What a YouTube producer actually does [Creator Support]

Why Every YouTuber Has a Podcast: You Might notice that YouTubers are starting podcasts. But why would video creators be interested in audio? We break down our reasons for why it makes sense that YouTubers are starting podcasts in 2018. This is also the topic of our most recent YouTube video, check it out at YouTube.com/ColinandSamir by The Colin and Samir Show

27 min listen

Podcast Trailer: Hi we’re Colin and Samir, creative entrepreneurs that love talking about online video and entertainment. We’ll break down the latest trends and bring on friends to talk about their experiences as online video creators. Subscribe for a new podcast every Monday. by The Colin and Samir Show

3 min listen

The Future of Live Entertainment: HQ Trivia, Twitch and Logan Paul vs KSI: Since its inception live entertainment has been dominated by sporting events and major networks, but with the advent of live video game streaming, YouTuber boxing, and HQ trivia we think the future of live entertainment will belong to the online creators. . by The Colin and Samir Show

49 min listen

Bringing an idea to life and dropping the term "YouTuber" : Your Questions Answered: This week we decided to experiment with the format of this podcast. We decided to wear wireless lav mics and walk around Venice beach answering the questions that you put in the reviews of our show. The idea came from a conversation we had about "Daily Vlogging" in podcast form and what that would be like, we thought it would be interesting to hear what it sounded like to go through daily life with a mic on. Let us know what you think about this episode and of this format, you can tweet at us @colinandsamir and you can also rate & review our podcast. Feel free to leave a question in our reviews and we will answer it on a future episode. We reference a YouTube video in this episode about a book that became the number 1 best seller on Amazon - here's the link to that video: https://youtu.be/_DRsu5Cv3O0 - Colin and Samir by The Colin and Samir Show

31 min listen

Creative Partnerships: One of the most commonly asked questions is how did we meet and how does our partnership work? We’ve found it’s fairly unique to have a creative partnership like we have. So we decided to dedicate our first episode to breaking down our creative partnership and give you tips on how to successfully collaborate with others. by The Colin and Samir Show

64 min listen

Jack Coyne on working with Casey Neistat, Beme News and Finding your own voice as a YouTuber: Jack Coyne is a filmmaker and YouTuber based out of New York City that got his start working for Casey Neistat. After a complete overhaul of the company by CNN, Beme was restructured and Jack was let go. Within days of the news Jack released a video on his personal YouTube channel that garnered over 1.2 million views and launched his career as a YouTuber. Enjoy our conversation with Jack about working with Casey, his time at Beme, and finding your voice as a YouTuber. by The Colin and Samir Show

74 min listen

Conquering your Fears, Jumping out of Planes and Self Storytelling: Skydiving with Josh Rottman: On this episode we do something a bit different, we are bringing you a long with us as we conquer one of our biggest fears: Skydiving. Colin is afraid of heights and Samir is a very anxious flyer - so we figured we should combine the two and jump out of a plane. We started recording before we jumped and picked back up after the jump and by the end we are joined by our friend Josh Rottman. Josh is the one who actually took us skydiving, he's an incredibly talented cinematographer and is now filming while he jumps out of planes. You can check out his work on his instagram - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/emptyduckdigital/?hl=en">@Emptyduckdigital</a> This was a really fun episode for us to record, we hope you enjoy it and share it with your friends. If you have feedback for us, please rate and review our podcast wherever you are listening! by The Colin and Samir Show

52 min listen

F*ck it, Let's just get jobs.: This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast we bring you behind the scenes on a conversation we’ve had for the past 3 years. When we left our stable jobs and starting chasing the dream of becoming filmmakers, we didn’t know what to expect, and to be honest, we never expected it to be as hard as it has proven to be. It’s not easy when you decide you want your own creativity becomes your source of income, and that’s what we explore today on the show. We'd love to hear from you! Make sure to tweet at us and leave us a voice message on anchor, we'll include it in our next episode.  by The Colin and Samir Show

51 min listen

Ask us Questions: Show Update #1: Hey Everyone - just a quick update from us: On next week's episode we are doing a Q & A, so we're asking our audience to rate & review our podcast and leave a question in your review. Whichever platform you listen on, you can review the podcast there and leave a question in your review. We'll pick out our favorite ones and answer them on next weeks episode. by The Colin and Samir Show

