How we create videos for Midnight Monk

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share a behind-the-scenes look at how we make our videos. Thank you for your continued support and presence. This video follows one episode, Nature Does Not Hurry, from the first idea to the finished video: choosing the theme, reading the original texts, selecting and retelling the stories, writing the reflections, and shaping the pacing, visuals and sound for rest. Sources drawn on for this episode include the early Buddhist discourses, the Dhammapada, Mencius, the Shiji, the Zen records, Dogen and the Lotus Sutra. 0:00 Introduction 0:26 Choosing the theme 1:06 Reading the sources 2:30 Choosing and arranging the stories 3:57 From ancient text to modern listener 5:27 Reflection and commentary 6:01 Editing the script 6:40 Pacing and narration 7:11 Visuals 7:42 Sound 8:04 Thumbnails 8:43 How it all comes together