Imitating in Sports is Okay, but in Arts is Not Okay. WHY?

Just took a shower after a run.

Usually it's cold to get out of shower, but not right after running, the body is still heating, I rushed out bathroom and sit down at computer started uploading ... today's vlog, if I could call it that way, because it's not about today, it was footage from 4 days ago and I never had the spirit to sit down and edit it out.

Vlog really isn't the most appealing type of content on YouTube, yes sure it is for Casey Neistat and his fantastic cinematography and story telling, but for most people vlogging is just a side project to help engage with audience.

I want to make great films, I want to make beautiful movies, not just my day to day life on a roll, which I'm pretty sure nobody's gonna enjoy watching. I need to spot stories, I need more thoughts on filming, and I need to break Casey's style.


Everyone starts off as an imitator, interestingly, in some fields it's criticised but in others not. Many small YouTubers are being accused of copying Casey's style, people can be pretty mean in the comment you know. But in the same time in tennis it is always regarded as the best way to learn by imitating your favorite players, and the imitation only brings more honor to the one being imitated. Roger admires Samprass as a kid, he imitated him, if you go back watch teenage Roger's match, his backhand is exactly like Pete. Do people accuses him of being copycat? No. Does he still hit backhand like Pete? No.
Being yourself is a process, to be yourself you first need to learn from others. So don't go around criticise people who's trying to learn, by criticising you are not even doing anything close to merely an imitation yet. If you can do better, show us.

Okay, so I didn't want to edit video because I wanted to wait for my last episode to gain a little bit more views.