2 min listen

Working with Jake Paul and the importance of Diversity in Entertainment with content producer, Mai Linh Nguyen: On this weeks episode we interview Mai Linh Nguyen. Man Linh is a producer for Jake Paul’s Team 10, she’s a content creator and an advocate for Asian Americans in entertainment. We talk to her about working with Jake Paul, hear some amazing stories about the Team 10 house, and then dive into culture and the importance of diversity in entertainment. Check out Mai Linh on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mailinh/">https://www.instagram.com/mailinh/</a> by The Colin and Samir Show

81 min listen

How to Sell Your Movie to Netflix with Filmmaker Matt D'avella: Matt D'avella is an award-winning documentary filmmaker best known for his movie Minimalism. Matt has done something that Colin and I have always wanted to do, make a movie and sell it to Netflix. Matt asked us to be on his podcast and after we were done recording the episode we kept the mics on and asked him some questions. Make sure to check out Matt on YouTube where he releases The Ground Up Show (his podcast) in full along with insightful tips for aspiring creatives. by The Colin and Samir Show

23 min listen

Jake & Josh: building a World Record Trick Shot Channel on YouTube, Sending Cold Emails, and Making the content you want to make.: Jake & Josh are creators who've grown to over 140,000 subscribers on YouTube in just under 9 months. They perform trick shots and break World Records every Wednesday. Josh Horton is one of the best jugglers in the world and performs regularly on primetime tv shows as well as in person during the halftime shows of major sporting events. He also has a background in social media which we get into in detail on the podcast. by The Colin and Samir Show

61 min listen

Finding the the artist within yourself: ft. Sahil Chaudry: This week we're joined by Samir's brother, Sahil. Sahil can be considered a somewhat third member of our team - obviously, he’s been a big part of my life but also he’s played a huge role in supporting Colin and I as we’ve navigated the world of being professional creatives. He graduated from UCLA law school and ended up becoming a lawyer at a very prestigious firm, but once he got there, he started questioning if it was really how he wanted to spend his time - which led him to find very powerful creativity inside of himself. Check out Sahils book at <a href= "http://www.sahilchaudry.com">www.sahilchaudry.com</a> Check out Ragaman: https://www.theragaman.com/ Check out Raga: https://shopraga.com/ by The Colin and Samir Show

84 min listen

Instagram Robots and The Future of Storytelling with Filmmaker Kerry Furrh: This week on the podcast Kerry Furrh joins us to talk about Instagram robots and the future of storytelling. Kerry is an extremely talented writer, director, filmmaker who we collaborate with on a regular basis. Most recently we made a video about Lil Miquela - a computer-generated Instagram influencer with other 1.2 million followers. On this episode, we talk to Kerry about her career as a filmmaker as well as the future of storytelling. You can check out our YouTube video on this topic on YouTube.com/ColinandSamir Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us any feedback you have in the reviews! by The Colin and Samir Show

51 min listen

Yes Theory's Thomas Brag and Matt Dajer on working through uncertainty, dealing with lows and Saying Yes.: Today on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we’re joined by Thomas Brag and Matt Dajer from Yes Theory. This is an episode we’ve been wanting to record since we met the guys back in February. Yes Theory is not only a YouTube channel with millions of subscribers, but a movement and a way of life. They believe that the best things in life come from putting yourself in uncomfortable situations and challenging yourself to say yes to more things in life. They spread that message across the world through the content the content they create and we can tell you first hand that they authentically live the message in everything they do. If you haven’t checked out Yes Theory, we highly recommend you check them out on Youtube and see what they are all about, I can pretty mu by The Colin and Samir Show

106 min listen

Candid thoughts on fame and early stage success on YouTube.: In this weeks episode, we are driving to the Grand Canyon to help out with The Jump. In case you missed it - Last week, Will Smith bungee jumped out of a helicopter because of our friends at Yes Theory. While we were driving from Pheonix to Flagstaff Arizona, we turned on our mics and recorded one of our most vulnerable conversations to date. We talked about fame and what it means in the modern world. We also talked about some early stage success we've had with our new show, The Breakdown, and how that has affected us. We hope you enjoy the conversation and please let us know if you have feedback for the show by tweeting at us @colinandsamir. by The Colin and Samir Show

