Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few
years you will know that YouTube and ‘YouTube Talent’ have absolutely taken
over the world of social media!
Slowly but surely, Youtube stars are infiltrating all kinds
of traditional media from books, to television and even film, whilst also
dominating on their respective online platforms. Who knew that recording
yourself talking about your favourite lipstick could lead to an online empire…
I for one am fascinated by Youtube and the fact that you can
now make a full time living from making videos in your bedroom. Yes the content
and the professionalism of Youtube videos has improved greatly over the past
few years and it’s harder to get noticed, but ultimately anyone who has access
to the internet and a camera can put their work online – a concept which is
very exciting and interesting. And to think up until last year I only used
Youtube for Catwalk Fails and Beyonce getting her hair stuck in a fan (still my
all time favourite video, sorry Bae).
I have yet to tread the waters of video making, except for a
few clips of holidays and concerts though I would love to try it one day, but
for now I’ll leave it to the professionals and give you a list of my top 5
Youtubers:
(in no particular order)
1. Casey Neistat – I’ve mentioned him before but Casey
Neistat’s daily vlogs about film making, his company, his sunglasses, his family and his life
are so different to your average vlog. They are creative and original and
constantly remind me that I need to start coming up with better ideas. He also
inspires me to go for a run, which I then immediately regret, return home and
reward myself with a donut for at least trying.
2. Todrick Hall. A collection of musical parodies, skits and
Disney re-enactments. Beauty and the Beat still gets me every time.
3. Grace Helbig. She’s sarcastic, funny and has a giant pig
coffee table. Not to mention the 2 books, online tv show, live comedy show and various awards
(talk about over achiever). What more could you want?
4. Paint – After ever after, it’s everything.
5. FunForLouis – Although I don’t always agree with
everything he does, the guy is in a new country almost every week, basically on
one giant holiday funded by his YouTube channel. I mean I’m mostly just jealous.
There are hundreds more super successful youtuber’s out
there that I love (I didn’t even touch on Beauty Guru’s.. that’s a whole scary
online industry on it’s own, and no I still can’t do winged eyeliner no matter
how many tutorials I watch) but the ones above are the ones I tend to watch
almost every day. Let me know who your favourite Youtubers are or if you have a
channel of your own, I’d love to check it out!
