OSFT Archive - Episode 1 - May 2008

Summary

The video creator shares insights into his 'massive archive' of personal videos dating back to 2008. He recalls cringeworthy moments from his early recordings, including awkward webcam footage, failed pranks, and mundane activities like playing video games and chatting with friends. Despite the poor quality and embarrassing content, the creator embraces the nostalgia, reflecting on his younger self and the tech of the time. This episode highlights moments from May 2008, with the promise of more entertaining videos as the series progresses through his extensive video archive.

Takeaways

• 📁 The creator has been maintaining a personal video archive since May 12, 2008, which now holds nearly 3 terabytes of content.
• 🎥 The videos were originally not meant to be shared publicly but are now being showcased in a series to explore the archive.
• 🕹️ The first video from May 2008 features a young, unprepared version of the creator introducing the concept of archiving his life.
• 🎈 One early video involves the creator awkwardly playing with a green balloon and secretly filming his mom while she checks her emails.
• 😬 Many of the early videos are labeled as cringeworthy, with poor video quality (640x480 resolution) and mundane content.
• 🖥️ The creator’s first screen-recorded video was about a browser game called 'Human Age,' showcasing a blurry desktop with outdated software.
• 👵 A special video shows a heartfelt moment with the creator’s grandmother, who passed away in 2009, as she mistakenly believes she's being photographed.
• 🎓 The creator documents his school life, including a prank email that led to his suspension and anxiety about his exams.
• ☎️ The creator excitedly tested VoIP technology for free internet calls, as mobile phones weren't common in his household at the time.
• 📅 The creator promises to cover each month of his archive in future episodes, with hopes that the content becomes more interesting as time progresses.

Q & A

What is the 'massive archive' the creator refers to in the video?

The 'massive archive' is a collection of videos the creator has made since 2008, organized by year, month, and day, and now contains nearly three terabytes of content.

When did the creator start the archive, and what prompted it?

The creator started the archive on May 12, 2008, after receiving their first webcam. The idea was to document their life, even though the videos were not initially intended for public viewing.

What was the resolution of the first video in the archive?

The first video had a resolution of 640x480 at 15 frames per second, though the creator notes that it sometimes felt worse than that.

How did the creator's filming equipment evolve over time?

Initially, the creator used a Logitech webcam connected to a desktop computer, limiting them to filming in their bedroom. Today, they use an iPhone, which provides much more flexibility and higher quality video.

What was the significance of the green balloon in the early videos?

The green balloon was a recurring prop in one of the early videos, where the creator awkwardly put it in their mouth for no reason, highlighting the randomness and lack of planning in their early content.

What embarrassing mistake did the creator make in the first video?

The creator misspelled the word 'beginning' in the title of the first video, which they pointed out as a cringeworthy moment in retrospect.

Why did the creator get into trouble at school, according to the script?

The creator got into trouble for sending a fake email from a teacher to a friend, instructing them to do an assignment and perform an embarrassing task if they didn't complete it. The prank backfired when the friend replied to the email, which went directly to the teacher, resulting in the creator's suspension.

How did the creator's relationship with technology evolve throughout the archive?

The creator's early videos show them learning about and experimenting with technology, from using a basic Logitech webcam and Windows Vista, to later discovering VoIP technology and making free phone calls, which was exciting due to their family's reliance on landlines.

What was one of the creator's first attempts at making a prank video?

One of the creator's first prank videos involved calling their dad into their room, hiding, and then jumping out to scare him. The timing of the scare was particularly successful because the dad was putting on his jumper at the time.

What was the creator's reflection on the quality of their early content?

The creator viewed their early content as 'cringe overload' due to the low quality, awkwardness, and lack of planning in their videos. They expressed embarrassment over several aspects, including the video resolution, content, and overall execution.

Outlines

00:00

📁 Beginning the Video Archive Journey

The narrator introduces the premise of the series by explaining the 'Massive Archive' folder on their computer. This archive dates back to 2008 and documents almost every day through a vast collection of personal videos. Initially, these videos were never intended for public viewing, but the narrator decides to share them for fun, starting with May 12, 2008, when the first video was recorded. They reflect on the cringe-worthy nature of their initial attempts, showcasing poor planning and an awkward introduction. Despite the shaky start, the series promises a comprehensive look back through years of content.

05:01

🎈 Cringy Early Video Attempts

The narrator discusses more of their early videos, describing awkward moments such as attempting to record secretly while their mother worked or trying to prank their dad. They note the technical limitations at the time, like filming with a low-resolution webcam. The narrator also reminisces about their first screen recording with slightly improved resolution, showcasing their desktop with blurry backgrounds and unregistered software watermarks. A mix of mundane pranks, early screen recordings, and random moments in their bedroom highlights the rudimentary nature of the archive's beginning.

