My Secrets for Making Farm Videos

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[@DonCrowleyAzRealtor]

Dude, you're like the Mr. Rogers of Homesteaders. Everything is straight forward, entertaining ,and very informative. Your extra 'touch of heart", is your video trademark. Thanks!

[@GoodPersonTestWebsite]

Yes!!

[@mariskaw2326]

Can we just appreciate how much work he does to have us watch a 15 minute video while we are eating potato chips

[@donnaml8776]

Lol, very true. Or breakfast depending on your schedule. 😃

[@cindygreen6900]

I find your ability to communicate your stories, intriguing and interesting. Your integration of video splicing fun and with the most entertaining clips and timing. I really look forward to each vlog.

[@timp1390]

The transition to the sponsor was amazingly smooth.

[@knoahbody69]

IKR? It's like The Truman Show.

[@robyn147]

Am I the only one who thought it was always Toby dog behind the camera. Awesome video!!

[@senecanero3874]

You are a really good story teller, the shorts and tiktok are great ways to make shortform content. You are relaxing to watch and really the equipment matters less than the content

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

I like how you talk to your animals and making them part of your family and the “ supporting actors” in your videos. Stay safe, stay sane, be well

[@amnesia1764]

“ supporting actors''' are you kidding the main reason i was here was for the legendary Puddleduck Samson ! i always thought Morgan was the supporting actor xD

[@p_mouse8676]

I really appreciate how you're just so open an honest about everything. A lot of people make kind of secret how things work behind the scenes. In the end of the day we all need to make a living somehow, nothing wrong with that. Cheers! :)

[@Suntaile]

I love the fact that Skillshare basically said: Hey! If you do a quick promotion, we would love to sponsor your video! And you proceeded to make a video worthy to be up on Skillshare in response :D

[@ertrick3693]

Having a good editor is one of those things that I think a lot of people don't really think about, but is such a valuable and crucial thing if you're into making videos. Saves you tons of time and gives you some breathing room to do other things. While I'm sure for some KZbinrs editing is fun and good (and others just can't find the right person for the job), most sensible people I know on this platform seem to always have an editor or two, or else they're running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to do everything all by themselves.

[@phasm42]

I just finished watching a 90s movie I'd never seen, *Fly Away Home*, just wanted to recommend it to other geese lovers. Beautiful movie ❤

[@Lampkeeper]

I have always thought that your videos look polished and well directed, with high production values, Morgan. Good job!

[@fedupnow61859]

It shows in your videos. I really thoroughly enjoy listening to your voice tell the story. I am hooked, line and sinker.

[@quiltybee]

I love seeing farmlife with the goofy animals! Like the Bruce goose gang taking over the duck house!! You do an amazing job! Thanks for sharing!!

[@melissabutts6694]

“The best camera to use is the one you have in your hand.” Awesome advice on starting vlog .. your videos are enjoyable! My dad is a master maine guide and I just got skillshare to help him with his videos he does an incredible job a content but needs the tech and editing lessons to publish. Excited to share this with him

[@BigBlueD830]

6-10 hours for editing. Thank you for this. I have only done a few, very short videos, and it was taking forever. I thought it was just noob slowness and I always wondered how long it would take someone who knew what they were doing. 6-10 hours for a half hour video, so around 15-20 min editing time for each min of video. A very realistic goal to aim for, thank you.

[@RWorley3sl]

Thank you for the extra work you do, I can't have animals so I get to live through you.

[@jacqulinejackson4822]

Thank you, l am 71 and disabled and alone, I want to live in nature so vlogs like yours give me great joy, life not easy, see I have learned that nature very healing, science. says even pictures are healing, hmm, the knowledge I have just realized I bet I could share on Skill share, however I need to learn how after I get moved in , cuz of health been working innit for thirteen months, wow I found something to strive for, been so discouraged been wanting to how vlog, Shawn James, off grid building in Canada is also very awesome, his dog Cali, I so enjoy. Again thank you, having to type online keyboard so this show how much I enjoy, smiles

[@savedbeliever]

I want so much to be near nature too. I am 67 years, female, but my disability is not having a home at all, and sleeping in a car. I hate the overcrowded cities here in California. My faith in God has kept me.

