Van Neistat's Guide to Master Storytelling

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  • Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
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    0:00 Storytelling vs. reporting
    0:23 The story structure
    1:26 Difference between a good storyteller and bad storyteller
    4:46 Support for The Spirited Man
    5:06 The Post-it Note
    7:45 A model for connection
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 266

  • @SeekersofUnity
    @SeekersofUnity 2 роки тому +200

    The legend himself explaining the legend. How lucky we are.

    • @hello50881
      @hello50881 2 роки тому +4

      THIS IS YOUR BEST YET - WOW - CHILLS

    • @SteveJobIess
      @SteveJobIess 2 роки тому +2

      Nesitat guide to making something new, look old. Putting a lot of effort into making it look like you gave 50%.

  • @amateurinthewild
    @amateurinthewild 2 роки тому +190

    This is probably my favorite YT channel, and I am a huge fan of Casey. But Van is like a life teacher, someone I see as my future me, someone who is giving us lessons about life in a unique and creative way. Thanks, Van

    • @djstarsign
      @djstarsign 2 роки тому +10

      My friend and I were big fans of Van (and Casey). We’d often wonder where the hell he’d disappeared to and why he wasn’t on social media. When he released all his old videos on Vimeo a few years back, it was pretty amazing to see how much work he was still doing.
      But I’m so glad he decided to finally join UA-cam. There’s a refreshing aspect to him directly speaking to the camera. Every time there’s a new Van video, it’s always a nice little punctuation to the day.

  • @jennieanddavis
    @jennieanddavis 2 роки тому +96

    We have read at least half a dozen books on story telling. None were as helpful as the first half of this 9 minute video. Thank you, Van. ❤

  • @wigglypup1798
    @wigglypup1798 2 роки тому +85

    Van, you're literally the only person I follow on UA-cam where I audibly say 'yes, a new video!'
    Never stop

    • @sckitiz
      @sckitiz 2 роки тому

      MAN I SWEAR TO GOD I LITERALLY JUMPED AND GIGGLED AND CLAPPED IN EXCITEMENT SEEING VAN'S VIDEO APPEAR!!!

  • @OmniTierra
    @OmniTierra 2 роки тому +9

    Van,
    I am a pragmatic man - a person striving to live a stoic life. I’m definitely an introvert who likes small about as much as you. Telling my own story doesn’t come naturally.
    Today I was relaxed with my decision not to bother with trying to tell/ share my story.
    Then after not watching your videos for about a year you showed up in my YT feed. Why? Who knows?
    Today you gave me a how and a bit of a why. So as I ride my bike off-road to all 7 continents with my dog Mira I'll be alternatively praising and cursing your name. Deséame suerte🤗💕🐕🌎🌏

  • @lucasunofficial55
    @lucasunofficial55 2 роки тому +32

    My grandfather always said “never spoil a good story with accuracy”

  • @thejohnfish
    @thejohnfish 2 роки тому +36

    More valuable than most of my college writing classes. Thank you Van, subscribing to your Patreon now :)

  • @ryanbottem6628
    @ryanbottem6628 2 роки тому +13

    Van. I’m living in a rural town for the summer with nearly no service and limited time, the quality and density of your videos make them some of the only ones I still watch. Thank you.

  • @TonyNelsonCamping
    @TonyNelsonCamping 2 роки тому +13

    I always fell behind in life, always feeling that someone else is writing my life story for me. Being a muppet.
    Missing out on major life events growing up as a young man.
    The SURPRISE...i still have time te redirect, even at the age of 50
    Thanks Van.

  • @mcmaschio
    @mcmaschio 2 роки тому +19

    When i first started on youtube i learnt alot from Caseys Guide to Vlogging … and now Vans Guide to storytelling is gonna take it to the next level .. Thanks Van 💯🔥

    • @lucilledog8832
      @lucilledog8832 2 роки тому +1

      The chef’s kiss will be when you get control of spelling and grammar.

  • @buyahhhhrooo4418
    @buyahhhhrooo4418 2 роки тому +6

    I love seeing these worlds collide. I'm a "mommy" of several years now and have been loving 2 Bears 1 Cave. I also know that Bert is a big fan of Casey's work, as he is obsessed with talking about the way Casey tells a story...which clearly comes from the history you two have telling stories together. I love how it all just perpetuates itself.

  • @xrubyx
    @xrubyx 2 роки тому +3

    This is the best channel on UA-cam. In every video, I learn something and feel connected. Thanks, Van.

