Livestream Q&A link
Added 2022-11-30 19:00:17 +0000 UTCHey all, we'll be going live to answer your questions around 10am ET on Wednesday, December 7th. Keep this link somewhere safe and get excited!
We've collected questions from the save the date post, but feel free to leave questions in the comments section of this post as well. We'll also post the link to the stream the day of.
Comments
Johnny — did you ever end up sharing that "infodoc"? Would be super helpful to see it 🙏 Loved this Q&A!
Paul Carleton
2023-01-24 12:12:45 +0000 UTCHow are you doing research for your video? how to find out how deep we can go into the topic? Specially with YouTube video.
Dhruv Chaudhari
2022-12-07 15:48:58 +0000 UTCHey Johnny. As you've been actively looking into content all over the world, and obviously on controversial content, it's often hard for yourself or your team to be on the ground team. Are you looking into expanding your team/"mercenaries of journalism" so to speak, all around the world to be your ground team?
Lee Jun Zheng
2022-12-07 15:26:31 +0000 UTCHi, I'm from Honduras, and loved your Banana Republic video from like a year ago. Have you ever been to central america, any memorable experiences with Latin culture? (besides you living in mexico for a couple years)
David Erazo
2022-12-07 15:26:18 +0000 UTCHow do you speak in a more journalistic voice within writing? Any books you'd recommend to read?
Everet
2022-12-07 15:22:56 +0000 UTCIs there a course on this planet to edit like how you do for your channel, especially the after effects stuff. I bought your course on brite with Nathaniel, it is super useful. Thanks 🙏🏼
SYED MOHAMMED QASEEM KAZMI
2022-12-07 02:57:57 +0000 UTCHow do you find great editors. What is your procedure to hire / work with them?
SYED MOHAMMED QASEEM KAZMI
2022-12-07 02:53:10 +0000 UTCDo you think macbook m1 2021 model is good enough to edit videos in After effects especially the maps & beautiful edits you guys do? What specs should I go for (ram, ssd, pro or max) I currently have 16gb 2019 model (not m1), it’s slowww.
SYED MOHAMMED QASEEM KAZMI
2022-12-07 02:48:42 +0000 UTCWhat kind of project/task management software do you use with the team to facilitate complicated projects with contributers from all over the world?
Angie Mitropoulou
2022-12-06 16:20:48 +0000 UTCJohnny, we want your teams' thumbnail tutorials
Hussain Bin Ahmed
2022-12-05 23:05:04 +0000 UTCHey johnny,where do you get ideas for your videos?
M.A.R GAMER
2022-12-03 10:31:55 +0000 UTCYou’re looking for Boone Loves Video - he also has a Patreon and YouTube channel dedicated to GEOLayers and is launching a course in 2023
Ryan Shields
2022-12-02 06:30:57 +0000 UTCWhat's your plan for the future? What plans do you have for expanding your channel going forward do you have any plans to expand your style of visual storytelling into mainstream journalism?
Ian Jacobson
2022-12-02 04:19:43 +0000 UTCWhat’s up Johnny! What do you think is the potential of game rigging that happens during the World Cup? We’ve seen FIFA, Qatar, and others involved in corruption scandals, it’s hard to believe that the outcomes of each match aren’t affected by greed’s sphere of influence. Globally, sport bets are expected to surpass $160billion on this World Cup.
Yarddy Jaramillo
2022-12-02 03:35:41 +0000 UTCDo you ever consider doing a live production? Have you done live in the past?
Lin
2022-12-01 22:50:37 +0000 UTCIf you could travel back to any year, which would it be and where could you go to?
Philip Bordon
2022-12-01 18:02:33 +0000 UTCWhats your second favourite country after Switzerland ?
Philip Bordon
2022-12-01 17:48:02 +0000 UTCWhat are two of the most interesting time periods in history in your opinion?
Philip Bordon
2022-12-01 17:46:34 +0000 UTCHey Johnny, love the videos. What do you think is the most dangerous video you’ve ever done?
Philip Bordon
2022-12-01 17:44:41 +0000 UTCHi Johnny! I love the work you and your team are doing, I feel every video is raising the bar even higher. I have like a thousand questions, but I will try to quit the list short: - I will start with a personal one, given you traveled a lot arround the world, do you still have countries you want to visit on you bucket list? - I don't want to spoil things, but is there any topic you want to cover that you know its going to be a very hard one? - Do you keep kind of an Amazon's wishlist of maps you want to have? - Over the years you cover a lots of geopolitical topics, which ones are your top 3 you consider the most interested?
Facundo Viale
2022-12-01 17:42:55 +0000 UTCHi Johnny, huge fan of your work. I'm a college student, majoring in Finance, Your videos help me a lot in understanding the relationship and the correlation between countries in Economics and Foreign relations (I actually got an A thanks to your Vending machine video back in Border series days!). Wondering if you could share some of your books or audiobooks related to the geo-politic-econ relationship kind of stuff. Also, Currently, Do you have a list of countries you are planning to visit or revisit in 2023? Finally, any update on your Italian studying journey?!
Linh Chi Pham
2022-12-01 17:39:23 +0000 UTCOh noo, I would be at school at that time :(
Kevin Liu
2022-12-01 16:34:48 +0000 UTCHello, I'm a PhD in international relations and designer, your channel is huge inspiration, I want to learn more about Geolayers 3, I bought the software but I find difficult to learn, there is no A to Z tutorial or I wasn't Abel to find. Where is the best place to learn Geolayers 3 map animations? Thank you!
Alex
2022-12-01 14:29:22 +0000 UTCHi! I served as an English interpreter at the Ministry of National Defense in South Korea and translated numerous official documents regarding North Korea. I truly loved the video “Why North Korea’s Neighbors Aren’t That Scared of Them”, and believe that it's also a wonderful video for the Koreans to watch. However, even though I want to share the video, the auto-translation is terrible, making it impossible to understand. As a result, I spent 3 weeks making a Korean subtitle for the video! I sent a DM with a Google Drive link to the final subtitle file. I hope you check it out someday :)
Joseph Jae Hyuk Lee
2022-12-01 13:25:31 +0000 UTCHey Johnny, love the videos — you're a huge inspiration. You've mentioned in the past that you've started to use a teleprompter. Could you maybe share what your setup with it looks like? Thanks :)
Sayhyun
2022-12-01 03:27:42 +0000 UTCHow many hours on the average does it take you and your team to produce each segment? How many members are on the team? When you are in the field shooting to you take everyone or use local crews? Thanks.
Joseph & Debra Brigandi
2022-12-01 01:22:19 +0000 UTCHow do you work on several videos simultaneously and upload them consistently? How many people are on your team, and what are their roles? Thank you
Dima Bondar
2022-11-30 19:52:34 +0000 UTCCould you elaborate on your use of "visual ankers", a concept you have basically perfected and I find to be the cornerstone of many of your videos. How do you pick them, decide where they fit best in the story, etc. P.S.: Wrote an exam paper on your Border series and had a deep dive on those videos and your visual representation of facts, which I really like.
Maximilian Bode
2022-11-30 19:14:37 +0000 UTC
