Should GnosisDAO Fund (fully or partially) production a video explainer about Gnosis?

We offer you to make a detailed video about Gnosis Chain, in which we will explain the network architecture (given the name change, it seemed to us that there is almost no quality video content about the network, and there were very few videos about xDAI too).

We suggest detailing the following features of the network and explaining their logic (and what makes them advantageous), accompanied by quality graphics:

  • The AuRa consensus model (+ RNG and RANDAO explanations)

  • POSDAO

  • Gnosis Beacon Chain

  • TokenBridge architecture

  • Use cases for xDAI and GNO

Who we are:
DeFi Teller is an educational resource that does the due diligence for the user by providing information about blockchain technology and decentralized applications (reviews, video explainers, on-chain data) in the most accessible way.

What we are good at:

  • Writing scripts targeted at an audience with an average level of knowledge in blockchain. We target people who have a basic understanding of how blockchain works, as well as a cursory understanding of the crypto market and its key players. Our viewer has probably already used dApps on the simple purchasing/trading/borrowing/staking level. Our task is to immerse this user deeper and explain in simple words what technology stands behind a particular project. In doing so, we take the presentation format very seriously and try to dig deeper, figuring out what is under the hood of technologies and projects and what exactly makes them special. For example, this is how we explained what rollups are: What are Еthereum Rollups and How Do They Work? Rollups Explained in Simple Terms - YouTube

  • Creating distinctive visuals. The DeFi Teller team uses only original illustrations and takes a thoughtful approach to the process of video storyboarding. Our team of illustrators and animators works tightly with the editorial team, and the team of the project we’re reviewing.

Process:
The existing DeFi Teller videos were created by us with our own funds and were highly praised by the teams of the projects we were talking about. For example, the Polkadot video was added to the welcome pages of the Polkadot and Kusama documentation. Further, we see our development in line with the spirit of decentralization - we would like to continue to talk about the most interesting DeFi projects and do so with nice graphics and quality scripts. We’re not looking for profits coming directly from the teams, nor are we looking to create entirely commercial videos, reserving the right to choose the topics and angle of their coverage. All we need is to cover the cost of the video and support us in distributing the content (retweets, adding to documentation, and so forth).

The video creation process is as follows:

-Writing script;

-Creating storyboard;

-Recording voice-over;

-Animating the video;

-Publishing the video on DeFi Teller resources (DeFi Teller - YouTube).

Comments, remarks and suggestions from the team are more than welcome at all stages of the video production.

Timeline:

The timeline of the video depends on its budget. Without expanding the design team, and given that edits and comments from the team will be provided promptly, we can produce one video in about 3-4 weeks.

We will need:

1 week to create and edit the script (two editors involved, 4hours a day each);

1 week for designing the storyboard (three design team members involved, 3-4 hours a day each);

1-2 weeks for the animation (two design team members involved, 5 hours a day each).

This is a preliminary estimate, the final estimate depends heavily on the script.

Budget:
Our team will be able to give you an accurate estimate of the budget only after the script is approved, since most of the cost of the video falls on the work of the illustrators and animators. A rough estimate is that on average one minute of video costs us $1,000 ($5,000 for a 5-minute video).

I am strongly against this proposal. GnosisDAO recently started collaborating with T Wells and his team, whose videos are perfectly suited for Gnosis Chain, as this team has been around the chain for years. I have worked with T Wells directly for the last couple of months, and his ability to break down complicated things for a general audience is outstanding. The quality of his videos is super high, and I have never seen single negative feedback on them. Most importantly, what DeFi Teller is offering is MUCH more expensive as well. So rather than supporting this, I would very much prefer to see more tight collaboration with a team who has been around the chain for a long. A team that understands that neither POSDAO nor AuRa consensus is something essential to cover at this stage as the chain is preparing for the merge in the next few weeks/months, and consensus will soon change.

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Hey Mojmir!

Thank you for your comment! Glad to know you are already working with someone. For my part, I can say that our price is justified by the original illustrations we make for each video, and we also develop our own audience and here we’re not talking about video production exclusively for internal use of the project (because we know what kind of outreach such videos usually have), but a collaboration of the two teams and an attempt to attract each other’s audience. And forgive my ignorance in terms of project plans, we’ll be sure to follow you more closely! In any case, we’ll be happy to stay in touch!

I agree with the comment @Mojmir made above. The production cost is excessive even in light of the original illustrations. I have seen T Wells’s videos. They are of a very high quality both aesthetically and substance wise. Also, I agree with supporting those that have remained loyal to the chain over time. Knowledge accrued organically tends to be better conveyed to an audience than knowledge accrued for financial gain. If that is indeed the case with T Wells, it’s a very compelling reason to stick with them.

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