  • @trenoles
    @trenoles Рік тому +2

    You know, van only has about 15 subscriptions. And one of them is Bert. Shows what he believes in

  • @pdillenburg
    @pdillenburg 2 роки тому +42

    Oof. The whole-body goosebumps right when the surprise hit at the end, tying everything together with the neatest little bow.
    This. This is how it's done. Thank you for this week's lesson.

    • @spennnny
      @spennnny 2 роки тому

      ooohohohohoo those coveted goosebumps. well said, brother. a cute little bow, with sparkles, too.

    • @davidm5790
      @davidm5790 2 роки тому +1

      It’s an incredibly shallow story with no real depth

    • @Profile.4
      @Profile.4 Рік тому

      I didn't get any. Thought is was pretty weak tbh.

  • @carrieiswoke9716
    @carrieiswoke9716 2 роки тому +1

    This is brilliant! So many UA-camrs should watch this…I watch so many videos that I call….”suddenly………..nothing happened “

  • @petrolmajk
    @petrolmajk 2 роки тому +2

    I haven't even started watching but I know I'll be playing this on a loop for a long time. You are my big inspiration Van

  • @NickolaiBeats
    @NickolaiBeats 2 роки тому +1

    Wow Van, you never cease to amaze me. This video displays your excellent writing skills. A story within a story within a story, with a surprise at the end. Proud to be a Patreon. Keep up the great work.

  • @nerdypunkdev
    @nerdypunkdev Рік тому +2

    I was having a massive creative block for months. You cannot imagine the weight that this specific video had on me going back on trying to tell stories. Thank you very much for your service Van!

  • @chillydoog
    @chillydoog 2 роки тому

    So happy I found your channel. I am excited to see it grow and where it takes you.
    Thank you, sir.

  • @theessentialman
    @theessentialman 2 місяці тому

    This video is a masterclass in storytelling. I think this is my favorite video of all time on UA-cam.

  • @StremDubs
    @StremDubs Рік тому +1

    To Get content like this for free is amazing. Watching this video a while ago i realised i often told the ‘’suprise’’ too early in a story. I’ve now tried the technique Van shows us in this video in the last days, and it’s amazing how well it works.
    Thank you Van!

  • @itsphenomhd4749
    @itsphenomhd4749 2 роки тому +1

    you never fail to absolutely hook me into your videos.. Im always catching myself just lost in your productions

  • @canadude6401
    @canadude6401 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent story telling about story telling. You Rock Van!!
    Have a great weekend everyone!

  • @Davidmccombs
    @Davidmccombs 2 роки тому +1

    This has to be my favorite story about how to tell a story. I like your smile at the end. It’s like your winking with that smirk.

  • @hannachuiko8246
    @hannachuiko8246 2 роки тому

    Це чудово! Надихаюче! Дякую вам

  • @QueenObio
    @QueenObio 3 місяці тому

    This was amazing! I’m so glad I found you!❤❤❤❤

  • @rickcochranerealestate
    @rickcochranerealestate 2 роки тому +2

    This episode better have an AWESOME surprise.

  • @asunnydecember
    @asunnydecember Рік тому

    Coming to this video seeking guidance on storytelling and how to do it authentically, and it is one year to the date since published, and I am very grateful. Thank you!

  • @noDice07
    @noDice07 2 роки тому +4

    That cab driver's fact, dark and you feel a connection. The connection is the fact he risked a good relationship. You form deeper bonds by risking those bonds.

  • @glassgoat9601
    @glassgoat9601 2 роки тому

    Great episode, thanks! I'll be keeping this in mind every time I tell a story from now on.

  • @devonallie
    @devonallie 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Van. Year two has been a great source of wisdom for me and the idea of "the surprise" is one I hope to incorporate into my vlogs.

  • @jodes327
    @jodes327 2 роки тому +2

    That IS how you tell a story! Thank you!

  • @felixhannappel
    @felixhannappel 2 роки тому +1

    Ich freue mich jedes Mal, wenn mir ein neues Van-Neistat-Video angezeigt wird! Wie immer inspirierend 🙌🏼

  • @jcost0099
    @jcost0099 2 роки тому +2

    Van does a great service in reminding us that great storytelling of the human condition comes from those that embrace it and take care in how they share it. Melanin has nothing to do with it, we are all human.

  • @Nooticus
    @Nooticus 2 роки тому +1

    Stunning video. Thank you!

  • @JaminSilbaugh
    @JaminSilbaugh 2 роки тому

    The timer on the ad is fire!

