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So i got to thinking and wondering why Grian is so popular. I mean obviously his content is amazing - but why exactly and what can we learn from him? So i decided I was going to start breaking down his episodes to try to figure out the secret sauce. I hope you guys will also chime in and either contribute your thoughts to the videos I analyze or pick a video yourselves to also dissect. I think we could learn a lot by doing this.
So here goes (and I opted to start with season 7)
Season 7, Episode 1
So i got to thinking and wondering why Grian is so popular. I mean obviously his content is amazing - but why exactly and what can we learn from him? So i decided I was going to start breaking down his episodes to try to figure out the secret sauce. I hope you guys will also chime in and either contribute your thoughts to the videos I analyze or pick a video yourselves to also dissect. I think we could learn a lot by doing this.
So here goes (and I opted to start with season 7)
Season 7, Episode 1
- Creative intro which carried over from prior season rocket w/boat to landing
- Basic resource gathering, takes us with him to find a place to build
- Funny encounter trying to tame parrot that he then names and brings with (will it be recurring "prop"?)
- Finding a good hill to build into
- Very brief time lapse of clearing base so he can build there
- Finding zombie spawner
- Spectator mode type of mining time lapse
- Shows organized chest results of mining with commentary
- Zombie spawner prank on Scar (most video time spent on this)
- Watches results of prank and brief talking to Scar
- Discussion about hobbit hole door and window. (Likes/needs)
- Enchanting items, xp farm and done.
So that's the kind of flow to the first video.
- He does a lot of switching from 1st person to 3rd person views.
- His narrative is so relaxed and conversational and really brings the viewer along on the journey so they also feel invested, so to speak.
- Not a lot of time spent showing the actual building process. More a walk through afterwards or explanation of why's.
- It feels like his narration is mostly legitimate as he goes along rather than voiceover, but not 100% sure on that.
That's my thoughts on this first episode. Hope this helps and hope others share their views as well!