10:02

📚 From Books to Pranks — A Hodgepodge of Personal Footage

The narrator reviews several other videos in the archive, ranging from mundane time-lapse videos of reading 'The Hobbit' and playing on a Gameboy to announcing the return to old video games. They recount interactions with friends through voice chat, providing technical support and revisiting various childhood games. One notable moment features a video of the narrator's grandmother (who has since passed away) misinterpreting the recording as a photograph. The segment ends with a prank video gone wrong, where the narrator sent a fake email from a teacher, which ultimately led to a three-day suspension from school.

Keywords

💡massive archive

The 'massive archive' refers to the collection of videos that the creator has recorded and organized since May 12, 2008. This archive contains folders for each year, month, and day, illustrating the creator's attempt to document significant parts of his life. It serves as the foundation for the video series where he revisits old footage to share with viewers.

💡webcam

The webcam is a primary tool used by the creator to record videos since 2008, starting with a basic webcam connected to a desktop computer. Throughout the video, the limitations of using a webcam, such as low video quality and restricted recording locations, are highlighted, demonstrating the challenges of creating content with early technology.

💡cringe

The term 'cringe' is used by the creator to describe his feelings of embarrassment towards his earlier videos. The 'cringe' comes from poor video quality, awkward content, or lack of experience in creating engaging material. This highlights the creator's personal growth over the years and the evolution of his content.

💡Windows Vista

Windows Vista is the operating system that the creator used during his early recordings. It provides a nostalgic look back at old technology, such as the Logitech webcam software and the Windows XP space cadet pinball game. The use of outdated technology serves as a time marker for the older footage in the archive.

💡Logitech webcam software

The Logitech webcam software is the program used by the creator to record his videos in the early days. It is visible in the footage, showcasing the old-school methods of recording content. The use of this software underlines the simplicity of the early recording process and reflects the limited resources available to the creator at the time.

💡screen record

The creator's 'screen record' video was an early attempt to capture content directly from his computer screen, which marked an improvement in video quality (from 640x480 to 1280x960). Screen recording was an essential part of documenting his computer activities, including playing games like 'human age,' and shows an evolution in his video-making techniques.

💡prank video

The 'prank video' refers to an early attempt by the creator to film a prank on his dad, where he tried to scare him as he walked into the room. Despite being a simple and awkward attempt, it reflects the creator's efforts to be creative with his limited resources, even though he acknowledges its cringe-worthy nature.

💡Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live Messenger is a messaging platform used by the creator to communicate with his friend Bronson. The use of this platform, along with the random image that appeared during audio-only recordings, adds a nostalgic touch to the video, reminding viewers of older communication tools before the rise of modern apps like WhatsApp.

💡fake emails

The 'fake emails' incident refers to a prank where the creator used a website to send a fake email from his teacher to a friend. The prank ended up getting him in serious trouble when the reply went to the teacher, leading to his suspension. This highlights a key moment in the creator's school life and serves as a lesson learned regarding consequences of irresponsible actions online.

💡VoIP program

The 'VoIP program' refers to a voice-over-IP software that allowed the creator to make free phone calls over the internet. This technology was exciting for the creator since it offered free alternatives to traditional landline calls, which were costly. It reflects the early adoption of technology to improve communication and adds to the narrative of technological advancement in his life.

Highlights

The archive consists of a folder with videos from every year since 2008, containing nearly 3 terabytes of footage.

The first video in the archive was made on May 12, 2008, marking the beginning of a goal to make a video every two days.

The creator initially made the videos for personal use, never intending them to be seen publicly.

In one early video, the creator films themselves awkwardly in front of their Logitech webcam with Windows Vista visible in the background.

A prank video features the creator scaring their dad by jumping out at him unexpectedly, leading to a funny reaction.

A screen-recorded video of a browser game called Human Age marks a resolution upgrade to 1280x960 in their archive.

The archive contains time-lapse videos, including one where the creator is reading The Hobbit for a school assignment, which then turns into gaming and random activities.

A special video captures the creator’s Nana, who passed away in 2009, interacting with the webcam, mistaking it for a photo session.

The creator admits to getting suspended in high school for sending a fake email from a teacher’s account, which caused a misunderstanding.

Videos during exam periods reflect the creator’s stress, as they talk about their fear of upcoming exams and relief afterward.

In another video, the creator’s slow internet connection disrupts a chat with a school friend, Bronson, showcasing the tech struggles of the time.

