1 1 00:00:00,611 --> 00:00:03,194 (upbeat music) 2 2 00:00:04,891 --> 00:00:06,970 When you start a YouTube channel, 3 3 00:00:06,970 --> 00:00:09,450 you're actually starting a business, 4 4 00:00:09,450 --> 00:00:12,660 and lucky for everyone in this business, 5 5 00:00:12,660 --> 00:00:15,530 being broke is no problem. 6 6 00:00:15,530 --> 00:00:16,940 Kind of. (laughs) 7 7 00:00:16,940 --> 00:00:19,020 So no budget to hire actors? 8 8 00:00:19,020 --> 00:00:21,200 Friends always busy? 9 9 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,150 This is just going to force you to be more creative, 10 10 00:00:24,150 --> 00:00:27,820 and creativity is highly valued on YouTube. 11 11 00:00:27,820 --> 00:00:29,680 I had a nice camera when I started, 12 12 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,850 but I didn't have a tripod. 13 13 00:00:31,850 --> 00:00:35,470 I put a bucket upside on top of my chair 14 14 00:00:35,470 --> 00:00:38,395 and propped my camera on top of that. 15 15 00:00:38,395 --> 00:00:39,370 (laughs) 16 16 00:00:39,370 --> 00:00:41,690 I also needed different characters 17 17 00:00:41,690 --> 00:00:44,620 to play out some of my sketches, 18 18 00:00:44,620 --> 00:00:47,260 but I didn't have any friends available, 19 19 00:00:47,260 --> 00:00:49,200 there was a lot of traffic in my city, 20 20 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,010 and I certainly couldn't afford to hire actors, 21 21 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:56,680 and that's why I started getting creative. 22 22 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,890 I figured I could try playing all the characters by myself. 23 23 00:01:00,890 --> 00:01:03,480 I even started trying out new editing techniques, 24 24 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:04,970 like cloning. 25 25 00:01:04,970 --> 00:01:06,480 Cloning myself in editing, 26 26 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,490 meaning there would be two of myself in the same frame. 27 27 00:01:10,490 --> 00:01:14,620 It ended up being even better than having actors, 28 28 00:01:14,620 --> 00:01:16,920 because it was extra comedic. 29 29 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,320 People called me creative, even though in reality 30 30 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:23,400 I just didn't have the budget. 31 31 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:27,480 It was me being broke that forced to be creative, 32 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,120 and taught me that I can figure out a solution 33 33 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,400 to most problems. 34 34 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,180 It requires a little more effort 35 35 00:01:34,180 --> 00:01:37,810 when you have limited resources and tools, 36 36 00:01:37,810 --> 00:01:40,350 but it's still doable, guys. 37 37 00:01:40,350 --> 00:01:43,450 For most video concepts, you just need a camera, 38 38 00:01:43,450 --> 00:01:45,140 a recording device of some sort 39 39 00:01:45,140 --> 00:01:47,741 that is close to your subject, 40 40 00:01:47,741 --> 00:01:50,170 which could just be your phone 41 41 00:01:50,170 --> 00:01:52,190 in your shirt pocket, by the way, 42 42 00:01:52,190 --> 00:01:55,560 and you need access to a computer and software to edit with. 43 43 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,170 Everything else is negotiable. 44 44 00:01:58,170 --> 00:02:01,973 Lights, we have a free one that rises every morning. 45 45 00:02:03,060 --> 00:02:05,090 A lot of YouTubers start out broke, 46 46 00:02:05,090 --> 00:02:07,210 so if you don't have much money, 47 47 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:10,080 stop concerning yourself with other YouTubers 48 48 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,320 that can afford great equipment from the beginning. 49 49 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,390 Good for them, that's excellent, 50 50 00:02:15,390 --> 00:02:19,200 but it's your ideas, your creativity, and your drive 51 51 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,860 that's going to move you forward 52 52 00:02:20,860 --> 00:02:23,880 until you can slowly start acquiring the things 53 53 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,470 that will improve your content and make your life easier. 54 54 00:02:27,470 --> 00:02:28,930 And starting out broke? 55 55 00:02:28,930 --> 00:02:32,150 Guys it's just going to sweeten the taste 56 56 00:02:32,150 --> 00:02:33,969 of YouTube success later. 57 57 00:02:33,969 --> 00:02:35,823 (lips smacking)