35 min listen

How to send cold emails and bring your ideas to life: Madison Dye, Aerospace Engineer: On this weeks episode we sit down with Aerospace engineer, Madison Dye....Madison is also the editor / producer of our podcast. We met Madison the way we meet a lot of people - through a cold email. Maddy sent us an email a few months back and suggested we start a podcast and 6 months later, here we are recording our 13th episode of the Colin and Samir Podcast. For those of you who don't know, Colin and I actually met through a cold email - I saw some videos he was making and sent him an email. Cold email is often times how ideas get turned into action. So why did we respond to Maddy's email? What caught our attention? And how can you be more successful in your cold outreach? We cover all of this and more on this episode of The Colin and Samir Podcast. by The Colin and Samir Show

50 min listen

Living in a Van and building Community on YouTube: Minimal Millennials: This week we are joined by Christian and Aubry from the YouTube channel Minimal Millennials. 2 years ago, Christian and Aubry bought a sprinter van and converted it into their home. They've traveled across North America and Central America and have plans to take the van international in the near future. They are not the only ones who choose to live this lifestyle. If you search Van Life on YouTube or Instagram, you'll find a whole world of content that you can explore. On this podcast, we talk to Christian and Aubry about the logistics of living in a van, how they support themselves financially and why they decided to put their lives on YouTube. Follow Christian and Aubry Here YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2oD1D9H Instagram: https://bit.ly/2NdSOkn by The Colin and Samir Show

71 min listen

Legally Blind Filmmaker James Rath on Accessibility, Self-Acceptance and Overcoming Adversity: On this episode of the Colin and Samir Podcast we interview legally blind filmmaker James Rath. James is an incredibly inspiring creator - he makes awesome content for his YouTube Channel, he directs commercials for big brands and he consults on accessibility features for tech and gaming companies. We first met James through a cold email he sent us, we ended up getting coffee and making a video together. Here is that video: <a href= "https://youtu.be/71Dl3eKi78E">https://youtu.be/71Dl3eKi78E</a> Check out James' Channel: https://www.youtube.com/jamesrath On this podcast, we cover accessibility, self-acceptance and mental health. If you are struggling with mental health, we have provided links to resources below: <h2>NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE 1‑800‑273‑TALK (8255)</h2> If you o by The Colin and Samir Show

64 min listen

Building a long lasting brand with Professional Lacrosse Player Kyle Harrison: This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we are really excited to have our good friend Kyle Harrison joining us. Kyle is a professional lacrosse player that Colin and I both looked up to when we were young lacrosse players. As most of you probably know, Colin and I both grew up playing lacrosse - and as we grew our first company, The Lacrosse Network, we actually got to make videos with Kyle and through that process, we became close friends. Something really interesting about our relationship is that Kyle was the catalyst to get us into vlogging. We cover a bunch of topics on this episode including how to manage your content as a professional athlete, How to build trust with someone you want to film (like we did with Kyle), balancing family life and brand building, Lebron vs MJ and Race issues in the sport of lacrosse. Now in this episode we definitely dive by The Colin and Samir Show

63 min listen

Brand building and struggling to stay consistent on YouTube: This week we talk about our new show, The Breakdown. We dive into how we are approaching our brand on YouTube and some of the struggles we've had in the past 2 years of staying consistent on the platform. Check out the first episode of The Breakdown on YouTube.com/ColinandSamir by The Colin and Samir Show

53 min listen

Dealing with Creative Block and Burn Out: We have been feeling "Burnt Out" from the pressures we place on ourselves to achieve a certain amount of success through our content. This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast we are opening up about mental health as a creator and an avid social media user. Nobody can stay in perfect mental health 100% of the time, but just like we train our bodies at the gym and with personal trainers we can train our mind to by happier and health with certain tools and trained Mental Health Professionals. by The Colin and Samir Show

40 min listen

Lessons from traveling around the world in a car: Alex Portera of The Nowhere Men: On this episode, we talk to Alex Portera of The Nowhere Men. The Nowhere Men is a traveling group of filmmakers who have a really simple philosophy - they believe that everyone has a story to tell. They’ve traveled across 35 different countries over the past 4 years - mostly by car and they filmed all of it. They learned a lot about themselves and about travel and film the most importantly they learned about the kindness of strangers. Alex tells us some amazing stories in this episode, we talk to him about learning how to film and edit and about what you learn from traveling the world in a car. Enjoy our conversation with Alex and check out The Nowhere Men Follow Alex and The Nowheremen here: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/nowheremenadventures">https://www.facebook.com/nowheremenadventures</a> by The Colin and Samir Show

