I’m Casey Neistat and I’m a filmmaker I make all kinds of films I’ve made some
make all kinds of films I’ve made some
make all kinds of films I’ve made some feature films some television but my
feature films some television but my
feature films some television but my favorite genre my favorite style of
favorite genre my favorite style of
favorite genre my favorite style of films is short movies for the Internet
films is short movies for the Internet
films is short movies for the Internet the Internet is my favorite place to
the Internet is my favorite place to
the Internet is my favorite place to post my work because it’s kind of a free
post my work because it’s kind of a free
post my work because it’s kind of a free democratized
democratized
democratized accessible distribution platform
accessible distribution platform
accessible distribution platform creatively having that instead of having
creatively having that instead of having
creatively having that instead of having that someone to prove it or somebody
that someone to prove it or somebody
that someone to prove it or somebody else sign off on your work has opened up
else sign off on your work has opened up
else sign off on your work has opened up the doors for an entirely new genre
the doors for an entirely new genre
the doors for an entirely new genre filmmaking maybe like 10 years ago when
filmmaking maybe like 10 years ago when
filmmaking maybe like 10 years ago when I was really just making movies to share
I was really just making movies to share
I was really just making movies to share them with my friends I made one movie in
them with my friends I made one movie in
them with my friends I made one movie in particular where my ipod stopped working
particular where my ipod stopped working
particular where my ipod stopped working and Apple refused to fix it and I made a
and Apple refused to fix it and I made a
and Apple refused to fix it and I made a little three-minute video about that and
little three-minute video about that and
little three-minute video about that and I posted it on the internet and it went
I posted it on the internet and it went
I posted it on the internet and it went viral in the hugest way and this was
viral in the hugest way and this was
viral in the hugest way and this was three years before YouTube was out and
three years before YouTube was out and
three years before YouTube was out and kind of overnight I went from someone
kind of overnight I went from someone
kind of overnight I went from someone who made videos to share with my friends
who made videos to share with my friends
who made videos to share with my friends someone who made a video that was seen
someone who made a video that was seen
someone who made a video that was seen by millions of people and I think maybe
by millions of people and I think maybe
by millions of people and I think maybe I didn’t realize it then but certainly
I didn’t realize it then but certainly
I didn’t realize it then but certainly that moment was a really transitional
that moment was a really transitional
that moment was a really transitional transformative moment in my career
transformative moment in my career
transformative moment in my career because I realized making movies was a
because I realized making movies was a
because I realized making movies was a way of sharing ideas and sharing my
way of sharing ideas and sharing my
way of sharing ideas and sharing my perspectives with people that I
perspectives with people that I
perspectives with people that I otherwise might not ever have the
otherwise might not ever have the
otherwise might not ever have the opportunity to interact with when I look
opportunity to interact with when I look
opportunity to interact with when I look back at my career I see all of these
back at my career I see all of these
back at my career I see all of these tangents in the chant the tangents that
tangents in the chant the tangents that
tangents in the chant the tangents that have always yielded success were the
have always yielded success were the
have always yielded success were the ones where there was no established path
ones where there was no established path
ones where there was no established path no defined route for me to take but I
no defined route for me to take but I
no defined route for me to take but I went down in anyways and through that
went down in anyways and through that
went down in anyways and through that kind of exploration I always discovered
kind of exploration I always discovered
kind of exploration I always discovered something new and those those new things
something new and those those new things
something new and those those new things those new entities whether they be
those new entities whether they be
those new entities whether they be movies or ideas or things in my personal
movies or ideas or things in my personal
movies or ideas or things in my personal life have always proven to be the most
life have always proven to be the most
life have always proven to be the most rewarding for me the things that excite
rewarding for me the things that excite
rewarding for me the things that excite me the most right now is is this new
me the most right now is is this new
me the most right now is is this new kind of film making these movies that
kind of film making these movies that
kind of film making these movies that are made by one person and they’re one
are made by one person and they’re one
are made by one person and they’re one person’s perspective sharing a singular
person’s perspective sharing a singular
person’s perspective sharing a singular idea and that’s exciting to me because
idea and that’s exciting to me because
idea and that’s exciting to me because it’s something that has never existed
it’s something that has never existed
it’s something that has never existed before and I think that most people
before and I think that most people
before and I think that most people don’t
don’t
don’t in the traditional film sense don’t
in the traditional film sense don’t
in the traditional film sense don’t really know where that fits in but to me
really know where that fits in but to me
really know where that fits in but to me it’s just kind of a really
it’s just kind of a really
it’s just kind of a really true form of storytelling I’ve never
true form of storytelling I’ve never
true form of storytelling I’ve never been a huge deer head I’ve never been
been a huge deer head I’ve never been
been a huge deer head I’ve never been much of a tech head the majority of my
much of a tech head the majority of my
much of a tech head the majority of my HBO series was shot on $150
HBO series was shot on $150
HBO series was shot on $150 point-and-shoot cameras and edited in
point-and-shoot cameras and edited in
point-and-shoot cameras and edited in iMovie it’s the hard work that’s behind
iMovie it’s the hard work that’s behind
iMovie it’s the hard work that’s behind it it’s the stories behind it that I
it it’s the stories behind it that I
it it’s the stories behind it that I think matter there are two rules that I
think matter there are two rules that I
think matter there are two rules that I always adhere to and that is to work
always adhere to and that is to work
always adhere to and that is to work hard and be brave and I think the
hard and be brave and I think the
hard and be brave and I think the essence of hard work is one that’s
essence of hard work is one that’s
essence of hard work is one that’s pretty straightforward is that you’ll
pretty straightforward is that you’ll
pretty straightforward is that you’ll never be the best looking you’ll never
never be the best looking you’ll never
never be the best looking you’ll never be the tallest most talented most
be the tallest most talented most
be the tallest most talented most capable you’ll never have the most money
capable you’ll never have the most money
capable you’ll never have the most money there will always be someone who’s
there will always be someone who’s
there will always be someone who’s better at whatever you’re doing them
better at whatever you’re doing them
better at whatever you’re doing them with what you then you are but you can
with what you then you are but you can
with what you then you are but you can always be the hardest-working person in
always be the hardest-working person in
always be the hardest-working person in the room and I think the hardest-working
the room and I think the hardest-working
the room and I think the hardest-working person will always win life shrinks and
person will always win life shrinks and
person will always win life shrinks and expands in direct proportion to one’s
expands in direct proportion to one’s
expands in direct proportion to one’s willingness to take on risk and I think
willingness to take on risk and I think
willingness to take on risk and I think when it comes to exploring the active
when it comes to exploring the active
when it comes to exploring the active exploration is the act of assuming risk
exploration is the act of assuming risk
exploration is the act of assuming risk the greater risk takers a greater
the greater risk takers a greater
the greater risk takers a greater Explorer at National Geographic we know
Explorer at National Geographic we know
Explorer at National Geographic we know there are no limits to where or what you
there are no limits to where or what you
there are no limits to where or what you can explore that’s why we’re giving away
can explore that’s why we’re giving away
can explore that’s why we’re giving away a $50,000 prize to fund your dream
a $50,000 prize to fund your dream
a $50,000 prize to fund your dream expedition visit expedition granted calm
expedition visit expedition granted calm
expedition visit expedition granted calm to learn more given five stacks of high
to learn more given five stacks of high
to learn more given five stacks of high society
society
society what would you explore high societies
what would you explore high societies
what would you explore high societies ten grand right anybody here play poker
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