so how can you be original unique and stand out on YouTube and is it okay to
steal other people's ideas I've got six tips on being original coming up
Did Macklemore start the bolo tie no this guy did was Phill DeFranco the first person to
ever report news No did modern hipsters start the deep V No your dad did Did the Shaytards post the
first vlog ever no way I think it was this guy actually back at the zoo in
2005 alright so here we are infront of the elephants the cool thing about these guys is that they have
really really long trunks
and that’s pretty much all there is to say so first off trying to be 100% original is pretty much impossible
everybody was influenced by somebody so how can you actually be original on YouTube
so what you don't want to do is directly copy somebody else's work
that's called plagiarism and it also happens to be a illegal and also you
shouldn't try to be act like somebody else you were born an original don't die
a copy I stole that quote but you do want to do is get inspiration from others
remix the best ideas and influences to create something entirely new
in fact one of my favorite documentary called everything is a remix
remix to combine or edit existing materials to produce something new and
it goes through how some of the best artists musicians and filmmakers were
influenced by others and sometimes directly copied their ideas in their own
work there is a famous quote from Pablo Picasso that says good artists copy
great artists steal it comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best
things that humans have done and then try to bring those things and to what
you're doing you know Picasso had a saying that good artists copy great artists steal we
have you know always been shameless about stealing great ideas and I think
my favorite summary of what that quote means comes at the book steal like an
artist here the six tips good theft vs bad theft number one good theft honours bad degrades
number two good theft studies bad theft skims if you really absorb the content of your
influences then you work will naturally come out but if you to skim over to
distill the stuff and then put it in your own work that's not good three good theft steals
from many bad theft stills from just one if you have multiple different
influences then you can remix it into something completely original but if you
copy one person directly that's not good number four good theft gives credit bad theft
plagiarises you should always honor and give credit to your influences
and not pretend that the ideas were completely your own or original number five
good theft transforms bad theft imitates again taking all the ideas and
influences and transforming them into something new
vs making an exact replica that's just copy and not be in original and to
sum it up number six good theft remixes and bad theft rips off so instead of
trying to be original on YouTube focus on being authentic get inspiration ideas and
concepts from others but then transform them into something unique
question of the day what are your tips for being original and is it even
possible to be 100% original and is it okay to steal like an artist I’d love to hear
your thoughts in the comments section below and remember that some of the best
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hey I’ll put up all the resources mention this video in the YouTube description you can
check out the everything is a remix documentary it's free to watch online
super good worth your time that will be in the description and Austin Kleon book
Seal like an artist I’ll link that up as well in the YouTube description a great
book to help you go deeper in the concept of originality and discovering
your authenticity
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