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Emma Chamberlain: So it was with my dad’s old camera. He actually helped me. It was not like, “Oh, this is lying around.” He was like, “Hey, I have this camera. I've actually never used it really to film a video, but it's definitely capable of it.” He had been using it for photos, but he was like, “I don't know how to film on this thing either, but I really think you need a creative outlet and I want to help you. And so I'll take my camera out with you and we can film your first video on this thing.” We filmed quite a few videos there. We were both new to video recording like that. Eventually, now we both use five different Canon cameras, but we started on one that was mainly for photo, but it was still great.
TV: I love that! What were you filming? Was it just for fun or was the plan to be a content creator from the start?
EC: Well, so I was actually going through a pretty rough time when this came about. I was just struggling at school, not really feeling like I clicked with many people, just overworking myself. I was struggling with a serious depressive episode and my dad said, “You know, you need something that isn't related to school, isn't related to your future, that's just for fun.” I've always enjoyed video editing. It started with my cousins and I making stuff on the webcam, dumping it into iMovie and playing around with it. Then later [on, it was] my friends and I at school, making funny videos just for ourselves and me editing those videos, again, slapping it all into iMovie and just making something funny just for us to enjoy. I always loved a school project where it was like, “We're making a little movie.. Always loved that.
TV: iMovie was the GOAT back then.
EC: Totally. I think it still is. I'll use it sometimes. I mean I'm a Final Cut [Pro] gal now.
TV: Oh, okay, noted. Emma Chamberlain is a Final Cut Pro gal. Moving on, did you ever plan to post your videos on the internet? Or how did that come about?
EC: So, the editing especially was fun for me, but I was excited about all the pieces of it. From a creation standpoint, that's what was really exciting to me, and my dad just really, really pushed me to find a creative outlet. He was like, “Listen, you love YouTube from every angle. You love making videos and you love watching videos. You'd probably love being in them too, so you should try it.”
I think the videos were less about who was going to watch them and more about me just creating something. In the beginning, they were definitely less creative. In the very, very beginning. Like my first say 10, but eventually, I got to a place where I was being a bit more creative. I think the beginning was just about just trying to do anything, just making a video period. And then, as I got better at it, I was able to express myself more.
