Students find wide audience online

Written by Simoneel Czar and Noelle Fujii

Many students upload videos on video-sharing websites, such as YouTube.

Senior Gordon Young makes videogame walk-throughs on his YouTube account, DMRhythm.

“[The best part about making videos is] making people laugh and entertaining them. When I get comments and subscribers telling me how much they enjoy my videos, it just makes me happy,” Young said.

Young is eager to continue making videos when he goes to college, unless it interferes with his school work.

“Sometimes my friends come over and appear in my videos. They usually make a bit more entertaining,” Young said.

However, making the final product isn’t an easy task.

“Depending on the video, it could take a few hours including recording, importing, editing and uploading,” junior Victoria Chan said.

Chan has a YouTube account, MiniTibbeh, where she posts videos about her random thoughts on life.

“I get a lot of inspiration from many famous YouTube celebrities like CommunityChannel and KevJumba,” Chan said.

Senior Tara Darland used to make YouTube videos as a hobby on her account, xtawaqueen. She has made videos about what happens in life.

“I’ve gotten a couple hundred viewers,” Darland said.

It has been a few years since she last made a video because she no longer has time to dedicate to the whole process.

The art of making web videos has turned people into Internet celebrities. YouTube is transforming into a medium for people around the world to connect their ideas, interests and cultures with the click of a mouse.