that was public from the beginning and seemed ok as far as the shorter videos were posted in during the month imo.
BUT since the timeline has been super delayed. i agree that NOW releasing 1 per month is not gonna cut it anymore.
either weekly or byweekly for big videos would make more sense.
According to their initial milestones, they should have delivered them almost 12 months ago.
Even with the new updated milestone the ‘minimum’ 1 video a month, we should be expecting our fifth video next month. So far we got 
.
@David_Heisenberg can’t wait to see the new videos. i am sure we all will be impressed by the quality that will be delivered.
BUT the delay is unacceptable, you and the rest of the team owes the Zcash Community an apology.
As good as your videos are, if this is gonna happen again - you should not be able to receive another grant in the future.
Can someone from the ZCG explain what the plan is with this grant? You’re apparently paying out $300k for delivery of the Milestone 1 deliverables, which are severely behind schedule (still nothing as far as releasing them).
I would suggest hitting the pause button on the remainder of the grant until you get actual viewer feedback on the current set of videos. Regarding of how fancy or high-production they are, if no one watches or relates to them, moving forward with anything else is a waste of money.
When videos @David_Heisenberg @aquietinvestor ?
ZCG has a meeting scheduled with Zcash Media next week to discuss their distribution and release plans.
Whatever you guy agree on, please not one video a month. That’s torture especially considering all the videos should have been out by now 
.
The minimal amount of community engagement from Zcash Media since the latest grant was awarded has been very disappointing, especially considering the huge amount of canvassing they were doing while that grant was pending.
I was hoping to see Zcash Media become one of the main educational / marketing participants in Zcash, but that hasn’t happened, instead we have radio silence and a YouTube channel that’s gathering dust without a single upload in 2 years. Whereas Zechub, Free2z and ZF Audio/Visual Club really seem to have stepped up and are really engaged with the community.
I know they’ll say “but we were too busy making videos” but that doesn’t fly for me. I am still looking forward to seeing the output from this grant to date though.
But I also think actions speak louder than words and for me Zcash Media’s lack of action says to me “we were just in it for the money”, which is why I wouldn’t be in favour of any further funding for Zcash Media.
I regret this post entirely now.
My support of this grants was based on the deliverable timeline and community collaboration, both were clearly stated in the proposal. I thought these were requirements for any further payout, after the startup one.
This was the first, of several, requests for collaboration with Zcash Media made by myself on behalf of the Av Club.
There was never any attempt made by @37L to collaborate with us.
Here’s a video of me asking them at Zcon4 during my presentation Q+A:
ZF A/V Club and ZecHub is the way forward for Zcash in my opinion.
Hi all,
I’ve been saddened to hear that our lack of engagement here is being interpreted as a lack of good will, enthusiasm, investment, solidarity, etc. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
I’m going to be dead honest here. I have a bit of PTSD from the forum. I’ve spent many days of my life communicating on here, and even more days thinking about it. When we were trying to get our grant in 2022, managing that process via the forum was excruciating. I lost sleep and massive amounts of productivity during that period. And I guess I still carry the scars from it. Maybe I’m overly sensitive, but judging by others’ experience, I don’t think I’m alone. Either way, it is what it is.
So this time around, I strived to pitch our grant to as many people directly as I could, taking about 30 meetings with Zcashers whom I previously had only known by their forum handles and profile pictures. And when the grant was awarded, I/we dove straight into the work. We knew what we wanted to do was ambitious - to build a channel that could take the message of Zcash and privacy to a broad audience. We put our heads down and didn’t look up.
I told myself that I wanted the results to speak for themselves. I didn’t want to talk about what we were going to do, I wanted to do it. I reasoned that every minute I saved from posting on the forum was better spent researching, writing, hosting, editing, coordinating, hiring, etc. - everything I could do to make sure we create videos that result in the awareness and understanding that Zcash and the privacy mission so desperately deserve.
But while I was thinking that this strategy was best, it’s clear that by putting everything into work that the community hasn’t yet had insight into, I was alienating our biggest supporters. And as the delays added up, I understand patience wears thin. But after so much effort and dedication, the last thing I want is to counteract everything we’ve worked for.
It’s clear that communication needs to improve somehow. Whether that’s through update videos, group calls, or something else. Especially as we get ready to release our work, we’re going to need as much help as we can get to get the word out. So as we enter this next stage, I look forward to finding ways to work together and making sure everyone is as excited as we are to release these videos.
For full disclosure, right now, we’ve scheduled the release of the first video on June 30th. To maximize engagement, we’re planning on creating lots of promotional content, including a trailer for the new videos, to be released before and after that. Subsequently, we’ll be releasing a new video each month with similar supporting content to keep the momentum going.
Can’t wait for everyone to see what we’ve poured all our effort into!
Thanks,
David
Soon™️
@David_Heisenberg Can you please explain what “hosted format” means. Your screenshots have me excited and thirsty for more! Please don’t make us wait ONE WHOLE MONTH before showing us something else 
ZCG: This milestone 1 is much different than the milestone 1 we’re currently talking about. How much has this project changed since the original proposal?
What was all that talk about brooms during ZconV? Anyone got a clip?
Here is my feedback. Videos are ready, just send it sir. There is nothing to plan? The community will take care of the rest, for the sake of this grant we need less delays.
Oh! I have an idea 
What if you stream them for the Zk Av Club, during the workshop on Wednesday or the Zcash Global Lounge on Friday?
@David_Heisenberg Would you like to host a screening for our regularly scheduled av zeal hangouts?
This post right here is a great example of why someone actually contributing to the community wouldn’t want to interact here. Way to go.
tbh it’s probably a violation of the code of conduct, too. personal attacks, and whatnot.
flagged.
True, but I think the sentiment is spot on. We need the community to be critical yet honest, because this is the community’s only tool for accountability. Similar to freedom of the press leads to folks getting picked on, if done honestly, its for a bigger purpose. Do we want the truth, or a story someone wants us to believe?
Furthemore, we need to get some thicker skin if a few posts cause this much stress.
I would like to know if payment for milestone 1 has already been made. Are we beating a dead zebra? @aquietinvestor
edit: i see in the zcg dashboard that it has been paid. What a joke.
another edit: Hang on a second … Did ZCG just pay zcash media 300k USD with ZEC, during ZconV?
This makes me sick. Last straw, my friends.
