Consistency is crucial for content creators, focusing on regularly releasing videos and having direct interaction with the audience.
Charles discovered his love for rap during the early 2000s, using it as a creative outlet to put a unique spin on storytelling and wordplay.
Deep dives
The Journey of Man Shorts
Man Shorts started as a standalone sketch and gained momentum on Reddit. Over the years, they have grown a dedicated audience by consistently releasing videos every Sunday. The goal of Man Shorts is to create relatable content that makes people laugh. They have expanded their content with actual play sessions, parody music videos, and the Bard Advice podcast. The inspiration behind their content comes from the desire to inspire others to create and to have a direct connection with their audience.
Consistency and Direct Interaction
Consistency is crucial for content creators. For Man Shorts, the focus is on consistently releasing videos, even more than the content of the individual videos. Direct interaction with their audience is one of the highlights, whether through the live chat during Bard Advice or through the input of viewers in shaping their content. It creates a sense of community and shared creation.
The Power of Rap
Charles discovered his love for rap during the Eminem wave in the early 2000s. Rap appealed to him because it solely focused on lyrics. Writing and performing rap became a creative outlet that allows Charles to put a unique spin on storytelling and wordplay. Rap became an extension of his passion for writing and expressing himself creatively.
Parting Advice: Consistency and Fun
Charles offers the advice of consistency to content creators, emphasizing the importance of regularly releasing content. He also encourages creators to bring fun into their content creation process and to remember that having fun and enjoying the process is just as important as the end result. Using their power as creators to inspire others is another important aspect to keep in mind.
Charles and his friends create a new skit almost weekly where they play a new "edition" of D&D and poke fun at the game and the show, movie, occupation, or situation.