  • @Wil_Dasovich
    @Wil_Dasovich 2 роки тому +24

    This was a solid one ☝🏻

  • @RachaelPadilla
    @RachaelPadilla 2 роки тому +2

    Wonderfully told sir!

  • @THESPORTINGCAMP
    @THESPORTINGCAMP 2 роки тому

    Excellent. Ready for the weekend. 😎

  • @hello50881
    @hello50881 2 роки тому

    SORRY HAVE TO POST AGAIN THIS IS INCREDIBLE - I’m currently on a creative writing masters and needed this SHOT IN THE ARM

  • @KorokuGaming
    @KorokuGaming 2 роки тому

    Thanks for making this, right up my alley atm.

  • @LandRoverDrive
    @LandRoverDrive Рік тому

    11 months late to this, and got distracted 50 seconds in because I had to much coffee, but the good thing is the distraction was the drawings in the background, they are amazing. 👌 Now, back to the video...

  • @KelvinMedinathezarkman
    @KelvinMedinathezarkman 2 роки тому +2

    This fulfilled man was always convinced that the spirited man and his artistic brother are great storytellers but to be able to hear how the element of surprise at the end of the story makes the delivery of the story more satisfying. I’ll definitely keep this in mind when I tell stories moving forward.

  • @guprovasi
    @guprovasi 2 роки тому

    This particular video is gonna help a lot of story-based channels in this platform 👏

  • @emilyanderson9043
    @emilyanderson9043 2 роки тому

    I needed this more than you could know today, Van.

  • @davidcallow
    @davidcallow 8 місяців тому

    Smashed it dude- that was so helpful ✨🙏✨

  • @phanithC137
    @phanithC137 6 місяців тому

    Thanks you for sharing this ❤

  • @letsplaywithlife3063
    @letsplaywithlife3063 9 місяців тому

    Your handwriting is the most human writing I have ever seen! 🎉

  • @dermotmcelduff2997
    @dermotmcelduff2997 2 роки тому

    Van once again this is absolute gold. Thanks you for sharing.

  • @ryan-dewitt
    @ryan-dewitt Рік тому

    Loved this!!

  • @Sn4fu
    @Sn4fu Рік тому

    loved the sound design on this one

  • @it-wizard
    @it-wizard 2 роки тому

    So much info just right at the beginning!

  • @lucasmaria2528
    @lucasmaria2528 10 місяців тому

    Wow. First sentence already blew my mind.

  • @granthawkins88
    @granthawkins88 2 роки тому +1

    Van - that video from 2013 about you and Tom Sachs's boat race is *masterful* storytelling

  • @rvsam4u
    @rvsam4u 2 роки тому

    That was WONDERFUL!

  • @freeman47
    @freeman47 2 роки тому +1

    Well done, sir!

  • @me6740
    @me6740 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this. I hope to find the stories in my life experiences someday.

  • @memyself5337
    @memyself5337 2 роки тому +1

    Got the same emotions watching this as I did watching Life of Pi.
    Thanks Van.

  • @olegbogatyrev
    @olegbogatyrev Рік тому

    Promising start of the video!)

  • @cgpickle
    @cgpickle 2 роки тому

    Bravo! Well done, sir.

  • @thomashverring9484
    @thomashverring9484 2 роки тому +1

    I learned about storytelling as a kid from the danish writer Jørn Riel. He wrote many tales about Greenland, both the danish living there and the Inuits. In one the characters talk about how to tell a story, and there is a master storyteller. That really resonated with me and I've carried it with me ever since. The importance of telling a story right. That's probably one of the reasons I became a writer.

  • @dongonzulman6478
    @dongonzulman6478 2 роки тому

    Fascinating stuff. I hope to apply this type of storytelling in music making

  • @JustLukeMorgan
    @JustLukeMorgan 2 роки тому

    Fantastic tips :)

  • @mea...
    @mea... 2 роки тому

    5:06 to skip the spirited ad, delightfully placed (certainly on purpose) after the sentence "never interrupt a good storyteller"

  • @mortgagechampions6832
    @mortgagechampions6832 11 місяців тому

    Omg… I’m reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas. When you said Maryland and plantation in the context of a surprise, I literally said to myself, “It’s the Great House Farm, isn’t it?”

  • @hernanmartinez3044
    @hernanmartinez3044 2 роки тому

    Great video Van!

  • @adventurecraftterrain
    @adventurecraftterrain 2 роки тому

    Awesome video van, keep it up.

  • @factotumindustries
    @factotumindustries 2 роки тому +1

    The other trick of a good story teller - the call back to some fact or point used earlier in the story to link it all together and get you to remember it...

