Making trailer (video and soundtrack)

Made a trailer for my novel using VSDC video editor and Reaper.

VIDEO >

Format upload headaches:

YT now annoyingly makes every video under 1 min a 'short' apparently, which I don't want as it messes your sizing, goes into the slush pile and I need people to read the description more carefully. People were complaining about forced shorts 2 years ago on Reddit I noticed, but I've been living under a rock so my outrage is a bit out-dated. Shorts also won't let you choose a thumbnail. So you have to work out the exact spot it generates the thumb from.

Actually YT turned one test video from a short to a real vid in the normal YT video feed. But it didn't do it again. I have no idea how/why it possibly did that, as the vid is 37s. If anyone knows what's going on, let me know!

SOUND >

I composed the tune on keys and used a KORG minilogue analog synth using a wah selection, through a guitar lead into a Focusrite console, into Reaper. Used the best live take I could manage. I didn't multitrack as I couldn't fight that battle right now, not being overly comfortable with Reaper and having another whole set of decisions and all those damn knobs to be bogged down in.