One of the last videos in May 2008 demonstrates excitement about using VoIP to make free phone calls, which was novel for the family who still used landlines.

The archive includes many mundane moments, such as the creator’s everyday life in their bedroom with limited equipment.

There’s a marked improvement in video quality as time progresses, with the creator promising more interesting videos in future episodes.

The creator hints at continuing the archive series if it becomes popular, with potential videos covering years up until modern times.

Transcripts

as most of you may know all of the

videos on this channel come from a

folder on my computer called massive

archive which contains a folder of each

year since 2008 all the way into now go

into one of the folders and you'll find

all the months go into a month and

you'll find most of the days at that

month I basically had the goal of making

a video at least once every two days

since I started the archive back on May

12 2008 when I got my first web camera

none of the videos were ever meant to be

seen by the outside world when initially

filmed but I've decided it could be fun

taking a look at each month of the

archive over a series of episodes and

with the archive now with almost three

terabytes there should be plenty of

variety and content to check out so

let's start at the beginning with the

first video occurring on the 12th of May

2008 and well great start

I didn't even spell beginning correctly

okay today I got the idea of making a

massive archive of like my whole life

and yeah you can certainly tell from

that intro that barely any planning went

into it an archive of my whole life

and yeah nice start 14 year old Philip

videos websites I like games I like and

that kind of thing yeah okay bye

everything about this video is cringe

overload even the resolution is a cringy

640 by 480 running at 15 FPS apparently

although at many times it feels worse

than that gotta say those three minutes

of footage at only eight megabytes is

pretty decent here you can see that I

left film to my computer screen a bit so

you can see the logitech webcam software

and the fact that I was running Windows

Vista at the time but for the most part

this three-minute video was me seeing in

a chair not knowing what to say or do

you look at this little probably life I

use in the future yeah let's move on the

next day

the video with a green balloon epiphany

out of my mouth which I realize is kind

of embarrassing before I rip it out and

awkwardly look around for some blue tack

to cut the little light on the webcam so

that I could film a stealth video you

see back then I was limited to a webcam

plugged into a desktop computer in other

words unlike today where I've got an

iPhone that I can pop out at any moment

to film whatever I want all the videos

that then had to be filmed in my bedroom

and while I try to be creative I failed

miserably this video is literally me

secretly filming when mom as she does

her emails

oh I think that's not exciting enough

for you how about I grab the green

balloon again and stick it in my mouth

for absolutely no reason this video goes

on for 11 minutes and trust me it's not

interesting so let's move on in another

video recorded on the same day I come up

with the idea of a prank video in which

I call my dad to the room applied in

another room and when he walks into my

room I jump out and scare him the

reaction although crunchy is kind of

funny as I timed it just as he was

putting on his jumper which really

caught him off-guard anyway just

skimming along further through me now

and you'll notice I did my first screen

record video with an improved resolution

of 1280 by 960 it's gonna be my archive

for what I do on human age and before we

start the video in which I play a

browser game called human age let's

check out what I had on my desktop first

of all a ridiculously blurry desktop

background which is a photo of my dad

taken with my webcam I mean come on what

a weird desktop background ask my icons

we've got fun which today is known as

alga do and we've got space cadet

pinball which I took from Windows XP and

game maker 7 which I used to make a few

small games that you'll see in future

episodes and notice the unregistered

hypercam 2 at the top that's how you

know a hundred percent that the year is

2008 I open Internet explorer

typing human age click on the first link

funnily enough in Google you can see the

McAfee web of trust telling me which

websites were safe in green and

dangerous in red it feels like

decade ago since I had that installed

away it was a decade ago anyway this

video wasn't too thrilling so let's move

on to another non thrilling video I used

to have voice chats with a friend for my

school called Bronson and my webcam put

this random image when recording audio

only so let's take a listen to when he

asked me for some tech help some fries

up close it's still bad but only

visually you're not actually dead and

then if you're new gonna line it just

continuously make noises yeah yeah she's

gone really frizzy what do you mean when

did this happen

yeah good job Phil you gave him like no

support there anyway this chat goes for

two hours let's move on next up you can

see I make a time-lapse with my webcam

using a program called flicks in this

part of the time-lapse I'm reading a

book called The Hobbit as part of a

grade eight reading assignment but I

soon get bored grab some popcorn and

start watching YouTube as the Sun sets

and it gets dark I've read a little more

of the book and then pull out my old

Gameboy Advance SP

to play either Super Mario World all

Pokemon silver one other two I just

can't remember thinking the time-lapse

is getting a little boring I quickly

make a tower then knock it down and tidy

my bed you can probably see from these

