What can baby-boomers learn from filmmaker and story-teller Casey Neistat?
May 06, 2015
I have to come clean about my addiction to the daily vlogs by Casey Neistat, a young New York City filmmaker who has taken personal story-telling to a new level.
Every morning I have a routine on the web where I first go to the daily devotion from Our Daily Bread to let God know that I want him in my life that day. Next I go to YouTube for the latest video blog from my friend Casey who I only know through his videos about his daily life. He's married, a young dad, a filmmaker and knows how to make his everyday life interesting. I feel like I know him.
How does this affect baby-boomers? We all have a story that's lived daily. Most of us have a smartphone which can shoot videos. Most of us probably don't have a selfie pole to help shoot videos as we move around our day-to-day activities. I'm learning how to use mine.
I've been thinking about my daily life and how I can make the mundane interesting. Next week I have some serious eye surgery. I wonder how far they'll let me go with my iPhone video. Pre-op? Talk with the doctor? OR?
Do you shoot video with your smartphone? How would your daily life look if you made a short film and told your story of a day?
Here's an example of Casey's work: