176: Going From a Newsroom to Being Independent, With Becca Farsace
Subtitle: State of the Workflow
Myke talks to Becca Farsace about beginning her life as an independent creator—shaping a new workflow, making videos on her own terms, and carrying lessons from her years at The Verge into this next chapter.
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Becca Farsace
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Your Favorite Creators' Favorite Cameras!
Ever wondered what camera something was shot on? Then you might just be the type of person that will find this obsessive kind of deep dive interesting! Studio producers Eric and Rich talked with creators like Casey Neistat, Becca Farsace, Inga Lam, Tyler Stalman and many more about which cameras are taking up space in their gear bags. Why did Casey switch to Sony when he was vlogging? Why not just use iPhones? We have the answers in this weeks bonus episode!
Special thanks to all the creators we spoke to!
Special thanks to all the creators we spoke to go watch their stuff!
Austin Evans: https://www.youtube.com/@austinevans
Inga Lam: https://www.youtube.com/@IngaLam
Brittney Janae: https://www.youtube.com/@BrittneyJanae
Joshua De La Victoria : https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaDeLaVictoria
Shua Films: https://www.youtube.com/@shua_films
Stewart Hicks: https://www.youtube.com/@stewarthicks
Casey Neistat: https://www.youtube.com/@casey
Jetlag the game: https://www.youtube.com/@jetlagthegame
Brandon Y Lee: https://www.youtube.com/@brandonylee
Tyler Stalman: https://www.youtube.com/@stalman
Colt Kirwan: https://www.youtube.com/@ColtKirwan
Becca Farsace: https://www.youtube.com/@BeccaFarsace
Michael Tobin: https://www.youtube.com/@initialfocus
Links:
Media Division: https://www.youtube.com/@MediaDivision
Andy To: https://www.youtube.com/@andyto
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
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Going Independent on YouTube with Becca Farsace!
It's time for a bonus episode! This month, we caught up with Becca Farsace to talk about her leaving traditional media to become an independent YouTube creator. We ask her about what it's like to be starting a channel in 2024 and also how she thinks about everything from thumbnails to short form content. We learned a lot chatting with her and we hope you do too! Enjoy.
Links:
Becca's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BeccaFarsace
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BeccaFarsace
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becca.farsace
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
Shop the merch:
https://shop.mkbhd.com
Socials:
Waveform: https://twitter.com/WVFRM
Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast
Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd
Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli
David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel
Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17
Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast
Join the Discord:
https://discord.gg/mkbhd
Music by 20syl:
https://bit.ly/2S53xlC
Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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