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About BlenderTimer

Hi! I'm Daniel Roberts, founder of

BlenderTimer

! I started BlenderTimer back in early 2016 for no real purpose (other than fun, of course). I'm a self taught photographer, videographer, digital artist (3D and 2D), YouTube creator, Pixabay Ambassador, programmer/developer (mainly in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, .NET, and Python), transcriptionist, international IT support agent, DIYer, and kinda a musician. I'm currently based in Idaho, USA.

Behind the Logo

The logo you see today is actually my 5th logo. Here's a timeline of the logo progression.

*The last logo went through a color revamp on April 20, 2022. Hold your mouse down on the last logo to see the difference.

I finally settled on the current logo as it represents many things I love including photography (the iris), color theory (the color wheel making the iris), 3D art (the cube), hexagons (pretty obvious I like those lol), and much more.

I also settled on it as it's easily visible on pretty much any background.

The BlenderTimer YouTube Channel

I started making educational YouTube videos in late November, 2021, though I uploaded the first video on March 16, 2022. I animate all the videos in

Blender

, create the music in

LMMS

, and narrate the videos.

FAQs.

What software do you use to create your animations?

I create all the animations in

Blender

, create the music in

LMMS

, edit any audio (such as narration and SFX) in

Audacity

, create vector graphics in

Inkscape

, and edit other types of images in

GIMP

.

Is that your voice narrating your videos?

Yes, I narrate my videos.

How did you learn to use Blender?

I learned mostly from experimenting and trial-and-error, however I also learned quite bit from YouTube tutorials as well.

How long does it take to make a video?

This question really requires quite a complex answer. For example, some videos take significantly longer to make than others. I'll give my best estimate though.


Full length videos take, on average, 2 months to make. However, not all this time is spent actually making the video. The compiled time (i.e. if I worked on a video 24/7 till it was done) a video takes to make is around 50 hours, although around 25% of this is simply render times so, excluding render times, it's only about 36 hours. In making a video, around:

  • 17% is spent on research and writing the script
  • 4% is spent recording the script (and editing the recording)
  • 39% is spend animating the visuals
  • 28% is spent rendering the video
  • 6% is spent combining all the music, narration, SFX, etc.
  • 2% is spent gathering all the video sources
  • 2% is spent trying to come up with a good title
  • 1% is spent making the thumbnail
  • and 1% is spent uploading the video

This time is also not accounting for the time required to actually come up with an idea in the first place. Finding a good idea is usually what actually takes the longest time (generally a good few weeks to a month).


It's also worth noting that shorts take significantly less time. Usually they only take a few days to make (and only about a day to animate).

Do you have any tips for becoming successful on YouTube?

The main advice I can give is quality over quantity. At this point most content available on YouTube is not high quality so everyone loves it when they happen upon a great quality production.

How can I contact you?

You can contact me on multiple platforms, however, I'm more likely to see your messages on some platforms over others. Here's a list of ways to contact me (in order of how likely and soon I am to get your message):

Here's some stats just for fun.

First YouTube Video:
The Basics of the Solar System in 10 Minutes!
First YouTube Video Uploaded On:

March 16, 2022

Most Viewed YouTube Video:
When MASSIVE Becomes TINY
First YouTube Short:
The INTERROBANG
First YouTube Short Uploaded On:

November 29, 2022

Most Viewed YouTube Short:
The INTERROBANG
BlenderTimer in Binary:

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