60 min listen

How Mr. Beast turns $Millions into Billions: This week Colin and Samir talk about Mr. Beasts storytelling style and how he takes millions of dollars and turns them into billions of views Watch the episode on the Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqGPn-NTBmUXcNWYf7uFvw by The Colin and Samir Show

29 min listen

Facing your fears, Conquering Imperfection and Daily Vlogging with Cody Wanner: Today on the podcast we are joined by YouTube Creator: Cody Wanner Cody is a daily vlogger who’s goal is to encourage the Doers, he is also responsible for the no small creator movement - a movement that suggests that there is no such thing as a small creator, whether you are creating for an audience of 1 or 1 million, the concept of creation is so large that the term small creator sounds ridiculous Cody’s content has picked up a lot of traction recently after his collaboration with Peter McKinnon. Cody talks about why he started daily vlogging, how to balance his family life with daily content creation for YouTube and gives us a ton of great stories from his adventures. Check out the video we made with Cody when he stopped by our Downtown LA studio: https://youtu.be/vSfIMsnINsg by The Colin and Samir Show

52 min listen

We want your feedback: as the year comes to a close, we want your feedback on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we'd love to hear from you what you loved about teh show and you think we could do better. We put together a feedback survey at <a href= "https://www.colinandsamir.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ColinandSamir.com/Podcast</a> it's a short survey that will help us improve the show in 2019 thanks so much for a great year - we appreciate all of your feedback and support! - Colin and Samir by The Colin and Samir Show

2 min listen

Why are we doing this? Answering the toughest question we've asked ourselves.: This week on the Colin and Samir podcast we ask ourselves one question - Why? Why do we do what we do every day? This conversation was inspired by a Ted Talk from Simon Sinek called Start with Why. We have been doing a lot of thinking around our purpose as creatives and trying to better understand our own personal reasons why we want to make videos for a living. In this episode, we record an open and honest conversation about our choice to work together and take on a challenging and time-intensive career path. I’m sure some of you have listened to Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk, but if you haven’t, definitely look it up on youtube - just type in Start with Why and it will come it - watch the 18 minute video, Colin and I liked it so much that we both ended up buying his book,< by The Colin and Samir Show

36 min listen

Designing the life you want to live with Rachel and Daniel from Mango Street: Today on the Colin and Samir podcast, we are joined by our good friends, Rachel, and Daniel of Mango Street. Rachel and Daniel have created a very successful brand on YouTube through photography tutorials, films and a unique take on vlogs. They describe their channel with one simple line: “Photography Tutorials that Don’t waste Your time” Since they started the channel in January 2017 they’ve gained over 750,000 subscribers and a rapidly growing towards the 1 million subscriber mark. On this podcast, we talk to them about their creative partnership and what it’s like to balance their marriage with their business. We also talk about Monetization and how they think about diversifying their revenue as online creators. We get into a lot of interesting topics about the concept of creation, the difference between passion projects and crea by The Colin and Samir Show

76 min listen

Creating a career doing what you love with Matt D'avella: This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we’re joined by our good friend Matt D’avella. We first met Matt about a year ago when we were on his podcast - The Ground Up Show. Over the past year Matt has grown a serious audience on YouTube, he’s about to cross 1 million subscribers, and some of his videos have hit the 7 million view mark. The interesting thing about Matt is that he’s made YouTube a career for himself without any advertising or sponsorships. He’s paved his own way to make filmmaking a career. On this episode we talk to Matt about why he doesn't do advertising and how he supports his filmmaking career. by The Colin and Samir Show

57 min listen

Questions to ask yourself: Are you living the life you want to live?: This week on the Colin and Samir podcast, we take a look at ourselves and more specifically, we take a look at our lifestyle and how the work we’re doing everyday is leading us towards a life we want to live. As we started thinking about this topic I wrote down a bunch of questions to ask myself and eventually turned it into a worksheet that I printed out for both Colin and I to fill out and answer on our own. After we answered them, we got together and reviewed our answers and In this podcast, we go over our answers and talk about what we learned by doing this exercise. We’ve actually turned the worksheet into a PDF that you all can download, just go to <a href= "http://Colinandsamir.com">Colinandsamir.com</a> or check out our twitter @colinandsamir and we’ll have a link to download the worksheet if by The Colin and Samir Show

55 min listen

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What a YouTube producer actually does [Creator Support]

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