Not sure if I can explain this well but a lot of YouTube videos nowadays start with a small clip of the video itself. Does anyone know why this trend started? Is it an algorithm strategy?

Maybe most people like it, but it’s It’s very off putting for me and I find myself having to skip most intros.

  • Ephera
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    11 months ago

    It’s called a cold open, although it being a clip directly out of the video rather than a custom recorded clip is just low-effort.

    • cerulean_blue
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      11 months ago

      I’m not sure that is the specific technique described here. Nearly all YouTube clips are cold open and have been for years, in that the title sequence or credits come a minute or so into the clip. “Today we are talking about this thing and how to use it. I’m so-and-so, and this is The Amazing Show… [Titles]”