Are You REALLY a Film Maker?
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0:00 Support for The Spirited Man
1:02 Intro
1:31 The most sought after job in the world
2:47 The Spirited Man advice column
4:45 How to be a film maker
5:29 Discovering talent early
6:47 The birth of a dream
8:08 Starting filmmaking
8:55 The first of our kind
11:53 Evolution of essay films
14:19 Road trip to Texas
15:57 Advice from Werner Herzog
17:19 Two books you should read
21:40 The end
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A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California.
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@@GruntBurgerI think he knows but is under contract unfortunately.
BetterHelp considers themselves a tech company, not a mental health company - So they see no issue with selling your information, and they do so. Just an FYI for anyone out there that doesn't know.
Not to mention they haven't historically vetted their "therapists" and have hosted outright frauds.
Yeah i think it would be good if van dropped that sponsor
I thought by now we’d all be smart enough to just skip the beginning sponsorship part and get right to the actual content, no? Regardless of who the sponsorship is.
Mental health and tech companies are sometimes like fuel ignited inappropriately.
@@moistsoybeans Van would never 😭
“Grumpy but happy deep within” I felt that.
Robert Rodriguez’s 10 Minute Film School, Casey Neistat’s Guide to Filmmaking, and now this masterpiece. Are the 3 essential pieces of media for a filmmaker in my opinion. Excellent work.
Ty, I have not watched rr’s lecture
David Mamets true and false advice for young actors is a great book for young artists. Also the book the grammar of film is a beast.
Whatever word we want to put on it, you're an artist and a storyteller and I'm always craving more of whatever you're making brother!
Thank you. You’re advice and more “intimate” type videos (for lack of a better term) are a highlight of my month truly.
This was honestly up there as one of my favourite Van Neistat videos.
I think there's a lot of value in the meandering 'where is this video going' vibe, because that's the subconscious pulling together all these little gems. The 'guiding thread' or 'what the video is about' is deeper than a clear, conscious decision.
Big fan of you, Van. Keep creating what you love to make. We are fortunate to get to share your thoughts and creativity.
My god I needed to see this today. Every-time I stumble across your videos, I'm reminded that first, I should watch more of your videos, and second, I need to keep going, and I also need to do more. I'm not a young filmmaker in age, but I'm a young filmmaker in experience. I sometimes tense up when I hear advice intended for "young" filmmakers, I initially think , "oh gosh, I'm too old to be doing this..." But then I shake those thoughts off, like really shake-hair swishing around shake, and I just listen and take in what you're saying. I'll be picking up those books. And thank you.
One of your best yet. Thanks for sticking with it even when you don’t know where it’s going.
this video is posted at the RIGHT time. can't be thankful enough. Thankyou
i just need more of these videos. No music, no clutter, just perfection.
Been waiting for a longer form Van video for a long time… great video
I love most of your videos, if not all of them. The style and mindset attracts me the most.
For whatever reason, this one spoke to me the most.
I think it’s a learning lesson for all of us, in that, you seemed to struggle with this one a lot, professionally and personally, behind the scenes, yet you finished it and left some of the scenes that you might have wanted to cut, but it gives us a deeper look into the artist’s mind and process.
And even if you hate it or wanted to scrap it or thought that it was good enough to ship and move on to the next, something more raw or not perfect or whatever, it still has the power to change random strangers in a way you couldn’t expect or believe.
I don’t even know what this comment is about or why I’m typing it, but I’ll hit publish anyway and it will help me but maybe it helps you or maybe it helps another stranger.
Regardless, keep doing what you’re doing, and we’ll keep doing what we do.
Maybe we all inspire each other in different ways at different periods of our lives. Sometimes we are the actor, sometimes the cameraman, sometimes a member of the audience. Thanks and you’re welcome. 🙏🏼
Candid, raw, truth seeking, honest, humble, these are the words that come to mind when I watched you work your way through this video. Thanks for sharing.
this is one of your most important videos, especially the first half. thank you Van
Van, I love your sincerity. I don’t have the guts to publish such videos myself, but I’m still filming them as a way to spit it out and relieve myself. So they wait unpublished and no one (except my wife maybe) will ever see them. But I’m really glad there are people like you who have the courage to make these videos and publish them for people like me. For that I am grateful. Thank you
I see you as a creative, from film making to repairs, you are so hard on yourself. You bring so much joy to this world my friend
Got goosebumps when you mentioned the Peregrine. I absolutely loved that book. So cool to hear your tie in.