[@jacqulinejackson4822]

@@savedbeliever so sorry, have u heard about the nomad lifestyle, they help each other, if I had a car I would travel, I hear Ca politics so bad, be bless sweetie

[@benmorrow2517]

You’re my fav homestead style ytber so I think it’s going well

[@sameehkins5957]

Do you still say "release the quacken" even on the days you're not filming?

[@ShortVideosRUs]

I think in a few videos he forgot to say it and the ducks seemed confused and unsure what to do. So, yes he probably always says it.

[@caffienevaccine]

Considering all ducks go to bed is part of bedtime routine. Probably

[@georgedavidson7986]

@@caffienevaccine He said he tricked the ducks by feeding them in the house. So when he says it is time for bed they know it is food time

[@adamqjsmith]

The farm looks so different in the summer vs the winter

[@brunothatmix5001]

FR

[@hobbitkatie]

I love your story telling.

[@gablmn_]

“Such a hot day” 91 Fahrenheit Me in the Caribbean in summer: “This is fine”

[@AlainSTO]

Last week in the Northeast, we had a high of 48º. Then on Saturday, we were at 100º. We don't get the luxury of acclimation.

[@yunhongzhu8504]

Me in Vegas (108 degrees a few days ago) Yeah that’s nice.

[@sherrybrissette1614]

We had snow 10 days ago! 91 degrees F is darn hot!

[@gablmn_]

@@sherrybrissette1614 105 is hot

[@yunhongzhu8504]

@@gablmn_ last year we had 125 in the city in Vegas. 100 is hot, 125 is almost unbearable.

[@hbstinson1068]

Hey Morgan, it's about time I took a few seconds to thank you for the great videos. It's so much fun to watch you work on this project and the various animals doing their thing. Especially in these times of the pandemic, there is something very comforting about it. You have put a smile on my face so many times. Thank you! One can see that you deeply care about your animals and that they have a greater value for you than the purely material one. In your videos, one sees that these creatures have feelings, personalities, and relationships: Whether it's Toby enthusiastically greeting you, or the caring mama goose protecting her clutch, or even Ron Swanson as accepted part of the Parks and Recreation gang. It's wonderful to see the animals allowed to pursue their drives and needs at your farm. You have set the standard for what I consider ethical animal agriculture. As a result, your videos have inspired me to learn more about keeping chickens, as I found the thought very nice to have some in my garden. Although I come from Germany, the land of sausage and schnitzel, I eat a veggie diet for ethical reasons and have always made sure to buy organic eggs. In my head I had the idea that the producing animals must be doing nearly as well as the ones on your farm - because they are organic eggs, right. While researching chicken farming, I quickly became disillusioned and dove deeper down the rabbit hole: The way sentient beings are treated in the industrial production of meat, eggs and dairy products, even in organic-industrial production, is barbaric, cruel and so far away from what you show us at Gold-Shaw-Farm that it broke my heart. Here in Germany, from childhood on, for a good reason, we are always confronted with the darkest chapter of our history - the Holocaust. That is our legacy. Everyone who still has all their cups in the cupboard agrees that something like this must never ever happen again. No compassionate person today would say that it was in any way humane, just or necessary to gas millions of people. But for many of us, compassion stops with our own species. Although pigs have the intelligence of a three-year-old child and, just like us, feel joy and sorrow, maintain friendships, and have a consciousness, we keep them in concentration camps under undignified conditions and kill them by the millions every day in our gas chambers. Is that humane? Is that just? Is that natural? Is that necessary for our survival? I don't think so. We humans have completely lost touch with nature. In advertising, the industry tells us fairy tales of small-scale idyllic farming and happy animals, and in the supermarket we only see the abstract products wrapped in plastic, but not the suffering of the animals that we create and sustain through our demand. I would like to see more people daring to question the normality in which we have all been socialised, to explore the conditions under which these animal products have been produced and whether we can reconcile with our hearts and minds how we treat God's creation. It is time that we as a society take the next step on the path of our ethical and cultural development. As Gandhi said, "The greatness and moral progress of a nation can be measured by how they treat their animals." Because I don't have an ethical farmer like you next to my place to buy my eggs from and I also don't have a garden of my own yet, where I can let chickens live as they wish to live, I decided two months ago to start eating plant-based only and I'm thriving :3 Keep up the good work and stay true to your heart! Thank you for giving me the contrast to see the world as it is.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

[@ui8087]

I really love Morgan's music sense in the vast majority of his videos too.