  • @dmcentYT
    @dmcentYT 2 роки тому +3

    This is why Big Fish is my favorite movie, people don’t really get it when they watch it because they are distracted with the visuals and don’t catch on to the story about life it tells and how it tells it.

  • @TH-ib7zz
    @TH-ib7zz 2 роки тому +2

    Van you achieved Elite story telling status 🙌 Casey definitely learned from the best 🐐

  • @jekajan
    @jekajan 2 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @maaaxritz
    @maaaxritz 8 місяців тому

    That's a gem!

  • @lokonationstudio1691
    @lokonationstudio1691 Рік тому

    Soooo good, 👍amazing story Spirited Man

  • @cristiansoutside
    @cristiansoutside Рік тому

    I love this so much

  • @ALEXUNARGENTINOMEXICO
    @ALEXUNARGENTINOMEXICO 2 роки тому

    VERY INTERESTING DUDE!

  • @alexbemanian
    @alexbemanian Рік тому

    That was an epic story well done

  • @PerryLevy
    @PerryLevy Рік тому

    9:17 I will never forget that performance, magical!

  • @luigisrs
    @luigisrs 2 роки тому

    This was so good. :)

  • @BennyTheGinger
    @BennyTheGinger 2 роки тому

    Whoooooo! Way to end the week!

  • @Driesketeer
    @Driesketeer 2 роки тому

    Love you man

  • @PaulaHeartland
    @PaulaHeartland 2 роки тому

    Also Van, my friend is teaching over Summer video storytelling to middle schoolers and she loved this video

  • @cmerek1
    @cmerek1 2 роки тому +1

    Oof. You punched me in the face with that wrap it all up surprise ending.

  • @brandongoesphotoxvideo
    @brandongoesphotoxvideo 2 роки тому

    PLEASE NEVER STOP -
    UNTIL YOU WANT TO, THAT IS

  • @allistairbenny6107
    @allistairbenny6107 Рік тому

    the goddamn smirk Van had when he mentioned whitney in the end, opened my third eye istg

  • @luissantiago93_
    @luissantiago93_ 2 роки тому

    Yes! This is what I need

  • @egyptianluvr9223
    @egyptianluvr9223 Рік тому

    I like how you used this short as a trailer for an extremely insightful video, I wish indie filmmakers did this to attract attention for their art.. it’s a medium that tends itself to vitality amongst the poorly attentive audiences who yearn for well produced movies that are not widely recommended by long form video recommendation systems like Netflix, Amazon and YT, broadly speaking.

  • @HarryDeCruzMagician
    @HarryDeCruzMagician 2 роки тому

    So cool to know you also watch and love Brett

  • @PaulaHeartland
    @PaulaHeartland 2 роки тому

    Non-patreons are missing out! Just watched part one of their Respectability Tour...so much fun

  • @herbertwilliam3348
    @herbertwilliam3348 10 місяців тому

    Wow! I'm silenced. Hats off. Bravo.

  • @andytalks7898
    @andytalks7898 2 роки тому

    Funny little coincidence with the date when wrote that post-it note. The 11th of December 2019 (few days after my birthday too) was the exact date I went into rehab for alcoholism. It's been tough time since then, maintaining sobriety, during the pandemic, getting into education, brother's death, and mum's health issues but I've been sober since. That's been a surprise to me.

  • @q4short
    @q4short Рік тому

    Masterclass in storytelling. Thank you

  • @elshuffles
    @elshuffles 2 роки тому

    yet again a masterpiece from Van

  • @DMWinterburn
    @DMWinterburn Рік тому

    Thank you for you're wisdom my friend. I will use these techniques next time a cop stops me

  • @_DlME
    @_DlME 2 роки тому

    Van, I think I can speak for all of us when I say we would love to see you back on Bert's podcast.

  • @ivi_
    @ivi_ 2 роки тому +2

    Love your videos Van, I see you from Spain. It would be great a video about your clothing, I see there is a whole philosophy behind your blue de trevaille shirt, your pants and the boots you talk about once. Love your simplicity and style man! Saludos desde Valencia amigo!

  • @SuppyShuck
    @SuppyShuck 2 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @Felilaa
    @Felilaa 6 місяців тому

    Great story!❤

  • @a-walk-man
    @a-walk-man 2 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @MrChief101
    @MrChief101 2 роки тому

    Boom, that's a good one. Changes the venue, thus the wedding.

  • @andrewflaman9272
    @andrewflaman9272 2 роки тому +1

    Wish you were in my community so I could share a story with our vegetables and fruit, thank you for your craft