Thank you for sharing this for free! 🙌
thanks Van. I love you as a filmmaker, as an artist, as a pioneer, as an underdog, as a non conformist, and as a huge inspiration to my creative persona.
Speaking of persona, I hope your personal life is increasingly satisfying as your persona & shadow continue on the path of individuation.
Loved this one, top shelf!
Amazing Work Van!!!
So inspiring! Always 👏
The Peregrine is a matchless gem. The very definition of a masterclass.
You are a gem. Thanks for your work. You give me so much to think about.
That’s why I love your channel. Because of videos like these. Thanks!
Thank you for the end. Love it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I loved this video. I feel a little bit like I'm in the same headspace these days. I'm not a filmmaker. I started a little theater so that I could choose plays and direct them. And in order to do that I do marketing and everything else - all of the millions of things - that have to be done so that the bliss of directing a play that I love can go on. It's very messy, and some days I'm amazing and some days I struggle to keep it all going. Your video helped me see where I am and what I'm doing, and helped me recognize that I think I am doing what I was born to do. I so appreciate your honesty and vulnerability. It makes me feel like I have a kindred out there fighting a good fight.
Raw, honest and exactly what I needed today. Thank you.
always enjoy Vans words of wisdom!
More of these videos PLEASE Mr. Neistat
This is weirdly my favorite Van vid
Bravo. I am completely drawn in by your struggle to figure out your video... I often feel like this trying to articulate my thoughts and seeing it visually play out in your video is just such a sense of ...acceptance!😂
Back in the day a Journalist asked Picasso if he was an artist. Picasso replied “no, I’m a worker… instead of working with metal in a factory or with wood or building with bricks, I use paint, and pencils and clay, if I create art, that’s for others to decide” (my favourite Picasso quote)
I love this channel so much. I love your style and maker mentality. Coming from a world of business and high tech, white collar jerks like myself with soft hands-this is so refreshing. Perhaps a look at the life I wish I had.
Thanks Van, in a year of great 2 hour style movies, your currently my favourite filmmaker.
Started making videos 20 years ago with the DV to iMac situation you mentioned. A hit of nostalgia I didn’t expect to get from this video.😅
This is a must watch over and over again.
Thank you Van! In this era where the audiovisual realm is hiper-created, knowing yourself is the best path to really make a difference.
The questions and doubts that arise for choosing a creative lifestyle and the struggle is powerful and something really brave.
How to make art that transcends and how to have a good life with the ones you love!?
I really relate with the part of "figuring out" as for me it is rare to understand people that already have it figured out. I'm still in that process and sometimes is overwhelming to know where my future is going... considering that I want to make it big. I relate with you so much! Thank you! You are Amazing, sharing this is what the world needs. We need reality. We need love.
I’m early enough on my YT journey, that when struggling that I still get benefit from your Artist resentment & gratitude diagram, which is on my workshop wall just beyond my eyeline from my laptop. It helps when focus drifts.
Incredible video. The vulnerability alone, makes it great. Brave!
Love this less structured train-of-thought style. I'm reading Herzog's memoir and it's incredible and intimidating. Live a rich life of focus and leave no room for doubt
That was one of your finest essays.
The last 10 seconds have the spirit of the outro/credits of Michael Clayton. Good job.
once again a great video by van neistat
Creativity comes from an emotion and idea. Those who can formulate that into any creative project is talented. Like van. Casey. And many more. Bravo
I like how you said "diagnose yourself as a filmmaker". This is exactly how I feel. I feel sick, abnormal. Everyone else manages to put themselves in a suit and drive themselves to a desk where they sit all day, and then go home not minding it much. But I can't. I just can't do it. Filmmaking, I cannot do anything else. It calls to me like a siren. I can't have a boss. I can't have someone telling me when to do this or that. I have to be on my own. It's a sickness, but it's the only thing I can do without going crazy.