[@MrsDebBee]

Love this video and information. I’ve been considering starting my own KZbin channel although I don’t think I’ll ever be as good as you!!! And FYI… a tree can provide pollination equivalent to an acre of flowers. The general public does not realize that every tree buds out with some type of flower, you just can’t always see them and they may not last very long. 🐝🐝🐝

[@pat_mueller]

Morgan, your storytelling is legendary, I also wonder why your introductions are so different from other channels I've subscribed!

[@Driving4bangers]

I wouldn’t doubt KZbin income is competing with farm income at this point

[@btrammel7304]

Thank You Valerie!! You're doing a great job! Keep on keeping on Morgan, thank you as always for sharing with us!

[@AlainSTO]

That art school definitely taught you how to tell a story and it shows.

[@ze-germans-r-coming]

Editing takes really a long time especially with the amount of clipping and cutting you do :D It's awesome.

[@MilkmanCR]

A video on Geese causing trouble would be so funny. I find it hilarious they invaded the duck house 🤣

[@miraclefarm1927]

As a new You Tube creator we very much appreciate all you tips and ideas about telling stories and creating content. Blessings

[@ZeroAnalogy]

This episode is the meta edition. Behind the scenes steps in front of the camera today.

[@ede-jomadden8182]

I think you're very talented when it comes to creating these videos -- and I've said this before, you take the cake (dating myself!) when it comes to background music. I love everything you put on KZbin. Thanks so much for all you do!

[@jacquieharrington7200]

Telling a story. I think that is why I enjoy watching your videos is the storytelling. Yes, lessons are learned, but you make it interesting and enjoyable. Some of the others you can tell they are struggling with content, but hopefully will continue and grow. Blessings.

[@jlrbhj]

Our Pyrenees sheds just like that. The birds must love him!

[@susanpharr6809]

Having grown up on farms in Wisconsin, I find your very candid and real depiction of the landscape with the day to day roll-capture of all that splatters, spills and thoroughly motivates the soul of any farmer - big small or in-between….refreshing to say the least! Thank you for all your hours, days and weeks devoted to farming, filming and letting us in on the work behind the scenes. Walking us through your very real struggles with light hearted humor let’s us in on the best secret ever: the joy - and fun - of farming!

[@ethanfigert9297]

You should utilize the water from the natural spring nearby to keep the pond completely full with fresh clean water. You could set up some type of pump or even a pipeline that could transport the water with gravity like the one in the old barn that they used for water for the cattle. I just love to see the pond completely full especially with fresh clean water, and I am sure the ducks and geese would appreciate it too!

[@whosagreekgod4135]

Yes! Thank you!!! When you are out there you are telling a story. You are bringing your story to life and we are along for the ride. I love the way you think and I'm glad that, that is the first thing in your head when you are filming. 👍

[@katiehettinger7857]

I love coming out to the farm visiting you, Morgan and all your animals. Not having other people in your videos is never a problem; it's like having a good friend all to yourself for a half an hour.😍

[@barbarabigelow9110]

Toby with a beard 🥰 and a big shout out to Valerie for her assistance!!!

[@WHEREVER-I-ROAM]

TOBY is helping the BIRDS BULIDING their NESTS *(THE BIRDS LOVE USING ANIMALS FIR FOR NEST INSULATION)*

[@Anncrohr]

It's perfect as long as birds only add it to a nest consisting mainly of twigs and moss. Otherwise the nestlings can get tangled (even in short dog hair!) and die. So don't offer bundles, they can gather enough little fluffs.

[@les2408]

Yes! Storytelling is the marketing of the future. I am a co-founder at the Vocal Creators Chronicle and longtime lurker of your channel. Love it. We'll be featuring this video in our content creation section in the New Year. Cheers!

[@richardhutchison3123]

These videos are my favorites. I've been sharing them with lots of people just to educate them, help them relax and enjoy "farm life" without having to do all of the work!

[@kayefouxe6502]

Awh man, looks like one hell of a place to ride horses! My mama has a hobby farm; she’s never been happier! I just delivered two baby ducks the other day, so stressful but totally worth it!

[@anitraahrens905]

Morgan, you're a natural storyteller, and it comes shining through in everything you post.

[@sandralane1923]

For all the variables on a farm, you are a great story teller. Your stories are always cohesive and understandable, no matter what the theme is. You have an excellent person, Valarie who has wonderful editing skills. You were a master at sliding into the Skill Share ad. Well done.

