Are You REALLY a Film Maker?

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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
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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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@vanneistat 19 күн бұрын

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@sickDegen 16 күн бұрын

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@GruntBurger 16 күн бұрын

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@david_jahn 15 күн бұрын

@@GruntBurgerI think he knows but is under contract unfortunately.

@mybrainsmuseum 16 күн бұрын

“Grumpy but happy deep within” I felt that.

@JamieLeoo 16 күн бұрын

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@moistsoybeans 13 күн бұрын

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@YewToob6969 13 күн бұрын

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.

@bertoldgerrychannel 10 күн бұрын

Mental health and tech companies are sometimes like fuel ignited inappropriately.

@ArtMFootball 8 күн бұрын

@@moistsoybeans Van would never 😭

@matthewdixon3694 16 күн бұрын

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.

@MissDarlaDeville 13 күн бұрын

Ty, I have not watched rr’s lecture

@CoreyWagnerChicago 16 күн бұрын

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!

@SarvasvKulpatiYT 16 күн бұрын

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.

@mattsolomon3 3 күн бұрын

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)

@user-fm4op9dt9d 2 күн бұрын

Thank you. You’re advice and more “intimate” type videos (for lack of a better term) are a highlight of my month truly.

@HitorMissHallmark 16 күн бұрын

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.

@jacobbasham8462 16 күн бұрын

Big fan of you, Van. Keep creating what you love to make. We are fortunate to get to share your thoughts and creativity.

@atomicsmith 16 күн бұрын

One of your best yet. Thanks for sticking with it even when you don’t know where it’s going.

@Ady.B 15 күн бұрын

this video is posted at the RIGHT time. can't be thankful enough. Thankyou

@dmcentYT 14 күн бұрын

Been waiting for a longer form Van video for a long time… great video

@rockywalterful 14 күн бұрын

Loved this one, top shelf!

@CHRISTOPH-B 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for the end. Love it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@ethaneisenhard 15 күн бұрын

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.

@wavetro 16 күн бұрын

this is one of your most important videos, especially the first half. thank you Van

@melis1143 16 күн бұрын

Amazing Work Van!!!

@rachelleo8881 14 күн бұрын

You are a gem. Thanks for your work. You give me so much to think about.

@divithnarendra 16 күн бұрын

i just need more of these videos. No music, no clutter, just perfection.

@jsnmrry 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing this for free! 🙌

@danienelphoto 13 күн бұрын

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!😂

@ranplan 16 күн бұрын

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. 🙏🏼

@obetoferreira 16 күн бұрын

So inspiring! Always 👏

@HabanosChris 15 күн бұрын

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.

@CavalieriTom 14 күн бұрын

That’s why I love your channel. Because of videos like these. Thanks!

@urbexphotographer 12 күн бұрын

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

@BH.22. 7 күн бұрын

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

@faevoryn6578 16 күн бұрын

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.

@fraterpine 16 күн бұрын

always enjoy Vans words of wisdom!

@feeshka 15 күн бұрын

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

@magusstudios333 16 күн бұрын

More of these videos PLEASE Mr. Neistat

@GrahamFielder 9 күн бұрын

This is weirdly my favorite Van vid

@deadcenterfilms 15 күн бұрын

Incredible video. The vulnerability alone, makes it great. Brave!

@VanessaBentley 15 күн бұрын

Raw, honest and exactly what I needed today. Thank you.

@developingtank 15 күн бұрын

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.😅

@thegts5135 16 күн бұрын

Thanks Van, in a year of great 2 hour style movies, your currently my favourite filmmaker.

@mrkoolzaad2 16 күн бұрын

Great video!

@epptri 16 күн бұрын

This is a must watch over and over again.

@ebipbop 13 күн бұрын

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.

@fartaignelives6889 16 күн бұрын

The Peregrine is a matchless gem. The very definition of a masterclass.

@soggybawsmoto 15 күн бұрын

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.

@Art_Shep 14 күн бұрын

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

@flyinguy86 15 күн бұрын

I look forward to seeing your videos, Van. Thank you! 16:45

@nathandunn9743 16 күн бұрын

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

@MrPoonomatic 15 күн бұрын

love you van!

@jefffromjuneau 12 күн бұрын

There are levels of artistic quality in so far as KZfaq 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.

@chantalrochon3566 15 күн бұрын

Thank you for your insights😊😊😊😊

@yhsolardo 16 күн бұрын

once again a great video by van neistat

@REVIEWSONTHERUN 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing it. ✌️

@TheFilmmakersWorkshop 14 күн бұрын

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

@markhearsey4294 12 күн бұрын

Van, just wanted you to know that from the very start of your KZfaq 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…👍🏻

@Seamlesscq 16 күн бұрын

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!

@cvictor1126 15 күн бұрын

The last 10 seconds have the spirit of the outro/credits of Michael Clayton. Good job.

@fossill11 15 күн бұрын

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.

@tim_butcher 15 күн бұрын

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. ✏️📚

@Clockwork_Planet 16 күн бұрын

That was one of your finest essays.

@robwgeorge 16 күн бұрын

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.

@pMurph 15 күн бұрын

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.

@zaclukins8115 15 күн бұрын

Hope you’re doing ok Van, thanks for another killer video

@Misterdavidc 16 күн бұрын

Something about the raw-ness of this video really spoke to me

@jonathanglen 14 күн бұрын

loved the ending

@jeremyboyd6136 16 күн бұрын

I appreciate the Joe Walsh references!

