FEED Issue 08

STREAMPUNK 12 Vlogging

THE VIDEO CONVERSATION Our guests in this month’s Streampunk, give us a peek into the world of vlogging, its variety, its creativity, and its power to connect

f online video is a cultural and social revolution, then video blogging – vlogging, that is – must be at the centre of it. Big OTT players like

Netflix and Amazon have produced TV on steroids, but it’s still just TV. Grassroots creators in the vlogosphere have, over the past decade, created a new video paradigm that has turned out to be more socially and culturally influential than anything Big Content has yet to launch.

CREATOR: CALUM MCSWIGGAN CHANNEL STARTED: 2013 CHANNEL URL: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/EATGAYLOVE SUBSCRIBERS: 82,477

How often do you post? I post videos roughly once a month.

that information to make informed and safe decisions. Some people just need to see a happy, openly gay man thriving to give them hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I think that’s why LGBT+ content does so well on the platform, and I’m so happy to contribute to that. What gear do you currently use to shoot, record, edit and distribute your channel? And how has your tech set-up evolved over time?

What do you post about and why? My channel is an LGBT+ lifestyle channel that focuses on issues that affect the LGBT+ community, queer culture, and sex education. I started creating this content when I realised that there were so few people doing it – LGBT+ inclusive sex education for instance still isn’t being taught in the majority of schools, and there are countless people out there who need

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