[@GrowYourHomesteadWithAngie]

Thank you for this! I started a channel in January and was inside all winter with my hydroponics and now going outside and trying to do more Vlog style. This was very informative. Thanks for sharing all of this with us.

[@TheRebelSpyGamer]

Your videos are satisfying to watch in some kind of way. Hearing about your background in storytelling and art made a lot of things click. You can really tell once you're looking for it and that's satisfying in itself too.

[@zacaritest]

You could plant some flowers around the bees, to decorate. It's not that they need them but it would look nice. 🤔🌼🌻🌺

[@finderinskaie]

I started following your channel last winter, it’s so cool to see your farm in spring/summer with all the greenery ^^

[@catedoss1556]

You are the only person I follow who does classy ad sponsorship. It must be those mad storytelling skills. It all goes together. You’re very impressive.

[@GoodPersonTestWebsite]

Thank you for making such family friendly content! My kids love watching with me. We got chickens and ducks for the first time a couple months ago and plan to get a few geese, maybe next spring. Your channel is informative and entertaining!

[@bappy620]

I actually started documenting my parents' farm because of this channel. So thank you Morgan for inspiring me! We're only at the farm on weekends though, and our farm is labor intensive, which leaves very little time to film. I do plan ahead on the topic, and how I want the video to look. That does reduce time on finding the right clips to use, but it still takes a few months to gather enough usable footage.

[@nmtumbleweed5320]

This is why I watch the commercials because I know how time consuming it really is to produce a channel. Call it an energy exchange, this is how I show my support. Gratitude brother🙏🏼

[@Gertol31]

I just want to say that i enjoy the weekly tandard videos and those which are filmed over 30 day like the hatching video. I think you have a great mixture of both formats right now and I always feel better after watchibg a video. Thank you for that :)

[@theoriginalabimation]

OH MY GOSH!!! I'm an animator too!!! I'm so excited to hear you say that! I love this channel and now I feel a new kind of connection to it.

[@richardmoniz5795]

I live in the Caribbean and your videos are interest because you humanize all your stories. Always interesting

[@xBbymichelle101]

Thanks for sharing your work and the process! I can see the whole not wanting to film all the time also being a good way not to feel burned out.

[@alexisd8190]

I was looking away from my computer for 5 secs and I though I recognised the Emily Gilmore speech, rewound it to check and I was correct! I love Gilmore Girls, and I love your videos. This vid is really good!

[@adriannakastner2254]

Morgan my local tractor supply is thankfully still using water troffs and heat lamps for their chicks! Thank you for putting your foot down on behalf of the chicks all across america 🤘🤘

[@shannongnazzio6844]

Love your content and your farm 🥰 Toby is such a blessed addition to your crew ❤️

[@isrumbustious1379]

Dude! I'm only 3 minutes in and it's already awesome! Thank you.

[@Wyserbytheday]

I really like your background music tracks. Would love to know where to find them.

[@chilanya]

i identified some using shazam. i also like them a lot, especially Drunken Clown by Medité.

[@mannysotelo673]

Aloha 🤙🏾 Mahalo for your time and help.

[@charylliss1472]

Starting with story is a reason why your videos are so interesting and fun. I am story lover and storyteller. It comes generations of storytelling around the table. Just a mention of how I love my GSF Quacken mug.🤩😊😉😎🙂☕🦆

[@kamuk1867]

Your videos are great ! The editing is on point ! Keep it up Morgan :)

[@kristinreynolds577]

I loved this video!! I’ve always wanted to start my own channel but had no clue where to start!! You’re great at what you do Morgan!!! Much love to you, Allison (I’m so sorry if I spelled that wrong) and of course all of your critters, from Oklahoma 💕💕💕

[@rick9977015]

Love the shorts! They keep me looking forward to your next video.

[@scutiepie9433]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to make such great videos for us! I have learned so much. 🤠

[@GreenMountainAngling]

Hey! I’m from Corinth, I was driving by once and saw Toby and also saw your wife running!

[@barbarabigelow9110]

So Toby guards more than the farm fowl 😎

[@joking487]

I enjoy all the videos but my favorites are no talk just watch Toby and birds. It is calming and I am watching while pretending I am just looking out my window or sitting on the porch.

