I don't know how to start a YouTube/Twitch channel

One of the ways I pass the time during monotonous days at work is listening to various YouTube videos. Usually something out of Woolie Versus, Maximilian Dood, Cosmonaut Variety Hour, Dougdoug, you name it. Naturally it's something I've considered trying myself. I think it's awesome that anyone can make do this kind of content creation (gonna be honest I hate the word "content" now but that really is the best catch-all word for it). I've done some twitch streams in the past but recently I have genuinely thought about doing more dedicated stuff like that. My problem is I don't really know how to get started.

I love talking about movies, games, TV shows, you name it. I know the world doesn't really NEED more dogshit media takes from mid/late 20 year old guys like me but I still think it'd be fun. I wouldn't be doing this with the goal of being a full time job or anything but something like this blog. Just my own personal scrapbook. What I need to really do is overcome the barrier of lacking confidence. 

You know what really sucks? Putting a lot of work into something only to be told it sucks. It's like asking a girl out. Rejection always feels bad. In this case, I don't know if going through the process of brainstorming, writing, learning how to edit, etc. will even feel good to do. I guess at the end of the day, I just gotta try. I'll never know until then. 

Years ago during the pandemic, I had thoughts of and even wrote up a rough script for a video essay on Mirror's Edge Catalyst. I looked over it and realized it was terrible. It wasn't my voice and I don't know how to find that. Really it's the same thing. I need to just try and put work into finding that. These problems aren't solved by not doing anything.

Right now my main idea is just a somewhat casual review of all the John Wick movies. "How original" I know, but I really like those movies. They changed how action movies are shot and made nowadays. Also, I feel like nobody talks about Ballerina and that movie is somehow super underrated. I have a lot of passion towards that franchise and I think it'd make for a fun video to create. 

All this said, I'm gonna just bite the bullet and give it a whirl. Dunno how it'll shape up but it's worth a shot. I can always just set everything private if I don't like it lol. 

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