Starting Youtube!
- hautecraving
- Mar 2, 2015
- 3 min read
When I started this blog, I did it because I was too shy to begin a Youtube Channel. I've wanted to do it for years and I knew I could do it because I have a background in broadcasting... but more on that later! A blog is a great way to document, discuss and share things you've done - or bought - or made in a semi-anonymously way! What's better than that? I love this blog because even though I've only been doing it for a month or two - it's really given me an outlet to be creative and document my life.. which is exactly what I wanted! But now that I've started Youtube, I feel like my blog will just be that much better and I'm proud of that.
My boyfriend and I had a deep conversation about where our lives were headed. Since we're finishing up our third year of university, we've got to start discussing and planning what happens after. That led into a conversation about him feeling pressured to finish Law school - and fast. I personally feel like a Sociology degree is going to get me to a job that is "just good enough". I have no idea if the career that degree gets me is where I even want to be. And on top of that - don't people start having kids around 26 and older? That doesn't seem like enough time to build my career. Anyways, this made me think about how I wanted to do what I want to do - and I don't think there's a degree that will allow me to do that. I wanted to make things, I want to make videos and content and have my own twist on things. I feel like Youtube and Blogging is the perfect way to do that - whether people watch and read it or not. So I just decided to do it.
Background Story:
In 2009 when Twitter started being a thing - and my Jonas Brothers obsession was at it highest (I actually met them in 2009 too) I found myself glued to the internet. My friends all knew me as the social media girl - and I liked that. I had about 3,000 Twitter followers when the Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber followed me, and I also met Taylor Swift and I think I felt more important than I really was. I was about 15 years old and felt on the top of the world. (LOL.) Anyways, that led me into wanting to put my own content and create my own things so that I was actually special and not just being mediocre. Around this time (grade 10) I was in a broadcasting class that was a part of the school's program. Since I loved computers, acting and creating - I knew this was perfect. So I stayed in Broadcasting grades 10, 11 and 12 and it completely took over my life. We'd spend days filming and editing, then doing it again and again. We'd get mediocre marks and wonder how they could be so tough on us. We worked in groups and although that was difficult - we usually were pretty confident in our end result. By grade 12, we were expected to be completely familiar with Final Cut Pro, the editing program. Most of the class wasn't but I was. Grade 12 was also the year where the oldest broadcasting students put on the Live Announcements - so I did that. I was a Production Assistant for the first term, then became Director for the other three. Every second day, we had to have Intros, Credits, 2 videos, a script and set design ready. A group of 10 teenagers was not easy to manage - but it taught me a lot about work and a lot about life. All in all, I am now a pro at making videos - as far as quick editing and filming goes. After this class was done - I actually wanted a break from it. It was so much work and so exhausting. I never had lunch, I got home at 7pm every day and school started at 7 am instead of 8:40am like regular students. Now, I really miss editing and filming, and I'm so excited to get back into it again. I know I can do this.
So now, I'm going to focus on school and let Youtube and Blogging be my outlet and my hobby. I have no reservations about doing it because I am confident. This is three year internal battle made me so depressed and now I honestly feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. And the fact that I'm almost done my degree makes it even better.
I'm just ready.
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