Thank you! You just put into words how I have been feeling about it myself. All the best to you on your journey.
Preach haha. I have been miserably working a grown up job I took just to make money for almost 3 years now, and every single minute of every day my mind is consumed with filmmaking, music making, story telling, content creation. It’s like a poison at times. I can’t switch it off. I will likely never be able to work a “normal job” again after I decide to leave this one and there’s definitely a level of disability in that. Some days I wish could shut my brain off and just be “ignorance is bliss” for a day 😅
@@BrendanMiranda Exactly !!!
Van, just wanted you to know that from the very start of your RUclips channel I have watched I think almost every upload… It’s a genuine pleasure to absorb your creativity and appreciate the effort you go to making these videos… I remember watching a film when I was young in the 80’s called ‘The Wizard of Speed and Time… Wondered if you had seen it…👍🏻
love you van!
I look forward to seeing your videos, Van. Thank you! 16:45
I’m 19 and have already chosen to give my life to video making, I struggle to find the happiness in the pursuit. Maybe it’s more about the end result that matters most but your point of being a problem solver and not a film maker stuck with me. I’m always stressing about problems in life but taking them head on as a productive challenge has been my biggest demotivator. Thanks Van for sharing your perspective and book knowledge!
These are all things going through my head as I make films. It's a journey, and it's FUN
Great video!
why is this one of my favorite videos he's ever made?
Thank you for your insights😊😊😊😊
Maybe this is not the end of this essay, but only the beginning. An epic tale. Thanks Van. I just read Herzog’s memoir too and it inspired my own writing over on Substack this week. ✏️📚
Something about the raw-ness of this video really spoke to me
Please never stop making videos.
Hope you’re doing ok Van, thanks for another killer video
It is sometimes so incredibly difficult to put into words something we feel such passion for when we don't think others will understand what we mean.
loved the ending
“Own and control your work” its one of the 20 comics commandments and a great advice to double down on what Van mentions
I appreciate the Joe Walsh references!
I agree with very little that you say. But for some reason I watch every video and can't wait for the next. You are also one of the only channels I make my kid watch with me. I think it's the perspective and commentary and discussion and thoughtfulness and beauty. Even if I don't agree with it. I appreciate it.
FWIW, I started in 1999 with a Mac G4 450. I made loads of videos which got me corporate jobs. Fitness videos got me one friend away from you when I hooked up with Alley cat rider Lucas B from New York for videos I was making for a spin bike company. I’ve struggled with the term filmmaker over the years. I have written a screenplay and worked on movies. Maybe I am. I couldn’t agree more that filmmakers are problem solvers and that’s what’s kept me in the game for 25 years- finding creative solutions. Thanks for making this vid.🙌 Adam
Thanks for sharing it. ✌️
Most of the time people don't realize that what they're doing could be novel and they should just keep going. Video essays have way more reach in this short attention span world we live in. Keep going. Keep writing. Keep as content as possible. Thank you.
When asked what I do, instead of saying I am a filmmaker, I say "I elevate others", and always hope I do.
never seen a man this honest with himself
I can *so* relate to the HST influence, not necessarily wanting to be like him, but having the freedom and drive it felt like he had, the freedom to produce and not care about the consequences.
Go Van!🎉🎉🎉
I read the The Peregrine on Werner Herzog and Paul Holdengräber's suggestion. I got through most of it in one sitting while waiting to have my tires rotated. I read it again bit by little bit over the course of a year. Really remarkable book.
Love this
I love this so much. One of my favorites of yours. Videos? Films? Essays? Who cares. I love your take on Hollywood and agree that the future is probably not movies as we think of them. Those will probably end up as something from the past. People still go to the opera and live plays, but it's more of a novelty thing.
"I like essays for the extreme point of view" I love that
deng this guy was one the first video editors...crazy....learn something new everyday
I fucking love this channel. Never stop
There is some magic about Werner Herzog and his work, in general: Everything has a story worth telling.