@pda1799 15 күн бұрын

Go Van!🎉🎉🎉

@exit_libris 16 күн бұрын

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.

@BrianSiskind 16 күн бұрын

When asked what I do, instead of saying I am a filmmaker, I say "I elevate others", and always hope I do.

@VinylinStrangePlaces 16 күн бұрын

These are all things going through my head as I make films. It's a journey, and it's FUN

@BlaineWestropp1 16 күн бұрын

Love this

@Christine.Baraka 16 күн бұрын

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.

@nachiketh3650 16 күн бұрын

Thank you! You just put into words how I have been feeling about it myself. All the best to you on your journey.

@BrendanMiranda 16 күн бұрын

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 😅

@Christine.Baraka 15 күн бұрын

@@BrendanMiranda Exactly !!!

@williamcrockett4808 16 күн бұрын

why is this one of my favorite videos he's ever made?

@hadley_youtube 12 күн бұрын

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.

@michaeljaques77 13 күн бұрын

Van, I like to think that you tell stories. Poignant stories, funny stories, sad stories, helpful stories. All sorts of stories.

@MajorProgress 9 күн бұрын

I watch 2:51 sec/mins of this video and was already sure I would learn something. I also realized... I am the realization of failure. I should probably fix that. got it... going to absolutely fix that. Thanks for the restart. Also, I'm going to start at the point of inception. That feels natural and honest. The best I have to offer. Which is damn good.

@RICAv2 15 күн бұрын

Please never stop making videos.

@artasama2026 16 күн бұрын

never seen a man this honest with himself

@not8brand 16 күн бұрын

deng this guy was one the first video editors...crazy....learn something new everyday

@markmcdonald1663 14 күн бұрын

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 (KZfaq content)

@jasonjacobson2089 14 күн бұрын

Love it! Thank you Van

@rcqsisler 15 күн бұрын

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.

@AndreSjoberg 16 күн бұрын

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.

@TSGEnt 16 күн бұрын

Thanks Van. THis was good. Insanely so. Now I gotta go to the bookstore. Yep brick and mortar.

@PhilipMeddows 3 күн бұрын

Please share more of what I should be reading. For me it was "The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Australia's Unknown Hero"

@microMobilidade 16 күн бұрын

“Own and control your work” its one of the 20 comics commandments and a great advice to double down on what Van mentions

@Flocksandthesuzzies 16 күн бұрын

I fucking love this channel. Never stop

@xxgg 12 күн бұрын

For anyone who is curious. He is wearing a watch brand Marathon. Either GSAR or TSAR

@wms201 15 күн бұрын

Exactly where you are supposed to be… Ty Good luck and good job

@dylansousa5571 2 күн бұрын

Good video

@auston911 16 күн бұрын

neat video essay

@MarcoRCArena 16 күн бұрын

Anyway fantastic video there’s a connection here

@stevenwillie2782 16 күн бұрын

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.

@jacksonkelley1740 10 күн бұрын

“Don’t take pictures of rocks, no no.” Currently rolling on the floor laughing.

@sohaibmirza9827 12 күн бұрын

This is what a confused and anxious filmmaker needs - a confused and anxious (but excitingly motivating) review of becoming a filmmaker

@frezzingaces 16 күн бұрын

"I like essays for the extreme point of view" I love that

@whatdis 6 күн бұрын

👌 best KZfaq channel

@WayneThePoet 16 күн бұрын

~ Mamet is like the Catholic Church when Copernicus was revealing the solar system was heliocentric. Being bullheaded and loyal to things that are wrong, is not virtuous. Time and science prove that out. It appears Mamet has notions about family, biology and Trump that would be humorous if they weren’t so primitive and tragic. ~ And. You are not competing with 30 million KZfaqrs. It would be the same as saying, I like making things with wood, so I’m up against 30 million people who work with wood. But is a guy who builds wood houses competing with a furniture maker for viewers, a guy who carves wooden art pieces, or trebuchets, or makes authentic tribal masks? The point is, you don’t make van life videos, you don’t make photography videos, you don’t make travel video or ASMR, political, painting, audio, mega structure, historic or biographical videos either. KZfaq is the city, but there are a lot of shops and communities within it that may have no idea the others exist. So the first question a new KZfaqr has to ask is what do I want to talk about, do I have anything to say that is unique, or better than it’s already been said by anybody else, is the focus broad enough to be sustainable, and do I have the stamina for it. The “competition” is greatly reduced at this point. ~ As for a title of what the KZfaq thing should be called. The struggle to call it anything more than what it actually is, is in itself pretentious. A painter is a painter, a mechanic is a mechanic and a KZfaqr is a KZfaqr. And there is nothing wrong with it being as plain as that. Find your community within the city and hyphenate that onto the KZfaq title. Although “Autobiography of a Common Man,” is a little long. ~ Wish I could support your paid site, but I’m 71, retired, living on 24k a year in a country where corporations, “businessmen” and the wealth class are gutting everyone below them… and a poet. Cheers.

@djstarsign 15 күн бұрын

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.

@NYGOLD 16 күн бұрын

Great stuff as usual Van, but for a guy with a place for everything and everything in it's place, you can tighten your watch to fit your wrist. 😁 LOL😁