring a depiction of the sun with bright orange colors and a duration of 11 minutes and 59 seconds, with 21M views. The overall layout is typical of a YouTube mobile app display, with icons for Home, Shorts, Subscriptions, and Library at the bottom.

Marking Part B at 7:15 a.m.

7:15 a.m.

(b)
The image is a screenshot from the YouTube app, displaying a "Watch later" playlist. It features a list of videos related to filmmaking, directing, and editing techniques. At the top of the list is a video titled "How Quentin Tarantino Keeps You Hooked — Directing Styles Explained" by StudioBinder, which highlights Quentin Tarantino's directing styles. Below it is "Interstellar’s Editing Is Out of This World" by This Guy Edits, focusing on the editing techniques used in the film "Interstellar." Another video, "[THE FIRST] Insane Premiere tutorial - Editing an LTT video from start t..." by Taran Van Hemert, offers a comprehensive tutorial on using Premiere Pro software. Parker Walbeck's "12 CAMERA ANGLES to Enhance Your Films" suggests various camera angles to improve filmmaking. "10 Gimbal Moves To Make ANYONE Look EPIC! Filmmaking Tips For Beg..." by Learn Online Video provides tips on using a gimbal for dynamic shots. "How to Start Writing your Screenplay" by Film Riot gives insights into screenplay writing. At the bottom, "8 Steps to Cinematic Compo..." from Tomorrows Filmmakers focuses on cinematic composition techniques. The layout is a typical YouTube app interface, with video thumbnails, titles, and durations visible. The app's navigation bar with icons for Home, Shorts, Subscriptions, and Library is found at the bottom. The screenshot captures a moment with a battery level of 48%, and the time is 7:23.

Planning the Presentation While My Laptop Is Repaired

7:30 a.m.

While my laptop is being repaired. Hopefully, fixed by Monday. I will plan out, learn and decide how to get this done perfectly.