This is a review video: Is MrFixitDIY’s Electrical Repair Tutorial Worth Your Time?
In my quest to watch and review learning and/or training videos, I came across Aaron Massey’s Tik Tok video, he captioned: Today we’re fixing that pain of a loose outlet you’ve got in your house. #diyhomerepair #diyhomeimprovement #mrfixitdiy –
Now, I’ve written this blog post about my review using my VFL rubric. If you want to learn more about the rubric, visit How to Evaluate Learning Videos with a Rubric
Here’s my video review where I breakdown the video:
Here’s a link to the video if you want to watch it on TikTok.
@mrfixitdiy Today we’re fixing that pain of a loose outlet you’ve got in your house. #diyhomerepair #diyhomeimprovement #mrfixitdiy
Let’s get to it!
Purpose
“Do you have one of these really loose receptacles in your house where the record just keeps popping out no matter what you do?” Aaron Massey @Mrfixitdiy
I love Aaron’s video. In his hook, he asks you right out of the gate, Do you have one of those loose receptacles in your house where the cord just keeps popping out? Well, that’s great, because I’m going to tell you how to fix it.
“Well, that’s great because today I’m going to show you how to fix it. And all you need is a toothpick. All you got to do is take that toothpick and jam it right in there. Okay, great. Now that I got the troll’s attention, I’m going to actually show you how to fix it.”
So right out of the gate. He’s established his purpose for this video, and he’s ready to have you learn from him.
“Humor”
Aaron does a great job of using humor here to grab your attention.
“Well, that’s great because today I’m going to show you how to fix it. And all you need is a toothpick. All you got to do is take that toothpick and jam it right in there. Okay, great. Now that I got the troll’s attention, I’m going to actually show you how to fix it.”
He’s energized you to learn how to replace the receptacle in your house by making some jokes right out of the gate, which everybody knows that comedy and getting electrified is gold. Just kidding. But either way, he’s done a great job of grabbing your attention and making what would be a boring DIY video seem much more appealing and easier to watch.
Content
The content in this video is outstanding. It is accurate, and it’s made for learning how to replace receptacles. The audience is getting everything they need in order to figure out how to do this to their own receptacle at home. And I love how he distinguishes between fixing and repairing and replacing. I think that’s a really nice thing to give the user or the learner as they’re watching this video.
I think he does a good job of setting what his objectives are and giving you a call to action on what to do next. And the story as he goes through is solid. There’s a clear beginning, middle, and end, and it’s easy to see how you would integrate this into other things that you would know how to do.
Just like other reviews I’ve done. This video lacks some points for how things are happening in terms of text overlays, but I get it. This is a rapidly made video to help drive attention to his website. A good learning video altogether. Well done.
Technical
Let’s talk about the technical quality of Aaron’s video that teaches you how to replace or repair or fix a receptacle. So in terms of quality, I would say that it’s well done. The composition of most shots is pleasing to the eye, but it’s done in a rapid-run gun style. But it’s easy to understand, and that’s the most important part of any learning video. Is the cinematography getting in the way of learning? No. Well done.
So from a technical standpoint, the edit in this video is very well done.
Its timed cuts are a mixture of close-ups. He uses a tripod at times to steady his shots. There isn’t as much handheld where you can see that he’s holding it like this while he’s trying to shoot. There is some of that, but that’s okay. Most of the shots are settled and composed and controlled, and intercut with a variety of different angles and close-up focal lengths.
From that standpoint, Aaron did a phenomenal job technically executing this learning video. Well done.
Summary
Aaron Massey’s How to Replace a Receptacle video teaches you step-by-step how to go about taking apart the old receptacle from the outlet and replacing it with a new one from start to finish. And he included some bonus dog-playing footage with it.
For me, it was an outstanding learning video. I felt like I learned something in the process, even though I’ve done what he’s talking about doing multiple times. So definitely a great learning video worth checking out. I gave it an 86 out of 90, only taking off minor points for things that could really take this to a new level of professionalism, which he doesn’t really need because he’s practicing done is better than perfect and making outstanding learning videos for his learning audience.
Well done, Aaron. PEACE.
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