He imho is one of the most impressive storyteller out there. Every shot, every frame in his movies has it's own story ... the reason why there are so many long camera shots. He tells stories as if one would read them in a book: The main story is there and the rest is up to the viewers mind and imagination. I think he would love chat with you. Cheers Ben
For anyone who is curious. He is wearing a watch brand Marathon. Either GSAR or TSAR
In India, moving out of parent's house is disrespectful. Parents prefer joint family.
Van, I like to think that you tell stories. Poignant stories, funny stories, sad stories, helpful stories. All sorts of stories.
neat video essay
Thanks Van. THis was good. Insanely so. Now I gotta go to the bookstore. Yep brick and mortar.
Rodecaster pro in the background. Do you make a podcast Van?
Exactly where you are supposed to be…
Ty
Good luck and good job
There are levels of artistic quality in so far as RUclips content goes. There is a lot of subjective interpretation as to what art is, but no question to me at least that you approach video creation as an art form. You approach your craft with the mind of an artist. At least that's my subjective opinion of your channel and I watch lots of content ranging from the trivial to the serious. You are an Artist.
Good video
this guy is legit gonna be remembered one day, and will be studied
yes!
Thanks for sharing the struggle.
Anyway fantastic video there’s a connection here
Please share more of what I should be reading. For me it was "The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Australia's Unknown Hero"
I am the same age as Van and when I discovered The Neistat Brothers all those years ago, they were to me what Cassavetes was to the previous generations. They used cheap cameras, they were clearly influenced by Gondry, Jonze, Anderson, the Eames and they didn’t care. They were as blatant as Tarantino was with his references and I found it refreshing. I loved the Nutsy’s videos and all of Casey’s early videos. I went to SXSW to the world premiere of A Space Program where I was one of the first people in line for the general crowd apart from the badge holders (and I saw a young Josh Safdie greet Tom Sachs).
I loved film but I thought I would maybe be an editor. There was an apartment building fire and 2 car accidents that knocked me to the ground right after college graduation and I was broke, desperate, disillusioned, and recently single after a long relationship that ran its course. And one day, while I’m waiting for the bus (thanks to my car being totaled a few months before), I pop into a bookstore to avoid the rain and I bought Robert Rodriguez’s “Rebel Without a Crew”. That book gave me the kind of inspiration to get through what I was going through at the moment. It gave the fire and the drive to follow my dreams and passions.
The two other books that fueled the fire to continue on the path as a creative was Positively 4th Street by David Hajdu (about Dylan and the Greenwich Village folk scene) and oddly enough, Angela Bowie’s scandalous book about David Bowie, “Backstage Passes”. I ended up pursuing a lot of different creative avenues because I had no idea what I wanted to be. But somehow, I ended up becoming a graphic designer, which I think was a good fit considering all the different interests I have.
For me the lesson in these books was about reinvention, determination, getting up after setbacks, and realizing that it takes an incredible amount of work and luck to have things work out. I’ve been a happy and creatively productive man for the past 24 years and I strongly recommend these books for any creative starting at the bottom because it might arm you with the kind of tenacity to not get discouraged.
Van, take a ‘chill pill’. I need you to still make great content, you give me insights into life. It’s a war of attrition, and I want you in the war (RUclips content)
Love it! Thank you Van
This is what a confused and anxious filmmaker needs - a confused and anxious (but excitingly motivating) review of becoming a filmmaker
You're only human and I still can see you don't fully believe in yourself. Van you are to be held up there with 'genius'. Your medium is a different kind of film making. You inspire me in my daily life. You've proved you have what it takes. Thank you for being a guide light through a tunnel of darkness.
Bro, you're first and foremost, a great story teller. The medium happens to be film. It could be music or novels or poetry, you'd still be a great story teller.
Haha! I bought The Peregrine for the same reason.
Also, I wish I had the career of a "blacklisted" Mamet. He wrote and directed Redbelt, wrote, directed and executive produced four seasons of The Unit, wrote The Penitent, was in both a Simpsons episode and Beau is Afraid, and almost won a Primetime Emmy Award for Phil Spector.