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Perhaps they expect one good keyframe to draw your attention, then the title to help you decide whether to watch. I suspect most YouTube watchers are not in it
by jzwinck 11y ago
Perhaps they expect one good keyframe to draw your attention, then the title to help you decide whether to watch. I suspect most YouTube watchers are not in it for the aesthetics, but rather for the content, so a title like "Jelly Bean Factory Tour" can be quite sufficient vs. something like "Amazing amateur video." Your interest in jelly bean factories is probably not predicated on whether the presenter is hot, or whether the beans are a certain color.
- thaumasiotes 11y ago> Your interest in jelly bean factories is probably not predicated on whether the presenter is hot TV networks seem to disagree with you... or at least place an immense amount of emphasis on finding hot presenters, for some reason.
- Normal_gaussian 11y agoWithout being involved in the industry I would imagine this is a case of supply and demand. There are plenty of people willing to be a presenter for the amount they are willing to pay. So they get to be more selective - attractiveness is one of the most obvious things to select further on.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoThey could pay less. Then they'd have less attractiveness in the presenter, which hypothetically doesn't matter, and more money, which we know matters. They don't seem to want to do that.
- Normal_gaussian 11y agoNo. The skillset for being a presenter is a subset of other skills used in business. They have to remain competitive other wise people won't work for them - there is a price floor.