last few videos why I don't upload them

all to YouTube let's move on to yet

another uncreated cringy video today

after a long time I've started playing

mother lode unlimited again yes I'm

being serious here the whole point of

that video was to state that I was

playing a certain game again after not

playing it for a while I then got

distracted by a friend messaging me on

Windows Live Messenger and say the

dumbest comment if any was talking to me

Daniel always starts a conversation off

with I I mean doesn't practically

everyone start off a conversation with

hi or a similar greeting anyway the next

30 seconds is me talking garbage so

let's move on

my friend Bronson introduced me to a

game called PKR poker that was shut down

into it

17 but here you can see I recorded

myself playing it for a bit

Oh yogi three of a kind yes yes yes yes

yes yes as entertained as I sound here I

don't think this video is very

entertaining it so let's move on no no

see that little faith it's recording you

so you'll be an archive movie look back

at least video anytime you want did that

little video yeah so do you want to say

anything yeah recording the video uh-huh

this next video was kind of special as

it shows my dinner aka my mum's mama who

passed away just before Christmas in

2009 my Nana didn't understand that this

was a video being recorded and came in

thinking that was going to be a photo

you sure you don't want to say anything

cause I mean that's recording for you

know it so don't do it great designs and

going Victor oh no it's recording now do

you want to say goodbye so you can go in

the car you want to thank complete oh do

you want to take a picture okay we'll

take a picture

you were noticed from this video that

she doesn't understand computers very

well and I didn't understand her

terminology either and could you like

give me that good idea well all my

friends have a computer you know

everyone does they stay here today's

computer everything

I wouldn't know how to say boo what do

you may say I never be in another video

I attempt to hide behind my door and

scare my dad but he takes 11 minutes to

actually come in and a day later I make

a video stating that I'm worried about

my exams that will occur on the next day

okay tomorrow school I've got my exams

by half yearly exam

I'm really scared about that once again

when you are limited to a webcam in a

bedroom you don't really have many

interesting things to record the sequel

to this thrilling video has me talking

about how the first part of my exams

went while wearing my school uniform I

had two exams English and geography the

geography one was the first one pretty

easy English one pretty hard ah having

trouble with English eh so what do you

spell beginning wrong in the first

archive video in the final video of this

exam trilogy series I talk about the end

of the exams relief after exams all I

can say it's um it's so good that

they're all over and later on that day

to celebrate

I played PKR with my friend Bronson

although due to connection difficulties

coupled with slow internet we got into a

bit of a yelling fight because we

couldn't hear each other properly now

that you're all deaf from that let's

move on to a video I filmed a few days

later in which I wear the most

embarrassing outfit I've only just come

out of bed now just tonight that's 7:30

p.m. that I got out of bed not 7:30 a.m.

I assume the stress of the exams is what

triggered the headaches vomiting and

extreme nausea that I was experiencing

there luckily two days later I was much

better although what happened next got

me into a lot of trouble at school Sam

now knows about the fake emails and I

sent him an email Fuji food singing it

an assignment basically I've found a

website that allows you to send emails

with fake from address so I sent a fake

email from my teacher to one of my

friends stating that he had to do an

assignment and he'd have to dance around

in front of the class naked if he didn't

complete it and hand it in the next day

I was chained to Sam when he got the

email and his reaction was priceless

problem was when he replied to that

email

his reply went back to my teacher along

with the original email live wrote the

principal walked into the classroom the

next day saying that the teachers email

had been hacked and I owned up to it all

even though nobody

expected or with me and got suspended

from school for three days now that was

the only time in high school I had ever

gotten in trouble and I've never got in

trouble again after that a few days

later I attempt to call Bronson on

Windows Live Messenger for a chat but

sadly slow internet prevents his

chatting occurring hello can you hear me

by the way my internet will see the 20

kilobytes per second or 150 kilobytes

per second back then but I can't

remember if I'd upgrade it to the faster

speed or not at that point anyway on the

final day of May I tested out a VoIP

program that allows you to make free

phone calls over the internet I returned

it to area pirate this thing is a set

free in you yep my dad was amazed at

this pretty simple technology as I

caught my friend Owen to see if I could

come over for a visit yeah alright a

high life engine I'll ask this wondering

if I can come over today the reason for

this excitement here was because nobody

in our family had a mobile phone yet so

it was all landline calls which cost 20

cents each so the idea of free phone

calls was quite exciting anyway that

wraps up May 2008 in the archive so

stick around for the next episode

featuring June 2008 and don't worry

eventually the video start to become

more interesting and if this series is

popular enough I'll keep doing these

videos until I reach modern times so we

should have plenty of adventures

throughout the archives see you next

time