FollowFor a newbie in creating videos, I have a small confession to make:
I cringe at my own videos.
I am a perfectionist by nature. I appreciate aesthetics. Clean lines. Good lighting. Beautiful compositions. Naturally, I admire the well-produced videos we see every day on TikTok and YouTube — the kind that are clear, bright, polished, and effortlessly pleasing to the eye.
So when I look at my own videos, I can’t help but notice what’s missing.
I admit it openly: the quality of my videos is not yet what I want it to be.
Most of the time, my videos are taken without preparation. No planning, no setup, no lighting adjustments. I don’t even own a ring light. Many moments are captured spontaneously, simply because life happened and I felt like recording it. And maybe that shows — in the muffled audio, the softness that borders on blur, the lack of that “CapCut template” clarity that makes other videos look so sharp, bright, and beautiful.
I have just received my wireless lavalier mic from Shopee. The next time I do a voice over, I will use the mic. This mic has a story that goes with it. I ordered one from Lazada but forgot to double check the delivery address and it got delivered to KL! I asked Cass to test it and she said that the cable is incompatible with her phone. So I had it returned to the seller and ordered another one from Shopee to be sent to me in Ipoh!
I know it’s not my phone. I’m using a Samsung S24 Ultra, which is a great phone with an excellent camera. The tools are there — I just don’t fully know how to use them yet.
And that’s the truth of it.
I am still learning.
Every day, I learn something new about video creation — about lighting, angles, settings, editing, and storytelling. I read, I observe, I experiment. Sometimes I improve a little. Sometimes I realise how much more there is to learn. It’s humbling, especially for someone who likes things done well.
But this is part of the process.
So for now, please bear with these imperfect videos — the ones that aren’t quite as clear or polished as I wish they were. They are created by someone who is still a novice, still learning, still figuring things out one step at a time.
Growth doesn’t start with perfection.
It starts with showing up — blurry videos and all.
And I’ll keep showing up, learning every day, until one day I look back and realise just how far I’ve come.
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