[@MrEmm]

Your video and storytelling ability is amazing. Keep up the good work we love the videos!

[@Teaganderry]

I always enjoy your storytelling. I have a new 'farm', 2 cats, 2 geese and 5 chickens and one day want to expand and start filming the evolution of the farm.

[@NashTheGreat]

Extra effort makes the cinematography great!

[@johnvassoura]

awesome work man. always cool to notice when you're changing your filming/editing style or trying something new

[@Shiftshapercat]

...I can see the clear "CatDog" and "Grim Fandango" inspirations in your early artwork lol. Nice, you are quite talented honestly.

[@jennypropis1994]

Why don’t you put a bigger kiddie pool in the goslings playpen? That way they can swim around and make them selves even cooler. It would be so much fun to watch..

[@KarlaHafdahl]

I love all the videos, thank you for putting forth so much energy for them. ;)

[@HickorycroftFarm]

Great video. Fun to see behind the scenes. And learn some awesome tips. We love the Buff geese so great to see them (we have a couple pairs)

[@rulver76]

Love the channel Morgan! Thank you for doing a ‘behind the scenes’ video like this.

[@CyberwizardProductions]

:) love this video, Morgan - but then I love all your videos. I come to watch the new ones just to relax from the day and enjoy seeing your farm.

[@Russomister]

I really liked the KZbin shorts from this channel. They do a great job of showing impromptu moments from the farm. Keep up the great videos!

[@hdezn26]

Could use them shorts as a thing to sneak peak the next video too?

[@markgruenberg6277]

Your videos are still entertaining and informative. Thanks for the opportunity to see everyday farm life.

[@Jenjen-qc5eq]

I am not even a farmer but I love watching your videos it helps that you have a very attractive voice.

[@AsteriETERNAL]

You work hard! We appreciate you🤗

[@frangish9579]

I loved it. I depend on the videos you make for my morning farmette fix. I love watching all the interactions you have with your animals. Anything on the game cameras? Do you have plans to gather the scrap metal in your woods & sell it to scrap metals businesses? How about the decluttering of the barn? Soo many things to hear about. Thanks Gold Shaw

[@ladymargaret6186]

Thank you Morgan for sharing your stories... I always look forward for your next video...

[@colecolettecole]

when i heard you say that you went to art school i thot ' no wonder your videos are so good ' & then you added all the other stuff youve done ~ thanks for telling your story of how you tell your story ~ i love these stories music video animals & everything

[@goldengryphon]

Just wanted to share - I have a hen who hatched out a gosling. I currently have the two of them brooding in my kitchen and the gosling has reached "dinosaur" age. When he heard your goslings, he did his best , as did his Mom, to see where the whistles were coming from. Mom was looking around for the lost gosling who shuld have been with her. (Yes, she's a chicken. She's new to mothering a goose. It's fine.) Thank you for the demonstrations and for giving my baby goose a thrill.

[@carolynbogarsears3442]

thank you for what all you do

[@melbrooks8829]

Whaaaaaat!!! You've done animation? That's so cool, what a different life you led compared to now. I love the unique characteristics of you that have made you into what you are today, I would have never guessed

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

I knew you were a storyteller! I guess I am as well, though through classical art (drawing, painting, sculpture). I almost went back to school for animation back in the '90s but opted for a BS in Fine Art. Now, at 65, I'm developing a line of Fairey hand puppets for both small children and adults (fit for small hands to adult) to act out their own stories. I really enjoy your videos (not the farm meeting so much, but I'm sure others do) and support your efforts. Keep on, keeping on!

[@CHILLZkryptex]

Hopefully you are having a great day Morgan

[@CookBrookCountryLife]

Thank you for the peek behind the scenes! Your story telling talent and personality are what make it worth documenting your farm life in this elaborate way, in addition to your views about raising animals and producing food. And I hope they choose you to lead the terra-forming team on Mars! 🌱

[@roryfletcher1827]

I’ve never really analysed your videos, but that explains the coherency.

[@missannetteslittlefarminth9069]

Thanks for all the great information. Definitely good stuff.

[@curiouscat3384]

Okay I got what I needed. I came here this morning to watch something light and maybe educational after watching the news. The cow mooooo goose call did it! I'm belly laughing. Thank you for your service :)

[@azaryahcaldwell4462]

The farm is looking beautiful, so green !