The Life Of A Wannabe YouTuber

The Life Of A Wannabe YouTuber

Starting a YouTube channel is harder than I thought, but I'm gonna keep on hustling!

Melyssa Guzman
Melyssa Guzman Feb 5, 2019
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I began uploading videos to YouTube back in the summer of 2015, when I was seventeen years old. My videos consisted of book reviews, monthly favorites, and pop culture gossip. At the time, I did not have good lighting nor editing skills, but I did have a lot of passion. But I became discouraged when I would only get on average 80 views for each video, so I deleted all my videos.

I tried again the winter of my senior, but this time with a focus on pop culture news and I found some success. One of my videos, on Zayn Malik, got 200 views and I was so happy. At the end of my senior year, I tried college videos that consisted of college Q&A;, back to school supplies haul and a dorm haul, but I did not get many views. I only uploaded maybe two vlogs my freshman year of college and then I tried uploading more sit down videos, but I only got maybe 70 views. I finally gave up uploading videos and put away my camera.

So why did I start filming again? I really missed filming and putting my voice in the world. Luckily I met my best friend Janet in community college and we both found out that we wanted to work in the entertainment field. Janet wants to be a scriptwriter and a director, while I want to be a television correspondent. I brought up my idea of starting a channel summer 2018, and she agreed to help me. Prior to my YouTube I started a blog titled Dreamer and the City the first month of 2017 and kept it till October 2018. I deleted the blog to start over again and I finally published my blog again in January. I decided to name my YouTube channel Dreamer and the City because the title is personal for me but also because I want it to be concurrent with my blog.

Filming my four videos was so much fun because I had a professional camera and I had my best friend as the director. We made it a project between two friends, she was in charge of editing and I was in charge of promoting the videos. The challenge though is that I have to rent my camera and having to carry a 15+ pound camera on the CTA is very difficult. So in the meanwhile, I am going to try vlogging and filming on my iPhone. Even though my videos are still not getting many views I am not giving up this time! I hope to become a YouTube just like Tana Mongeau, Daisy Marquez, and Nikita Dragun. I just have to keep on filming and continue being consistent. If you like to check my videos click here.

Melyssa Guzman
Melyssa Guzman Feb 5, 2019
At DePaul University

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10 VSCO Presets That Make You Look Tan As All Heck

Because come on, we can't all be sun kissed while also working 40 hours a week.

Erika Glover
Erika Glover Jul 11, 2018
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I don't know about you, but I cannot seem to get to the golden shade that I so desperately want. Think I'm silly all you want, but being tan makes me more confident. Now, working 40 hours a week, during prime sun hours doesn't exactly help this dilemma, so I have taken the matter into my own hands. These are a few of the VSCO Filter pre-sets that make me feel just as sun-kissed and stunning as I aspire to be, from the comfort of my cubicle.

1. E8 +8, Contrast +1, Temperature -1, Saturation -1, H. Tint Magenta +3

2. HB2 +7, Contrast -1, Exposure -1, Temperature +0.5, Saturation +1, Fade +1.5, Grain +4

3. C8 +12, Exposure -2, Saturation -2/+2, Grain +3 (Optional)

4. C1 +12, Fade +4, Contrast +2, Exposure +2, Saturation -2, Tint +3

5. A4 +7, Exposure -2, Contrast +1.7, Temperature +1.7, Tint +1.0, Saturation -2.0, Skin tone -1.0

6. M3 +12, Temperature -1, Contrast +2, Saturation -1/+1

7. E3 +12, Temperature -1, Saturation -2, Skin -2

8. HB1 +8, Exposure -1, Temperature -1

9. C1 +12, Exposure -1, Contrast +2, Temperature +2, Saturation -2, Skin Tone -3

10. G1 +8, Exposure -2, Contrast +2, Saturation +2, Temperature -1, Fade +2

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Erika Glover
Erika Glover Jul 11, 2018
At Bowling Green State University

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Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star Are Collaborating Again, And I'm Not Sure The Internet Is Ready

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Kaylee Clever
Kaylee Clever Mar 19, 2019
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Shane Dawson, AKA the king of Youtube, and Jeffree Star, AKA the Queen of makeup are combining forces yet again to break the internet. Back in August of 2018, Shane released "The Secret World Of Jeffree Star" series, and YouTube about lost its mind. These two insanely influential men conquered the world by storm, as this original five-part series totaled in well over 125 million views. The duo just announced a season two, if you will, of their journey together and it's unlike anything that's been done before.

The Secret World Of Jeffree Star series took fans, viewers, and haters on a microscope inside the life of beauty guru, Jeffree Star, as we learned about the ultimate self-made millionaire with an epic rag to riches story. Jeffree Star has always been one of my favorite beauty influencers so to see him open up about sensitive topics instead of reviewing a new makeup collection was appreciative. As a fan, you learn that there's more that goes behind the scenes of his life than just a nice beauty room with a few ring lights.

Jeffree and Shane have been in talks of producing a makeup collection together for a while now, as they mentioned briefly during the original series. The two have become best friends, as their worlds have collided after releasing the original series. Shane got a taste of the beauty industry and all there is to it. I can only imagine their new series is centered around the beauty industry, and what a complete dog-eat-dog world it really can be. Jeffree and Shane have been in each other's recent videos, vlogs, and Snapchat stories, so fans have been wondering what they're producing next.

Recently, at a Morphe store, Jeffree held a meet and greet to promote the official grand opening of the location. Shane and cameraman Andrew attended the meet and greet event with Jeffree. They then decided that Sacramento would be the first to know that a Shane Dawson eyeshadow palette is on its way. I can only imagine that their new Youtube series will be Shane becoming a beauty guru. More specifically, if I had to guess, something along the lines of now Shane lives in Jeffree's shoes and becomes the ultimate beauty entrepreneur and experiences first hand all of the blood, sweat, and tears that come along with it.

From what I've been reading online, the two are in the works of producing a makeup palette together and documenting the entire process. Shane's videos are no joke and require months of filming and editing, so it'll be a while before this next masterpiece is released! I can't wait to see what the two create because Lord knows I'll be buying it.

Kaylee Clever
Kaylee Clever Mar 19, 2019
At Illinois State University

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